INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC) 

The college Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was established on 2006 since quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC will become a part of the institution’s system and work towards the realization 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 institution. For this, during the post-accreditation period, it will channelize all efforts and measures of the institution towards promoting its holistic academic excellence. 

Objective

The primary aim of IQAC is

• To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through the internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.
• To enhance the quality of Higher education for the betterment of society and Nation
• To improve the quality of teaching learning process and pursue research

Strategies

IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and best practices for

• To adopt best teaching, learning practices and transparent evaluation systems
• Ensuring the timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks;
• To promote  quality of academic and research programmes
• Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society;
• To introduce industry integrated skill oriented programmes
• Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad . 

Functions

Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are

1. Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution;
2. 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;
3. Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;
4. Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education;
5. Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles;
6. Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement;
7. Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices;
8. Development and maintenance of an institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality;
9. Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC.

 Benefits

IQAC will facilitate / contribute 

• Ensure the heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement;
• Ensure internalization of the quality culture and adopting best 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. 

Activities

• Preparation and online Submission of Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) to the NAAC every year
• Conduct of department wise academic audit for the previous academic year by inviting external academic auditors
• Eliciting the Action Taken Report (ATR) from the departments for the External Academic Audit report conducted for the previous academic year
• Conducting Green Audit using indigenously designed questionnaire
• Conducting NAAC sponsored National Seminars once in two years
• Conducting Staff Development Programmes periodically on different facets of higher education
• Conducting Staff Development Programmes for the newly recruited teaching staff on the NAAC assessment
• Conducting Staff Development Programmes for non-teaching staff/ administrative staff on various aspects of governance / e-governance
• Conducting Sensitization Programmes for Research Scholars on plagiarism
• Deputing Co-ordinator, IQAC / Faculty members to attend NAAC Sponsored National/ Regional Seminars/ Workshops