Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Though the establishment of IQAC in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in India is a post NAAC accreditation quality sustenance requirement, St Claret College (SCC) has proactively established a full fledged cell aimed at creating and putting in place all mechanisms essential to deliver quality – both academic and administrative – and ensure their consistency and enhancement as pre- accreditation measure.

In keeping with the framework provided by the NAAC, the SCC IQAC is established with the following guidelines:

Objectives and Strategies :

• Improving the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
• Monitoring the quality parameters of the college.
• Optimizing, integrating and monitoring modern methods of teaching and learning.
• Maintaining consistency and enhancement in quality
• Promoting and institutionalizing innovative practices.
• Establishing and ensuring maintenance and functioning of the support structures.

Functions :

• Development of Bench marks for quality in academic and administrative activities.
• Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of higher education.
• Organization of workshops and seminars related to quality and promotion of quality circles.
• Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement.

IQAC will facilitate / contribute :

• To a heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement and facilitate internalization of the quality culture.
• To the enhancement and integration among the various activities of the institution and institutionalize many good practices.
• To provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning.
• To act as a change agent in the institution.
• To improve inter communication.

The IQAC Committee :