The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), proposes that every accredited institution should establish an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) as a 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 the institution.
P.E.S. College of Engineering (PESCE), Mandya was accredited by NAAC during August 2018 with B++ having CGPA 2.99 for cycle - 1. As a post-accreditation quality sustenance measure, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was established in 2018 at PESCE. The IQAC being an integral part of the college works towards achieving excellence in all aspects of education at higher level by considering the recommendations of NAAC peer committee.
PESCE organises many programmes for faculty, administrative staff and members of quality circle. It has a mechanism for faculty assessment through self appraisal and student feedback for quality enhancement and sustenance in terms of improvement in teaching, learning and research experience in the college.
It monitors the maintenance of reports and documents as an evidence for the multifarious activities of the college. A continuous follow up has been made on infrastructural resources and other better facilities for teaching, learning and research experiences. With great responsibility to ensure quality, IQAC happens to be the one of the most important components of the college.
The role of the coordinator of IQAC is crucial in ensuring the effective functioning of all the members. IQAC assures its stakeholders, the funding agencies and society in general accountability and transparency in the quality management system and its concern for achieve excellence by imparting quality education.
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By including the NAAC peer committee recommendations, the IQAC being works towards achieving excellence in all aspects of education at higher level.
To build and ensure a quality culture at PESCE aimed towards promoting its holistic academic excellence.
The primary aim of IQAC is
IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for
Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are
IQAC will facilitate / contribute to
Monitoring Mechanism
The institutions need to submit yearly the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) to NAAC. A functional Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and timely submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQARs) are the Minimum Institutional Requirements (MIR) to volunteer for second, third or subsequent cycle’s accreditation. During the institutional visit the NAAC peer team will interact with the IQACs to know the progress, functioning as well quality sustenance initiatives undertaken by them.
The Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQAR) may be the part of the Annual Report. The AQAR shall be approved by the statutory bodies of the HEIs (such as Syndicate, Governing Council/Board) for the follow up action for necessary quality enhancement measures. The Higher Education Institutions (HEI) shall submit the AQAR regularly to NAAC. The IQACs may create its exclusive window on its institutional website and regularly upload/ report on its activities, as well as for hosting the AQAR.
The coordinator of the IQAC and the secretary will have a major role in implementing these functions. The IQAC may derive major support from the already existing units and mechanisms that contribute to the functions listed above. The operational features and functions discussed so far are broad-based to facilitate institutions towards academic excellence and institutions may adapt them to their specific needs. Hence, secretarial assistance may be facilitated by the administration to IQAC of the institution.
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: