Determination and Measurement of Quality of Higher Educational Institution in Rajasthan

Abstract

The quality determination of a Higher Educational Institution namely, an university – a place of Higher Learning and Research, not just for the purpose of dissemination of Knowledge but to be a place for Creation of Knowledge through Research, differ significantly in the way in which they are determined by the way it is measured on different parameters and the methodologies that are put in place for the purpose of quality Assurance and Accreditation. I this paper an attempt is made to understand and appreciate the role of the National Accreditation and Assessment Council of India which has the mandate given to it and the ―Quality‖ as determined from not only the Specific National Perceptive apart from the globally adhered norms for such determination of ―Quality‖. For this purpose a limited study has been taken to study the quality concerns and the role of the National Accreditation and Assessment Council of India, with special reference to the Private Universities in Rajasthan, which includes State Private Universities established under Section 2(f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and also includes Private Deemed to be Universities established by the Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Notified by the Ministry of Education (erstwhile Ministry of Human Resources Development) of Government of India. In the process of Evaluation of Quality, the Critical aspect is the use of a framework for measurement and evaluation against which the NAAC analyses and makes a decision for the Accreditation. The Assessment process undertaken by the Researcher in his attempt is to have the parameters independent of the criteria of the Assessment bodies and more suited to the requirements of the specific needs of the State of Rajasthan. Care has been taken not to have any biased element by missing out the important parameters.