IQAC - INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL
ABOUT IQAC
A vital part of contemporary educational institutions, especially those in higher education, is the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), that demonstrates a dedication to ongoing quality maintenance and improvement. With the responsibility of promoting a culture of excellence, facilitating systematic improvement, and guaranteeing adherence to quality standards, IQAC is a key player in determining the direction of education. We examine the fundamentals of IQAC in this essay, as well as its applications, importance, difficulties, and potential.
Fundamentally, IQAC is a tactical tool for formalizing quality control procedures and promoting an integrated strategy that includes all facets of administrative and academic work. Functioning as a central hub, it coordinates several quality-associated endeavours, assesses their effectiveness, and directs the establishment towards its quality goals. IQAC aims to maintain institutional integrity, relevance, and efficacy through careful planning, execution, and assessment.
The creation and distribution of quality policies and guidelines is one of IQAC’s primary responsibilities. IQAC offers an outline for coordinating institutional operations with broad quality goals by clearly defining quality objectives and methods. By adopting a proactive approach, quality considerations are integrated into every decision and action, ranging from curriculum design to administrative processes. This approach helps to cultivate a culture of excellence.
IQAC’s primary responsibility is to build strong internal audit and review processes. IQAC leverages institutional strengths, benchmarks against best practices, and finds opportunities for development through periodic assessments. This self-examination activity fosters a culture of self-reflection and continual improvement among stakeholders in addition to improving operational efficiency.
Stakeholder engagement is another essential component of IQAC’s work. IQAC obtains vital insights into the expectations, views, and satisfaction levels of various stakeholders, including employers, faculty, students, and others, by requesting feedback from them. By encouraging a sense of accountability, ownership, and partnership, this participatory method strengthens the legitimacy and relevance of the institution.
Besides engaging stakeholders, IQAC leads workshops and faculty development programs (FDPs) that improve teaching abilities, encourage curiosity, and stimulate creativity. A thriving teaching-learning ecosystem that supports academic performance and student success is ensured by IQAC through the development of a cadre of qualified and driven educators.
In addition, IQAC is essential in making sure that curricula reflect changing industrial trends, societal demands, and technology breakthroughs. IQAC makes sure that graduates have the pertinent information, skills, and competencies needed to navigate the complexity of today’s world by methodically reviewing and revising the curriculum.
Monitoring and documentation are two other essential components of IQAC’s duty. Through the collection, examination, and recording of quality-related endeavours and accomplishments, IQAC promotes openness, responsibility, and evidence-based decision-making. This information repository helps with external accreditation and assessment procedures in addition to acting as a resource for internal stakeholders.
In spite of all of its achievements, IQAC still has a ways to go before it can improve quality. These include the lack of resources, the unwillingness to adapt, and the requirement for constant dedication from all parties involved. Furthermore, in order to take advantage of new opportunities and challenges, the dynamic nature of the educational landscape demands constant innovation and adaptation.
Moving in advance, IQAC’s ability to develop into a dynamic, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization will determine its fate. IQAC’s approach is set to change as a result of embracing technology, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration, and utilizing data analytics. Furthermore, maintaining an innovative, inclusive, and sustainable culture will be essential to IQAC’s continued efficacy and relevance.
In summary, the IQAC represents a strong dedication to institutional excellence, quality enhancement, and ongoing progress in higher education. As a catalyst for revolutionary change, IQAC pushes educational institutions to new heights of impact and success by promoting systematic processes, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building.
Functions of IQAC
- The institution concentrates on developing and implementing quality benchmarks and guidelines for a wide range of academic and administrative activities.
- Enabling the establishment of a student-focused environment that promotes high-quality education and supports faculty development in acquiring the necessary knowledge and technology for interactive teaching and learning.
- Solicitation of input from students, parents, and other stakeholders regarding institutional processes related to quality.
- Dissemination of information regarding many quality factors in higher education.
- Facilitation of workshops and seminars within and across institutions, focusing on quality-related topics and the encouragement of quality circles.
- Documentation of the several programs/activities aimed at enhancing quality.
- As a nodal agency of the Institution, our role is to coordinate quality-related operations, which includes adopting and spreading best practices.
- The MIS system is used to develop and maintain the institutional database, which is crucial for maintaining and improving the quality of the institution.
- Establishing a culture of high-quality standards throughout the institution.
- The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) must be prepared in accordance with the standards and parameters set by NAAC and then submitted to NAAC.
