INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC)

The National assessment and Accreditation Council advocated the establishment of Internal Quality assurance Cell (IQAC) by all the accredited institutions as a post accreditation quality sustenance activity.
Functions
* Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:
* Development and application of quality benchmarks / parameters for the various academic and administrative activities of the institution.
* Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of higher education.
* Organisation of workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles.
* Documentation of the various programmes / activities leading to quality improvement.
* Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report(AQAR) to be submitted to NAAC based on the quality parameters.
Strategies
IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:
* Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks.
* Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching, learning and evaluation.
* Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure.
Benefits
IQAC will facilitate / contribute:
* To a heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement and facilitate internalization of the quality culture.
* To the enhancement and integration among the various activities of the institution and institutionalize many good practices.
* To provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning.
* To act as a change agent in the institution.
* To better inter communication.

VISION
To make quality the defining element of higher education in our institution through a combination of self and external quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance initiatives.

MISSION
1. To arrange for periodic assessment of specific academic programmes or projects;
2. To stimulate the academic environment for promotion of quality of teaching-learning and research in higher education institutions;
3. To encourage self-evaluation, accountability, autonomy and innovations in higher education;
4. To undertake quality-related research studies, consultancy and training programmes, and
5. To collaborate with other stakeholders of higher education for quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance.

Value Framework To promote the following core values among for the quality improvement of the Institution:
1. Contributing to National Development
2. Fostering Global Competencies among Students
3. Inculcating a Value System among Students
4. Promoting the Use of Technology
5. Quest for Excellence

CO-ORDINATOR: Dr. V. ARJUNAN
Associate Professor & HEAD, Department of Chemistry, KMGIPSR