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 post-accreditation quality sustenance
measure. Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC will become a part of the
institution’s system and work towards realisation 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, it will channelize all efforts and measures of the institution towards
promoting its holistic academic excellence.
OBJECTIVES
The primary aim of IQAC is:
- To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the
academic and administrative performance of the institution.
- To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through
internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.
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.