New Education Policy 2020 New Education Policy 2020 The new education policy 2020 is India's education policy . It was announced by the Government of India on 29 July 2020. It provides the first new change to the Indian education system since the new education policy released in 1986 . The background In the Directive Principles of Policy of the Indian Constitution , it has been said that mandatory and free education should be made for children from 6 to 14 years. The University Education Commission was formed in 1948 under the chairmanship of Dr. Radhakrishnan . Since then, the formulation of the National Education Policy also started. Based on the recommendations of the Kothari Commission (1964–1966), a proposal for significant change was first passed in 1968 during Indira Gandhi 's Prime Ministership. [3] In August 1985, a document named 'Challenge of Education' was prepared in which various sections of India (intellectual, social, political, professional,...
