NEP approval year – UGC NET Question

The policy itself is called National Education Policy 2020 because it was approved and launched in 2020. This year marks a major reform moment after more than three decades since the 1986 policy. The Cabinet’s approval in 2020 gave it official status for guiding all levels of education. Therefore, 2020 is the correct year.

Option A:
2016 predates the wide consultation process that led to the final NEP 2020 document, so it cannot be the approval year.

Option B:
2018 relates to earlier draft and committee work but not to final Cabinet approval, so it is not fully correct.

Option C:
2020 is when the Union Cabinet formally approved the new policy and hence gives the policy its name.

Option D:
2022 is after the policy had already started implementation and is not the year of approval.