NEP replacement of old policy – UGC NET Question

The National Education Policy 2020 is the comprehensive document that superseded the earlier National Policy on Education 1986 and its 1992 modifications. It lays out a holistic vision for school and higher education, including structural reforms, multidisciplinary learning and quality improvement. The stem clearly refers to the policy that replaced NPE 1986 and now guides higher education, which is the National Education Policy 2020. Thus, Option A is correct.

Option A:
National Education Policy 2020 addresses all levels of education and is explicitly described as replacing the earlier NPE. It sets out goals and strategies for access, equity and quality, directly matching the description in the question. Hence, this option accurately completes the statement.

Option B:
New Examination Policy would focus only on assessment practices and is not the name of the broader policy that governs the entire education system. Therefore, Option B does not fit the stem.

Option C:
New Employment Policy and National Employment Plan would relate primarily to labour market strategies and job creation, not to comprehensive restructuring of education. Options C and D are therefore not appropriate answers here.

Option D:
National employment plans focus on economic and labour policy, whereas the stem is clearly about an education policy document. Since National Employment Plan has no formal status as the successor to NPE 1986 in the education context, this option cannot be correct.