About NAAC:

Education plays a vital role in the development of any nation. Therefore, there is a premium on both quantity (increased access) and quality (relevance and excellence of academic programmes offered) of higher education. The National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) An Autonomous Institution of University Grants Commission (UGC) has been set up to facilitate the volunteering institutions to assess their performance vis-a-vis set parameters through introspection and a process that provides space for participation of the institution. The Accreditation facilitates

• institution to know its strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities through an informed review process.


• identification of internal areas of planning and resource allocation


• collegiality on the campus.


• funding agencies look for objective data for performance funding.


• institutions to initiate innovative and modern methods of pedagogy.


• new sense of direction and identity for institutions.


• the society look for reliable information on quality education offered.


• employers look for reliable information on the quality of education offered to the prospective recruits.


• intra and inter-institutional interactions.

The Central University of Haryana is committed for NAAC Accreditation and shall submit its SSR online by 31st October 2015. For more details about NAAC please visit http://www.naac.gov.in

About IQAC:

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 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 and work towards realisation of the goals of quality enhancement and sustenance. The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institutions. For this, during the post-accreditation period, it will channelize all efforts and measures of the institution towards promoting its holistic academic excellence.

Objective:

The primary aim of IQAC is :

• To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the Central University of Haryana


• To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

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 key functions 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.


• Any other assignment by the Vice Chancellor


• 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