National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
AI and Digital Skills Integration
NEP 2020, approved by the Union Cabinet on 29 July 2020, is India's first education policy in 34 years (replacing the 1986 policy). It explicitly calls for integrating AI, machine learning, and data science into the higher education curriculum and promoting multidisciplinary education. The policy envisions making India a global hub for quality education.
- Multidisciplinary undergraduate education with flexible choice of subjects — allows combining humanities with coding/AI
- National Research Foundation (NRF) established (NRF Act, 2023) to fund research including AI and emerging technologies
- Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) enables modular learning — relevant for mid-career AI reskilling
- Target: Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education from 26.3% (2018) to 50% by 2035
- Digital University concept: Offering world-class digital education in multiple Indian languages
- The policy emphasises coding and computational thinking from Class 6 onwards
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