The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Vision

Developing an Institutional Eminence with evolving and sustaining Excellence in its Academic and Administrative practices.

Objectives

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was established in 2011 at the NorthCap University. The IQAC has been constituted as per the recommendations of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The IQAC ensures the effective implementation of quality initiatives through continuous reviews and periodic meetings. The IQAC works towards attaining excellence in all academic and administrative endeavors of the institution.

Strategies of IQAC

IQAC at NCU shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:

• Coordinating different departments for ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks;
• Implementation and adherence of newer technologies;
• Promoting the relevance and quality of academic and research programmes among students and faculty ;
• Promoting skill enhancement & preparing industry ready students;
• Ensuring the credibility of evaluation procedures;
• Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and services;
• Promoting & inculcating value system in the curriculum;

Functions of IQAC at NCU

NCU has active Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). It looks into the following developmental activities:

• Application of quality benchmarks/parameters for the various academic and administrative activities of NCU;
• Facilitates in the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive for quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process;
• Monitoring the proper implementation and analysis of overall academic and administrative performances of the college activities;
• Promoting research & developmental activities among faculty and students;
• Implementation of Online and offline feedback mechanism to collect the responses from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;
• Encouraging and supervising the implementation of the action plan of different departments;
• Development and maintenance of Institutional database through IMS & LMS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality;
• Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles;
• Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of NCU based on the quality parameters/assessment criteria developed by NAAC;
• Adoption of Academic Staff Appraisal system (ASAP) for evaluating the quality of the faculty on annual basis and suggesting necessary measures to improve the quality;
• Promoting Industry oriented teaching & learning;
• Ensuring maximum utilization of infrastructural facilities and the available ICT resources;
• Implement changes in the curriculum based on the feedback from various stakeholders and current requirements of the Industry;
• Offer skill based courses for the fast learners and Remedial courses for the slow learners;
• Arrange for Internal and external academic auditing;
• Promoting entrepreneurial activities;
• Conducting orientation programmes for fresh students and FDP for faculty members;
• Monitoring the well-being of the college in all respects;

Benefits

IQAC will facilitate / contribute towards:

• Ensure clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement;
• Provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning;
• Build an organized methodology of documentation and internal communication;
• Ensure enhancement and coordination among various activities of the institution and institutionalize all good practices;
• Ensure internalization of the quality culture;

Outcomes

• IQAC was established at NCU in the year 2011 and continued to strive for implementation of quality practices;
• NIRF ranking of 110 in the year 2020 (for Engineering programs by SOET);
• NAAC Accreditation in the year 2016;
• Awarded as 2nd cleanest university of India;
• International Alliances & Collaborations;
• QS 4 Star ranking; (5 Star rating in Employability, Academic Development, Inclusiveness, Online Teaching);
• Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovative Achievement (ARIIA) in 2020 (Band A Ranked among Top (6-25) Private Universities of India);

Best Practices & Institutional Distinctiveness

• IQAC Composition - (Tenure : 3 Years w.e.f. 8 September 2022)

• Reconstituted NAAC Committee

• Grievance Redressal Committee for Students

• Students Disciplinary Committee

• Appointment of IQAC Director

• Coordination Committee for ARIIA & IIC

• Minutes of 6th IQAC Meeting, Held on 7 Jul 2017

• Minutes of 7th IQAC Meeting, Held on 02 Sept 2017

• Minutes of 8th QAC Meeting, Held on 25 Nov 2017

• Minutes of 9th IQAC Meeting, Held on 22 Jan 2018

• Minutes of 10th IQAC Meeting, Held on 24 Mar 2018

• Minutes of 11th IQAC Meeting, Held on 28 Aug 2018

• Minutes of 12th IQAC Meeting, Held on 9 Sept 2019

• Minutes of 13th IQAC Meeting, Held on 23 Nov 2020

• Minutes of 14th IQAC Meeting, Held on 24 Sep 2021

• Minutes of 15th IQAC Meeting, Held on 28 Mar 2022

• Minutes of 16th IQAC Meeting, Held on 14 Dec 2022

• Minutes of 17th IQAC Meeting, Held on 12 May 2023

• AQAR Report 2016-17

• AQAR Report 2017-18

• AQAR Report 2018-19

• AQAR Report 2019-20

• AQAR Report 2020-21

• AQAR Report 2021-22

• Ethics Policy

• Stakeholders Feedback

• Institutional Information for Quality Assessment(IIQA)

• Self Study Report for NAAC (Cycle II)

• DVV Extended Profile

• DVV Metrics Level Deviations

• Quality Initiatives by NCU