Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
NAAC-driven quality sustenance mechanism
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (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 post-accreditation quality sustenance measure.
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, it will channelize all efforts and measures of the institution towards promoting its holistic academic excellence.
Strategies
The IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:
Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks
The relevance and quality of academic and research programmes
Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society
Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning
The credibility of evaluation procedures
Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure and services
Research sharing and networking with other institutions in India and abroad
Functions of IQAC
The following are the key functions performed by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell:
Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution
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
Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes
Dissemination of information on 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 leading to quality improvement
Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices
Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality
Development of Quality Culture in the institution
Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC
Benefits of IQAC
IQAC will facilitate / contribute:
- Ensure heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement
- Ensure internalization of the quality culture
- Ensure enhancement and coordination among various activities of the institution and institutionalize all good practices
- Provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning
- Act as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs
- Build an organized methodology of documentation and internal communication
IQAC Committee Members
| Sr. No. | Name | Role | Designation | Contact No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shri. Sanjeev Sukadev Pagare | Chairman | Principal | 8329960881 | sscollegepandharpur@gmail.com |
| 2 | Shri. D. R Pawara | Coordinator | Lecturer | 8080955571 | drpawara96@gmail.com |
| 3 | Smt. R. K. Shimpi | Member | Lecturer | 7249388627 | ritushimpi59@gmail.com |
| 4 | Shri. Gaurav B. Nandre | Member | Lecturer | 8830142314 | gauravnandre48@gmail.com |
| 5 | Shri. Harsh S. Laddha | Member | Lecturer | 8554995663 | laddhaharsh19@gmail.com |
| 6 | Smt. Alka Vasant Khare | Member | Management Representative | 899225624 | alkabsonawane@gmail.com |
| 7 | Shri. Pravin Prabhakar Sonawane | Member | Nodal Officer | 942321817 | pravin.baba2025@gmail.com |
| 8 | Manager Hasti Bank Branch Sakri | Member | Bank Representative | 8888891640 | rbiusersgroup@hastibank.org |
| 9 | Shri. V. A. Sonawane (Principal, KGBM School) | Member | Local Society Representative | 9527535304 | vinodasonawane@gmail.com |
| 10 | Kanhaiya Honda | Member | Company Representative | 9921899690 | sureshgujar89@yahoo.in |
| 11 | Ku. Jugalkishor Sonawane | Member | Student Representative | 7276265000 | jugal2025@gmail.com |