MEMBERS
| S.NO | NAME OF THE MEMBER | DESIGNATION | ROLE IN IQAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs. Gomathi Radhakrishnan | Founder Trustee & Chairperson | Management Trustee |
| 2 | Mrs. Jayanthi Prabhakaran | Managing Director | Management Trustee |
| 3 | Mr. Akash Prabakaran | Managing Director | Management Representative |
| 4 | Dr.R.Ramamurthy | Principal | Chairperson |
| 5 | Mr. Venkatesan | Vice Principal | Senior Administrative Officer |
| 6 | Mr. Vithur | Administrative Officer | Senior Administrative Officer |
| 7 | Mr.Lawrance | Professor- Advisor | Senior Administrative Officer |
| 8 | Mr. M Uma Chakkaravarthy | HOD, B.Arch | Coordinator, IQAC |
| 9 | Dr.R.S.Muralitharan | HOD, BE-CIVIL | Member |
| 10 | Dr. Saradha Devi | HOD, BE-CSE | Member |
| 11 | Dr. V. Sri Vidya | HOD, BE-EEE | Member |
| 12 | Mrs. Ananda Prabha | HOD, BE-E&C | Member |
| 13 | Dr. C. Ramesh Kumar | HOD, BE-Mech | Member |
| 14 | Mrs. Bhuvaneswari | HOD, B.Tech-IT | Member |
| 15 | Mrs. Kalaiyarasi | HOD, MBA | Member |
| 16 | Mrs. Lita Pancy | HOD, MCA | Member |
| 17 | Dr. Jayavel | HOD, S&H | Member |
| 18 | Dr. Mahendra Raghavan | Doctor | Nominee from local area |
| 19 | Sai Sabari | B.Arch | Students Representative |
| 20 | Gowtham Siddarth | Nominee | Alumni Representative |
| 21 | Mr.T.RajaSekar | RTR Consultancy | Industrialist |
| 22 | G.Mari Kannan | Nominee | Stakeholders |
BEST PRACTICE - 1
TITLE : STUDENTS DONATION TOWARDS GOD’S OWN KIDS:
Students are having several learning experiences in their life both in college and beyond. But this particular visit every year to the ashram left a perpetual effect on the students and has shaped their character. Basic research on a few ashrams were done by the faculty and shortlisted few, which are not established and actually need help and attention. One such ashram found is Ramamoorthy Rehabilitation Trust in Ramapuram, Chennai.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PRACTICE :
To instill empathy into our students through ashram visits rather than holding sympathy alone towards the kids.
To educate the students to dedicate their valuable time to supporting others.
THE CONTEXT:
This trust is successfully stepping into the 21st year of its charitable service and is located in the heart of the city in a calm locality in Ramapuram Chennai. Students visit their ashram to spend quality time with the kids.
THE PRACTICE
Our students visit Ramamoorthy rehabilitation trust in Ramapuram, Chennai every year with different objectives to assess their needs and organize drives to distribute things like clothes, Stationeries and provisions.
ACTIVITIES:
A) DANCE AND MUSIC
Students involve themself in dancing and singing with those kids and they are developing the skills of dancing and singing along with the kids. Narrating moral stories to the kids helps to infuse values and ethical practices.
B) CLOTHES DRIVE
The clothes drive was a wonderful experience for our students as they handled keeping the boxes, to inform their fellow students. This activity develops a cumulative effect on charitable practices among the fellow students, friends and relatives through our students.
C) FESTIVAL DRESS DONATION
Students have also donated new clothes for festivals like Diwali, Christmas and Ramzan showcasing unity in diversity among the kids.
D) BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AND DINNER
Home Cooked food was prepared with utmost care and love by the families of the students to serve a fulfilling dinner to the kids of the ashram for their birthdays along with cake cut celebration.
EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS
The following are the details of the students successfully conducting drives under different topics like arts, clothes donation , food donation, music and dance.
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND RESOURCES REQUIRED
Initially it was a difficult task to find an ashram with genuine requirements where the kids actually get benefited and finally found this ashram with genuine requirements. As there were many students willing to visit ashrams, it was challenging to shortlist a few students alone to visit the kids due to space constraints in the ashram. So we generally take students in small batches during visits.
BEST PRACTICE - 2
TITLE OF THE PRACTICE
Proctoring to improve academic standard of low par students
OBJECTIVE OF THE PRACTICE
The main objective is to improve the academic performance and skills of students by developing strategies and processes required to achieve their career objective through tutoring.
