Shri Shivaji Arts & Commerce College, Amravati

Shivaji Nagar, Amravati-444603
Affiliated to Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Amravati
Reaccredited by "A" Grade with CGPA 3.15 by NAAC Bangalore

Objective & Functions Of IQAC

Vision:

          To ensure quality culture as the prime concern for the Higher Education Institutions through institutionalizing and internalizing all the initiatives taken with internal and external support.


Objective:

The primary aim of IQAC is

  • 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.


Strategies:

IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for

  1. Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks;

  2. Relevant and quality academic/ research programmes;

  3. Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society;

  4. Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning;

  5. The credibility of assessment and evaluation process;

  6. Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and services;

  7. Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.


Functions:

Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:

  1. Development and application of quality benchmarks

  2. Parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution;

  3. 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;

  4. Collection and analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;

  5. Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all stakeholders;

  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. Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices;

  9. Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality;

  10. Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audit and its follow-up

  11. Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC.