BharatNotes National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
India's comprehensive education reform framework replacing the 1986 policy, restructuring school education into a 5+3+3+4 model, emphasising mother-tongue instruction, multidisciplinary higher education, and foundational literacy/numeracy.
Context & Background
Drafted under K. Kasturirangan committee; approved by Cabinet July 2020; first overhaul in 34 years.
UPSC Exam Relevance
5+3+3+4 structure (Foundational 5yr, Preparatory 3yr, Middle 3yr, Secondary 4yr); GER targets — 100% school enrolment, 50% higher education GER by 2035; National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat).
