Internal Quality Assurance Cell

Introduction

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) is the cell that is formulated for monitoring the quality parameters in the university. The Composition of IQAC members as per the recommendations given by National Assessment Accreditation Committee.

The work of the IQAC is the first step towards internalization and institutionalization of quality circles in academic and general administration in university.

Its success depends upon the sense of belongingness and participation in all the constituents of the institution. It will not be yet another hierarchical structure or a record-keeping exercise in the institution. It will be a facilitative and participative voluntary system/unit/organ of the institution. It has the potential to become a vehicle for ushering in quality enhancement by working out planned interventionist strategies by IQAC to remove deficiencies and enhance quality like the “Quality Circles” in industries.

IQAC – Vision

To ensure quality culture as the prime concern for the Higher Education Institutions through institutionalizing and internalizing all the initiatives taken with internal and external support.

Objective

To develop a system for conscious, consistent, and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.

To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

Strategies

  • Ensuring timely, efficient, and progressive performance of academic, administrative, and financial tasks,
  • Relevant and quality academic/ research programmes,
  • Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society,
  • Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning,
  • The credibility of assessment and evaluation process,
  • Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and services,
  • Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.
  • Stakeholders feedback analysis and loop completion.

Benefits

  • Stakeholders’ satisfaction.
  • Ensure clarity and focus on institutional functioning towards quality enhancement,
  • Ensure internalization of the quality culture,
  • Ensure enhancement and coordination among various activities of the institution and institutionalize all good practices,
  • Provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning,
  • Act as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs,
  • Build an organized methodology of documentation and internal communication.

IQAC

Functions

  • Development and application of quality benchmarks,
  • Parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution,
  • Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process,
  • Collection and analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes,
  • Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all stakeholders,
  • Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles,
  • Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement,
  • Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices,
  • Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality,
  • Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audit and its follow-up,
  • Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC