Internal Quality
Assurance Cell
IQAC is constituted in every institution under the Chairmanship of the Head
of the institution with heads of important academic and administrative units
and a few teachers and a few distinguished educationists and representatives of
local management and stakeholders.
In pursuance of its Action Plan for performance evaluation, assessment and
accreditation and quality up-gradation of institutions of higher education, the
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore proposes that
every accredited institution should establish an Internal Quality Assurance
Cell (IQAC) as a post-accreditation quality sustenance measure. Since quality
enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC will become a part of the
institution’s system and work towards realisation of the goals of quality
enhancement and sustenance. The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system
for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall performance
of institutions. For this, during the post-accreditation period, it will
channelize all efforts and measures of the institution towards promoting its
holistic academic excellence.
The work of the IQAC is the first step towards internalization and
institutionalization of quality enhancement initiatives. Its success depends
upon the sense of belongingness and participation it can inculcate 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 intervention its
strategies to remove deficiencies and enhance quality
like the “Quality Circles “in industries.
Vision IQAC :
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.
Objectives of IQAC :
The primary aim of IQAC is
1. To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to
improve
the academic and administrative performance of the
institution.
2. To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality
enhancement
through internalization of quality culture and
institutionalization of best
practices.
Strategies of IQAC :
IQAC shall evolve mechanisms
and procedures for
a. Ensuring
timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic,
administrative and financial
tasks
b. Relevant
and quality academic/ research programmes
c. Equitable
access to and affordability of academic programmes for various
sections of society
d. Optimization
and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning;
The credibility of assessment
and evaluation process
e. Ensuring
the adequacy, maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and
services
f. Sharing
of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and
abroad.
Functions of IQAC:
Some of the functions expected
of the IQAC are:
a. Development
and application of quality benchmarks
b. Parameters
for various academic and administrative activities of the institution;
c. 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;
d. Collection
and analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality-related institutional
processes;
e. Dissemination
of information on various quality parameters to all stakeholders;
f. Organization
of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes
and promotion of quality circles;
g. Documentation
of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement;
h. Acting
as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related
activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices;
i. 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
j. Preparation
and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines
and parameters of NAAC.
Purpose:
IQAC will facilitate /
contribute to
a. Ensure
clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality
Enhancement
b. Ensure
internalization of the quality culture
c. Ensure
enhancement and coordination among various activities of the institution and
institutionalize all good practices
d. Provide
a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning
e. Act
as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs
f. Build
an organized methodology of documentation and internal communication.
Significant
contributions by IQAC :
IQAC undertakes
the following activities.
1. Prepare Annual
strategic Action Plan for the year (Structured semester wise)
2. Collection
of feedback from the students
3. Consolidates
feedback Teacher wise/Course wise/Department wise
4. Takes
action on the feedback
5. Organizes
seminars/workshops to improve academic quality in curricular aspects
6. Organizes
crash courses for teaching and non-teaching staff to familiarize them novel
methods of teaching and governance.
7. The
IQAC helps the academic bodies to Interpret and implement the NCISM
regulations.
8. Plan
of Action by PO-PEO-CO
9. Plan
of action for MOU/Collaboration/Industry visits etc.
10. Plan of action
for Faculty welfare facilities/students welfare facilities etc
11. Help for
research projects