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 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, institutions need to channelize its efforts and measures towards promoting the holistic
academic excellence including the peer committee recommendations.
The guidelines provided in the following pages will guide and facilitate the institution in the
creation and operation of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). The work of the IQAC is
the first step towards internalization and institutionalization of quality enhancement initiatives.
Its success depends upon the sense of belongingness and participation in all the constituents of
the institution. It will not be yet another hierarchical structure or a record-keeping exercise in the
institution. It will be a facilitative and participative voluntary system/unit/organ of the
institution. It has the potential to become a vehicle for ushering in quality enhancement by
working out planned interventionist strategies by IQAC to remove deficiencies and enhance
quality like the "Quality Circles" in industries.
The primary aim of IQAC is
