It may not be possible to identify a single set of policies and strategies of the Indian system as the best set of practices for quality assurance. However, educational institutions being similar in many ways, most of the issues of quality assurance have common roots; hence for a given frame of reference, we can always identify the practices that would be more successful and meaningful. This case study is expected to contribute to an understanding of one of the paths taken in the journey towards quality enhancement in higher education. In quality-assurance systems worldwide, this question is still an issue of quality assurance: ‘Is there a better way of doing things?’ The Indian experience, which is dynamic and rich, but still evolving, is sure to throw more light on some of those issues.
