ABOUT IQAC
We are committed to provide excellent quality Education in Arts, Science, Commerce, Costume Design and Hotel Management as per UGC, Bharathiar University and Government of Tamil Nadu norms to create multidisciplinary citizens, and to satisfy the students and parents’ requirements through continual improvements in Quality of Education Services.The College “Internal Quality Assurance Cell” (IQAC) was established in September 2014. The Cell has been functioning actively with regard to our Academic and Research and Administrative activities. “Quality Policy” is the major objective of our IQAC through continuous monitoring and constant follow-up of ongoing activities.
As per the guidelines from NAAC:
The IQAC at AJK College of Arts and Science was established in the year 2014. Thereafter, it was modified according to NAAC guidelines released by NAAC accreditation committee. As per the guidelines published by NAAC on 11th Jan’ 2019, AJKCAS made the required amendments and fortified the IQAC as per the new guidelines.
OBJECTIVES OF IQAC:
Composition of IQAC
“The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institutions. For this, during the post-accreditation period, it will channelize all efforts and measures of the institution towards promoting its holistic academic excellence.”
IQAC has defined Quality Objectives as follows:
- To aim for being a 'College with Excellence'
- To achieve academic and administrative excellence
- To create a quality circle student-centric atmosphere for holistic learning
- To develop stronger Industry- Academia relation for benefit of staff and students
- To promote interdisciplinary and collaborative research
- To enhance the quality of staff by promoting and encouraging overall faculty development
- To aim for International collaborations and International programs
- To enhance Infrastructure for Teaching-Learning and Administration
The IQAC team believes in planning based on:
- Analysis of current trends
- Current needs of the education field
- Continuous improvement in teaching-learning and evaluation
- Use of latest technology for the betterment of students
- Social affairs and their impact on education
- Institutional Social responsibility
- Appropriate decision-making
- Effective implementation of the plans.
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 programmes;
- Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes 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.
Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are
- Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the Institution;
- 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
- Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement;
- Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution 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 institution;
- Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC.