National Education policy 2020

A comprehensive framework is needed for both school and higher education across the country
This is policy, not a law
Implementation of its proposals depends on further regulations by both states and centre, as education is a concurrent subject

10+2 structure shifts to 5+3+3+4 structure
Bringing children from ages 3 to 5 years within the formal education system for the first time
Ensuring curricular continuity in the last four years (5+3+3+4)
Vocational education from class 6th
Top foreign universities will be allowed to set up campuses in India
There are options for entry and exit at various stages in the 4-year graduation degree
Abolition of M Phil programme

The policy is meant to transform the education system by 2040
One of the immediate proposals are to change the name of the "Ministry of Human resources" to the "Ministry of Education"
Four-year undergraduate degrees with multiple entry-exit options will be introduced in the 20 IOEs (Institutes of Eminence) from the 2020-21 academic calendar, while others continue with the existing three-year degree courses.
Existing M Phil students will continue their courses, but new admissions will not be accepted
The NCERT will introduce the curricular framework for the new school structure, including early childhood care, by the next academic year.

Some proposals require legal changes.
The proposal for a board of governors for universities require amendments of the Central and State University Acts
The process of converting affiliated colleges into the degree, granting autonomous institutions and then further into fully-fledged is estimated to take at least 15 years, as the centre will have to provide financial assistance for this purpose
The proposal to make the mother tongue the medium of instruction till class 5th, which is dependent on state governments, although it is not confirmed yet that the policy will be implemented by centrally run schools

THE INDIAN