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| Article Name : | | | TOWARDS A CULTURE OF QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES : RUSA IN HIMACHAL PRADESH | | Author Name : | | | Shelly Parul Bhadwal | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3713 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Development of a knowledge economy is a prerequisite for the advancement of a society and a nation, at large. While access and equity in education is important, it is quality of education that should be considered paramount. Various agencies of the Government of India have been working towards providing the best education to its citizens. With relation to higher education in India, the introduction of RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) is one such flagship initiative. It is an endeavor towards providing better quality higher education in India. Despite being a project with a progressive vision and intent, the program suffers from certain structural, systemic and administrative impediments that need rectification. This paper is an attempt to highlight some of these impediments that lay in the way of effective implementation of RUSA in Himachal Pradesh. A special emphasis will be laid on the need for quality in higher education and RUSA, in particular, at the executional level. | | Keywords : | | |
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