In India, a new education policy typically comes along only once every few decades. The first education policy was in 1968, introduced by the administration under Mrs. Indira Gandhi. This was replaced by her son Mr. Rajiv Gandhi who was prime minister at that time. A few years later in 1992, it was slightly modified again by Prime Minister P.V. Narsimha Rao. And now in 2020, approximately three decades later, a new education policy with drastic changes has been bought in by the ruling government. The details of the policy were released to the nation after cabinet approval on 29th June. The policy aims at seven key issues of educational development namely easy access for the students, ease of participation, quality of courses offered, equity, system efficiency, governance and management, facilities of research and development and financial commitment involved. This is a research paper based on the survey conducted on 200 teaching faculties of various universities and colleges of Jodhpur Division. This paper discusses the various innovations and predicted implications of NEP 2020 on the Indian higher education system along with its merits. This paper also highlights some suggestions for its effective implementation towards achieving its objectives.
Keywords: Higher Education, National Education Policy 2020, Merits, Implementation Strategies.
