MyQUEST is an abbreviation for Malaysian Quality Evaluation System for Private Colleges. The system was developed by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in 2010, with it initial purpose to evaluate the current quality standing of private colleges in Malaysia. The evaluation is necessary to ensure the private higher education sector in Malaysia is raised to competitive levels through continuous improvement and capacity building. 

SETARA-2017 has to re-align the assessment metrics to Malaysian Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (HE). It is designed to help universities to build strong fundamentals i.e. deliver the three core functions (teaching, research and services) through appropriate assessment and evaluation metrics. It is also developed to promote overall institutional excellence as well as recognizing the diversity amongst institutions.