Higher Education Expert Discusses Balancing Teaching and Research Commitments in Universities

Higher education institutions globally face ongoing challenges in balancing heavy teaching workloads with institutional demands for high-end research output.

According to National Education Policy 2020 guidelines, institutions are categorized into research-intensive universities, teaching-intensive universities, and autonomous degree-granting colleges.

While teaching excellence does not guarantee research proficiency, institutional rankings and accreditations increasingly place significant weight on research output.