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The NEP 2020 was approved by the Union Cabinet of India on 29 July 2020. The Ministry of Human Resource Development formed a committee headed by former ISRO Chairman Dr. K Kasturirangan, who outlined the vision of India's new education system. The New Education Policy addresses challenges the current education system faces such as Quality, Affordability, Equity, Access, and Accountability. NEP 2020 envisions an India-centric education system that contributes directly to transforming our nation sustainably into an equitable and vibrant society filled with knowledge and by providing high-quality education to all. The National Policy on Education (NPE) is a policy formulated by the Government of India to promote and regulate education in India. The policy covers elementary education to higher education in both rural and urban India. NPE 1986 was promulgated by the Government of India by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. This article emphasizes the major differences between the current education policy i.e., the New Education Policy of 2020 and the New Policy on Education 1986. An attempt had been also made to figure out the challenges in the existing policy that led to the emergence of NEP 2020. The data has been collected through various sources, i.e., journals, reports, print media, and other government websites. This article is purely based on secondary data. Though NEP 2020 has new targets to be achieved by 2035, nevertheless it has its own merits and limitations the efforts have been made to highlight them. As NEP 2020 is one of the most promising policies introduced, the question relies on to what extent the policy's objectives will be achieved.