Several measures like organizing seminars, mock interviews, soft skills, communicative skills, personality development and leadership skills are practiced for students having cut off marks below 100 and each such student is identified and supported to overcome academic deficiency.
Such students are prepared to be industry ready by enhancing their technical, communication and soft skills.
THE CONTEXT
Emphasis is given for the low par students to make them understand the importance of academics through counselling by mentors andtutors.The students hailing from rural backgrounds who have inhibitions in speaking in English and are not exposed to cross-cultural environments of urban societies will be supported by this practice. We practice a comprehensive approach that includes coaching, training, and mentoring of students.
THE PRACTICE
Under this practice of proctoring, tutors are assigned in every branch of engineering to handle low par students. Tutors shall motivate the students to attend the academic classes beyond regular class hours during 4.15 PM – 5.15 PM. Daily tests are conducted to monitor their progress and to improve their confidence level.
While strengthening academic performance of low grade students, soft skill and technical training are conducted exclusively for these students in addition to regular technical training for all students.
MCE demonstrates a commitment to fostering academic excellence and supporting the success of all students, including those who are low par students through a combination of personalized support, technology integration and feedback-driven refinement.
EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS
By implementing various initiatives, it is observed that there is an increased performance in academics and placement of the low par students. MCE is keen to have quality campus placement which includes placements with a high salary package for students.
Achieved benefits
Good placements for low par students as well as increase in the placed number of students.
Students are getting placement opportunities after their graduation also because of their tutoring practice.
Increased maximum and average salary package for students.
Increase in number of companies visited for campus placement.
The year wise number of students identified for tutoring and placement along with average salary.
PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED AND RESOURCES REQUIRED
Certain challenges that were encountered while enhancing quality in academic performance and placement.
Various training programs are to be identified to enhance aptitude, technical and soft skills to address low par students.
Dedicated faculty members are required to ensure timely support to students.
The gap between academic and industry is addressed by value added courses.
Some students do not show much interest in training programs and those students need to be made participatory.
Students are to be engaged in training beyond the college hours and holidays while adhering to the academic schedule.
EMPOWERING THROUGH SERVICE: A COMMITMENT TO GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY
Response:
In line to the institute’s vision of making responsible professionals and as a part of social obligation with the help of trained and dedicated teachers, our college has taken numerous initiatives to develop both students and faculty by our dedicated services through the advantage of the location. Being in the heart of the city the following programs were organized by government, non-government and public.
ELECTION TRAINING CENTRE:
MCE in Chennai south constituency is the training center as well as one of the polling stations for every election.Recently general elections were held on 19-05-2024.
SATSANGAM
The College facilitates for the public and cultural societies to motivate them in their activities. Regular satsangam of Kerala cultural organizations, Sai Seva chapters are conducted in which public participate in large numbers and utilize the premises. These gatherings involve help from student and staff volunteers bringing out the motive of the saying “VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM “denoting that the whole society is but one family. Satsangam happens on last day of every year.
GOVERNMENT RECRUITMENT BOARD EXAMINATION CENTRE
As per the request from Railway recruitment board, railway examination has been conducted in our college as per requirements. Southern railway serves as one of the leading railways and it has been our pleasure to support the examination with our dedicated faculty and management support. As per request mail form The Ordnance Clothing Factory (OCF) Avadi, the offline examination was conducted in our classrooms with faculty support and necessary amenities. We have also allotted college classrooms to conduct TRB TET PAPER II examination as per the guidelines of DOTE and TRB.
COVID RECOVERY CENTRE
No one in recent times would have forgotten the stress due to an unprecedented emergency called Covid. MCE has stood strong during these testing times initially by acting as a vaccination center. Later it became a training Centre for first line medical workers. Later during Covid the College has generously utilized its facilities for preventing the spread of the Covid by acting as a hospital. This was in year 2020.
SATHUNAVU AWARENESS PROGRAM
Sathunavu (Nutrition) awareness program was conducted to students and the public to illustrate the value of nutritious food and how it influences kids’ health and wellbeing. Few Government officials came along with presentations and explanations which were simple and crisp that any common man can understand. Recently it took place on 15-3-2019.
FOOTBALL GROUND FORCOMMUNITY KIDS
G2A sports academy conducts a holistic multiple sport program in our college play ground to encourage financially less abled children of our community to pursue their sports passion with the right attitude with our consent. Public, Government, Corporation and neighborhood societies also make use of the resources for physical and mental upliftment activities for the society with our consent and we are very happy about it.