There shall be an Internal Quality Assurance Committee (IQAC) in the College to plan, guide and monitor quality assurance and quality enhancement in all the academic activities of the Colleges.

The Internal Quality Assurance Committee in the College shall be constituted and function as per the guidelines of the University Grants Commission, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune and State Government issued, from time to time.

The Annual Quality Assurance Report shall be approved by the College Development Committee of the College for the follow up action for the necessary quality enhancement measures. The College shall regularly submit the Annual Quality Assurance Report to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)or other accreditation bodies.

The colleges shall regularly submit their Annual Quality Assurance Reports to the affiliating university, State level quality assurance bodies and national accreditation bodies.

Composition of the IQAC

IQAC – Vision

To promote quality culture as the prime concern of Higher Education Institutions through institutionalizing and internalizing all the quality-enhancing and sustaining initiatives taken with internal and external support.

Objective of IQAC

• To develop a mechanism to promote conscious, consistent and catalytic action plans to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
• To promote institutional quality enhancement and sustenance through the internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of the best practices.

Strategies of IQAC

1. Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial units;
2. Adoption of relevant and quality academic and research programmes;
3. Ensuring equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of the society;
4. Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning;
5. Ensuring credible assessment and evaluation processes;
6. Ensuring the proper allocation, adequacy and maintenance of support structure and services; and
7. Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.

Functions of IQAC

1. Development and application of quality benchmarks;
2. Setting parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution;
3. Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and faculty development to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process;
4. Collection and analysis of feedback from all the stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;
5. Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all the stakeholders;
6. Organization of intra- and inter-institutional workshops and seminars on quality- related themes and promotion of quality circles;
7. Documentation of various programmes / activities leading to quality improvement;
8. Acting as a nodal agency of the institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of the best practices;
9. Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing institutional quality;
10. Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audits along with their follow-up activities; and
11. Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per the guidelines and parameters of NAAC.

Benefits of IQAC

1. Ensuring clarity and focus in the institution’s march towards quality enhancement;
2. Ensuring internalization of quality culture;
3. Ensuring enhancement and coordination among the various units and activities of the institution and institutionalizing all good practices;
4. Providing a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning;
5. Acting as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs; and
6. Building a sound methodology for documentation and internal communication.

NAAC

 To make quality the defining element of higher education in India through a combination of self and external quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance initiatives.

 NAAC MISSION

• To arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions of higher education or units thereof, or specific academic programmes or projects;
• To stimulate the academic environment for promotion of quality of teaching-learning and research in higher education institutions;
• To encourage self-evaluation, accountability, autonomy and innovations in higher education;
• To undertake quality-related research studies, consultancy and training programmes.
• To collaborate with other stakeholders of higher education for quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance.