Implementation of the NEP 2020 requires various initiatives and actions, taken by multiple bodies in a synchronized and systematic manner. The policy provides different timelines as well as principles and methodology for its implementation. Therefore, the implementation of this Policy will be led by various bodies i.e., Union and State Governments, Ministry of Education (GoI), State Departments of Education, Various Boards, NTA, the regulatory bodies of school and higher education, schools, and HEIs, along with timelines and a plan for review, in order to ensure that the policy is implemented in its spirit and intent, through coherence in planning and synergy across all these bodies involved in education.

NEP 2020 provides for careful planning, joint monitoring and collaborative implementation by Central and States for full fledge execution of this policy. Timely infusion of requisite resources - human, infrastructural, and financial - at the Central and State levels will be crucial for the satisfactory execution of the Policy.

The progress of NEP 2020 is intended to be monitored through five themes, namely: Learner-centric education, Digital Learning, Industry-institute collaboration, Academic Research and internationalization, and Indian Knowledge System.