UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

India framed major National Policies on Education in 1968 and 1986, with a Programme of Action and modifications in 1992. NEP 2020 is described as the third comprehensive policy in this line and responds to new challenges such as technology and globalisation.

Option A:
This option is incorrect because it ignores the existence of the 1968 and 1986 National Policies on Education, both of which significantly shaped India’s education system.

Option B:
This option recognises the continuity and change across 1968, 1986/1992 and 2020. NEP 2020 is correctly seen as the third major national policy in this historical sequence.

Option C:
Calling NEP 2020 only a small addendum underestimates the wide-ranging reforms it proposes across school, higher, vocational and teacher education.

Option D:
NEP 2020 operates within the existing constitutional framework and does not replace any part of the Constitution; such changes would require a formal constitutional amendment.