NEP 2020 (National Education Policy 2020) is based on five pillars. These five guiding pillars are:

  • Access
  • Equity
  • Quality
  • Affordability
  • Accountability

In official descriptions of NEP 2020, it is clearly stated that the policy is “built on the foundational pillars of Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability and Accountability,” which makes the total number of pillars 5.

Answer: NEP 2020 has 5 pillars.

TL;DR:
The new education policy is based on 5 pillars: Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability, and Accountability.

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