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IQAC

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL 

IQAC 

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. 

  1. The relevance and quality of academic and research programmes 
  2. Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society 
  3. Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning 
  4. The credibility of evaluation procedures 
  5. Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure and services 
  6. 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

  1. 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. 
  2. Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes 
  3. Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education 
  4. Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles 
  5. Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement 
  6. Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices 
  7. Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining/enhancing the institutional quality 
  8. Development of Quality Culture in the institution 
  9. Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC 

BENEFITS 

 IQAC will facilitate/contribute: 

  1. Ensure heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement 
  2. Ensure internalization of the quality culture 
  3. Ensure enhancement and coordination among various activities of the institution and institutionalize all good practices Provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning 
  4. Act as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs 
  5. Build an organised methodology of documentation and internal communication 

COMPOSITION 

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 

 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 
  8. Submission of Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) 

As per the Guidelines all the HEIS need to submit AQAR online. Submitting AQAR by e-mail/hard copy is not be accepted w.e.f 1st January 2019. HEIs which have not yet registered to online portal of NAAC need to follow the registration process and requested to register immediately. This is applicable to all HEIs which have been accredited by NAAC. Those who not registered to online portal are not able to submit the AQAR. (For further details of registration process, kindly refer NAAC Website – Apply online page). After registration the AQAR will be available in HEI portal, under the Manage AQAR menu. The academic year displayed in the portal under the Manage AQAR menu for filling AQAR does not consider the reports submitted earlier by email. After submission of AQAR, it will be verified by NAAC and clarification may be asked regarding the data/information provided in the AQAR. During clarification period the HEIs can edit their AQAR based on the clarification requested or may provide the reason for 0/Nil data for any of the metrics, in the response box and re-submit the AQAR. The last date for submission of response will be 15 days from date of clarification requested. After re-verification of the response submitted by HEI the AQAR will be accepted. For each cycle of accreditation with validity period of 5 years, HEIs have to submit only 4 AQARs. In case of extended validity by NAAC for HEIs with ‘A’ grade in three consecutive cycles, wherein the validity period is increased to 7, the HEIs have to submit 6 AQARs. (Ref to the official portal of NAAC) 

DON BOSCO COLLEGE, BYNDIHATI has an Internal Quality Assurance Cell established since 2015. The role of IQAC has been found very important in the quality assurance and maintenance in our service of education. The college has given prime importance to the functioning of the Cell. The Cell meets frequently to plan out and evaluate the progress of every activity.