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Volume 7, Issue 12, December – 2022 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology

ISSN No:-2456-2165

Rating the Quality in Higher Education


*Vankdoth.Praveen Kumar ** Dr Prince Bansal
Research Scholar Om Prakash Joginder Singh University OPJS University
Churu Rajasthan Churu Rajasthan

Abstract:- As a faculty of college and university in India II. UGC RULES AND SCHEMES ON QUALITY
the major components of their career advance is academic
performance it also indicates the rate of quality of higher The UGC has launched many schemes for enhancement
education. So, it has become regulation for standards in of quality education. some of the UGC schemes are
higher education. This research paper discusses the API 1.(SAP) special assistance programmer
standards of quality in higher education and weather it 2. (UPE) Universities with potential of excellence
meets all the guidelines of standards perse? Weather the 3. (CPEPA) center with potential for excellence in particular
performance of the teacher in the higher education area.
quantifiable?Weather the quality of the higher education
a static variable? As per the UGC regulation minimum The purpose of this schemes.is to development of
qualifications for appointment of academic staff in infrastructure for research. A few schemes provide grants for
university and college also maintaining standards in faculty for, development program, faculty research program,
higher education. (4th Amendment) 2016 is discussed in And for some research projects etc. All the above schemes are
this paper with respect to their question. development of the teachers in the university.

Keywords:- API, UGC Regulations, Quality Indicator, III. QUALITY EDUCATION SCHEMES SPREAD
Performance Appraisal Higher Education. AND REACH

I. QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION ONE OF Table 1: Reach of schemes of quality


THE GOALS. S.N. Name of the Number out of /Total (%)
Programme
The main issues of the higher education India has been 1 UPE 16/795; (2.01%)
approached to equality, Quality Accountability and 2 CPE 172/42338; (0.4%)
affordability. This is from very first five year plan to as late 3 CPEPA 21/795; (2.64%)
as 65th meeting of CABE in 2018, According the goal has set 4 SAP 816/ department no.
to improve the employability of youth in between age of 18- unknown
23 and increase enrollment in higher education enrollment in 5 Autonomous 602/42338; (1.42%)
higher education to 30 by 2030 and prepare 1CR Skilled man colleges
power by 2022 65th (CABE). CABE also came forward with 6 NAAC 8853/42338; (20.9)
the same plan in Xll five year plan which there is no Assessment
significant progress after completing of Xll plan period. This colleges
could be of many reasons. One of them could be filtering of 7 NAAC 413/795; (51.94)
policy from one level to another level. Assessment
Universities
This policies followed by legislative. CABE 8 Research Projects: 1737/1470000; (0.1%)
recommendations and five years plan policy are vision level Major and Mino
policy. So it is required to follow the second lager policy 9 ASC in XII Plan 2463300000/1470000(
documents.as per their requirements. The existing policy Period Rs.1675 per faculty in plan
passed by parliament at nation level is national policy of period Rs. 335 per year)
education (NPE)1986. revised in 1992. NPE suggested to
Source: UGC annual report 2016-17; NAAC annual report
prepare skills manpower at different level which includes
2018-19
research so that development can be take place University
grand commission has released few policies issues etc. with
NAAC is launched in 1994 as scheme but later in 2012
the help of (NPE) 1986. If the UGC policy is non in sync it
it became quality assurance regulation. The function of
will not get the desired result and if not implemented properly
NAAC to check the quality cell in all the university and verify
it remain exclusive.
this cell is coordinate all the activities of university and
maintain and record of individuals staff. Performance
Among all the four issues. This paper has discussed only
appraisal of each faculty. It also guide the faculty members to
about the quality of higher education.
improve activities and quality. The main role of this cell is to
upload all the university reports in their website of their plan
and development activities. As a result it helps to increase the
grade point of quality assurance this is eligible for enhanced
funding.

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IV. API AS A MEASURE OF QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Table 2: Comprehensiveness of API


Goal of Higher Strategies as
S no Academic performance indicators Standards
Education mentioned in NPE
1 Employability Skill based courses Category -1 Numeric value of
Updating course actual hours;, and
content, teaching number of students
and evaluation guided for M.Phil and
Category -2, Ph.D award
career counseling,
corporate linkage,
Category -3
research guidance

2 Quality Minimum NIL NIL


levels of
learning

training/ Category -2, Numeric value of


development participation on actual hours;
seminars etc. ISSN/ISBN;,
Category -3, Funding amount;,
research projects Policy document
and publications publication

Teacher
appraisal Embedded in the appraisal

Support for
research NIL NIL

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