INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC) | FoHS

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) – IQAC

Approval was granted by

IQAC : 11/09/2023

Faculty Board : 18/09/2023

Purpose and scope

The purpose and the scope of the IQAC is to complete the task given to the cell in relation to the quality assurance and the performance evaluation of the faculty. Further, IQAC will have to serve as an advisory body to the Faculty Board of Health Sciences to ensure the Faculty achieves and maintains required standards of quality as an institution of higher education.

Responsibilities

The IQAC of the Faculty of Health Sciences will work with the Criteria described in the Internal Quality Assurance guidelines and bylaws through appropriate mechanisms with reference to the quality assurance council, University grant commission in Ministry of Education.

The IQAC of the Faculty of Health Sciences should be responsible to implement the recommendations by the non state division of the Ministry of education.

The IQAC shall review the new applications and do review before the recommendations to the Faculty Board

IQAC should seek specialty in the process of evaluation and recommendation to the reporting authority to uplift the status of the Faculty based on stakeholder feedback, public surveys statistics and other information.

IQAC should submit the monthly reports and any required information to the CINEC Centre for Quality Assurance (CQA) in order to operate its activities efficiently.

IQAC should refer and seek the CQA assistance if needed in reviewing and monitoring the quality of academic programmes, research and services provided by the Faculty.

Reporting responsibility

Faculty board of Health Sciences through Internal quality assurance cell of the faculty.

Composition

Chairperson of IQAC
At least two senior members from each Department of the Faculty
Secretory to the committee

Selection of the members

The relevant Head of the Department related to the degree programme will nominate members for approval of the Faculty board

Duration of the term of membership

3 years of rotation

Storage of the minutes and documents

All documents including the minutes shall be compiled and stored by Administrative officer of the Faculty.

Guidelines and SOPs

Confirmed minutes shall be circulated to the members of the Faculty Board along with the minutes of the Faculty Board.

Prepared by the IQAC committee Faculty of Health Sciences