INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC)
The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institutions. During the post-accreditation period, institutions channelize their efforts towards promoting holistic academic excellence including peer committee recommendations.
IQAC – Vision
To ensure quality culture as the prime concern for Higher Education Institutions through institutionalizing and internalizing all initiatives taken with internal and external support.
Objectives
- To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve academic and administrative performance.
- To promote institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and best practices.
Strategies
- Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive academic, administrative and financial performance.
- Promoting relevant and quality academic/research programmes.
- Ensuring equitable access and affordability of academic programmes.
- Optimization and integration of modern teaching-learning methods.
- Ensuring credibility of assessment and evaluation process.
- Adequate maintenance and allocation of support services.
- Networking and sharing research findings nationally and internationally.
Functions of IQAC
- Development and application of quality benchmarks.
- Setting academic and administrative performance parameters.
- Creating learner-centric environment for quality education.
- Collection and analysis of stakeholder feedback.
- Dissemination of quality-related information.
- Organization of workshops and seminars on quality themes.
- Documentation of quality improvement programmes.
- Coordinating quality-related institutional activities.
- Development and maintenance of institutional MIS database.
- Conducting Academic and Administrative Audits.
- Preparation and submission of AQAR as per NAAC guidelines.
Benefits
- Clarity and focus towards quality enhancement.
- Internalization of quality culture.
- Better coordination among institutional activities.
- Strong basis for decision-making.
- Dynamic system for quality improvements.
- Organized documentation and internal communication.