Quality in Higher Education through the lens of National Education Policy-2020

Abstract

Quality Higher Education refers to the personal accomplishment and enlightenment, constructive public engagement and productive contribution to the society and prepare students for more meaningful and satisfying lives and work roles to enable economic independence. The purpose of quality higher education is not merely the creation of greater opportunities for individual employment but it is the key to more vibrant, socially engaged, cooperative communities and a happier, cohesive, cultured, productive, innovative, progressive, and prosperous nation. There is need for the formulation of expected learning outcomes for all higher education programmes for which National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF) has been formulated in synchronisation with the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF). To build on the various elements in a synergistic manner, there is also a need to grow and catalyse quality research through National Research Foundation (NRF).  Therefore, the present paper is aimed to study various domains, learning outcomes and objectives as recommended by NSQF, NHEQF and NRF respectively to ensure quality higher education in accordance to National Education Policy (NEP)- 2020.