As per National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) guidelines 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 becomes a part of the institution's system and works towards realization of the goals of quality enhancement and sustenance.
The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institutions. The IQAC at AIPH University has been working towards this goal since its inception.
Goals and Objectives
Systematic Improvement:
To develop a structured system for conscious, consistent, and catalytic actions aimed at improving both the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
Quality Enhancement:
To promote initiatives for functioning of the University that foster quality enhancement through the internalization of a quality culture and the institutionalization of best practices.
Stakeholder Assurance:
To ensure the confidence of all stakeholders of the institution in its accountability and commitment to maintaining and improving its own quality standards.
Functions
The IQAC will perform the following functions:
1. Quality Benchmarks:
Develop and apply quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution.
2. Learner-Centric Environment:
Facilitate a learner-centric environment by formulating procedures and mechanisms conducive to quality education and faculty development to adopt the required knowledge and technology for a participatory teaching and learning process.
3. Feedback Mechanism:
Arrange for feedback responses from students, parents, and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes.
4. Information Dissemination:
Disseminate information on various quality parameters of higher education.
5. Workshops and Seminars:
Organize inter and intra-institutional workshops and seminars on quality-related themes and promote quality circles.
6. Documentation:
Document and coordinate various programmes and activities leading to quality improvement in academics, evaluation and administration.
7. Activities:
Act as a nodal agency of the institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including the adoption and dissemination of best practices.
8. Institutional Database Maintenance:
Develop and maintain an integrated institutional database through a Management Information System (MIS) for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing institutional quality.
9. Quality Culture Development:
Develop and promote a quality culture within the institution by generating awareness on quality sustenance.
10. Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR):
Prepare the AQAR as per the guidelines and parameters of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC.
11. Annual Audits:
Plan and execute Annual Academic and Administrative Audits.
12. Performance Measurement:
Measure the outcomes of the academic performance of the institution.
13. Operational Improvement:
Ensure continuous improvement in all operational aspects of the university.
14. Quality Sustenance Activities:
Keep the institution abreast of quality activities through workshops, seminars, demonstrations, case studies, and panel discussions.
15. Quality Benchmarks Development:
Develop realistic and attainable quality benchmarks for each academic and administrative activity through action plans, internal assessments, and workshops.