Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Introduction

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 quality sustenance measure. Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC will become a part of the institution’s system and work 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. For this, during the post-accreditation period, institutions need to channelize its efforts and measures towards promoting the holistic academic excellence including the peer committee recommendations.

The guidelines provided in the following pages will guide and facilitate the institution in the creation and operation of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). The work of the IQAC is the first step towards internalization and institutionalization of quality enhancement initiatives.

Its success depends upon the sense of belongingness and participation in all the constituents of the institution. It will not be yet another hierarchical structure or a record-keeping exercise in the institution. It will be a facilitative and participative voluntary system/unit/organ of the institution. It has the potential to become a vehicle for ushering in quality enhancement by working out planned interventionist strategies by IQAC to remove deficiencies and enhance quality like the “Quality Circles” in industries.

IQAC – Vision

To ensure quality culture as the prime concern for the Higher Education Institutions through institutionalizing and internalizing all the initiatives taken with internal and external support.

Objective

The primary aim of IQAC is

• Todevelop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
• Topromote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

Strategies

IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for

1. Ensuringtimely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks;
2. Relevantand quality academic/ research programmes;
3. Equitableaccess to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society;
4. Optimizationand integration of modern methods of teaching and learning;
5. Thecredibility of assessment and evaluation process;
6. Ensuringthe adequacy, maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and services;
7. Sharingof research findings and networking with other institutions in India and 

Composition of the IQAC

IQAC may be constituted in every institution under the Chairmanship of the Head of the institution with heads of important academic and administrative units and a few teachers and a few distinguished educationists and representatives of local management and stakeholders.

Functions

Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:

1. Developmentand application of quality benchmarks
2. Parametersfor various academic and administrative activities of the institution;
3. Facilitating thecreation 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;
4. Collectionand analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;

1. Disseminationof information on various quality parameters to all stakeholders;
2. Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles;
3. Documentationof the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement;
4. Acting as anodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices;
5. Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality;
6. Periodicalconduct of Academic and Administrative Audit and its follow-up
7. Preparation andsubmission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC.

Benefits

IQAC will facilitate / contribute to

1. Ensureclarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement;
2. Ensureinternalization of the quality culture;
3. Ensure enhancement and coordination among various activities of the institution and institutionalize all good practices;
4. Providea sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning;
5. Actas a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs;
6. Buildan organised methodology of documentation and internal 

Contact Us

Name: Dr. K. Meeravali

Mail Id: iqac.hj@abrcet.edu.in

Phone no: – 9014355155