International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences (IJRESS) Available online at : http://euroasiapub.org Vol. 6 Issue 9, September - 2016, pp. 253~262 ISSN(o): 2249-7382 | Impact Factor: 6.225 , | Thomson Reuters ID: L-5236-2015 International Journal of Research in Economics & Social Sciences Email:- editorijrim@gmail.com, http://www.euroasiapub.org (An open access scholarly, online, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, monthly, and fully refereed journals.) 253 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT: A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS IN EDUCATION Dr Gobind Singh Gure 1 , 1 Assistant Professor, School of Education, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Rajasthan (India). Dr Vijay Laxmi 2 Assistant Professor, B.K.M. College of Education, Balachaur, S.B.S.Nagar, Punjab (India). Abstract Total Quality Management (TQM) is considered as an important concept that mostly deals with the management concerns, but in the new era this concept has crossed its boundary and applying in many other fields of life. The role of TQM in education has blessed with many fruitful outcomes. Now, TQM has been integrated with many components of education that are facilitated by it in many ways. TQM involves principles applicable to classroom teaching, administration, examination system, curriculum development, and faculty development, which mean changing the culture of organization. There is many application of TQM for management, teachers, classroom settings and students as well as educational research in also. Moreover, there are many challenges in the process of imparted quality education, but all these challenge of education can be successfully align with the actively help of TQM principles along with the quality in education provisioning can be assured. Key Words: TQM, Quality, Education, Applications, Concerns. INTRODUCTION Quality of education is an important issue in the world of competitive environment. Therefore, changes or amendments are required in the educational process to improve education (Mishra & Pandey; 2013). Education is an indispensable requirement for the national growth and development. Therefore, there is intense need of quality management in the educational sector especially at the basic level. The basic educational system acts as foundation stone for the academic future of every nation which is possible by ensuring principles of quality management of basic schools (Murad & Rajesh; 2010). Achievement of national goals is through Educational development. Teacher education has a significant role to play in maintaining the quality of education. Quality management is not an overnight process and it is not the product of a single hand for the realization of national goals. Elton (1992) suggests that quality enhancement focuses on quality E’s empowerment, enthusiasm, expertise and excellence. As students are viewed as an integral part of the learning process (Wiklund et al., 2003), this type of evaluation tends to be more formative in nature and therefore more likely to lead to continual quality improvement efforts. Total Quality Management (TQM) has been used successfully in a variety of organization viz., health care organizations, government agencies, educational institutes, banks, library, transportation facility etc. Growth of the educational institutes depends on the environment, working style, and ultimately the satisfaction of the customers. To serve the interest of the stakeholders, institutes realize the importance of TQM principles. The philosophy of these TQM