Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Introduction

IQAC is part of the University's system and works towards quality improvement and sustainability. The guidelines provided in the following pages will facilitate the university in the creation and operation of the IQAC. The establishment of the IQAC is the first step towards institutionalization and internalization of quality enhancement initiatives. It will not be yet another hierarchical structure or a record-keeping unit of the institution but will be a facilitative and participative unit of the institution. It has the potential to become a vehicle for ushering in quality enhancement through its planned and interventionist strategies to remove deficiencies and enhance quality, as in Quality Circles in industries.

Vision

To institutionalize and internalize all the quality enhancing and sustaining initiatives to advance the university's quality culture.

Mission

To establish strategies and procedures for improving academic and administrative performance

To implement and monitor various academic and administrative programs leading to quality improvement.

To conduct regular audits of academic and administrative processes

To advocate the effective use of technology for the automation of various activities of the university.

Quality policy:

To self-evaluate and continuously improve teaching-learning process, research, and extension activities of the university to produce socially conscious and responsible citizens.

Functions of IQAC

Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:

To establish strategies and procedures for improving academic and administrative performance

Development and application of quality benchmarks;

Setting parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution;

Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and faculty development to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process;

Collection and analysis of feedback from all the stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;

Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all the stakeholders;

Organization of intra- and inter-institutional workshops and seminars on quality- related themes and promotion of quality circles;

Documentation of 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 the best practices;

Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing institutional quality;

Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audits along with their follow-up activities; and

Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per the guidelines and parameters of NAAC.