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Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University Unit 27: IQAC in Higher Education Institutions

Unit 27: IQAC in Higher Education Institutions Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
27.1 The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

27.2 Eligibility for Financial Assistance for Establishing (IQAC)
27.3 Contribution of IQAC
27.4 Aims of IQAC
27.5 Functions of IQAC
27.6 Summary
27.7 Keywords
27.8 Review Questions
27.9 Further Readings

Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarized as below :
• to discuss about cells (IQACs) in HEIs.
• to explain about eligibility for financial assistance for establishing IQAC.
• to describe contribution of IQAC
• to discuss about aims of IQAC
• to discuss about the functions of IQAC

Introduction

The University Grants Commission (UGC), established in November 1956 as a statutory body of the
Government of India through an Act of Parliament, has the unique distinction of being the only
grant-giving agency in the country which has been vested with two responsibilities : that of providing
funds and that of coordination, determination and maintenance of standards in institutions of higher
education.
Maintaining the momentum of quality consciousness is crucial in HEIs. Internal Quality Assurance
Cell, in fact, is conceived as a mechanism to build and ensure a quality culture at the institutional
level. Every HEI should have an internal quality assurance system, with appropriate structure and
processes, and with enough flexibility to meet the diverse needs of the stakeholders. The internal
quality assurance mechanism of the institution may be called “Internal Quality Assurance Cell
(IQAC)”. The IQAC may channelise and systematize the efforts and measures of an institution
towards academic excellence. It should not be yet another hierarchical structure or record-keeping
exercise in the institution; it would be a facilitative and participative organ of the institution. The
IQAC should become a driving force for ushering in quality by working out intervention strategies
to remove deficiencies and enhance quality.

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