The book ‘Managing Quality in Higher Education Institutions’ discusses quality management in higher education institutions keeping in mind different accreditation parameters used in India for higher education institutions. This book discusses how the higher education institution manages quality assurance in its operations to bring about continuous improvement in teaching and learning. The book discusses some challenges that need critical intervention in the management of quality assurance in the higher education institutions. This book covers curricular aspects, teaching-learning process, student-evaluation, research publications, student support services, alumni engagement, e-governance in higher education institutions and serving local community etc. as parameters of quality in higher education institutions. The quality issues are discussed very insightfully in the chapters of the book because they come from experiences of the faculty members and academic leaders. The experiences shared in this book would be very helpful to newly established and existing higher education institutions for quality assurance. The book recommends that the top management of the higher education institutions needs to sensitise staff on quality assurance as a mandatory accreditation requirement for continuously enhancing quality standards.

In the first chapter, Dr. Sanjay Kumar and Dr. Tania Gupta discussed about the principles of the Total Quality Management that can be adapted in general to the advantage of the teacher education institutions in India to improve the quality of the teacher education. In the second chapter, Dr. Vinay D. Dhondge explained the aims and objectives of Alumni Association, its composition and role of alumni for the college development and its importance in view of NAAC. In the third chapter, Rishita Sharma and Neha Kumari described modern era requirements for enhancing quality education in higher education through flexibility in curriculum and assessment. In the fourth chapter, Innovative Teaching Methods in Today’s Classroom were discussed by Dr. Samidass Shanmugam & Sangeetha Muruganandham. In the fifth chapter, Dr. Jyoti Tiwari focused on the benefits of experiential learning and how we can integrate the experiential learning model for higher education. In the sixth chapter, Dr. Meenu Singh & Kiran described assessment challenges and opportunities for both learners and teachers. In the seventh chapter, Rosy Tigga explained local community service. Community service provides students a considerable opportunity to explore academic interests in the real world. Community service and volunteering for college students give young people the opportunity to become active members in their communities, creating a positive societal impact. In the eighth chapter, Dr. Sarvjeet Kaur Brar described conceptual framework of creative pedagogy and suggest various measures to create learning spaces by using various technological tools to enhance students’ creativity. In the ninth chapter, Dr. Bratati Dasgupta & Dr. Ritu Rani discussed integration of vocational and mainstream higher education. They focused on various programmes of training equips students with specialized skills to perform a specific job within the fold of NEP 2020.

In the tenth chapter, Dr. Suman Lata described the objective of competency-based education to train individuals for the challenges of the future and empower students with knowledge and skills in various fields of study in a flexible educational program modified to each student. In the eleventh chapter, Dr. Priyanka Rani explained various types of competencies and designing principles of a competency framework. In the twelfth chapter, Dr. Rashmi Chaturvedi elucidated the concept and significance of creativity, stages of creative thinking, discuss the characteristics of creative students and the role of parents and teachers in developing and increasing creativity in children. In the thirteenth chapter, Dr. Amit Hemant Mishal discussed collaboration initiatives for resource building and sharing material and human resources for institutions quality improvement. In the fourteenth chapter, Smita Thakare discussed library as an effective learning resource for teachers & students. In the fifteenth chapter, Dr. Smriti Malhotra and Dr. Rasna Sehrawat discussed responsive responsibility as an essential tool for boosting organizational effectiveness. In the sixteenth chapter, Nidhi Gupta & Anurag Mittal explored various aspects of technology integration in higher education and revealed major benefits and problems of technology supported education together with their possible misuses. In the seventeenth chapter, Dr. Amit Kumar S. Gagare explained the concept, importance and challenges of e-governance in higher education institutions. In the last & eighteenth chapter, Dr. Jipsy Malhotra discussed the significance of creativity and innovation in education as a 21st century skill and also recognized some key findings from the research and literature related to creativity. In the last we would like to say that deliberate efforts are made by authors to make this book a good reference material for teachers and educational leaders to ensure and improve quality system in a higher education institution.