IQAC

About Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

• The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was established in 2007 at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) as a post-accreditation quality sustenance measure.The IQAC has been constituted as per the recommendations of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The IQAC ensures the effective implementation of quality initiatives through continuous reviews and periodic meetings. The IQAC works towards attaining excellence in all academic and administrative endeavours of the institution.

Objectives

• To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
• To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

Vision

To ensure quality culture as the prime concern for Vellore Institute of Technology through institutionalizing and internalizing all the initiatives taken with internal and external support.

Quality Policy

To establish a system of Quality Enhancement, which would on a continuous basis evaluate and enhance the quality of teaching – learning, research and extension activities of the institution, leading to improvements in all processes, enabling the institution to attain excellence.

Strategies

Shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:

• 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
best
• Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad

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
• Collection and analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes
• Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all stakeholders
• 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
• Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audit and its follow-up
• Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC

Benefits

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

Outcomes of IQAC Activities

• Accreditation – NAAC, ABET, ACBSP, AACSB, RSC (M.Sc. Chemistry Accredited)
• National Ranking – NIRF
• International Ranking/Rating – QS, THE, QS BRICS, QS STAR
• MHRD All India Survey for Higher Education
• Swachh Bharat Summer Internship Program
• Swachhta Ranking
• Feedback from stakeholders
• Fully Flexible Credit System
• Curriculum for Applied Learning
• Promoting Technology Enhanced Learning - MOOC
• Annual Quality Assurance Report

AQAR

• Students' Satisfaction Survey 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21
• Best Practices 2019-20 2018-19 | 2019-20
• Institutional Distinctiveness
• AQAR 2020-2021
• AQAR 2019-2020
• AQAR 2018-2019
• AQAR 2017-2018
• AQAR 2016-2017
• AQAR 2015-2016
• AQAR 2014-2015
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• AQAR 2013-2014
• AQAR 2012-2013
• AQAR 2011-2012

Archives

VIT Annual Report

• AY 2018-2019
• AY 2017-2018
• AY 2016-2017

Newsletter

• DQAA NEWS - Issue-1 (Jan-Jun 2022)

Minutes of the Meeting & Action Taken Report

2020-21	Minutes	ATR
2019-20	Minutes	ATR
2018-19	Minutes	ATR
2017-18	Minutes	ATR
2016-17	Minutes	ATR
2015-16	Minutes	ATR
2014-15	Minutes	ATR

IQAC Quality Initiatives

• 2022-23
• 2021-22
• 2020-21
• 2019-20
• 2018-19
• 2017-18
• 2016-17
• 2015-16
• 2014-15

2014-15

NO.	YEAR	NAME OF QUALITY INITIATIVE BY IQAC	EVENT TYPE	FROM	TO
1	2014-15	International Conference on Internationalization of Higher Education and Quality Assurance - Trends & Challenges (IHEQA'15)	Seminar	09-01-2015	10-01-2015

2015-16

NO.	YEAR	NAME OF QUALITY INITIATIVE BY IQAC	EVENT TYPE	FROM	TO
1	2015-16	Workshop on Creative Thinking	Workshop	23-01-2016	24-01-2016
2	2015-16	IQAC Day - BrainStorming session on Quality Issues	Brainstorming	19-11-2015	19-11-2015
3	2015-16	Brainstorming Session to Improve the Quality of Higher Education	Brainstorming	05-01-2016	06-01-2016, 13-01-2016
4	2015-16	IQAC Day - Quality related issues pertaining to academics and research	Seminar	01-12-2015	01-12-2015
5	2015-16	One day Seminar on Enhancing the Quality of Academic Research in Higher Educational Institutions	Seminar	11-03-2016	11-03-2016

2016-17

NO.	YEAR	NAME OF QUALITY INITIATIVE BY IQAC	EVENT TYPE	FROM	TO
1	2016-17	Workshop on Digital Tools for Teaching and Evaluation	Workshop	06-07-2016	06-07-2016
2	2016-17	Workshop on Writing Funded Project Proposals and Publishing Quality Research Papers	Workshop	20-08-2016	20-08-2016
3	2016-17	Workshop on Inter Disciplinary Research for preparing International Funded Project Proposals	Workshop	10-09-2016	10-09-2016
4	2016-17	Workshop on Writing Funded Project Proposals and Publishing Quality Research Papers	Workshop	17-09-2016	17-09-2016
5	2016-17	Workshop on Writing a Good Paper for an International Journal	Workshop	27-10-2016	27-10-2016
6	2016-17	Workshop on Hot questions in Science, Engineering & Technology (SET)	Workshop	05-11-2016	05-11-2016
7	2016-17	Workshop on PBL (Project Based Learning)	Workshop	18-11-2016	18-11-2016
8	2016-17	Three-day QS Summer School Summit	Seminar	05-12-2016	07-12-2016
9	2016-17	Workshop on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) - Tranfer Learning to Usage Practise	Workshop	13-12-2016	13-12-2016
10	2016-17	Workshop on Fostering Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Among 21st Century Learners	Workshop	07-01-2017	07-01-2017
11	2016-17	Workshop on Educator - Education  Educated (A Holistic Development of Teacher-Student Relationship)	Workshop	24-02-2017	24-02-2017
12	2016-17	Workshop on Grammarly & other Technical Tools for Effective Writing	Workshop	10-03-2017	10-03-2017
13	2016-17	International Symposium on Quality Enhancement in Higher Education	Symposium	21-04-2017	22-04-2017
14	2016-17	FDP on How to Handle Stress and Live your Potential	Seminar	09-05-2017	09-05-2017

