Asst.Prof. Patil N.D.

IQAC Co-ordinator

In pursuance of its Action Plan for performance evaluation, assessment & accreditation & quality up-gradation of institutions of higher education, NAAC proposes that 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 will become a part of the institution’s system & work towards realisation of the goals of quality enhancement & sustenance. The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent & catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institutions. For this, during the post-accreditation period, it will channelize all efforts & measures of the institution towards promoting its holistic academic excellence.

STRATEGIES

IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:

• Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks

• The relevance and quality of academic and research programmes

• Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society

• Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning

• The credibility of evaluation procedures

• Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure and services

• Research sharing and networking with other institutions in India and abroad

FUNCTIONS

Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:

• Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution

• 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

• Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes

• Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education

• Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles

• Documentation of the 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 best practices

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

• Development of Quality Culture in the institution

• Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC