Shimla, March 7 -- Himachal Pradesh will roll out National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 aligned UG programmes starting from 2026-27. Education minister Rohit Thakur stated this while chairing a meeting of the state-level task force constituted for implementing the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 in Himachal Pradesh. He issued necessary directions aimed at strengthening higher education in the state.

He directed officials and academic representatives to ensure effective implementation of NEP-2020 in government degree colleges affiliated with Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla and Sardar Patel University, Mandi.

Thakur directed that NEP-2020 aligned programmes be introduced from the 2026-27 session. These include the three-year under...