Contents: 1. Quest for Quality in Higher Education. 2. Higher Education under Era of Globalization. 3. Facets for Quality in Higher Education. 4. Drive to Develop Higher Education in Terms of Relevance and Quality. 5. Higher Education. 6. Virtual Learning Environment Scenario in Higher Education (Web-based Learning). 7. Role of Higher Education in Personality Development. 8. Role of Higher Education in National Development. 9. Role of Higher Education in Skill Development. 10. Higher Education of Our Country. 11. Higher Education in India. 12. Relevance of India’s Higher Education. 13. Growth and Development of Indian Higher Education System. 14. Present Status of Indian Higher Education. 15. Higher Education in Bihar. 16. Higher Education Scenario in Bihar. 17. Changing Scenario of Women’s Education in Bihar. 18. Impact of Higher Education on Women Empowerment. 19. Climbing the Cliff or Bridging the Gap. 20. Impetus to Independence-Role of Higher Education. 21. New Methodology of Assessment and Accreditation of Indian Higher Education Institutions by NAAC. Higher education is one of the driving forces of economic development and its impact has been felt on population control, life expectancy, infant mortality, improving nutritional status and strengthening civil institutions. It is both repository and creator of knowledge. In today’s world resources of knowledge should dominate over material resources as factors in development and so the importance of higher education and higher educational institutions should grow. The crucial role of higher education in fostering development by increasing the knowledge base and specifically its contribution to economic development is well recognized by policy-makers also. The book entitled “Quality in Higher Education-Issues and Challenges” is an attempt to deal with such debatable and burning topic not only for less developed states, but for the whole country. Economists and researchers from different backgrounds and corners of the country have contributed their research papers. The coverage of this book is quite comprehensive, the research papers do not study the results of ongoing problems of higher education, but an attempt has also been made to provide futuristic insights too. The scholars have tried their level best to highlight the various issues related with higher education. This book may prove a better material to carve out and plan new milestones in the field of higher education. The present structure of higher education, specially in the university system is unable to produce a pace of research temperament in students and stakeholders.