Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in Bengaluru, recommends every accredited institution to establish an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) as a quality sustenance measure. The IQAC aims to develop a system for continuous improvement in the institution’s performance, fostering a sense of belonging and participation.

Vision of the IQAC

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.

Objectives

The primary aim of the IQAC is:

• 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.

Functions

Functions of the IQAC at NLSIU include:

• Development and application of quality benchmarks;
• Setting parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution;
• 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;
• Collection and analysis of feedback from all the stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;
• Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all the stakeholders;
• Organization of intra- and inter-institutional workshops and seminars on quality- related themes and promotion of quality circles;
• Documentation of 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 the best practices;
• Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing institutional quality;
• Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audits along with their follow-up activities; and
• Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per the guidelines and parameters of NAAC.