INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC)

The University strongly believes in creating and sustaining excellence in the teaching-learning-evaluation process through innovations and reforms. Accordingly, the IQAC has been established as a permanent and effective mechanism to address all aspects of quality on a day-to-day basis and ensure a culture of quality in the University. It oversees, plan, and monitor the Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement activities of the University. The IQAC complies with the terms and policy of the University Grants Commission. To achieve Excellence in Higher Education, An Academic Audit has its major role. The internal Quality Assurance Cell has passed its resolution in forming An Academic Audit committee in the year 2016, to do the audit of all the colleges under Srinivas University.

Vision

To be a trendsetter among universities and build students who emerge as leaders with competence, conscience, and compassion by empowering them with sound education and high standards of ethical and professional behavior enabling them to build and promote a more humane, just, and sustainable world for the future generation.

Mission

Our mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment where students can develop and enhance their leadership and teamwork skills, creative and intellectual powers, and passion for learning by providing an uncompromising standard of excellence in teaching; embodying the spirit of excellence to educate the citizen- leaders of society with distinction.

Objectives and Functions of IQAC

The Primary aims of IQAC

The following are the aims set by the IQAC

  • Identify, develop, and offer innovative, demand-oriented, futuristic courses in UG, and PG programmes to the students.
  • To make progressive innovations in the examination & evaluation system
  • To increase the number of research projects/ collaborative activities of the University with various institutions and universities across the country and the globe. Faculty members should be encouraged to submit research projects to different funding agencies.
  • To explore the possibility of obtaining access to the libraries of premier higher educational institutions for students and faculty members.
  • Monitor and re-enforce the progress of the Training and Placement Cell through increased student training and development programmes.
  • Prepare students to appear and qualify for NET/SLET and GATE examinations. Organize more conferences and workshops at the National & International levels.
  • Focus on collaboration with national and international universities as well as various industries for curriculum development and knowledge/research partnership.

The Specific Objectives of the IQAC at Srinivas University

  • To organize Need-Based capacity building programmes for the students, research Scholars, and the faculties.
  • To increase quality awareness as well as develop ongoing quality assessment strategies.
  • To promote best practices in the maintenance and enhancement of the quality culture of the university.
  • To inculcate the culture of Research and publications in ISSN journals among students, Research Scholars, and the faculties.
  • To promote stakeholder involvement in the process of quality assurance and quality culture at Srinivas University.

Functions Performed by the IQAC

  • Strategic Planning Forums development of the University.
  • The quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic activities of the university.
  • Generating the learner-centric environment for quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process;
  • To prepare 360-degree feedback responses from students, parents, faculties, management, Alumni, and the stakeholders on quality and service of the University.
  • Consolidating the information on various quality parameters of higher education and preparing the report of IQAC.
  • Organization of National and International level workshops, and seminars on Higher education and research.
  • Document the quality-improved activities time-to-time to assess the progress.
  • Development of quality-related activities, SWAC analysis, and the best practices of the university.
  • Conduct an Annual Academic audit and try to improve the quality.

Composition of the IQAC:

The College has a fully functional Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) to continuously improve quality as ‘enhancement’ and sustain the good work of the institution. IQAC will facilitate the process of internalization of the quality and play a catalytic role in the performance improvement of the institution. The IQAC creates internal awareness of quality issues and also establishes credibility for external quality evaluation.

The College has a written mission statement or set of objectives that respects the autonomy, identity, and integrity of the stakeholders.

The IQAC members for the year 2020-23 are as follows;

Sl. No. Name Designation
1 Dr. Sri. Srinivas Rao Pro-Chancellor, Srinivas University
3 Dr. Anil Kumar, Registrar, Srinivas University Chairman
4 Dr. Laveena D’Mello. (Professor, College of Social Sciences and Humanities) Director
5 Dr. S. Rajasekar (Dean, College of Physiotherapy Members
6 Dr. Praveen B. M.(Co-ordinator of Research, SU) Members
7 Prof. K. R. Kamath (Former Dean, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangalore) Members
8 Dr. Jayashree K. (Dean, College of Education) Members
9 Prof. Swaminathan S. (Dean, College of Hotel Management) Members
10 Prof. Subramanya Bhat (Dean, College of Computer Science) Members
11 Prof. Pavitra Kumari (Dean, College of Management and Commerce Members
12 Mrs. Rajalaxmi Senior Administrative Officers
13 Prof. Sonia Ajay Alumni Representatives
14 Prof. Pradeep M.D, SIMS Alumni Representatives
15 Dr. Krishna Prasad Alumni Representatives
16 Prof. Keerthana Raj Faculty Members
17 Prof. Vasudeva One/two nominees from Employers /Industrialists/stakeholders
18 Mr. Ranjan Student Male representatives
19 Ms. Krathika Student female representative
20 Prof. K. V. M. Varambally (Former Director, School of Management, Manipal University, Manipal) Local representatives

CORE VALUES

2.1.4 CORE VALUES

Rules and Regulations

IQAC Reports AAA report

Best practices

MOUs

Research centers

Atomic research centers

Ethics Committee

IQAC: 2017-19 CONSOLIDATED REPORT

IQAC: 2020-22 CONSOLIDATED REPORT