• Rupali Rachana Patra
• Rahul Kumar Nandi

The latest National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, is nation’s 3rd educational policy published on 30th July 2020 under the supervision of K. Kasturirangan and T.R. Subramanian. The unfinished agenda of the previous policies namely NEP-1968 and NEP-1986 is appropriately dealt with in this policy. It envisions to transform India, into an evenhanded and dynamic knowledge society, by equipping exquisite education to all, and there by India become a universal and powerful contributor to knowledge. NEP-2020 introduced considerable changes in the educational system by redesigning school education, higher education, adult education, professional education, and other key areas of education. This policy contemplating to renovate the higher education system through more flexible, holistic, and multidisciplinary approach for quality education and excellence. This paper endeavor to explore the implementational status of higher education system of India as per NEP-2020, the challenges faced by the stakeholders, and contribute handful of recommendations for the improvement of the education system.

Higher Education, NEP-2020, Highlights, Implementational Status, Challenges, Suggestions.

"HIGHER EDUCATION AS PER NEP-2020: KEY HIGHLIGHTS, IMPLEMENTATIONAL STATUS, CHALLENGES, AND SUGGESTIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no.d522-d526, February-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302364.pdf

"HIGHER EDUCATION AS PER NEP-2020: KEY HIGHLIGHTS, IMPLEMENTATIONAL STATUS, CHALLENGES, AND SUGGESTIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no. ppd522-d526, February-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302364.pdf