Education has always been synonymous with empowerment be it economic or social. If India wants to be successful in the 21 century, it has to look for ways for making the system of education robust, accessible and equitable. While numbers and quantity are still a challenge in India, the role that quality plays in any scenario cannot be undermined. Higher quality of education would translate into better quality of life. Research suggests that if India adheres to the path of quality in all educational dimensions then investments in education have the potential to deliver truly large economic as well social gains.

Understanding and evaluating the quality of education requires a holistic picture of the unique and complex characters of schools, boards and government policies and the ways in which environmental factors both inside and outside the school affect student achievement’

However, despite its importance, many people find quality an enigmatic concept. It would be true to say that we all know quality when we experience it, but describing and explaining it is a more difficult task. Of one thing we can be certain: quality is what makes the difference between things being excellent or run-of-the-mill.