A Comparative Study of the Karnataka State Education Policy (KSEP) and the New Education Policy (NEP), 2020

This paper presents a comparative analysis between the Karnataka State Education Policy (KSEP) and India's National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020).The study explores their objectives, structural reforms, curricular changes, implementation strategies, statistical changes and challenges.While NEP 2020 aims to transform India's education system through holistic, flexible, and multidisciplinary approaches, Karnataka's policy contextualizes these aims to regional needs.This paper evaluates the alignments and divergences between the two policies, shedding light on how Karnataka is adapting national directives to local aspirations.