A well-defined and futuristic education policy is essential for a country at the school and college 
levels due to the reason that education leads to economic and social progress. Different 
countries adopt different education systems by considering the tradition and culture and adopt 
different stages during their life cycle at school and college education levels to make it 
effective. Recently Government of India announced its new Education policy which is based 
on the recommendations by an expert committee headed by Dr. Kasturirangan, Former 
chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). This paper highlights on various 
policies announced in the higher education system and compares them with the currently 
adopted system.