Internal Quality Assurance Cell(IQAC) » COER University
Apply now

 Internal Quality Assurance Cell(IQAC)

Overview 

The University has an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) to ensure the quality of teaching and related processes. The IQAC is headed by the Vice-Chancellor and has senior faculty members, university officials, external professionals, and other stakeholders as members. The policies and decisions of the Cell are implemented by the Vice-Chancellor or the University management based on the recommendations of the IQAC. The IQAC is responsible for planning, guiding, and monitoring the quality assurance and enhancement activities of various colleges and departments in the University, in accordance with the University’s vision and mission. It monitors all academic processes and programs, including teaching-learning, evaluation procedures, and examinations, as well as research, consultancy, and extension activities. The IQAC conducts academic audits, both internal and external, and identifies opportunities for improving the academic and administrative performance of the University in all aspects of its operations.

Goals and Objectives

• To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
• To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.
• To assure all the stakeholders the accountability of the institution for its own quality.

Strategies

• Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks
• The relevance and quality of academic and research programs
• Equitable access to and affordability of academic programs for various sections of the society
• Optimization and integration of modern ICT for 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:
• Establishment and application of quality benchmarks/ parameters
• Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education
• Implementation and Monitoring of various policies and guidelines in the university
• Conducting capacity building programmes for faculty members and administrative staff
• Documentation of the various programmes & initiatives leading to quality enhancement
• Periodic conduct of academic and administrative audit and follow-up thereon
• Acts as a nodal agency for various accreditations & rankings
• Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report as per the guidelines of 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.
• Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes.
• 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.

Outcome

• NAAC Accreditation
• NBA Accreditation
• Ranking by NIRF
• Annual reports of the University
• Ranking by Media House(s) conducted through questionnaire and/or surveys • Continuous improvement in academic and non-academic activities of university • Analysis of Student/alumni/faculty/employer/parent feedbacks

Calendar