Higher education institutes have undergone rapid changes in the recent decade. All the stakeholders are interested in the accredited and top rank education institutions. The quality consciousness is ever increased among the stakeholders. The quality in the institutes is connected to the effective utilization of information communication technology (ICT) methods in the institutes. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need to understand the recent changes made in the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), NIRF (National Institute Ranking Framework) India Rankings process for achieving the better position in the ranking ladder. Facing the NAAC and NIRF is a mammoth and a challenging task that requires experts with in-depth knowledge of the higher education system in India.
The book is unique from other books in highlighting the HEI problems in India and exploring the possible solutions for improving their performances in the process of accreditation and ranking. The book contains 15 chapters, each written by experienced NAAC assessors, senior faculty members and administrators. The chapter authors present their own experiences in the light of accreditation process and ranking methodology for the institutes in India. This book offer good examples to explore important questions and new ideas in the field of education. Research works, views, reviews and experiences of the academicians, administrators, scholars and students are presented in this book.
The growth of the institutes largely depends on the level of utilization of ICT enabled procedures, adopting the current trends in global education and redrawing their academic strategic plans suiting their local needs. An attempt is made to acquaint the stakeholders of the institutions regarding the overall Assessment & Accreditation process, in general, with a special emphasis on quantitative metrics.
It is observed that the documentation of all academic activities in the digital form is not properly done. The student tracking mechanism is not institutionalized and alumni support is not correctly tapped. The results show that students have not given the true picture of teaching[1]learning process of the institute through student feedback (SFB). Possible reasons are discussed and suggestions are mentioned to make the SFB a relevant process in improving the academic performance. Student mentoring plays a decisive role in upgrading the gross enrollment ratio and graduation outcome. It is argued that infrastructure facilities as well as the quality of faculty will contribute to better outcomes in higher education.
It is suggested that predictive analytics and statistical tools and techniques are to be used to improve student learning and course outcomes. It is observed that teacher training programs have a telling effect on teaching learning process. The importance of problem solving through skills is discussed in one study. Student and faculty perception on the support services are compared in between public and private university, and the results are presented. The idea of the book is to help the readers to cope with the changed scenario in bringing academic excellence of HEI.
About The Editors:
Sankara Narayana Rao Gedala and P L Saranya
The authors have experience for more than thirty years in the field of Higher education. Some of the authors are experienced NAAC assessors. Some of the authors are experienced NAAC assessors. Young researchers and students are also participated in the research and presented their views. The authors present their research work, views and reviews of Higher Education systems by providing global perspectives on the issues and challenges in the light of their experience.
Keywords:
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC),Higher Education in India, academic audit, Teaching and learning strategies, Student progression, student feedback methods, Work-life balance, Economic development, human resources in education, Gross enrollment ratio, Mentoring system, Quality,NIRF, NAAC, ICT, accreditation, ranking, quality, feedback, graduation, outcome, skills, student, mentoring, infrastructure, higher education, infrastructure, stakeholders, academic, administrative, enrollment, global assessment in education
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