The ability of Ideological and political education in Colleges and universities is the dynamic force for colleges and uni- versities to create conditions for the smooth development and completion of ideological and political education,mainly including the construction ability of the main team of ideological and political education,the construction ability of the content system of ideological and political education and the quality monitoring ability of ideological and political education. In the new era,improving the ability of ideological and political education in Colleges and universities has very important value significance for the modernization of national governance,the improvement of talent training ability in colleges and universities and the all - round development of college students. Under the new situation,we can improve the ability of ideological and political education in colleges and universities through three practical ways: improving the construction ability of the main team of Ideological and political education,the construction ability of ide- ological and political education system and the monitoring ability of the quality of ideological and political education.