Purpose-The present study aims to test the relationship between employee engagement, employee work performance, and employee retention in Higher Education Institutions. Design/methodology/approach-This study was done to analyse the relationship between employee engagement and employee performance, employee engagement and employee retention, employee performance, and employee retention. For this, a survey structured questionnaire was developed, and a pilot study was done to ascertain the validity. Questionnaires were being distributed to employees of different universities and colleges in NCR. A total of 343 valid data was collected. SEM was used to establish and estimate the relationship between these study variables. Findings- Structural equation modelling was developed to test the relationship between the latent constructs (employee engagement, employee retention & employee work performance).