Internal Quality Assurance Cell

Strategies

IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:

• Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks
• The relevance and quality of academic and 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 evaluation procedures
• Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure and services
• Research sharing and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.

2. Functions

Some of the functions expected of the IQAC are:

• Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution
• Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process
• Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes
• Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education
• Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles
• Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement.
• Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices.
• Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality.
• Development of Quality Culture in the institution.
• Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC

3. Benefits

IQAC will facilitate / contribute:

• Ensure heightened level of 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.

4. Composition

Composition of the IQAC

Sl. No	Title	Name and Designation	Contact Address	Position
1	Chairperson: Head of the Institution	Dr. C. Nadhamuni Reddy, Principal	Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Tirupati – 517 520, Chittoor District, A.P. India Ph:+91 9948149222	Chairman
2	A few senior administrative officers	Dr. P. Muni Krishnaiah, Administrative Officer	AITS, Tirupathi	Member
3		Mr. K. Venkateswara Rao, System Admin	AITS, Tirupathi	Member
4	Three to Eight teachers	Dr.I.Suneetha, Head	Department of ECE, AITS, Tirupathi	Member
5		Dr. C. Sasikhala, Head	Department of EEE, AITS, Tirupathi	Member
6		Dr.S.S.Arumugam, Head	Department of CSE, AITS, Tirupathi	Member
7		Mr. K Kumar, Head	Department of ME, AITS, Tirupathi	Member
8		Dr. K. Narasimhulu, Head	Department of CE, AITS, Tirupathi	Member
9		Dr.P.Lavanya, Head	Department of H&S, AITS, Tirupathi	Member
10		Dr. N. Chandrika, Head	Department of MBA, AITS, Tirupathi	Member
11		Dr.Y.Hari Prasadha Reddy, Professor	Department of ME, AITS,Tirupati	Member
12	One member from the Management	Sri. C Abhishek Reddy, Executive Director	Annamacharya Educational Trust	Member from Management
13	One / two nominees from local society, Students and Alumni	Mr. B. Rajasekhar Reddy, System Engineer	Thomson Reuters, Bangalore	Member from Alumni
14		Mr. M. Mouli, Student, (14AK1A0541)	B.Tech, IV year, Dept. of CSE, AITS,Tirupati	Member from Student
15		Ms.Ravuru Neelavathi, Student (17AK1D2009)	M.Tech., I Year, SE, AITS,Tirupati	Member from Student
16	One/two nominees from Employers / Industrialists / stakeholders	Sri. Varanasi Krishna Murthy, Deputy General Manager	Andhra Bank Zonal Office, Tirupati	Member from Industry
17		Sri. B. Suryudu, Regional Joint Director	State Board Technical Education, Tirupathi	Member from Employer
18		Mr. Raja Ramesh, Parent	Leela Mahal circle, Tirupati	Member from Student Parent
19	One of the senior teachers as the coordinator / Director of the IQAC	Dr.S.Kishore, Member Secretary	Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Tirupati. Ph: +91 9908588567 e-mail: directoriqac.aitstpt@gmail.com	Member Se