Terms of Reference- Internal Quality Assurance Cell (KVMCP-IQAC)
Purpose: To promotes measures towards quality enhancement through internalizing of best practices in academic, academic-related and administrative processes. Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) is the committee designed to ensure the total educational experience it offers is of highest quality at KVM College of Pharmacy (KVMCP). The term ‘quality’ implies the highest standards and relevance of academic programmes, research and services of the faculty.
MEMBERSHIP:
- Chairperson: Head of the Institution
- Teachers to represent all level (Three to eight)
- One member from the Management
- Few Senior administrative officers
- One nominee each from local society, Students and Alumni
- One nominee each from Employers /Industrialists/Stakeholders
- One of the senior teachers as the coordinator/Director of the IQAC
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The IQAC of KVM College of Pharmacy shall commit to establish and improve quality through appropriate mechanisms.
- The IQAC shall work in association with other coordinating committees in the college for programme reviews and coordinating the preparation of action plan in response to the programme review (PR) recommendations and the monitoring of the progress of the implementation of the action plan.
- The IQAC shall submit recommendations to uplift the status of the faculty based on stakeholder feedbacks, public survey statistics and other information.
- IQAC shall ensure the adequacy, maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and services.
- IQAC shall cooperate with the other committees in reviewing and monitoring the quality of academic programmes, research and services provided by faculties.
- IQAC shall Optimize and integrate modern methods of teaching and learning.
- IQAC establishes its own internal policies and procedures for quality assurance including, curriculum revision, continuous improvement in programme delivery, student assessment, student and peer evaluation of teaching, monitoring key performance indicators such as research output, develop operational procedures with respect to governance and management,
- IQAC shall submit recommendations to the Coordinating Committees and the Board of Management to continuously improve the quality of the college.
- IQAC shall Prepare the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines
Standard Operating Procedure of IQAC
The members of the committee shall be appointed by the principal as and when needed. The same will be documented by the coordinator.
IQAC shall meet once in two month or depending on the need and report the progress to the principal. The date, time and venue will be decided and communicate to the members and special invitees by the coordinator.
Notice for the meeting shall be given at least 7 days prior to the meeting. Agenda of the meeting shall be finalized by the coordinator. Members can communicate topics of discussion to the coordinator prior to the meeting.
The Quorum for meetings is 1/3 of members eligible to attend. Special invitees may be called for meeting as required by the coordinator.
REPORTING PROCEDURE The minutes of meetings of the Committee will be circulated to all its members within 10 days of the meeting for necessary approval before forwarding it to the principal.