About IQAC

As per National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) guidelines, 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 becomes a part of the institution's system and works towards 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 institutions.

Goals of IQAC

The primary aim 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.

The college has in place an Internal Quality Assurance Cell. The IQAC was first established in 2007 as one of the Post Accreditation initiatives for quality enhancement. The institutional policy with regard to quality assurance pertains to ensuring excellence in academics, extra-curricular and sports fields.

Periodic academic testing of students through monthly tests, mid-semester exams, seminars, extension lectures, and a wide range of co-curricular activities demonstrate how quality assurance has been institutionalized in the regular functioning of the college.

The IQAC identifies strengths and weaknesses in quality assurance procedures, monitors teaching and learning outcomes, evolves feedback mechanisms, promotes research culture, and explores new avenues aligned with global trends.

Strategies

IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:

• Ensuring timely, efficient, and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks.
• Ensuring relevance and quality of academic and research programmes.
• Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes.
• Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning.
• Ensuring credibility of evaluation procedures.
• Adequacy, maintenance and functioning of support structures and services.
• Research sharing and networking with institutions in India and abroad.

Functions

Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:

• Development and application of quality benchmarks for academic and administrative activities.
• Creating a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education.
• Facilitating faculty development for participatory teaching-learning processes.
• Collecting feedback from students, parents, and stakeholders.
• Dissemination of information on quality parameters of higher education.
• Organizing workshops, seminars, and quality-related activities.
• Documentation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Acting as a nodal agency for quality-related activities.
• Development and maintenance of institutional MIS for quality enhancement.
• Preparation and submission of AQAR as per NAAC guidelines.

Benefits

IQAC will facilitate and contribute to:

• Enhanced clarity and focus in institutional functioning.
• Internalization of quality culture.
• Improved coordination among institutional activities.
• Institutionalization of best practices.
• Informed and effective decision-making.
• A dynamic system for continuous quality improvement.
• Organized documentation and internal communication.