Overview:

The Outcome Based Education (OBE) is an educational approach that serves as the cornerstone of a high-quality educational system. It employs multiple styles of teaching and assessment as part of the instructional processes. All educational activities carried out in OBE help the students to achieve the set goals. Based on the desired goals, the faculty may change their function as a teacher, trainer, facilitator, and/or mentor. The main idea driving this strategy is that by the end of the educational process, every student should have accomplished the objective. OBE builds on conventional approaches and offers precise guidelines for measurable and observable outcomes.

Implementation of OBE in higher education in India has been mandated by The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for promoting global quality standards for education in India. Reports of outcome analysis help to find gaps and carryout continuous improvements in the education system of an institute, which is vital for progress towards excellence.

Benefits of OBE:

• Clarity: The focus on outcome creates a clear expectation of what needs to be accomplished by the end of the course.
• Flexibility: With a clear sense of what needs to be accomplished, teachers will be able to structure their courses around the specific outcomes.
• Comparison: There is scope to make comparison across individual, class, programme and institute levels.
• Involvement: Students are involved in active learning.

Unique features of OBE:

• OBE enhances the communications among various stakeholders.
• OBE helps in examining the vision and mission of the institution.
• OBE evaluates students’ performance effectively.
• OBE helps in mapping the course outcomes and Programme Outcomes for each assessment.

Program Objective and Outcome: