IQAC:CONCEPT, ROLE,FUNCTIONS AND FUCTIONING IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

Abstract

Abstract : The purpose of the paper is to touch upon the basic principal and importance of role functions of NAAC internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in Higher Education. A Secondary survey, of higher educational institutes (HEI) offering general courses was also taken up in India to find out their role in providing students support for progression and enhancement of employability. It was observed that tertiary level students in general exhibited very low self belief on their capabilities and cognitive abilities which according to the present study was the roof to poor employability. Student’s dependence on both teacher centric instructions based teaching learning and tutoring based preparation for summative assessment was observed as the possible explanation behind the lacunae. The solution was therefore explored in how the students learn and how much they apply themselves in varied situations of ‘new tasks.’ Key Words : Quality assurance, date collection, fixing, responsibility, best practices, higher education.