What is the National Education Policy?

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 promotes flexible and multidisciplinary learning, including a shift towards four-year undergraduate degrees. It outlines a new vision for India’s education system, replacing the National Policy on Education, 1986.

Following its release, the government clarified that no student would be forced to study any particular language, and the medium of instruction would remain in English.

In line with this, a plea was filed in the Supreme Court seeking to replace the existing five-year integrated LL.B. program with a four-year standalone LL.B., citing NEP’s vision.