Undergraduate students’ Perception of teaching Quality and course Satisfaction at Two Central Universities of India

Quality of teaching in higher education has been a debated issue globally including India since last three decades. To assess quality of teaching in central universities, a survey was conducted with 200 final year general undergraduate students who were randomly selected from two central universities (Delhi University and JamiaMilliaIslamia University) located in Delhi. Course experience questionnaireCEQ of Ramsden (1991) was administered online through Google Forms to selected samples. And students’ feedback was taken on their perception of teaching, assessment, course workload, clarity about goal of the course and the generic skills developed while learning.The results of the study revealed that students’ perception of their learning experiences at the universities was significantly related to their satisfaction with the course. Academic environment was perceived positively by campus students on three scale out of five; that is: good teaching, clear goal and generic skills. While appropriate assessment was perceived negatively by university students. Only about one third of students perceived that assessment methods were appropriate in central universities. About half of sample students perceived heavy workload in the courses. The findings can be used to assess national professional standard of teaching (NPST) in the central universities.