The National Assessment and Accreditation Council advocates the establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) by all the accredited as a post accreditation quality sustenance activity.

Objective

The primary aim of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.

Functions

some of the functions expected of the IQAC are :

• Development and application of quality benchmark/parameters for the various academic and administrative activities of the institution
• Dissemination of information on the various quality parameter of higher education
• Organization of workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles
• Documentations of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement
• Prepration of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) to be submitted to NAAC based on the quality parameters.

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 internal communication.