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Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

As per the guidelines of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council’s (NAAC), every higher education institution is mandated to establish an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). This cell is entrusted with the responsibility of evaluating institutional performance, assessing accreditation, and enhancing quality in higher education institutions. Aligned with the NAAC's Action Plan, DAV University, Jalandhar has established an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) on June 4, 2018.

IQAC will facilitate / contribute to:

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

Functions expected from the IQAC:

  • 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 participatory teaching and learning processes.
  • Collection and analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes.
  • Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all stakeholders.
  • 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 the adoption and dissemination of best practices.
  • Development and maintenance of an institutional database through MIS for maintaining/enhancing institutional quality.
  • Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audit and its follow-up actions.
  • Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per NAAC guidelines.
  • Ensure effective implementation of outcome-based education (OBE).

Vision and Objectives

Vision

To ensure quality culture as the prime concern for Higher Education Institutions through institutionalizing and internalizing all initiatives taken with internal and external support.

Objectives

  • To develop a system for conscious, consistent, and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
  • To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

Strategies

IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:

  • Ensuring timely, efficient, and progressive performance of academic, administrative, and financial tasks.
  • Relevant and quality academic/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 the assessment and evaluation process.
  • Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance, and proper allocation of support structure and services.
  • Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.

IQAC Composition

No. Role Name and Details
1 Chairperson Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor
2 Administrative Officers Dr. S.K. Arora, Registrar
Dr. R.K. Seth, Dean (Sciences & Engineering)
Prof. (Dr.) K.S. Thind, Dean (Faculty of Agricultural Sciences)
Dr. Kamaljeet Kaur Sidhu, Dean (Law and Legal Studies)
Dr. Manik Sharma, Dean (Faculty of Computer Science & Technology)
Dr. Gitika Nagrath, Dean (Commerce Business Management & Economics)
Dean (Students’ welfare)
Dr. Sudhir, Dean (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Dr. Keshav Walia, Dean (Research & Development)
3 Faculty Members Dr. Sandeep Vij, Associate Professor, Department of Commerce & Business Management
Dr. Samriti Khosla, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Dr. Girish Taneja, Associate Professor, Department of Commerce & Business Management
Dr. Ashish Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Applications
Dr. Rekha Gaba, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Dr. Praveen Guleria, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology
Dr. Vidya Pandey, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Dr. Ahmad Husain, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Dr. Ashutosh Gupta, Associate Professor, CBME
Prof. (Dr.) K.N. Kaul, Department of Chemistry
4 Member from the Management Dr. Tejinder Kaur, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology
5 External Expert from Quality Management Dr. S.K. Misra, Registrar, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar
Email: registrar@ptu.ac.in
6 Members from local society, students, and alumni Member from local society: Mr. Ahsanul Haq, Jalandhar Management Association (Mobile No. 779618000)
Email: presidentjma@gmail.com

Students:
Mr. Jatin Malhotra, (Regd. No. 12101451), B. Tech (CSE)
Ms. Harleen Kaur, (Regd. No. 11901335), PhD (Botany)
Ms. Akanksha, (Regd. No. 12000168), M.Sc. (Agriculture)
Ms. Gurpreet Kaur, (Regd. No. 12301293), MSc Computer Science

Alumni:
Mr. Swati Thakur, (Regd. No. 11900666), M.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry Session: 2019-2021
Ms. Neha, (Regd. No. 11900202), MCA Session: 2019-2022
Mr. Akash Gill, (Regd. No. 11900915), M. Tech. (CSE) Session: 2019-2021
Mr. Vardan Mohindru, (Regd. No.- 11901400), MBA Session: 2020 - 2022
7 Nominee from Industry/Employer Mr. Ajay Goswami, Ajay Industries, Jalandhar (Mobile No. 9814060295)
Email: ajay@ajayind.com

Dr. Sarabjit Singh, Principal Director, Central Institute of Hand Tools, Jalandhar (Mobile No. 9417040457)
Email: ssasht@ciht.in

Mr. Gautam Sharma, Founder and CEO, Surya Chemicals, Zirakpur, Punjab (Mobile No. 8588815876)
Email: info.suryachemicals@gmail.com
8 Director IQAC (Member Secretary) Dr. Sapna Sethi, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
9 Deputy Director IQAC Dr. Rahul Hans, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
10 Assistant Directors IQAC Dr. Shelly Garg, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
Dr. Daljit Kaur, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics

For more information, please contact the IQAC Director or Deputy Director at the given contact details.

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