INTRODUCTION
National Education Policy- NEP 2020 is the first education policy of the 21st century built on the foundational pillars of Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability and Accountability. This policy is aligned to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and aims to transform India into a vibrant knowledge society and global knowledge superpower by making primary, secondary and higher education more holistic, flexible, as well as multidisciplinary to match the requirements of present century. The new education policy essentially aims at bringing out the unique capabilities of each student. The policy envisages a broad-based multi-disciplinary holistic education at the undergraduate level with an integrated based approach having rigorous exposure to Arts, Science, Humanities, and Mathematics and Professional fields. These multidisciplinary subjects having imaginative and flexible curricular structures, with creative combinations of study along with integration of vocational education would enable the development of multiskilled human resources. The new policy makes a provision for multiple entry/exit points to facilitate student to choose the path, pace and the place of acquiring the qualification. A holistic and multidisciplinary education will help develop well-rounded individuals who possess critical 21st century capacities in fields across the Arts, Science, Humanities, Mathematics, Languages, Professional fields, and Vocational fields; an ethic of social engagement; soft skills, such as communication, discussion and debate; and rigorous specialization in a chosen field or fields. Such a holistic education shall be the aim and approach of all undergraduate Programmes, including those in Professional, Technical, and Vocational disciplines. A holistic and multidisciplinary education would aim to develop all capacities of human beings -intellectual, aesthetic, social, physical, emotional, and moral in an integrated manner.
