About IQAC at St Aloysius (Deemed to be University)
The Internal Quality Assessment Cell (IQAC) of St Aloysius(Deemed to be University) was established in 2004, immediately after the first NAAC Accreditation of the University. It has been reconstituted after the second cycle of NAAC Accreditation in 2010as a post-accreditation quality sustenance measure.
One of the major challenges of the IQAC is quality sustenance of the institution. It has channelized various efforts and measures towards the holistic development of the institution. In the post accreditation scenario it played a crucial role in the implementation of the recommendations of Exit.
Report of the NAAC Peer Team in the University
The IQAC has never acted as another hierarchical body rather it has always tried to bring belongingness and participation among the various constituents of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University).
Aims and Objectives
To develop a system ensuring improvementin academic and administrative excellence in St Aloysius (Deemed to be University).
To develop measures towards quality enhancement through promoting quality culture and creating benchmark in the University.
To promote institutional values among the faculty and students of the University.
Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for the various academic andadministrative activities of the University.
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 quality related institutional processes.
Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of higher education.
Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes andpromotion of quality circles.
Documentation of the various programmes/activities of the University, leading to qualityimprovement.
Acting as a nodal agency of the University 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 University based on the quality 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 Unites of University basedon the AQAR.
Interaction with SQACs in the pre and post accreditation quality assessment, sustenance andenhancement endeavours.
