Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
Objective
- Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for the various academic and administrative activities of the institution.
- Organization of workshops, seminars on quality related themes.
- Documentation of the various programmes / activities leading to quality improvement.
- Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) based on the quality
Strategies:
- Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administration.
- Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections.
- Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning.
- Setup credibility of evaluation procedures.
- Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure and services.
Functions
Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:
- a) Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution;
- b) Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;
- c) Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles;
- d) Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement;
- e) Development of Quality Culture in the institution;
- f) Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)
Benefits
IQAC will facilitate / contribute
- To a heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality
- To enhance and facilitate internal quality culture for Quality and Excellence in education.
- Integration among the various activities of the institution and institutionalize many good practices.
- To provide a sound basis for decision making to improve institutional functioning.
- To act as a change agent in the institution.
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
The composition of the IQAC may be as follows:
- 1. Chairperson: Head of the Institution
- 2. A few senior administrative officers
- 3. Three to eight teachers
- 4. One member from the Management
- 5. One/two nominees from local society, Students and Alumni
- 6. One/two nominees from Employers /Industrialists/stakeholders
- 7. One of the senior teachers as the coordinator/Director of the IQAC
The Composition of the IQAC is:
| S.no |
Name |
Designation |
Role |
| 1 |
Dr. P. S.Subhapradha |
Principal |
Chairman |
| 2 |
Ms. M. sandhya Rani |
Assistant Professor |
Coordinator |
| 3 |
Mr.N. Raja Babu |
Secretary |
Member |
| 4 |
Mr.M. Narendar |
Sr. Assistant |
Member |
| 5 |
Ms. Pradnyasen |
Associate Professor |
Member |
| 6 |
Ms. N. Maheshwari |
Assistant Professor |
Member |
| 7 |
Ms. B. Kiranmayi |
Associate Professor |
Member |
| 8 |
Mr. N. Sundaram |
Associate Professor |
Member |
| 9 |
Mr. Sanjeev Reddy |
ZPTC Forum President |
Member |
| 10 |
Mr. Mallikarjun |
Student – I Year |
Member |
| 11 |
Ms. Pooja Kumari |
Student – I Year |
Member |
| 12 |
Mr. Pavan |
Alumni |
Member |
The composition of the IQAC will depend on the size and complexity of the institution. It helps the institutions in planning and monitoring. The guidelines given here are only indicative and will help the institutions for quality sustenance activities.
The membership of such nominated members shall be for a period of two years. The IQAC should meet at least once in every quarter. 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.
Monitoring Mechanism
The institutions need to submit yearly the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) to NAAC. A functional Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and timely submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQARs) are the Minimum Institutional Requirements (MIR) to volunteer for second, third or subsequent cycle's accreditation.
The IQAC monitors education delivery and administrative procedures from time to time through
- 1) Regular meetings
- 2) Submission of Performance Reports
- 3) Feedback Analysis
