GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC AHMEDABAD

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC
AHMEDABAD

Internal Quality Assurance Cell(IQAC)

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

1 Shri Bhaskar J. Iyer (Principal) Chairperson : Head of the institution( M:9879474833)
2 Dr. S.H.Sundrani Coordinator
Shri B.H.Kantewala Co-Coordinator
Shri Sunil K. Pariyani Representative
Smt. M. P. Patel Representative
Dr. G. D. Shah Representative
3 Dr. Paresh A. Raval One member from the Management
4 Shri M. N. Charel Senior Administrative Officer
Shri Hitesh P. Kanani Senior Administrative Officer
5 Shri Anil Bhoi Alumni Nominee (M:8600045691)
Shri Saurabhsingh Rajput Alumni Nominee (M:9426526287)
Shri Jignesh Patel(Khodiyar CADD Centre) Society Nominee (M:9898300009)
Mr. Saurabh Singh Rajput Student Nominee (M:9426526287)
Mr. Parth P. Patel Student Nominee (M: 98734978532)
6 Mr. Hitesh Joshi(HR & Admin) Industrialist Nominee (M: 9081462194)
Mr. Kanti Panchal Industrialist Nominee (M: 9879558051)
Smt Shubha Sharma Employer Nominee (M:9824033448)
Mr. Hirenbhai Vasani Employer Nominee (M:9879208638)
Shri R. R. Manchighanti Stakeholder Nominee (M:9426376629)
Dr. N. R. Pandya Stakeholder Nominee (M: 9099097990)
7 Shri S.H.Sundarani Coordinator/ Director of the IQAC

The above committee is expected to assist the institute in planning and monitoring. IQAC also gives stakeholders or beneficiaries a cross-sectional participation in the institution's quality enhancement activities. This committee has been formed for a period of two years. IQAC members should meet at least once in every quarter. The quorum for the meeting shall be two-third of the total number of members.  The Agenda, Minutes and Action Taken  reports are to be documented with official signatures and maintained electronically in a retrievable format.

It is necessary for the members of the IQAC to shoulder the responsibilities of generating and promoting awareness in the institution and to devote time for working out the procedural details.

IQAC GUIDELINES......

 IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for

  1. Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks;
  2. Relevant and quality academic/ research programmes;
  3. Equitable access to and affordability of, academic progrmmes for various sections of society;
  4. Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning:
  5. The credibility of assessment and evaluation process;
  6. Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and services;
  7. Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in lndia and abroad.

Functions

Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:

  1. Development and application of quality benchmarks
  2. Parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution;
  3. 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;
  4. Collection and analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality- related institutional processes:
  5. Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all stakeholders;
  6. Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles;
  7. Documentation of the various programmes/ activities leading to quality improvement;
  8. Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices;
  9. Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of' maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality;
  10. Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audit and its follow-up
  11. Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC.

Benefits

IQAC will facilitate / contribute to

  1. Ensure clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement;
  2. Ensure internalization of the quality culture;
  3. Ensure enhancement and coordination among various activities of the institution and institutionalize all good practices;
  4. Provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning:
  5. Act as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs;
  6. Build an organized methodology of documentation and internal communication.