NAAC & Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
REQUIREMENT OF IQAC (AS PER NAAC GUIDELINES):
- In pursuance of the National Action Plan of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore, for performance evaluation, assessment and accreditation and quality upgradation of institutions of higher education, the NAAC proposes that every accredited institution 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 an institution’s system and work towards realizing 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 performance of institutions. The IQAC will make a significant and meaningful contribution in the post-accreditation phase of institutions. During the post-accreditation period, the IQAC will channelise the efforts and measures of an institution towards academic excellence.
THE BASIC PURPOSES OF THE IQAC ARE:
- To ensure continuous improvement in the entire operations of the institution.
- To assure stakeholders connected with higher education – namely, students, parents, teachers, staff, would-be employers, funding agencies and society in general - of the accountability of the institution for its own quality and probity.
THE IQAC WILL EVOLVE MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES FOR ENSURING THE FOLLOWING:
1. Timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks.
2. The relevance and quality of academic and research programmes.
3. Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society.
4. Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning.
5. The credibility of evaluation procedures.
6. The adequacy, maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and services.
7. Research sharing and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE IQAC:
Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:
- Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters in various activities of the institution.
- Dissemination of information on quality aspects.
- Organization of discussions, workshops, seminars and promotion of quality circles.
- Recording and monitoring quality measures of the institution.
- Acting as a nodal agency of the institution for quality-related activities.
- Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report.
COMPOSITION OF THE IQAC (AS PER NAAC GUIDELINES):
The IQAC may be constituted in every institution under theof head of the Institution with heads of important academic and units and a few teachers and
a few distinguished educationists/representatives of local committee.
The Composition of the IQAC follows:
1. Chairperson: Head of the Institution
2. A few senior administrative officers
3. Three to eight teachers
4. One or two members from the Management
5. One/two nominees from local society
6. One of the teachers as the coordinator of the IQAC.
Thus the Internal Quality Assurance Cell is the prime agency in the college that looks into the quality and standard of the teaching learning process. The cell of our college meets regularly and evaluates how the best quality checks can be answered. It gives necessary motivation and guidance to the teachers on what steps to be taken in maintaining and enhancing quality. It takes feedbacks from its stakeholders like students, parents and alumni and tries to better the quality and extent of our service. It also sets the academic priorities of the institution and monitors the implementation of the prioritized schemes. It also organizes several seminars and workshops for the purpose of enriching and developing the personal resources of the faculty and students.