Academic audit-a benchmark for quality enhancement in higher education

Academic Audit plays a significant role in bringing quality in higher education. Academic audit is a system to control and maintain high standards in the field of Higher education. It is a continuous process of self introspection for the better growth of the institution. Higher education includes all types of studies and research at UG, PG and higher level, provided by universities and other educational organizations which are approved government higher education institutes. Currently vast research is undergoing in the field of higher education mainly because of the support both Financial and Technical from the government. The purpose of an academic audit is-to encourage the departments or programs to evaluate their “education quality processes” and-regularly improve and upgrade the quality of teaching and learning. An audit asks how the faculty can approach to their decision making and how well they can organize their work with the available resources to them and to provide a quality education in the best interests of the discipline and student learning.