2017-18

NO.	YEAR	NAME OF QUALITY INITIATIVE BY IQAC	EVENT TYPE	FROM	TO
1	2017-18	Workshop on Advanced Technical Tools for Classrooms	Workshop	20-07-2017	20-07-2017
2	2017-18	Workshop on Quality Issues in Research Publications	Workshop	25-07-2017	25-07-2017
3	2017-18	One Day Workshop on Academic and Administrative Audit	Workshop	10-08-2017	10-08-2017
4	2017-18	Workshop on Digital Tools for Classroom Management	Workshop	17-08-2017	17-08-2017
5	2017-18	Workshop on Virtual Classroom & Classroom Management Tool	Workshop	03-10-2017	03-10-2017
6	2017-18	FDP on Copyrights, Plagiarism and Ethics - A Reflection	Guest Lecture	20-11-2017	20-11-2017
7	2017-18	Workshop on Curriculum Design and implementation	Workshop	23-11-2017	24-11-2017
8	2017-18	Workshop on Flipped Classroom	Workshop	18-12-2017	18-12-2017
9	2017-18	Workshop on Writing Winning Funded Project Proposals	Workshop	10-02-2018	10-02-2018
10	2017-18	FDP on Mapping Student Learning Objectives	Seminar	08-03-2018	08-03-2018
11	2017-18	5S (Sort, Stabilize, Sustain, Shine and Standardize) implementation  A Quality initiative for academic staff development"	Seminar	17-03-2018	17-03-2018
12	2017-18	"User Education Program on Science Direct and Scopus"	Seminar	28-03-2018	28-03-2018
13	2017-18	User Education Program IEEE-IEL Online Database	Seminar	29-03-2018	29-03-2018
14	2017-18	Author Workshop on "How to Publish"	Workshop	04-04-2018	04-04-2018
15	2017-18	National level Seminar on "Quality Enhancement in Teaching Methodology in Higher Education Methodology in Higher Education for Prospective Employability"	Seminar	18-04-2018	18-04-2018
16	2017-18	Workshop on "Management of Intellectual Property Assets and Rights"	Workshop	20-04-2018	20-04-2018

