Maintaining a culture of quality consciousness is essential in colleges, and the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) plays a pivotal role in fostering this culture at the institutional level. The IQAC is designed to ensure the establishment and maintenance of an effective quality assurance system that is flexible and responsive to the diverse needs of all stakeholders. It is responsible for planning, guiding, and monitoring the institution’s Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Enhancement (QE) activities.

The IQAC aims to channel and systematize efforts toward achieving academic excellence. Rather than functioning as an additional hierarchical structure or a mere record-keeping body, the IQAC should serve as a facilitative and participatory organ within the institution. It must act as a driving force to promote quality, working strategically to address deficiencies and enhance overall institutional performance.

Thanks to the proactive efforts of the IQAC, the institution achieved a B grade from NAAC in 2023, reflecting the success of its ongoing commitment to quality assurance.

Composition:

1. Chairman: Sri Rabindra Nath Palo, Principal
2. IQAC Coordinator: Sri Biswanath Choudhury, Lecturer in Mathematics

Members:

1. Sri Rudra Prasad Gouda, Reader in Logic & Philosophy, Admn. Bursar
2. Dr. Manoj Kumar Sahu, Lecturer in Economics
3. Dr. Biranchi Narayan Rath, Lecturer in Odia
4. Sri Rakesh Kumar Pradhan, Lecturer in Economics
5. Sri Santosh Kumar Behera, G. B. Member
6. Sri Shyam Sundar Sahu, Chairman, Niranjan Bedanta 7. Educational Foundation
7. Lt. Binata Kumari Das, Lecturer in History, Alumni
8. Mr. Gelamani Nahak, Student Representative

The membership of such nominated members is for a period of two years. The IQAC meets at regular intervals at least once in a quarter. The quorum for the meeting is two-third of the total number of members. The agenda, minutes and Action Taken Reports are regularly documented with official signatures and maintained electronically in a retrievable format.

Goals:

  1. To develop a quality system for conscious, consistent and catalytic programmed action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the College
  2. To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internationalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices

Functions of IQAC:

  1. Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for the various academic and administrative activities of the Colleges;
  2. Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive for quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process;
  3. Arrangement for feedback responses from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality related institutional processes
    • Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of higher education;
    • Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles;
  1. Documentation of the various programmes/activities of the College, leading to quality improvement;
    • Acting as a nodal agency of the college for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of good practices.
    • Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining / enhancing the institutional quality;
  1. Development of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the College based on the quality parameters/assessment criteria developed by the relevant quality assurance body (like NAAC, NBA, AB) in the prescribed format; Bi-annual development of Quality Radars (QRs) and Ranking of Integral Unites of Colleges based on the AQAR; 
  2. Interaction with SQACs in the pre and post accreditation quality assessment, sustenance and enhancement endeavours.
  3. Follow up 

Outcomes:

Regular planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities bring the following outcomes:

  1. Ensure heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement;
  2. Ensure internalization of the quality culture;
  3. Ensure enhancement and integration among the various activities of the college and good practices;
  4. Provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning;
  5. Act as a dynamic system for quality changes in the Colleges
  6. Build an organized methodology of documentation and internal communication;
  7. Ensures building up of moral character among the students, especially with elevated self-confidence among the girl students.