Patrician College of Arts and Science

IQAC – Internal Quality Assurance Cell

The establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in Patrician is a major step in instituting long-term quality standards. The IQAC cell was instituted at Patrician College in October 2014 . All academic plans are initiated, planned and supervised by the IQAC. The Cell employs various means in consonance with the guidelines provided by the council in order to achieve holistic academic excellence. As a post-accreditation quality sustenance measure as prescribed by the NAAC, the Cell works towards sustaining goals of the MHRD, the UGC and the Parent University – the University of Madras.

The IQAC at Patrician is an integral body that provides accountability to all its stakeholders. A few of its activities include Open Forum, Structured feedback from all its stakeholders, Quality Initiatives, and evolving newer practices that helps the College steer through the vision, mission and its principles.

Objectives

To provide a sound basis for decision making to improve institutional functioning.
Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks.
Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure and services.
Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education.
Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR), National Institutional Ranking Framework Data (NIRF) and All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) based on the quality parameters.

Role of IQAC

Curriculum Development

To conduct yearly internal and external audit for all programmes to assess the level of attainment of its proposed vision and mission

Students

Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society
To arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions of higher education or units thereof, or specific academic programmes or projects
To encourage self-evaluation, accountability, autonomy and innovations in higher education
Development of Quality Culture in the institution
The credibility of evaluation procedures

Staff

To organise a minimum of two pedagogical training programs per year for new teaching faculty and for those who require additional training
To organise at least one common skill-development program per year for the supporting staff

Support Staff

To conduct at least one skill development program for the Administrative and Support Staff

Teaching-Learning

To achieve 100% utilization of online portals and educational apps for all faculty
To register and complete at least one MOOC course per year

Co Curricular Activities

To organise national / international conference or Student Seminar every two years such that major disciplines have a conference once in 5 years
To conduct coaching classes for national level competitive exams

Consultancy

To sign MoUs or enter into collaborations with industries for mutually-beneficial interaction and organise joint programs

Library

To implement RFID in the library and for stock taking

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