A Comparative Study of Quality Assurance Policies in Public and Private Universities of Pakistan

Abstract

This research examines the prevailing trends in quality assurance techniques throughout public and private universities in Pakistan. This study utilizes primary data from a PhD thesis entitled "current trends and issues in quality assurance practices: higher education Pakistan" and online data from these universities in 2024 to identify enhancements in quality assurance practices. Over the past decade, QA practices have been thematically reviewed. New trends have emerged through empirical analysis of online data from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, which has provided a comprehensive manual for quality assurance and its enhancement to the universities' quality assurance cells (QECS). The attributes of these cells have been analyzed to ascertain enhancements in QA methods, and the colleges that exhibit more excellent proficiency in implementing these aspects will be recognized.