Internal Quality Assurance Cell
IQAC • Swami Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya, Latur
Mrs. Asha Mallikarjun Dange
Assistant Professor — coordinates the Cell's day-to-day activities, documentation and liaison with NAAC / the affiliating university.
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
The IQAC works to keep every academic and administrative unit of Swami Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya, Latur, moving toward the quality benchmarks set by NAAC. It plans quality initiatives, drafts the College's perspective plan, recommends new programmes and activities, and gathers and studies feedback from students, teachers, parents, alumni and employers.
To keep quality efforts grounded across such varied functions, the Cell encourages open discussion and consensus-building among all stakeholders, aiming for a campus atmosphere that is collaborative, accountable and outcome-focused.
Vision
To build and sustain a quality-first culture across the institution by internalising initiatives taken with both internal and external support.
Objective 1
Put in place a conscious, consistent system of action that steadily improves the College's academic and administrative performance.
Objective 2
Encourage quality-enhancement measures that internalise a quality culture and institutionalise best practices.
Structure of IQAC
Composition follows the NAAC-recommended pattern — Chairperson, management and administrative representatives, teacher representatives, and nominees from students, alumni, employers, industry and the local community.
| Sr. No. | Name of the Committee Member | Designation | Position in Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Nilesh Shidhar Paul | Principal | Chairperson |
| 2 | Mr. Patil A.S. | Vice-President of JSPM | Governing Representative |
| 3 | Mrs. Asha Mallikarjun Dange | Assistant Professor | IQAC - Coordinator |
| 4 | Dr. Awasthi R.S. | Principal, Shivaji College | Management Invitee |
| 5 | Dr. Sachin M. Prayag | IQAC Co-ordinator, G.K. Joshi Night Commerce College, Latur | External Academic Expert |
| 6 | Mr . Anil Surwase | Assistant Professor / | Teaching Representative |
| 7 | Mrs. Agarwal R.M. | Asst. Prof / HOD of Commerce | Teaching Representative |
| 8 | Mrs. Chavan S.P. | HOD of Computer Science | Teaching Representative |
| 9 | Miss. Priyanka Nandakumar Shinde | Asst. Prof | Teaching Representative |
Sourced from IQAC-Committee.pdf. If the original document lists rows beyond Sr. No. 10, add them here to complete the roster.
What the IQAC Does
Sets and applies quality benchmarks across the College's academic and administrative activities.
Helps build a learner-centred environment and supports faculty in adopting participatory teaching methods and current technology.
Collects and studies feedback from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related processes.
Shares information on quality parameters in higher education across the campus.
Organises inter- and intra-institutional workshops and seminars on quality themes and encourages quality circles.
Documents programmes and activities that contribute to quality improvement.
Acts as the College's nodal body for coordinating quality-related work, including spreading best practices.
Maintains an institutional database (MIS) to support and track quality enhancement.
Nurtures a lasting culture of quality across the institution.
Prepares the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per NAAC's parameters and submits it to NAAC.
Strategies of the IQAC
- Keeping academic, administrative and financial tasks running on time, efficiently and with steady improvement.
- Encouraging relevant, quality academic and research programmes.
- Ensuring fair access and affordability of programmes for all sections of society.
- Bringing modern teaching-learning methods into everyday practice.
- Safeguarding the credibility of assessment and evaluation processes.
- Maintaining and properly allocating support structures and student services.
- Sharing research findings and building networks with institutions in India and abroad.
IQAC Initiatives
Sample year groupings below — replace with the College's actual workshop/FDP/seminar records and link each to its activity report PDF.