IQAC -Quality Cell

GOVERNMENT COLLEGE BAROTA, GOHANA (SONIPAT)

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the college is primarily focused in internal quality. The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) have laid the onus of quality enhancement of colleges on the IQAC. The primary objective of the IQAC is to look into rather than at the college processes with a perspective of providing quality to all the stakeholders.

To promote measures for the institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality and institutionalization of best practices, Government College Barota, Gohana established in 2017 and College IQAC established in the year 2018.

As the quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC works towards the realization of goals of quality enhancement. It plays a vital role in development of a system of conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the holistic performance of the institution in all its academic and administrative efforts.

The college IQAC quality policy for all stakeholders is ‘inclusion through involvement’. This policy ensures that all the stakeholders, mainly the staff and the students involve themselves in all activities of the college during their tenure.

IQAC user’s quality in assessment and accreditation by taking up latest initiatives and planning new strategies and deploying these towards the attainment of the higher objectives/goals of the institution for excellence.

Vision

To develop systematic quality processes in the college for evolving, enhancing and sustaining excellence in its academic and administrative practices and to set benchmarks for their periodic evaluation.

Mission

To develop a conscious, consistent and catalytic quality improvement system that encourages the pursuits of the staff and students of the college.

To promote innovative practices to continually improve the effectiveness of the teaching-learning experiences of the staff and students.

To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality cultural and institutionalization of best practices as well as to act as a catalytic agent in the institution by bringing heightened level of focus in institutional functioning.

Objectives

The primacy of this cell is:-

• To motivate and facilitate quality measures in improving teaching quality through Upgrading initiatives such as professional development opportunities and programs.
• To provide adequate and supportive facilities to enhance student learning experience in the campus.
• To provide recorded mechanisms for feedback from the stakeholders to continually strive to incorporate changes in keeping with the changing scenario.
• To develop, implement, monitor benchmarks and high standards in all activities of the college.
• To fulfil Vision and Mission of the college in the light of its quality policy.
• To develop system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action for sustaining the academic and administrative performance of every department.
• To promote measures for functioning of entire institute towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and implementation of best practices.
• To device and ensure procedures and mechanisms to maintain quality in all the operational aspects of the system- teaching- learning evaluation process.
• Developing the realistic and attainable quality benchmarks for each of the academic and administrative activity through plan of action, internal assessment, workshops.

Strategies

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:

• Organizing meetings with external experts and heads of departments.
• Approving proposals put forth by Committees/cells/units/departments.
• Addressing grievances of students as and when needed.
• Collecting student’s feedback, faculty feedback, alumni feedback.
• Encouraging faculty to attend seminars/ conferences/ workshops/ symposia/ FDPs.
• Putting proposals before the principal for improvement of facilities and infrastructure.
• Monitoring the mentor-mentee groups.

Benefits

IQAC will facilitate and contribute towards its chief objectives and its endeavour is to ensure and assure robust cultural of quality to a heightened level of clarity and focus on institutional functioning towards quality enhancement and facilitate internalization of quality culture.

• There is effective coordination between the committees/cells/department heads and college programs.
• A sound base is provided for decision making to improve institutional functioning.
• The process of development is catalysed in the institution.
• Better environment for internal communication is provided.
• Enhancement and integration among the various activities of the institution are encouraged.

Functions

• Setting quality benchmarks with consistent work for various academic and administrative activities of the institution.
• Creating parameters to reach academic as well as non-academic learning goals.
• Creating a student centric teaching-learning environment.
• Enabling faculty to efficiently use Hi-tech tools for innovation in education.
• Collection and analysis of feedback of students, faculty and Alumni for the best practices.
• Organizing various workshops &seminars for quality education environment.
• Documenting all the activities in chronological order and keeping an eye on improvements.
• Preparation and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing the institutional quality.
• Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC.

ROLE OF THE CO-ORDINATOR

IQAC co-ordinator is like the captain of the ship. Co-ordinator has the responsible approach towards the work processes and most importantly works on the goal of achieving NAAC accreditation.

Operational Features of the IQAC

IQAC ensures clarity of the work processes. Its continuous assessment pattern makes it possible to create an internalization of quality education culture in the institution. It ensures a better collaboration between various departments of the college and eradicates the communication gap with frequent evaluation and feedbacks. IQAC allows the faculty to properly create authentic documentations and keep their records for future reference in the NAAC assessment process.

Monitoring Mechanism

The IQAC will conduct audits both internal and external to accomplish its quality enhancement initiatives.

Documentation of the records will be the prime focus of the IQAC and will be communicated to all concerned in bringing about positive changes. The IQAC will form a nexus between the Management, Principal, faculty and student body to achieve tasks set every year.

Regular documentation and SPP of each committee/ cell/ club and following it stringently will provide ample scope for annual submission of the AQAR to NAAC. The IQAC will also put in place a feedback system, which will in turn benefit each of the stakeholders. The IQAC shall also create its exclusive space on its institutional website and regularly upload its activities and host its annual report.

IQAC Composition of the institution is tabled below:-

                                                                                       Principal

                                                                                  Govt. College Barota