The Research Dialogue

Author :Nikita Mani Tripathi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64880/theresearchdialogue.v5i1.10

Abstract

                The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aims to bring substantial transformation in the school education sector and outlines the key steps needed to achieve the desired improvement. NEP 2020 envisages a more resilient education system that can adequately address disruptions of the kind experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This document critically analyses aspects of NEP 2020 relevant to school education, focusing on two dimensions—core visions for school education and the policy mechanisms proposed to realise these visions—and evaluates their implications for quality school education in India. Quality indicators, access to schooling, inclusion of marginalised groups, the equity of access to quality schooling, redress mechanisms, the need for wider pedagogical innovation and system-level assessment reform, and supporting stakeholder roles are identified as priority areas. (Aithal & Aithal, 2019)

Keywords: The National Education Policy (NEP), substantial transformation, school education.

Cite this Article: 

Tripathi Nikita Mani,“ Critical Analysis of the National Education Policy 2020 and its Vision for Quality School Education in India” The Research Dialogue, Open Access Peer-reviewed & Refereed Journal, Pp.80–92,Volume-05, Issue-01, April-2026, https://theresearchdialogue.com/