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The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in India signifies a transformative shift towards a holistic educational framework designed to address the challenges of the 21st century. By integrating humanities, arts, and STEM disciplines, the policy aims to cultivate well-rounded individuals through interdisciplinary learning, vocational training, character development, and research. Inspired by visionaries like Swami Vivekananda and Rabindranath Tagore, NEP 2020 emphasizes character building, self-sustained thinking, and a sense of service and patriotism, striving to develop graduates who are academically proficient, morally upright, and socially responsible. Moreover, NEP 2020 emphasizes value education, comprehensive development, professional training, and ethics, aiming to establish a competency-based, inclusive, and innovative educational framework. This study synthesizes quantitative data from surveys with qualitative insights gleaned from interviews and group discussions. Given that data collected through questionnaires are ordinal in nature, this study employs various non-parametric tests to uncover patterns and relationships that might not be apparent through traditional analyses. Implemented just a year ago in West Bengal, this study provides preliminary evaluations of NEP 2020 based on four established metrics, offering an early snapshot of the policy's impact on student development. Acknowledging that meaningful changes in education systems take time, ongoing monitoring will be essential to understand the long-term effects of NEP 2020 on students' overall development. The research aims to evaluate the holistic development of students across multiple dimensions, including academic performance, social interaction, mental and physical health, and life satisfaction. Findings suggest that NEP 2020's emphasis on holistic education positively impacts these dimensions, demonstrating interconnected growth in students' academic performance, social skills, physical and mental health, and overall life satisfaction.