Higher Education is a powerful tool to build modern, value-based, knowledge based, culture based, peaceful society which can lead the country towards becoming super power in the world. It is also considered one of the important and strong tools for the development of any country. Benchmarking is commonly used to enhance quality, and it has been applied increasingly in a variety of sectors. The concept of benchmarking refers to the process of comparing processes, businesses, and performance metrics with the best practices of others. This paper discusses needs, enhancement, quality assurance and benchmarking in Higher Education.

KEYWORDS: Benchmarking, Assurance, Quality Enhancement, Higher Education