INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC)
IQAC CELL
Objectives
Vision
Mission
- Developing a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the performance of its principal stakeholders, that is staff and students of the Institution.
- Promoting innovative practices that continually improves the effectiveness of the learning experiences of students/staff.
- Upholding the goals of quality enhancement and sustenance towards organizing various activities and programmes on the Campus.
- Promoting a learner centric environment for students and staff that foster the mission and vision of the Institution.
Functions
- Development and application of quality benchmarks / parameters for the various academic and administrative activities of the institution.
- Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of higher education.
- Organization of workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles.
- Documentation of the various programmes / activities leading to quality improvement.
- Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) to be submitted to NAAC based on the quality parameters.
- Organizing orientation programmes for the Staff and the Administrative Staff.
- Administering Feedback Mechanism for the College.
Strategies
IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:
- Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks.
- Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching, learning and evaluation.
- Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure.
Benefits
- IQAC will facilitate / contribute:
- To a heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement and facilitate internalization of the quality culture.
- To the enhancement and 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.
- To better inter communication.
PROCEDURES & POLICIES FOR MAINTAINING AND UTILIZING ACADEMIC & SUPPORT FACILITIES
Maintenance
Utilization of Extraordinary Infrastructure
Library
Laboratory
Sports Complex
IQAC Coordinator’s Message
Greetings!
As a post-accreditation quality sustenance measure as prescribed by the NAAC, the college established the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) under the auspices of the Podar College. The IQAC being an integral part of the college works towards realizing the goals of quality enhancement by developing a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in different aspects of functioning of the college.
The IQAC assures the stakeholders i.e., students, parents, teachers, staff, Management, funding agencies and society in general – of the accountability and transparency in the quality management system of the institution and its concern for ensuring quality of education being imparted.
Internal Quality Assurance System is a step towards Excellence. The IQAC of Podar College organizes orientation programs for faculty, administrative staff and quality circle members. It conducts open forum to provide inter face between students and officials of the college. It conducts staff assessment and exit poll to provide valuable feedback for quality sustenance and improvement in teaching, learning and research experiences in the college. It documents and reports various activities of the college for various higher education requirements. A continuous follow up has been made on infrastructural resources of the college to assure adequate, appropriate and better facilities to assure conducive and enabling environment for teaching, learning and research. Through all these measures IQAC happens to be one of the important components of the college which ensures quality and continuous improvement in all the units / aspects of the college.
With Best Wishes.