IQAC
IQAC
IQAC
In pursuance of its Action Plan for performance evaluation, assessment and accreditation and quality up-gradation of institutions of higher education, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore proposes that every accredited institution should establish an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) as a quality sustenance measures. Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC will become a part of the institution’s system and work 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. For this, during the post-accreditation period, institutions need to channelize its efforts and measures towards promoting the holistic academic excellence including the peer committee recommendations. The work of the IQAC is the first step towards internalization and institutionalization of quality enhancement initiatives.
Objectives
- To develop a system to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
- To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through best practices.
- To assure all the stakeholders the accountability of the institution for its own quality.
Functions
- Generating and promoting awareness on quality benchmarks.
- Creating procedures and mechanisms to maintain quality in teaching, learning and evaluation process.
- Measuring the outcome of academic performance of the institution.
- Collection and analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes.
- Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles.
- Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of higher education.
- Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement.
- Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audit and its follow-up.
- Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC.
Benefits
- Ensure heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement.
- 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.
IQAC Team
| Sl. No. | Name of the Member | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. M. Akila, Principal | Chairman |
| 2 | Mr.A.K.Munusamy | Management Member |
| 3 | Dr.Prashant R. Nair, Vice Chair / IQAC, Amrita University, Coimbatore | Academic Expert |
| 4 | Er.Dinesh Ponnusamy - SAI Incubation Centre, Coimbatore | Industry Expert |
| 5 | Dr.J.Karpagam - Professor, EEE | Head - IQAC |
| 6 | Prof.L.Prabhu - AP (Sr.G), Mech | Associate Head - IQAC |
| 7 | Dr.S.Ramachandran - Head/CIIED | Member |
| 8 | Dr.M.Kathirvelu - Head/ECE | Member |
| 9 | Dr.V.Kumar Chinnaiyan - Head/EEE | Member |
| 10 | Dr.S.Sankar Ganesh - AsP/ AD | Member |
| 11 | Ms. R. Rajeshwari - AP(Sr.G)/ BME | Member |
| 12 | Dr. A.Sowmya - AP(Sl.G)/ Chemical | Member |
| 13 | Dr. S. Kanmani - AsP / Civil | Member |
| 14 | Dr. R.H. Aswathy - AP(Sr.G) / CSE | Member |
| 15 | Dr. V. Seethalakshmi - AsP/ECE | Member |
| 16 | Ms. R. Revathi - AP(Sr.G)/EEE | Member |
| 17 | Dr. M. Makesh Kumar - AP(Sl.G)/ Mechanical | Member |
| 18 | Dr. A. Kalaivani - AP(Sr.G) /Physics | Member |
| 19 | Er.S.Jithendra - Wipro Technologies, Coimbatore. | Alumni |
| 20 | Mr. Reshwin Jim R I, IV Year Mechanical | Student |
