Impact of IQAC on Quality Enhancement and Sustenance of Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

Education is the prime tool for creating, adapting and spreading knowledge in all disciplines of life. Knowledge is primarily related to all developmental efforts in advancing economic and social wellbeing in an emerging country like India. Quality education has become a very important element as well as a matter of concern in the present time. Quality assurance, also termed as Quality monitoring has become the buzz word of colleges and universities now, as they are responsible to the society for the products they produce. To cope up with this changing content Institutions have been pressurized to ensure and assure Quality of higher education at naturally comparable and internationally acceptable standards. In pursuance of its action plan for performance, evaluation, assessment and accreditation and quality up-gradation of Institutions of higher education. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore proposes that every accredited institute should establish an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) as a sustenance measure. The IQAC will become a part of the institution system and work towards realization of goals of Quality enhancement and sustenance. This research paper attempts to highlight the role of IQAC in quality assurance, monitoring, sustenance and assessment of higher education institutions.