
A National Education Policy or NEP is a comprehensive framework to guide the development of education in the country. A new policy usually comes along every few decades. The latest policy is India's third. It replaces the 1986 NEP, which was in place for 34 years. But is it binding on all states? Are there exceptions?

What are the major recommendations of the National Education Policy in higher education?

What does it recommend for school education?

Text: Ritika Chopra; Illustration: Mithun Chakraborty