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Unit 27: IQAC in Higher Education Institutions

Notes

The prime agenda of NAAC is to Assess and Accredit Institutions of higher learning
with an objective of helping them to work continuously to improve the quality of
education.

27.1.1 The IQAC Structure
He/ She may be assisted by a Director (in case of a university) or a Coordinator (in case of a college)
who shall be a senior faculty member. This position may be held as an additional charge by the
faculty member concerned, or a new position of a full-time Director/Coordinator may be created
and a person is selected and appointed or a senior faculty member is posted by redeployment.

The IQAC shall be constituted under the chairmanship of the head of the HEI.

27.1.2 Composition of the IQAC
The IQAC shall have the following composition :
(a) Head of the HEI - Chairperson
(b) Five (in case of a College) or eight (in case of a University) senior teachers and one senior
administrative official - Members
(c) Two (in case of a College) or three (in case of a University) external experts on Quality
Management / Industry / Local Community - Members
(d) Director / Coordinator of IQAC - Member Secretary
The members at b) and c) of the above shall be nominated by the Head of the HEI in consultation
with the academic body of the HEI (Academic Council of a University or Academic Committee of a
College). The membership of such nominated members shall be for a period of two years. The IQAC
should meet at least once in a quarter. The quorum for the meeting shall be two-third of the total
number of members. The agenda, minutes and Action Taken Reports are to be documented with
official signatures and maintained electronically in a retrievable format.

The QAC is meant for planning, guiding and monitoring Quality Assurance (QA) and
Quality Enhancement (QE) activities of the HEIs.

27.1.3 Functions of the IQAC
(i) Development and application of quality benchmarks/ parameters for the various academic
and administrative activities of the HEI;
(ii) 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;
(iii) Arrangement for feedback responses from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-
related institutional processes;
(iv) Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of higher education;

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