Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

INTRODUCTION:

Development of a culture that recognizes the importance of quality and quality assurance is essential in institutions of higher learning. Quality assurance is a new paradigm of academic and administrative management. The changing educational landscape calls for setting up a formal and effective mechanism for the approval, periodic review, monitoring, evaluation and assessment of quality of the programmes in higher education institutions. It is in this vain that the proposal by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to establish Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) has been undertaken by every accredited institution of learning.

The quality assurance activities are not just limited to collecting data; rather it is also expected to analyze the data for enhancing quality, providing accountability, establishing stakeholder confidence and creating trust in the institution’s performance. Since quality assurance is a continuous process, IQAC is now becoming a central theme in Higher Education, ever endeavouring to work towards realization of the goals of quality enhancement and sustenance.

OBJECTIVES:

IQAC is expected to fulfil the following objectives:

1. To develop and implement a strategy for conscious, consistent and continuous enhancement of quality to improve the academic and administrative performance and standards of the programmes of the institution.
2. To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture, accountability, and institutionalization of best practices and awards. 

FUNCTION:

The IQAC shall have the following functions:

1. Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities.
2. Organization of workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles.
3. Documentation of the various programmes / activities leading to quality improvement
4. Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive for quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process.
5. Arrangement for feedback responses from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes.
6. Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles.
7. Documentation of the various programmes/activities, leading to quality improvement.
8. Development of Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the Institute based on the quality parameters/assessment criteria developed by the relevant quality assurance body (like NAAC, NIRF) in the prescribed format.

   COMPOSITION OF IQAC

   IQAC may be constituted in every institution under the Chairmanship of the Head of the institution with heads of important academic and administrative units and a few teachers and a few distinguished educationists and representatives of local management and stakeholders

   List of the Current Members of IQAC

   1.     Chairperson

   Prof. C. A. Harihar, Principal

   2.   Teacher to represent all level

   1.     Sri. B.I.Koli, HOD of Chemistry 2.     Sri. L. M. Mavintop, HOD of English 3.     Sri. B. K. Katenahalli, HOD of Zoology 4.     Dr. R. S. Radder, HOD of Kannada 5.     Sri. H. G. Basavaraj, HOD of Physics 6.     Dr. Swapna. Mudagal, HOD of Commerce 7.     Dr. Saraswati. Bommanal, HOD of Economics 8.     Dr.Anand Kanapet, HOD of Sociology

   3.   Member from the Management

   1.      Shri. S.V. Sawkar, President, R. T. E. Society’s Ranebennur

   2.      Smt. S.K. Koti, Secretary, R. T. E. Society’s Ranebennur

   4.     Nominee from Local Society, Students and Alumni

   Shri. B.B. Nandyala (Member of Local Society, Rtd. Principal

   Sri. Basavaraj M Huggi (Alumni, Assistant Professor, GFGC Ranebennur)

   Ms. Amulya S (Student nominee, General Secretary of the college)

   Sri.

   5.     Nominee from Employers/ Industries/ Stakeholders

   Sri.P.B. Nandyala

   Sri. Kotresh Menarwade

   6.     Student Member

   Ms. K. Neha

   7.     Coordinator of IQAC

   Dr. Madhukumar R, Coordinator IQAC