2018-19

NO.	YEAR	NAME OF QUALITY INITIATIVE BY IQAC	EVENT TYPE	FROM	TO
1	2018-19	One Day Workshop on "NAAC Accreditation Revised Framework"	Workshop	19-07-2018	19-07-2018
2	2018-19	Workshop on NAAC & NBA Accreditation - Process & Challenges	Workshop	20-09-2018	20-09-2018
3	2018-19	Seminar on "Enhancing the Quality of Research in Higher Education"	Seminar	08-10-2018	08-10-2018
4	2018-19	National Seminar on Digitisation of Higher Education for Quality Enhancement of Teaching-Learning and Research: Challenges and Opportunities - Academic Collaborating Partner NAAC	Seminar	22-10-2018	23-10-2018
5	2018-19	Seminar on Cloud Ethics	Seminar	22-10-2018	22-10-2018
6	2018-19	IQAC Talk on Health Care for IT Professionals	Guest Lecture	22-10-2018	22-10-2018
7	2018-19	Seminar on Sustainable learning	Seminar	22-10-2018	22-10-2018
8	2018-19	Seminar on Emphasizing Human Values	Seminar	22-10-2018	22-10-2018
9	2018-19	Seminar on "Psychology Oriented Approach on Handling Classroom Sessions"	Seminar	23-10-2018	23-10-2018
10	2018-19	Training program for lab assistants on quality initiative in laboratories	Seminar	23-10-2018	23-10-2018
11	2018-19	Rally on Social awareness	Workshop	23-10-2018	23-10-2018
12	2018-19	Workshop on Enhancing teaching-learning and course quality through Quality Circle	Workshop	24-10-2018	24-10-2018
13	2018-19	Workshop on Enhancing the employee involvement on organisational performance through Quality Circle"	Workshop	24-10-2018	24-10-2018
14	2018-19	Guest lecture on Quality Models	Guest Lecture	24-10-2018	24-10-2018
15	2018-19	Motivational talk on Leading Quality Life	Guest Lecture	24-10-2018	24-10-2018
16	2018-19	Panel discussion on Quality enhancement in higher education	Brainstorming	24-10-2018	24-10-2018
17	2018-19	Talk on Quality in Research	Guest Lecture	24-10-2018	24-10-2018
18	2018-19	Workshop on Quality enhancement in teaching and learning process in higher education	Workshop	24-10-2018	24-10-2018
19	2018-19	Importance of maintaining clean campus  for house keeping people	Seminar	24-10-2018	24-10-2018
20	2018-19	Swachh Bharat  Campus drive	Workshop	24-10-2018	24-10-2018
21	2018-19	Student Brainstroming session	Brainstorming	25-10-2018	25-10-2018
22	2018-19	Faculty Brainstroming session	Brainstorming	25-10-2018	25-10-2018
23	2018-19	Quality Show	Workshop	25-10-2018	28-10-2018
24	2018-19	Poster Exhibition on Quality Culture	Symposium	25-10-2018	25-10-2018
25	2018-19	Talk on No Health without Mental Health	Guest Lecture	25-10-2018	25-10-2018
26	2018-19	Open Mike session on Quality	Symposium	25-10-2018	25-10-2018
27	2018-19	Debate - Quality at workplace.(Implementation of Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace- A Myth or a Reality)	Workshop	26-10-2018	26-10-2018
28	2018-19	One Day Workshop on "NAAC Revised Accreditation Framework"	Workshop	03-12-2018	03-12-2018
29	2018-19	IQAC Lecture - Awareness Programme on QS Subject Ranking and Strategies - School of Information Technology & Engineering	Guest Lecture	12-12-2018	12-12-2018
30	2018-19	IQAC Lecture - Awareness Programme on QS Subject Ranking and Strategies - School of Mechanical Engineering	Guest Lecture	09-01-2019	09-01-2019
31	2018-19	IQAC Lecture - Awareness Programme on QS Subject Ranking and Strategies - School of Electrical Engineering	Guest Lecture	23-01-2019	23-01-2019
32	2018-19	IQAC Lecture - Awareness Programme on QS Subject Ranking and Strategies -  School of Computer Science and Engineering	Guest Lecture	25-01-2019	25-01-2019
33	2018-19	Seminar on "Assessment and Evaluation of Engineering Education"	Seminar	12-02-2019	12-02-2019
34	2018-19	One-day Workshop on Institutional Challenges in the New Methodology NAACs Revised Accreditation Framework	Workshop	18-02-2019	18-02-2019
35	2018-19	IQAC Lecture - Awareness Programme on QS Subject Ranking and Strategies - School of Electronics Engineering	Guest Lecture	27-02-2019	27-02-2019
36	2018-19	One Day Workshop on "Simplified Kundalini Yoga for Improved Quality of Life"	Workshop	02-03-2019	02-03-2019
37	2018-19	Seminar on Students participation in Quality Assurance of Higher Educational Institutions	Seminar	26-03-2019	26-03-2019
38	2018-19	Seminar on Quality in Education for Students'	Seminar	01-04-2019	01-04-2019
39	2018-19	National Level Workshop on "Quality Enhancement in Assessment and Evaluation Methodology of Learning in Higher Education Institution"	Workshop	30-04-2019	30-04-2019

