Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

In pursuance of its Action Plan for performance evaluation, assessment & accreditation & quality up-gradation of institutions of higher education, NAAC proposes that every accredited institution should establish an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) as a post-accreditation quality sustenance measure. Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC will become a part of the institution’s system & work towards realisation of the goals of quality enhancement & sustenance. The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent & catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institutions. For this, during the post-accreditation period, it will channelize all efforts & measures of the institution towards promoting its holistic academic excellence.

Strategies

IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:

  • Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks
  • The relevance and quality of academic and research programmes
  • Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society
  • Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning
  • The credibility of evaluation procedures
  • Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure and services
  • Research sharing and networking with other institutions in India and abroad

Functions

Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:

  • Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution
  • Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process
  • Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes
  • Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education
  • Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles
  • Documentation of the 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 best practices
  • Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining/enhancing the institutional quality
  • Development of Quality Culture in the institution
  • Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC
functions of IQAC

Benefits

IQAC will facilitate/contribute:

  • Ensure heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement
  • Ensure internalization of the quality culture
  • Ensure enhancement and coordination among various activities of the institution and institutionalize all good practices
  • Provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning
  • Act as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs
  • Build an organised methodology of documentation and internal communication

IQAC Committee Members

Sl.No Name Designation
01 Dr. N. Sengottaiyan
Principal, GCEM.
Chairman
02 Dr. Natarajan T
Associate Professor (ME), GCEM
IQAC Coordinator
03 Dr. Mohan. V
Assistant Professor/MATHS, GCEM.
IQAC Joint Coordinator
04 Dr. Prabhakar. C
General Secretary, Gopalan Foundation.
Management
05 Mr. Rajesh Kumar
CEO, AVOHI, Fomax Information Technologies, Bangalore
Industrial Expert
06 Mr. R. Mouny Prakash
Gopalan Aerospace, Bangalore
Alumni
07 Dr. S N Rajashekar
General Manager, GCEM
Administrative Member
08 Dr. Ramesh. G
Professor & HOD (AERO), GCEM
Faculty member
09 Dr. Krishna Kumar. N.J
Associate Professor (ECE), GCEM
Faculty member
10 Dr. Pooja Raj
Associate Professor (Civil), GCEM
Faculty member
11 Dr. Maharani. N. Y
Associate Professor (PHY) & HOD-B.Sc, GCEM
Faculty member
12 Mr. Mallesha
Assistant Professor (CSE), GCEM
Faculty member

Activities Conducted by IQAC

Sl.No Program Links
01 Orientation session on Microsoft Teams Date : 31-08-2020 Know More
02 Five days Faculty Development Program on "NAAC Accreditation for affiliated Colleges 2020- Roadmap and Guidelines" Date(s): From 27.07.2020 to 31.07.2020 (5 days) Know More
03 Two weeks faculty development program (FDP) on LaTeX , 17th to 30th April, 2020 Know More
04 Online Quiz on “OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION” Date(s): 24th to 28th June 2020 Know More
05 “Faculty Development on Outcome Based Education” Date(s): 5/2/20 & 6/2/20 Know More