The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of ARG College was established in the year 2000 in alignment with the recommendations of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The primary objective of the IQAC is to formulate, document, and implement strategies that enhance the institution’s academic and administrative quality. Over the years, IQAC has played a pivotal role in embedding and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement within the college.
ARG College’s accreditation journey reflects its commitment to quality. In the First Cycle of Accreditation (2000), the college was awarded a Three-Star status. This was followed by a B+ grade in the Second Cycle (2007), a B grade with a CGPA of 3.0 in the Third Cycle (2012), and an A grade with a CGPA of 3.24 in the Fourth Cycle (2019). Currently, ARG College is undergoing the pre-accreditation process for the Fifth Cycle.
To promote quality culture as the prime concern of Higher Education institutions through institutionalizing and internalizing all the quality-enhancing and sustaining initiatives taken with internal and external support.
- The primary aim of the IQAC is
- To develop a mechanism to promote conscious, consistent and catalytic action plans to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
- To develop a mechanism to promote conscious, consistent and catalytic action plans to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
IQAC shall evolve a mechanism and procedures for
a) Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial units
b) Adoption of relevant and quality academic and research programmes
c) Ensuring equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of the society
d) Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning
e) Ensuring credible assessment and evaluation processes
f) Ensuring the proper allocation, adequacy and maintenance of support structure and services
g) Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.
a) Development and application of quality benchmarks
b) Setting parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution
c) Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and faculty development to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory
teaching and learning process
d) Collection and analysis of feedback from all the stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes
e) Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all the stakeholders
f) Organization of intra- and inter-institutional workshops and seminars on quality- related
themes and promotion of quality circles
g) Documentation of various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement
h) Acting as a nodal agency of the institution for coordinating quality-related activities
i) Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of
maintaining and enhancing institutional quality
j) Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audits along with their follow-up
activities
k) Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per the
guidelines and parameters of NAAC.
IQAC will facilitate / contribute to
a) Ensuring clarity and focus in the institution’s march towards quality enhancement
b) Ensuring internalization of quality culture
c) Ensuring enhancement and coordination among the various units and activities of the
institution and institutionalizing all good practices
d) Providing a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning
e) Acting as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs and
f) Building a sound methodology for documentation and internal communication.