Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:
1.
Development
and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and
administrative activities of the institution
2. 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
3.
Arrangement
for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on
quality-related institutional processes
4.
Dissemination
of information on various quality parameters of higher education
5.
Organization
of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes
and promotion of quality circles
6.
Documentation
of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement
7. Acting
as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related
activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices
8.
Development
and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of
maintaining/enhancing the institutional quality
9.
Development
of Quality Culture in the institution
10.
Preparation
of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters
of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC
BENEFITS
1.
Ensure
heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards
quality enhancement
2.
Ensure
internalization of the quality culture
3.
Ensure
enhancement and coordination among various activities of the institution and
institutionalize all good practices
4.
Provide
a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning
5.
Act
as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs
6.
Build
an organised methodology of documentation and internal communi- cation