Internal Quality Assurance Cell
About the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at IAMR B.Ed. College — its objectives, goals, mechanism, functions and follow-up procedures aligned with NAAC and UGC guidelines.
Quality, sustained — by design, not by accident.
The IQAC is the institutional engine for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement — aligned with NAAC and UGC guidelines, and accountable to every stakeholder.
A nodal agency for total quality management
Established in pursuance of NAAC’s National Action Plan, the IQAC develops a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement — channelising post-accreditation efforts towards academic excellence.
Working with teaching and non-teaching staff, students, alumni, parents and other stakeholders, the IQAC drives quality sustenance and enhancement across the seven areas NAAC envisions.
Seven focus areas (NAAC)
- Curricular Development
- Teaching & Learning
- Research, Extension & Consultancy
- Infrastructure
- Student Support & Services
- Governance & Management
- Innovation & Best Practices
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.
Goals
- 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.
Mechanism
- Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks
- The relevance and quality of academic and research program
- Equitable access to and affordability of academic program 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
Nine concrete responsibilities
Quality benchmarks
Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the IAMR B.Ed. College.
Learner-centric environment
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.
Stakeholder feedback
Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes.
Information dissemination
Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education.
Workshops & quality circles
Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles.
Documentation
Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement.
Nodal coordination
Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices.
Institutional MIS
Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining/enhancing the institutional quality.
AQAR preparation
Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC by IAMR B.Ed. College.
From AQAR to action
- 1The AQAR shall be approved by the statutory bodies of the IAMR B.Ed. College for the follow up action for necessary quality enhancement measures.
- 2IAMR B.Ed. College shall regularly submit the AQARs to the NAAC.
- 3IAMR B.Ed. College shall submit AQAR and follow up reports of AQAR to the UGC as and when called for.
- 4The IQAC must create its exclusive window on its institutional website, to regularly report on its activities, as well as for hosting the AQAR.
Quality culture in IAMR B.Ed. College
- 1Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IAMR B.Ed. College based on the quality parameters/assessment criteria developed by the relevant quality assurance body (NAAC) in the prescribed format;
- 2Bi-annual development of Quality Radars (QRs) and Ranking of Integral Units of IAMR B.Ed. College based on the AQAR;
- 3In terms of UGC Regulations 2010, IQAC shall act as the Documentation and Record-Keeping cell, including assistance in the development of the API criteria based Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) proforma using the indicative template separately developed by the UGC. In order to facilitate the process, all teachers shall submit the duly filled-in PBAS proforma to the IQAC annually;
Quality is a habit, not an event — the IQAC keeps that habit institutional.