Objectives of the IQAC

The general objective of the IQAC is to promote a quality assurance culture within the university. The specific objectives are to:

1.       Institutionalize the quality assurance culture in accordance with national QA guidelines and international practices;

2.       Ensure that the university’s quality assurance procedures are designed following the QAU guidelines and national requirements;

3.       Develop, maintain and enhance quality of education and people’s perception in favor of the university through consistent quality assurance practice and performance;

4.       Build image of the university with confidence of the stakeholders ensuring transparency, accountability, and good practices in all aspects of management; and

5.       Prepare the university to meet the external quality assurance assessment and accreditation requirements. 

Functions of IQAC

In order to achieve the objectives, the major functions of the IQAC will be to:

1.       Facilitate to define the mission and objectives of the university for enhancing the quality and relevance of higher education and respond to global trends on quality education;

2.       Guide and assist the program offering entities of the university to define program objectives; 

3.       Develop standards and benchmarks for various academic and administrative activities of the university;

4.       Review existing procedures for further improvement of delivery of higher education; 

5.       Prepare QA documents and procedures for use within the university following specifications and guidelines provided in the IQAC OM;

6.       Encourage staff to maintain professional code of conduct in accordance with the QAU guidelines and international practices and facilitate to maintain good practices in operations;

7.       Provide necessary support to the study program offering academic units, i.e., departments, faculties and institutes   to conduct the self-assessment, external peer review and implement QA process at program level; 

8.       Conduct regular monitoring of implementation of policies, systems, processes and procedures;

9.       Facilitate to conduct institutional assessment;

10.  Facilitate the approval of new program offering entity and new programs for existing entities using appropriate procedures;

11.  Develop a data base containing information regarding quality assurance, which will be deliverable to all stakeholders;

12.  Prepare and produce annual institutional quality assurance report (IQAR) and monitoring report assessing the activities of IQAC and submit to the QAC;

13.  Develop an Institutional QA Strategic Plan for every 5 years and ensure its implementation and monitoring of achievements;

14.  Coordinate all QA related activities within the university;

15.  Liaise with QAU and other external QA agencies; 

16.  Organize workshops, seminars and appropriate training for capacity building and promoting QA culture at all levels of the university;

17.  Advise university management, faculty and departments on QA and related matters;

18.  Take initiative and lead to establish staff development center at the university;

19.  Prepare the detailed budget of the IQAC; and

20.  Conduct impromptu audit at any level of the university if necessary.

Functional Relationship of IQAC with QAC and QAU

1.       The QAU will provide guidance to the IQAC to implement QA process within the university in all matters concerning quality assurance;

2.       The IQAC shall   liaise between the QAU, UGC and the university in matters of quality assurance;

3.       The UGC shall consider the IQAC as the main agency for establishing the quality culture in the university in general and quality assurance of higher education in particular;

4.       The IQAC shall implement the QA process in accordance with the guidelines of QAU to conform to the international standard of QA practices;

5.       The QAC shall act as an advisory body to the IQAC for developing an effective and workable system of quality assurance and oversee the activities of the IQAC;

6.       The IQAC will implement QA and related activities as specified in section 4.4 of the IQAC OM and shall report to the QAC;

The Vice Chancellor as the Chairman of the QAC of the university shall place all the decisions, documents, QA strategic plan of the university and reports prepared by the IQAC for ratification and endorsement by the Syndicate.  

The relational structure of the IQAC, Syndicate, QAC and the QAU