Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

About IQAC Cell

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was established at VBIT on 26th January, 2014 after receiving the accreditation status from NBA for its major UG programmes as a post accreditation quality sustenance measure. Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC should be a part of the institution’s system and work towards realizing the goals of quality enhancement and sustenance.
The IQAC has to make a significant and meaningful contribution in the post-accreditation phase through channelizing the efforts and measures of an institution towards academic excellence.

Objective

  • To develop a quality system for conscious, consistent and catalytic programmed action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the Institute
  • To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

Plan of Action

  • To conduct the meeting at the beginning of each semester (Twice in a year)
  • To prepare a detailed Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) at the end of he academic year and submit the same to Governing Body/University.
  • Prime agenda of the meeting would be review based planning of academic policies for the sustainable growth of the Institute
  • To develop a monitoring system for quality assurance of the policies

Benefits of IQAC

  • Ensure heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement
  • Build an organized methodology of documentation and internal communication.
  • Ensure internalization of the quality culture
  • Ensure enhancement and integration among the various activities of the institution and institutionalize good practices
  • Provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning
  • Act as a dynamic system for quality changes in the Institute

Functions

  • Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for the various academic and administrative activities of the Institute
  • 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
  • Arrangement for feedback responses from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes
  • Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of higher education
  • Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles
  • Documentation of the various programmes/activities of the Institute, leading to quality improvement
  • Acting as a nodal agency of the Institute for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of good practices
  • Development and maintenance of Institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality
  • Development of Quality Culture in Institute
  • Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the Institute based on the quality parameters/assessment criteria developed by the relevant quality assurance body (like NAAC, NBA) in the prescribed format
  • Bi-annual development of Quality Radars (QRs) and Ranking of Integral Units of Institute based on the AQAR