What is 'quality education'?

Quality of life of citizens of any nation cannot be better than the quality of their education. Education is not just about memorizing some facts without any context and perspective. It is about bringing a positive cognitive and behavioural change in students, and helping them out in identifying, preserving and actualizing their potentials. It is not only enabling them to solve technical problems in their professional life but also making them adept in successfully handling social situations in life by equipping them with universal values of integrity, honesty, trust, tolerance, fairness, equity and justice. Learning outcomes of any educational program must carry a balance between the ‘professional competence’ and a good ‘moral character’. Against this backdrop, we can define ‘Quality Education’ as the one which ensures ‘professional competence’ along with good ‘moral character’ in students through a positive cognitive and behavioural change.