Jagannath International Management School

About IQAC

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.

Strategies - IQAC shall evolve a mechanism and procedures for

  • Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial units;

  • Adoption of relevant and quality academic and research programmes;

  • Ensuring equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of the society;

  • Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning;

  • Ensuring credible assessment and evaluation processes;

  • Ensuring the proper allocation, adequacy and maintenance of support structure and services; and

  • Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.

Functions

  • 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.

Benefits

IQAC will facilitate / contribute to

  • Ensuring clarity and focus in the institution’s march towards quality enhancement;

  • Ensuring internalization of quality culture;

  • Ensuring enhancement and coordination among the various units and activities of the institution and institutionalizing all good practices;

  • Providing a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning;

  • Acting as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs; and

  • Building a sound methodology for documentation and internal communication.