About Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
In pursuance of its Action Plan for performance evaluation, assessment & accreditation & quality up-gradation of institutions of higher education, NAAC proposes that every accredited institution should establish an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) as a post-accreditation quality sustenance measure. Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC will become a part of the institution’s system & work towards realisation of the goals of quality enhancement & sustenance. The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent & catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institutions. For this, during the post-accreditation period, it will channelize all efforts & measures of the institution towards promoting its holistic academic excellence.
STRATEGIES
- 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
Functions
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
Benefits
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
Composition of IQAC
| S. No. | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. P. Saravanan, Principal | Chair Person |
| 3 | Mrs. S. Visithra, AP/Maths/BCA | Members / Faculty |
| 4 | Mrs. C. Meena, HoD(i/c)/IT | Members / Faculty |
| 5 | Mrs. R Kaleeswari AP/B.Com CA | Members / Faculty |
| 6 | Mrs. D. Pandiarani HoD(i/c)/CS | Members / Faculty |
| 7 | Ms. L Christina HoD (i/c) /AI | Members / Faculty |
| 8 | Mrs. M. Shanthi HoD (i/c)/ B.Com CA | Members / Faculty |
| 9 | Mr. N. Sundararajan, HoD/English | Members / Faculty |
| 10 | Mr. V. Soundararajan, Accountant | Office Accountant |
| 11 | Mr. U. Dharanidharan, III B.Com. | Members / Student |
| 12 | Ms. B. Abinaya, III B.Sc.(Chemistry) | Members / Student |
| 13 | Ms. S.T. Tarani, II B.A. (English) | Members / Student |
| 14 | Mr. Hariharan, III B.Com. (CA) | Members / Student |
| 15 | Mr. J. Manikandaprabhu, Dept. of SW, Batch 2006-2009 | Alumni |
| 16 | Mr. M. Srinath, Dept. of Commerce, Batch 2005-2008 | Alumni |
| 17 | Ms. M. Saruhasini, Dept. of CS, Batch 2018-2021 | Alumni |
| 18 | Mr. Ghouse Pasha, Institute of Language Management (ILM) | Employer |
| 19 | Dr. S. Vimala, HOD, Dept. of CS, Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal. | Academic Expert |
| 20 | Mr. M. Rajkumar, HR Manager, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE) | Industrialist |
| 21 | Mr. R. Francis Xavier Raj, Business – Parent | Stakeholder |
| 22 | Mrs. T. Malathi, Teacher – Parent | Stakeholder |
| 23 | Mr. U. Vijayanarayanan, Asst.Prof/Mathematics | Coordinator / IQAC |
| 24 | Mr. R. Kesava Guptha, AP / English | Additional Coordinator / IQAC |