Quality and Excellence in Higher Education

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Policy-Making for Higher Education and Role of Various Education Commissions. 2. Planning For Higher Education and Role of Five Year Plans in Higher Education Development. 3. Manpower Planning For Higher Education Development. 4. Performance Budgeting and Zero Base Budgeting. 5. Assessment and Accredition: A Theoretical Framework. 6. Organization, Functions and Role of NAAC in Rating Quality of Higher Education. 7. Role of UGC in Promoting Excellence in Universities and Colleges. 8. Academic Staff Colleges. 9. Autonomous Colleges. 10. Teaching and Study of Sanskrit for Excellence in Higher Education. 11. Participative Management in Higher Education. 12. Information Technology (IT). 13.  Human Excellence (Faculty Excellence) and Academic Excellence. 14. Educational Technology. 15. Indian Council of Social Sciences: Role in Quality and Excellence of Higher Education (Beyond University System). 16. Indian Institute of Advanced Study: Role in Quality and Excellence of Higher Education (Beyond University System). 17. Department Of Science/Technology and Department Of Bio-Sciences (Beyond University System). 18. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and Indian Council of Agriculture Research and Indian Council of Agriculture Research and Medical Research (Beyond University System). Bibliography. Index.

“Education is of great significance for the socio-economic development of the country. Kothari Commission has rightly emphasized that the destiny of the nation is shaped in her class-rooms. Expansion, inclusion and rapid improvement in quality throughout the higher and technical education system by enhancing public spending, encouraging private initiatives and making long overdue major institutional and policy reforms will form the core of the Eleventh Plan effort.

This book on “Quality and Excellence in Higher Education” is devoted to issue of education which can promote excellence and quality in higher education.

This book would be of great use to policy-makers, planners and decision-makers as well as to all those concerned with Higher Education. It would be of great relevance to the Departments of Education in the Universities, Vice-Chancellors, Principals in Colleges, Faculty Members in Higher Education to promote academic excellence and a super knowledge society in this century.”(Jacket)