| “Quality
is not an act. It is a habit,” said Aristotle. I perceive
this as the most urgent challenge before the National Board of Accreditation
if we wish to be overwhelmed not by Quantity but by Quality. Benefits
of quality assurance need to be fully brought home to the Institutions.
At a time when global markets are beckoning to us, our institutions
have to be internationally competitive to be able to seize the opportunities. |
Ruskin once
said “ there is nothing in this world which somebody would not make
a little worse and sell a little cheaper”. But this may not hold
good in the era of liberalization. Open economies and free movement of
goods and services have led to fierce competition and highly discerning
customers. The customer today wants value for money and goods have to
compete in terms of both quality and cost.
In the realm to Technical Education too, myriad developments during the
last one-decade have turned the demand-supply position upside down. With
over 90,000 seats lying vacant in Engineering colleges in the country,
it is evident that the student is going to choose- from among several
education providers. It would be the survival of the fittest!
NBA has an
enormous task at hand. With only 10%-15% of the courses yet accredited,
it still has to go a long way. Numbers pose a formidable challenge but
credibility of the accreditation process is even more critical.
Accreditation
by the Board must really be a true stamp of quality parameters, processes,
people need to be first-rate, capable of commanding respect and recognition.
After all you lead through self-example!
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ChairmanDesk