2019-20

NO.	YEAR	NAME OF QUALITY INITIATIVE BY IQAC	EVENT TYPE	FROM	TO
1	2019-20	IQAC Lecture - Awareness Programme on QS Subject Ranking and Strategies - School of Chemical Engineering	Guest Lecture	09-07-2019	09-07-2019
2	2019-20	Rankings for VITBS - Present and Future	Guest Lecture	12-07-2019	12-07-2019
3	2019-20	IQAC Lecture - QS Subject Ranking and Strategies - School of Bio Sciences & Technology	Guest Lecture	17-07-2019	17-07-2019
4	2019-20	One Day FDP on "Role of Teachers and IQAC in Promoting Digital Initiatives in Higher Education Institutions" in association with Academic Staff College and EVR Central Library	FDP	12-08-2019	12-08-2019
5	2019-20	IQAC Lecture - Strategies for QS Subject Rankings - School of Advanced Sciences	Guest Lecture	21-08-2019	21-08-2019
6	2019-20	Seminar on "Quality of Engineering Education"	Seminar	08-10-2019	08-10-2019
7	2019-20	Quality week- VFIT and SMBS-Seminar on Outcome Based Education and Accrediation	Seminar	09-10-2019	09-10-2019
8	2019-20	Quality Week - VFIT and SMBS-Seminar on Quality practices in IPR activities	Seminar	09-10-2019	09-10-2019
9	2019-20	Quality Week - SENSE Panel Discussion on Engineering Standards	Panel Discussion	10-10-2019	10-10-2019
10	2019-20	Quality Week - SENSE- PAT Talks- Improving Quality for Recruitment	Seminar	10-10-2019	10-10-2019
11	2019-20	Quality Week - SELECT-Talk on "Cyber Security - A Quality Perspective"	Guest lecture	10-10-2019	10-10-2019
12	2019-20	Quality Week - SCOPE -Excelling in Technology during Student Life	Guest lecture	11-10-2019	11-10-2019
13	2019-20	Quality Week - VITSOL- Ethics for Employability	Guest lecture	15-10-2019	15-10-2019
14	2019-20	Quality Week-VITBS -Quality in Management Education	Seminar	15-10-2019	15-10-2019
15	2019-20	IQAC Seminar on "Clear understanding of OBE, PO, PSO, CO and how attainments are measured"	Seminar	16-11-2019	16-11-2019
16	2019-20	IQAC Lecture on "Using Institutional Data for Student Success"	Guest Lecture	19-12-2019	19-12-2019
17	2019-20	IQAC Lecture on "Analytics and Data-Driven Decision Making"	Guest Lecture	19-12-2019	19-12-2019
18	2019-20	One day Workshop on "Outcome Based Education"	Workshop	31-01-2020	31-01-2020
19	2019-20	Webinar on "Gain a competitive edge with funding insights, discovery & decisions" in collaboration with Elsevier	Workshop	07-05-2020	07-05-2020
20	2019-20	VIT-IQAC Virtual Seminar on "Quality Assurance in Online Teaching-Learning & Evaluation"	Virtual Seminar	19-05-2020	19-05-2020

2020-21

NO.	YEAR	NAME OF QUALITY INITIATIVE BY IQAC	EVENT TYPE	FROM	TO
1	2020-21	Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 in VIT, Vellore	Virtual Workshop	19-09-2020	19-09-2020
2	2020-21	Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 in VIT, Chennai	Virtual Workshop	22-09-2020	22-09-2020
3	2020-21	Role of Teachers and IQAC in Promoting Digital Initiatives in Higher Education Institutions	Workshop	28-09-2020	28-09-2020
4	2020-21	Journal Selection for Publication	Virtual Seminar	31-03-2021	31-03-2021
5	2020-21	One-Day Virtual Workshop on Sustainability and Engineering Education	Workshop	07-05-2021	07-05-2021

2021-22

NO.	YEAR	NAME OF QUALITY INITIATIVE BY IQAC	EVENT TYPE	FROM	TO
1	2021-22	IQAC Seminar - NAAC PTV Preparations	Virtual Seminar	10-07-2021	10-07-2021
2	2021-22	NABL Accreditation Process for Laboratories	Virtual Seminar	08-12-2021	08-12-2021
3	2021-22	QUALITY WEEK 2022 (21-25 Feb 2022) "A TQM approach to achieving excellence for a University"	Virtual Seminar	21-02-2022	21-02-2022
4	2021-22	QUALITY WEEK 2022 (21-25 Feb 2022) "Academic and Administrative Audit"	Training Programme	23-02-2022	23-02-2022
5	2021-22	QUALITY WEEK 2022 (21-25 Feb 2022) "Quality Metrics in Research"	Virtual Seminar	24-02-2022	24-02-2022
6	2021-22	Preparation of NBA Self-Assessment Report (SAR)	Training Programme	05-03-2022	05-03-2022
7	2021-22	Effective Implementation of OBE	Training Programme	13-04-2022	13-04-2022
8	2021-22	Defining Course Outcomes and its Assessment	Virtual Seminar	30-05-22	30-05-22
9	2021-22	Use of IQAC Portal for CO Attainment	Training Programme	28-06-22	28-06-22

2022-23

NO.	YEAR	NAME OF QUALITY INITIATIVE BY IQAC	EVENT TYPE	FROM	TO
1	2022-23	Evaluation of Course Outcomes through IQAC Portal for SAS and SSLfaculty members	Training Programme	12-07-2022	12-07-2022
2	2022-23	Preparation of NBA Self-Assessment Report (SAR)	Training Programme	19-07-2022	19-07-2022
3	2022-23	Improving Students' Academic Performance	Brainstorming Session on	10-08-2022	10-08-2022
4	2022-23	ISO/IEC 17025: 2017- General Requirements for the Competence of Testing& Calibration	Training Programme	29-08-2022	29-08-2022
5	2022-23	Uncertainty of Measurement and Decision Rule as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017	Training Programme	30-08-2022	30-08-2022
6	2022-23	Laboratory quality management system as per ISO/IEC 17025: 2017	Training Programme	01-09-2022	04-09-2022

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