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. The composition of the IQAC following with the members.

The Internal Quality & Assurance Cell (IQAC)  is comprised of the following members for AY 2023-2025:

S.No.

Name

Designation

Designation in IQAC

1

Dr. Iven Jose

Director

Chairperson

2

 

Dr. Ambedkar Dukkipati

 

Professor

Computer Science and Automation,

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru

Academic External Expert

3

 

Dr. Ranga Srinivas Gunti

Senior DGM, Mahindra &-Mahindra Chennai,

Adjunct Faculty (Honorary), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras

Industry Expert

4

Dr Raghavendra Prabhu P

Deputy Registrar

Administrative Member

5

Dr. Ramachandra V. Murty

QMR- Nodal Officer, MIT Manipal

Academic External Expert

6

Dr. Dayananda P

Professor & HOD-IT

Member

7

Dr. Prema K V

Professor & HOD-CSE

Member

8

Mr. Gaurav Prasad

Overall coordinator for First year

Member

9

Dr. Ujjwal Verma

Associate Professor & HOD-ECE

Member

10

Dr. Manjunath M S

Examination Coordinator

Member

11

Dr. Ramasamy

Academics coordinator

Member

12

Mr. Adithya G S S

Student Welfare Coordinator

Member

13

Ms. B Harshamallika

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Student Member

14

Mr. Khasib Ruhaan

Information Technology

Student Member

15

Mr. Arnav Puri

Computer Science & Engineering [Artificial Intelligence]

Student Member

16

Mr. Prakul R Pathange

Computer Science & Engineering [Cyber Security]

Student Member

17

Ms. Vanishka Gupta

Computer Science Engineering

Student Member

18

Dr. Adithya Tantri

Assistant Professor

Coordinator

19

Dr. Kavya B S

Assistant Professor

Coordinator

20

Mr. Mahipal Bukya

Assistant Professor (Senior-Scale)

Coordinator

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.

 

 

BENEFITS:

 

IQAC will facilitate/contribute:

  • Ensure heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement.
  • Ensure internalization of the quality culture.
  • 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.
  • Act as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs.
  • 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:

 

  • Chairperson: Head of the Institution
  • A few senior administrative officers
  • Three to eight teachers
  • One member from the Management
  • One/two nominees from local society, Students and Alumni
  • One/two nominees from Employers /Industrialists/stakeholders
  • One of the senior teachers as the coordinator/Director of the IQAC