A Sustainability-Oriented Institutional Practices and their Impact on Student Engagement and Educational Quality: Empirical Evidence from Engineering and Management Institutions in India

Kalyani Neve, Dr. Yogita Patil

Abstract: Sustainability is becoming a key issue in the reforms of higher education across the globe, and there has been growing interest in ensuring that the environmental, social, and economic aspects are incorporated in the practices of education and institutions. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in India is based on the principles of multidisciplinary, holistic, and high-quality education, with sustainability as a key principle. The empirical study is based on the impact of sustainability-focused practices in line with NEP 2020 on student engagement and the quality of education in engineering and management institutions located in the North Maharashtra region. The quantitative research design was used, and 528 respondents were sampled by a structured questionnaire. The instrument showed good internal consistency (Cronbach?s alpha = .992). The initial exploratory factor analysis found five main dimensions of sustainable practices, which were then followed by correlation and multiple regression analysis. The results indicate that both curriculum-level sustainability integration and effective campus sustainability communication are important factors that improve student engagement and the quality of education, which together account for 63.8 percent of the total variability in student engagement. The research presents the empirical data that has proven NEP 2020 implementation and presents the practical information to be utilized by institutions of higher education in order to enhance the educational outcomes using the sustainability-oriented approach.

Keywords: Sustainability in Higher Education, NEP 2020, Student Engagement, Educational Quality, Engineering and Management Education

How to Cite?: Kalyani Neve, Dr. Yogita Patil, "A Sustainability-Oriented Institutional Practices and their Impact on Student Engagement and Educational Quality: Empirical Evidence from Engineering and Management Institutions in India", Volume 15 Issue 1, January 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1165-1169, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26119153329, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26119153329