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.

Objectives:

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