Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur

IQAC - An Overview

Introduction of IQAC:

The basic purpose of establishment of IQAC is quality sustenance and development of a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution and to assure all the stake holders about the quality and capacity building programs provided in the institution. Further, Quality enhancement is a continuous process to channelize the efforts and the initiations of the institution towards academic excellence. It is a process of internalization and institutionalization of quality enhancement programs and practices either emulated from others or devised through ingenuity. It is a quality nurturing activity rather than controlling its success depends upon the sense of belongingness and participation it can inculcate all the constituents of the institution it is a facilitative and participative unit of institution it should seen as a vehicle for ushering in quality and excellence by working out intervention strategies to remove deficiencies and enhance quality. the publication of IQAC NEWS helps disseminating the information about the information about the activities, programmes, interaction carried out by an institution for sharing the same with the stake holders, other higher education institutions and teacher education institutions to be emulated and improved for achieving best results or for getting accredited and assessed by the NAAC.

IQAC - Strategies:

Strategies [excerpted from NAAC Website]

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.
IQAC - FUNCTIONS:

Functions [excerpted from NAAC Website]

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.
IQAC - BENEFITS:

Benefits [excerpted from NAAC Website]

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.
IQAC - COMPOSITION NAAC GUIDELINES:

Composition [excerpted from NAAC Website]

The composition of the IQAC is outlined below:

  • Chairperson: Head of the Institution.
  • A few Senior Administrative Officers.
  • Three to eight Teachers.
  • One member from the Management, for example Member of the Executive Council of the University.
  • 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.