Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC)

Introduction

In pursuance of its Action Plan for performance evaluation, assessment and accreditation and quality up-gradation of HiTech Engineering College Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) has been established. Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC is integral part of the college academic 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 the college. The guidelines provided in the following pages will guide and facilitate the college in the creation and operation of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC).

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 programs.
Equitable access to and affordability of academic programs 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 proper allocation of support structure and services, Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.
It has the potential to become a vehicle for ushering in quality enhancement by working out planned interventionist strategies to remove deficiencies and enhance quality like the “Quality Circles” in industries.

Objective

The IQAC aims at:

To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the University.
To promote measures for university institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

The IQAC Members

The composition of the IQAC is as follows:

Chairperson: Head of the Institution
Some senior administrative officers
Some senior faculty members (from three to eight)
One/two nominees from Employers /Industrialists/stakeholders
One/two nominees from local society, Students and Alumni
One senior professor as the coordinator/Director of the IQAC

IQAC Constitution Members

SN	Faculty Name	Designation	Responsibility
1.	Dr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra	Director	Chairperson
2.	Mrs. Renu Goel	Management Representative	Member
3.	Mr. Rajesh Singh	Representative- Local Society	Member
4.	Mr. Vivek Chopra	IQAC Coordinator, HOD-EE	Co-ordinator
5.	Mr. R.C. Sharma	Registrar	Member
6.	Dr. A.K.Jain	Dean	Member
7.	Dr. Upasna Joshi	Principal , B.Ed	Member
8.	Dr. Hoshiyar Singh	HOD-CSE	Member
9.	Dr. Pragya Aggrawal	HOD-MBA	Member
10.	Mrs. Tanu Gupta	HOD-ECE	Member
11.	Mr. Deepak Bhaskar	HOD-ME	Member
12.	Dr. Shalin Kumar	Professor- Applied Science	Member
13.	Mr. Bhaskar Sharma	HOD-MCA	Member
14.	Mr. Amit Sharma	Dean Student Welfare	Member
15.	Mr. Mukulit Goel	Dean Alumni	Member
16.	Mohd. Noor Mustafa	Alumni-CSE	Member
17.	Ms. Kanchan	Alumni-EE	Member

Functions

Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the College;
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 programs/activities leading to quality improvement;
Acting as a nodal agency of the College 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 College.
IQAC audit shall be conducted within one month of the end of the semester.

The Roles and responsibilities of Coordinator-IQAC

The role of the coordinator of the IQAC is in ensuring the effective functioning of all the members. The coordinator of the IQAC may be a senior person with expertise in quality aspects. She/he may be a full-time functionary or, to start with, she/he may be a senior academic /administrator entrusted with the IQAC as an additional responsibility. Secretarial assistance may be facilitated by the administration. It is preferable that the coordinator may have sound knowledge about the computer, its various functions and usage for effective communication.

Roles and Responsibilities of the IQAC Team

To hold IQAC Academic Audit once in a Semester ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic and administrative tasks as per the Academic calendar.
To take actions on the recommendations of the DIQACs.
To ensure planning and execution of Curriculum and activities (co-curricular and extracurricular) every semester.
To conduct Laboratory Audits
To conduct academic audits
To monitor Students’ performance through DIQAC
To plan and monitor co-curricular and extra-curricular activities
To ensure Attendance Monitoring
To plan & implement examination (Internal & External) reforms
To review University Results & ensure improvements in Results
To ensure Student Counselling
To ensure the Implementation of OBE & fill in the existing Gaps, if any
To ensure implementation of Modern
Teaching-learning pedagogy.
To ensure the quality in Admission & Placement
To ensure Quality of Publication
To ensure Quality of Placement
To ensure Faculty Ph.D. Record (No. of Ph.D. / Enrolled in Ph.D.)
To ensure timely redressal of Grievances and student, and to maintain the record.
To ensure the quality of Course file.
To verify/assess Course File
Accreditation & Ranking
Academic & Administrative Audit (AAA)
Question Paper Audit
Result Moderation