Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Panchur College
Maintaining the momentum of quality consciousness is crucial in Colleges.
Internal Quality AssuranceCell, in fact, is conceived as a mechanism to build and ensure a quality culture at the institutional level.
The IQAC is meant for planning, guiding and monitoring Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Enhancement (QE) activities of the colleges.
The IQAC may channelise and systematise the efforts and measures of an institution towards academicexcellence. It should not be yet another hierarchical structure or record-keeping exercise in theinstitution; it would be a facilitative and participative organ of the institution.
The IQAC isa driving force for ushering in quality by working out intervention strategies to remove deficiencies andenhance quality.
Goals of the IQAC
To develop a quality system for conscious, consistent and catalytic programmed action toimprove the academic and administrative performance of the College
To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement throughinternationalisation of quality culture and institutionalisation of best practices
The IQAC has the following functions
Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for the various academic andadministrative activities of the College;
Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive for quality education andfaculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teachingand learning process;
Arrangement for feedback responses from students, parents and other stakeholders on qualityrelated institutional processes;
Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of higher education;
Organisation of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes andpromotion of quality circles;
Documentation of the various programmes/activities of the College, leading to qualityimprovement;
Acting as a nodal agency of the college for coordinating quality-related activities, includingadoption and dissemination of good practices
Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose ofmaintaining / enhancing the institutional quality;
Development of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the College based on thequality parameters/assessment criteria developed by the relevant quality assurance body (likeNAAC, NBA, AB) in the prescribed format;
Bi-annual development of Quality Radars (QRs) and Ranking of Integral Unity of Colleges basedon the AQAR;
Interaction with SQACs in the pre and post accreditation quality assessment, sustenance andenhancement endeavours.
Benefits of the IQAC
Ensure heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards qualityenhancement;
Ensure internalisation of the quality culture;
Ensure enhancement and integration among the various activities of the college and goodpractices;
Provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning;
Act as a dynamic system for quality changes in the Colleges
Build an organised methodology of documentation and internal communication.
As per GB meeting 10.04.2019 and the Teacher’s Council meeting 30.04.2019, the Panchur College IQAC was formed for the year 2019 – 20.
Prof. Prasanta Mahato: External Member
Mr. Asikul Alam Fakir: GB Representative<
Dr. Lopamudra Bandyopadhyay: Co-ordinator
Prof. Sandip Biswas and Prof. Tarun Kanti Haldar: Deputy Co-ordinators
Members: Prof. Sarmistha Maiti, Dr. Abhijit Barman, Dr. Arpitasree Narayan, Prof. Sayantani Bhattacharya, Ms. Sabina Sultana.