Open AccessIndia's New Accreditation Law
Author(s) -
Pawan Agarwal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2010.61.8508
Subject(s) - accreditation , parliament , government (linguistics) , task (project management) , quality (philosophy) , higher education , public administration , business , political science , law , management , economics , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology , politics
A new accreditation law is currently before the Indian Parliament for approval. The law brings quality in higher education to the center stage. However, given the size and complexity of the system, its implementation is going to be a humongous task. The new law should rely on linking accreditation to government funding and student transfer. A holistic and structured approach with multiple agencies is needed to assure quality for the large and expanding Indian higher education system.