About IQAC

In pursuance of the National Action Plan of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore, for performance evaluation, assessment and accreditation and quality up gradation of institutions of higher education, the NAAC 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 an institution’s system and work towards realizing 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 performance of institutions. The IQAC will make a significant and meaningful contribution in the post accreditation phase of institutions. During the post-accreditation period, the IQAC will channelize the efforts and measures of an institution towards academic excellence.
VISION:
To ensure a purposeful and continuous quality programme of action to enhance the academic and administrative performance of the institution towards academic excellence.
MISSION:

• To channelize and systematize progressive performance of academic and administrative system.
• To Optimize and integrate the contemporary methods of teaching-learning process to inculcate value and outcome based education.
• Conduct quality based academic standards and explore research innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• To identify and nurture the talent among the faculty and students.
• To participate in quality management initiatives to enhance quality in education.

Functions of IQAC:

• Development and application of quality benchmarks/standards for the various academic and administrative initiatives of the institution.
• Facilitating the construction of a learning environment towards quality education for participatory teaching and learning process.
• Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of Higher Education.
• To organise inter and inter institutional seminars and workshops on quality related themes in the areas of Pharmaceutical research and development in association with national, international institutions/ universities and pharmaceutical industry.
• Documentation of the all the activities organized in institute leading to quality improvement.
• Coordinating the quality-related activities, including adoption of best practices through value added program for the students of all the streams of pharmacy in the college.
• Periodical conduct of Academic Audit.
• Arrangement for feedback, inviting suggestions and recommendations from students, parents and stakeholders on quality emphasizing institutional policies & processes.

Composition of IQAC

IQAC may be constituted in every institution under the Chairmanship of the Head of the institution with heads of important academic and administrative units and a few teachers and a few distinguished educationists and representatives of local management and stakeholders. The composition of the IQAC may be as follows:

1. Chairperson: Head of the Institution
2. Teachers to represent all level (Three to eight)
3. One member from the Management
4. Few Senior administrative officers
5. One nominee each from local society, Students and Alumni
6. One nominee each from Employers /Industrialists/Stakeholders
7. One of the senior teachers as the coordinator/Director of the IQAC

The composition of the IQAC will depend on the size and complexity of the institution, accordingly the representation of teachers may vary. It helps the institutions in planning and monitoring. IQAC also gives stakeholders or beneficiaries a cross-sectional participation in the institution’s quality enhancement activities. The guidelines given here are only indicative and will help the institutions for quality sustenance activities.
The IQAC should meet at least once in every 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.

Role Of Coordinator

The role of the coordinator of the IQAC is crucial in ensuring the effective functioning of all the members. The coordinator of the IQAC may be a senior/competent person with experience and exposure 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 essential that the coordinator may have sound knowledge about the computer, data management and its various functions such as usage for effective communication.
The coordinator of the IQAC will have a major role in implementing these functions. The IQAC may derive major support from the already existing units and mechanisms that contribute to the functions listed above. The operational features and functions discussed so far are broad-based to facilitate institutions towards academic excellence and institutions may adapt them to their specific needs.
The institutions need to submit yearly the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) to NAAC by end of September every year positively. A functional Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and timely submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQARs) are the Minimum Institutional Requirements (MIR) to volunteer for second, third or subsequent cycle’s accreditation. During the institutional visit the NAAC peer teams will interact with the IQACs to know the progress, functioning as well as quality sustenance initiatives undertaken by them.
The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) may be the part of the Annual Report. The AQAR shall be approved by the statutory bodies of the HEIs (such as Governing Council/ Executive Council/Board of Management) for the follow up action for necessary quality enhancement measures.

IQAC Committee :

Composition of IQAC