Internal Quality Assurance Cell

Pazhassiraja College established the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in June 2011 with the primary objective of assuring continuous improvement in the entire operations of the institution.

Functions

IQAC, based on NAAC guidelines, attempts to perform the following functions.

• 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 and promotion of quality circles
• 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.

Objectives

IQAC functions with the following objectives:

• 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 functioning of the support structure and services.
• Research sharing and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.

Members

Following is the data submitted for IQAC :

Document Title	Year
system_update_altIQAC CONSTITUTION 2022-23	2022 - 2023
system_update_altIQAC Constitution 2021-22	2021 - 2022
system_update_altIQAC Constitution 2020-21	2020 - 21