Impact of NEP on Higher Education & Language Policy

National Educational Policies are a set of policies formulated by the Government of India to promote education in Indian. The New Education Policy introduced by Indian Government (NEP 2020) is a positive change in the field of education. The new policy replaces the previous National Policy on Education, 1986 transform both elementary and higher education in India by 2040. Lot of reforms and new developments have been introduced by NEP in the higher education sector which will create a positive difference in the higher education. The policy also brought reforms that will affect every student, from playschool level to a degree considering a Ph. D. program. The language policy in NEP is a broad guideline and advisory in nature; and it is up to the states, institutions, and schools to decide on the implementation. The new National Education Policy (NEP) has a segment called ‘multilingualism, and power of language’. Under ‘multilingualism, policy has emphasized mother tongue/local language/regional language as the medium of instruction at least till Grade 5, but preferably till Grade 8 and beyond. No language will be imposed on any student. NEP 2020 has impacted school and college education equally; but this article mainly focuses on NEP 2020, salient features of NEP related to higher education, its impact on Higher Education and language policy.