Executive Summary
This report outlines the Ministry of Education's initiatives to ensure Union-State synergy for the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It details the expanded mandate of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) and the establishment of the Education Advisory Council (EdAC) to provide expert guidance and roadmaps. A significant recent action included a two-day conclave on July 22–23, 2026, to review centrally sponsored schemes and strengthen collaborative educational outcomes.
Key Points / Main Content
Strengthening Institutional Frameworks
Expanded Mandate for CABE: The NEP 2020 recommends empowering CABE to serve as a platform for consultation, articulation, evaluation, and review of the educational vision and institutional frameworks.
Establishment of EdAC: The Ministry of Education has constituted the Education Advisory Council (EdAC), comprising eminent experts to advise on critical aspects of NEP implementation.
Strategic Oversight: EdAC is tasked with developing overarching roadmaps, facilitating holistic implementation across school and higher education, and recommending measures for course correction.
Cooperative Federalism and Consultation
Regular Stakeholder Engagement: The Government prioritizes continuous engagement with States, Union Territories (UTs), academia, and industry to deliberate on educational reforms.
Historical Consultative Forums: Numerous high-level meetings have been held since 2021, including the National Education Ministers' Conference, National Conference of Chief Secretaries, and NITI Aayog Governing Council meetings.
Specialized Workshops: Focus areas have included "Curricular and Assessment Equivalence," "Higher and Technical Education," and "Improving Learning Outcomes" through national and regional workshops.
Recent Implementation Reviews
State and UT Education Ministers Conclave (July 2026): Key policy leaders met in New Delhi to review the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes in school education.
Knowledge Sharing: Recent engagements have focused on strengthening centre-state collaboration and sharing knowledge to achieve better educational outcomes.
Impact Analysis
Ministry of EducationImpact
The Ministry receives expert, systematic advice on NEP implementation and a structured roadmap for school and higher education.
Action Required
Must continue to facilitate regular consultations and incorporate EdAC recommendations into policy interventions.
State and Union Territory GovernmentsImpact
They are integrated into a collaborative policy formulation process, ensuring their local educational challenges are addressed through "cooperative federalism."
Action Required
Participate in regular zone-wise and national review meetings to share knowledge and implement centrally sponsored schemes effectively.
Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE)Impact
CABE is transformed into a strengthened body with an expanded mandate for evaluation and institutional review.
Action Required
Act as the primary platform for Union-State consultation to review the vision of education under NEP 2020.
Education Advisory Council (EdAC)Impact
Eminent experts are given a formal role in advising on critical implementation aspects and course corrections.
Action Required
Develop roadmaps and provide continuous recommendations for strengthening the CABE and NEP implementation.
Key Entities Referenced
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020: The primary policy framework whose implementation requires coordinated efforts across national and state levels for educational reform.
Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE): The apex consultative body empowered to develop, evaluate, and review the vision of education in alignment with NEP 2020.
Education Advisory Council (EdAC): A body of experts constituted to advise the Ministry on NEP implementation roadmaps and course corrections.
Ministry of Education: The primary union ministry responsible for facilitating the systematic implementation of education policies and coordinating with states.
NITI Aayog: A key institutional forum whose Governing Council meetings serve as a platform for deliberating on national education policies and reforms.
Ministry of Education
CABE Meetings for Union–State Synergy in
Education
प्रव तथ: 29 JUL 2026 6:22PM by PIB Delhi
A special session of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was held on 21.09.2019 to
deliberate on the Draft National Education Policy (NEP). NEP 2020 inter-alia envisages that its successful
implementation requires a long-term vision, sustained expertise and coordinated efforts at the National,
State, institutional and individual levels. Accordingly, the Policy recommends strengthening and
empowering the CABE with an expanded mandate to serve as a platform for consultation and to develop,
articulate, evaluate and review the vision of education, besides reviewing the institutional framework for
achieving the objectives of NEP 2020.
In order to advise the Ministry of Education on critical aspects of implementation of NEP 2020 and also to
facilitate the comprehensive, holistic, synergetic, and systematic implementation of the policy across
school and higher education, the Ministry of Education has constituted an Education Advisory Council
(EdAC) comprising eminent experts from diverse fields of education. The Council is to advise the
Ministry on critical aspects of NEP implementation, facilitate its comprehensive, holistic and synergetic
implementation across school and higher education, develop an overarching roadmap, review
interventions for course correction, and recommend measures for strengthening the CABE.
The Government accords high importance to cooperative federalism and continuous & regular
engagement with States and Union Territories on matters relating to education. Since the announcement of
NEP, 2020, consultations with States/UTs, academia, industry and other stakeholders have been
undertaken on a regular basis through various institutional forums to discuss and deliberate on issues
related to education policies and educational reforms. These include the National Education Ministers'
Conference (June 2022), the National Conference of Chief Secretaries (2022, 2023 and 2025), the 7th, 9th
and 11th Governing Council Meetings of NITI Aayog (2022, 2024 and 2026 respectively), consultation-
cum-review meetings with States/UTs (October and December 2022), zone-wise consultation-cum-review
meetings (February, March, May and June 2023), a one-day national workshop and two regional
workshops (November 2021), National Conference on Curricular and Assessment Equivalence and
Improving Learning Outcomes (July 2025), Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam (2022, 2023, 2024 and
2025), the Conference of Governors (2021 and 2024), and the National Workshop on Higher and
Technical Education with Secretaries of States/UTs (November 2024). Recently on 22-23 July 2026, a
two-Day Conclave of State and UT Education Ministers was held in New Delhi where key policy leaders
from across the country, inter-alia deliberated to review the implementation of major centrally sponsored
schemes in School education, and to strengthen centre-state collaboration and knowledge sharing for
better educational outcomes. These engagements provide a regular platform for collaborative policy
formulation, review and implementation of educational reforms.This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar,
in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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