CENTRE FOR INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE (CIQA)
The main objective of Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA) is to guarantee high quality in the delivery of Distance and Online Learning Courses. CIQA confirms the application of quality assurance system to promote and enhance the quality of education.
Members
Chair Person
- Dr T Sasipraba, Vice Chancellor
Administrative Officers
- Dr. E. Logashanmugam, Pro Vice Chancellor
- Dr. S. S. Rao, Registrar
- Dr. G. Sundari, Director Administration
- Dr. S. Igni Sabasti Prabu, Controller of Examinations
Head of the Departments
- Dr. B. Bharathi, Director, CDOE
- Dr. Anima Nanda, Coordinator, IQAC
- Dr. G. Bhuvaneshwari, Head, School of Management Studies
- Dr. M. Nirmala, Head, Department of Mathematics
- Dr. Amutha Monica, Head, Department of English
Functions
Its functions would include the following:
- To identify major focus areas of continuous improvement to ensure best in class education
- To guarantee deployment of standards in the development of courses, self study learning material (SLM), use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), feedback, student support system and other relevant regulatory authorities
- To collect and accommodate proper accounting of feedback and recommendations from stakeholders
- To devise mechanisms for periodic meetings with internal and external experts for continuous improvement in quality
- To ensure the implementation of its recommendations through regular monitoring and mechanisms for updation
- To set realizable quality benchmarks and devise plans to satisfy them through Teaching and Learning Methodologies
Responsibilities of CIQA
Responsibilities
- CIQA will ensure the implementation of all norms and policies as stated by the statutory bodies and UGC guidelines.
- The Programme Project Report for all the programmes would be collected and validated for quality course delivery
- CIQA would be responsible for ODL and OL related documentation and quality assurance activities.
- CIQA would be meet periodically to ensure the delivery of outcome based education practices among faculty and learners
Best Practices
- Best in class Student Support Services
- Individual Mentors for group of 20 students. The learners are handheld by mentor throughout their period of graduation
- Maximum knowledge transfer through synchronous and asynchronous classes and discussion forums
- Availability of exhaustive online learning resources through LMS, online library services, etc
- Exposure to worldwide knowledge through frequent National and International Webinars
- Accessibility to all course related information, activities through LMS
- Course delivery by expert faculty in the respective domains
- Established feedback collection mechanism from all stakeholders and all policy decisions are planned to be inline with the stakeholder suggestions
- Industry exposure through skill development sessions by National/International Experts to assist in employability training
- Placement skill enhancement through industry based case studies