IQAC | Providence College of Engineering

Internal Quality
Assurance Cell

Primary Aim of IQAC

Quality-Driven Action

  • To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.

Institutionalising Best Practices

  • To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

Mechanisms and Procedures

  • 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 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 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

IQAC Member Composition

# Role / Category Name
1 Chairman Chair Dr. Saju P John, Principal
2 Management Representative Mr. Nitin Mathew, Executive Director
3 Coordinator, IQAC Coord Ms. Vidhu Vinod, ECE
4 Deputy Coordinator, IQAC Ms. Anuja Radhakrishnan, CSE
5 Member Representing IEDC Dr. Anoop P S, ME
6 HODs HODs of all the Departments
7 Internal Audit Cell Co-ordinator Mr. Nibin Varghese, CE
8 Industry Representative Mr. Bhasim Basheer, Opset IT Solution
9 Local Society Representative Mr. Samuelkutty, Member, Ward III, Ala Gramapanchanyat
10 Department Representatives Ms. Reshma Rajendran, CE
11 Mr. Roshbe Calolsa, ME
12 Ms. Saritha Jayaraj, EEE
13 Ms. Nisha Thomas, ECE
14 Ms. Surjimol R, CSE
15 Dr. Reshmy Rajasekharan, S&H
16 Mr. Bejoy M Philip, PSB
17 Dr. Remya R, AI
18 Ms. Praseetha S Nair, CSOT
19 Alumni Representative Mr. Joel Alex, 2018-22 ECE
20 Student Representative Noel Varghese Johnson, S8 CSE
21 Member Representing Administrative Office Mr. Sunil Kumar
22 Member Representing NSS Mr. Praveen M V, CE
23 Member Representing Placement Mr. Vishnu Rajan, Placement Officer

Academic Auditing

Academic Auditing is one of the mechanisms adopted for the continuous improvement of the Institution. The prime goal of Academic audit is to monitor, ensure and enhance the quality of the academic programmes provided by the Institution and thereby assuring proficient engineers to the society from a reputed Engineering Institution, affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (APJAKTU).

As per the KTU guidelines, the Academic auditing is conducted by IQAC Cell jointly with:

1

Internal Audit Committee (IAC)

Internal Audit Committee within the college.

2

External Academic Auditor

External academic auditor / auditors appointed by the University.

Internal Audit Committee (IAC)

IQAC constitutes an Internal Auditing Committee composed of senior teachers in the cadre of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor for the conduct of Internal Academic Auditing. Among the Committee, IQAC Coordinator constitutes a suitable team for each department consisting of 3 faculties:

One Associate Professor as Chairman
Two faculties from each department including Science and Humanities, BBA and MBA

Academic Auditing Procedures by IAC

Institutional level academic audit is to be supervised by IQAC with the motto to monitor and ensure the adherence of academic programmes to its best quality. The IQAC will function as a body assisting the Internal / External Audit. The flow charts indicating Academic Audit procedures are given below:

IQAC
Internal Audit Committee (IAC)
Department-Level Audit
Review and Report
Figure 1: IQAC Internal Auditing Procedure flow chart
University
External Auditor Appointed
IQAC Facilitation
Review and Feedback
Figure 2: IQAC External Auditing Procedure flow chart

Maintenance and Verification of Records

Table 1: Academic Records -- Custodian Details

Sl. No. Record Prepared / Kept by
1Time tableTime Table Committee Department member
2Attendance reportFaculty handling the course
3Advisory FileStaff advisor
4Course file for every courseFaculty handling the course
5Class committee / Course Committee minutesStaff advisor
6Class PTA minutesStaff advisor
7Course exit surveysFaculty handling the course
8Program exit surveysStaff advisor
9Details of industry internshipsStaff advisor
10Details of industrial visitsStaff advisor
11Details of PlacementPlacement Coordinator
12Details of ProjectsProject Coordinator
13Details of co-curricular activitiesStaff advisor
14Result Analysis DatasheetStaff advisor
15Remedial RegisterStaff advisor
16Tutorial RegisterStaff advisor
17Mentoring RegisterStaff advisor

Audit of Course Files

Course files contained a detailed record of activities related to delivery of a course. It is prepared by concerned faculty members and verified by the Head of the Department. The IQAC of the college performs an internal audit prior to an external audit conducted by an expert assigned by the KTU. The comments from the expert are given as feedback to the faculty member so that he/she can incorporate necessary changes by the time of the next audit. The checklist of contents on a course file is given below.

Feedback to Faculty Members