In which year was the Second National Education Policy announced?

India's education framework (beyond the recent NEP 2020) has been shaped by two comprehensive National Education Policies: the first was adopted in 1968 following the Kothari Commission's recommendations, and the second was announced in 1986.

Government of India records (Ministry of Education, education.gov.in) confirm the National Policy on Education, 1986 (NPE 1986) was formally adopted in May 1986, making it the second such nationwide policy after 1968. Its Programme of Action was later revised in 1992, but that revision was not a new or second policy in its own right.

• 1968 corresponds to the first National Education Policy, not the second.

• 1982 does not correspond to any formally announced National Education Policy.

• 1992 is the year the 1986 policy's Programme of Action was revised, not the year a new policy was announced.

Hence, the Second National Education Policy was announced in 1986.