The aims of Higher Education . equity, inclusiveness and quality can be achieved through Good Governance in High Educational Institutions. Good Governance features like Accountability, Transparency, Participation, Equity and Inclusiveness, Efficiency and Effectiveness, Responsiveness and Participation must be adopted by all the Higher Education Institutions. | Good governance in higher education INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT IJM ISSN 0976-6502 Print IJM ISSN 0976-6510 Online Volume 7 Issue 2 February 2016 pp. 443-448 http ijm IAEME Journal Impact Factor 2016 Calculated by GISI GOVERNANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION GOOD GOVERNANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION V MallikaVedantham . . UGC-NET. Assistant Professor Dept of Public Administration Government Degree College for Women Begumpet Hyderabad JD Sarswathi Assistant Professor Dept of Public Administration Government Degree College for Women Begumpet Hyderabad ABSTRACT Education is the beacon that guides a society to a better future. Human Resources Development depends on the quality of Education provided. The aims of Higher Education . equity inclusiveness and quality can be achieved through Good Governance in High Educational Institutions. Good Governance features like Accountability Transparency Participation Equity and Inclusiveness Efficiency and Effectiveness Responsiveness and Participation must be adopted by all the Higher Education Institutions. Key words Higher Education Governance Cite this Article V MallikaVedantham and JD Sarswathi. Good Governance in Higher Education. International Journal of Management 7 2 2016 pp. 443-448 http IJM 1. INTRODUCTION Education is the beacon that guides a society to a better future. It is one sector to which the destiny of a nation is intrinsically linked. The better the quality of education at all its levels better educated are the people of a society and the more the level of education higher the quality of human resources of a country. India which is the second most populous country in the world as well as one with a young population is considered to be one with an enormous demographic advantage. But this demographic advantage will become a disadvantage if India s vast young population is not given the quality of education that allows the country .