IQAC    

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.

Objective    

The Goal of IQAC is:
•   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    

IQAC Work For:
•   Esuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks;
•   The relevance and quality of academic and 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 evaluation procedures;
•   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.

Functions    

Functions of the IQAC are:
•   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;
•   Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;
•   Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education;
•   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;

Benefits    

IQAC will Contribute:
•  Ensure heightened level of clarity and focus in 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;
•   Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement;
•   Build an organised methodology of documentation and internal communication.