Two-Day National Seminar on Quality Concerns in Higher Education (10th & 11th September, 2015) Central University of Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir, India Seminar Report

Abstract

A two-day National Seminar on “Quality Concerns in Higher Education” was organized by IQAC and School of Education, Central University of Kashmir in collaboration with NAAC. The inaugural session began with the University Tarana of CUK followed by the Welcome Speech delivered by Prof. M. Afzal Zargar, the worthy Registrar of CUK. In his welcome address, Prof. Zargar highlighted the undisputed value of quality education in shaping the future of its consumers on desirable lines. He raised various vital issues and concerns related to higher education system in India. Prof. Zargar observed that current higher education system in India is unable to do justice in terms of meeting the demand and supply ratio, establishing a meaningful and productive interaction between industries and institutions of higher learning as compared to the developed part of the world. He also touched upon other quality concerns in higher education in India like use of outdated pedagogical approaches, traditional curricula, memorization oriented mode of assessment and evaluation.