Application of Lean six sigma in Indian higher education system

The higher education system in India, is facing the major challenges such as competition due to globalization, ranking at the international level, employability of the students, amongst others. The approval, affiliation and accreditation processes in this education system helps to identify the quality level to be achieved. But to achieve the required quality level and to sustain it in the long run, it is necessary to maximize the efficiency of the system. The traditional quality improvement approaches have limitations which prevents the achievement of both quality and efficiency simultaneously. Six sigma can solve the complex problems in the education system and the Lean approach can reduce the waste in the process flow. Lean six sigma is the combination of Lean and six sigma. Lean six sigma has ample evidence of successes in industry as well as in educational institutions in different parts of the world. Thus to achieve a sustainable growth in lean six sigma way is the aim of this paper.