1. Internal Quality Assurance Cell is conceived as a mechanism to build and ensure a quality culture at the institutional level. It is meant for planning, guiding and monitoring Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Enhancement (QE) activities of the college. Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, IQAC will work towards realization of the goals of quality enhancement, quality sustenance and academic excellence.
Objective
2. The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institution. For this, there is a need to channelize all the efforts and measures towards promoting the holistic academic excellence. The overall aim is to establish internalization of quality culture and institutional best practices.
Composition
3. IQAC is a significant administrative body that is responsible for all quality matters. The composition of the IQAC is as follows:
(a) Chairperson - Director General/ Director
(b) Member Secretary - OIC IQAC
(c) Coordinator - Senior Faculty (Associate Prof. /Prof.)
(d) Faculty Member Rep. - One from each department
(e) Admin Rep - Associate Director (Admin)
(f) Rep of Society - One member
(g) Rep of Alumni - One/two member(s)
(h) Rep of Students - President of Student-Senate
(i) Rep of Employers - Director (Corporate Relations & Placement)
(j) Rep of Stake Holders - One/two Parents
(k) Rep of Staff - Registrar
4. The membership of such nominated members shall be for a period of two years. The
IQAC should meet at least once in every semester. The quorum for the meeting shall be two-
third of the total number of members. The agenda, minutes and ‘Action Taken Reports’ are to be documented with official signatures and maintained electronically in a retrievable format.
5.The IQAC office shall be functional throughout the year for various functions as described in subsequent paragraphs.
Functions
6. 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 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.
7. Some of the functions of the IQAC are:
(a) Development and application of quality benchmarks;
(b) Laying down parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution;
(c) 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;
(d) Collection and analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;
(e) Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all stakeholders;
(f) Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles;
(g) Documentation of the various programmes /activities leading to quality improvement;
(h) Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices,
(i) Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality;
(j) Periodical conduct of academic and administrative audit and its follow-up.
Conclusion
8. The IQAC will strive to create a work culture wherein whatever activity is undertaken by the institute it will be accomplished with the highest standard in quality. Quality, over a period, should become a hallmark of the College
9. Consequent to formation of IQAC, the Quality Control Cell stands dissolved with immediate effect. However, the Academic Cell will continue to function as hitherto before.
INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC)
Introduction
1. Internal Quality Assurance Cell is conceived as a mechanism to build and ensure a quality culture at the institutional level. It is meant for planning, guiding and monitoring Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Enhancement (QE) activities of the college. Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, IQAC will work towards realization of the goals of quality enhancement, quality sustenance and academic excellence.
Objective
2. The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institution. For this, there is a need to channelize all the efforts and measures towards promoting the holistic academic excellence. The overall aim is to establish internalization of quality culture and institutional best practices.
Composition
3. IQAC is a significant administrative body that is responsible for all quality matters. The composition of the IQAC is as follows:
4. The membership of such nominated members shall be for a period of two years. The IQAC should meet at least once in every semester. The quorum for the meeting shall be two- third of the total number of members. The agenda, minutes and ‘Action Taken Reports’ are to be documented with official signatures and maintained electronically in a retrievable format.
5.The IQAC office shall be functional throughout the year for various functions as described in subsequent paragraphs.
Functions
6. 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 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.
7. Some of the functions of the IQAC are:
Conclusion
8. The IQAC will strive to create a work culture wherein whatever activity is undertaken by the institute it will be accomplished with the highest standard in quality. Quality, over a period, should become a hallmark of the College
9. Consequent to formation of IQAC, the Quality Control Cell stands dissolved with immediate effect. However, the Academic Cell will continue to function as hitherto before.
(Dr. R K Jaiswal)
Director General