Cauvery College For Women

Compositon of IQAC

The composition of the IQAC may be as follows:

1. Chairperson: Head of the Institution
2. A few senior administrative officers
3. Three to eight teachers
4. One member from the Management
5. One/two nominees from local society, Students and Alumni
6. One/two nominees from Employers /Industrialists/stakeholders
7. One of the senior teachers as the coordinator/Director of the IQAC
Term : Two years
Meetings :Atleast twice a year

Functions of the IQAC

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

IQAC Composition	Members	Designation
Chair Person	Dr Mrs V Sujatha,M.Com,M.Phil, Ph.D	Principal
Management	Shri K Thiruneelakandan	Secretary, College Governing Council
Ex-Officio	Ms V Ramya	Controller of Examinations, Assistant Professor Dept of Food Service Management & Dietetics
Ex-Officio	Dr N Siva Priya	Deputy Controller of Examinations, Assistant Professor, Dept of Computer Applications
Teachers	Dr S Ramalakshmi	Vice Principal, Professor and Head Dept of Tamil
	Dr S Shameem	Vice Principal, Associate Professor Dept of Commerce
	Dr N Savithri	Dean of Arts, Professor and Head Dept of Commerce
	Dr G Kanaga	Dean of Alumnae Relations, Professor Dept of Social Work
	Dr P Urmila	Professor and Head, Dept of English (PG)
	Dr S Jayashree Agarwal	Associate Professor and Head, Dept of English (UG)
	Dr G Metilda Buvaneswari	Associate Professor and Head, Dept of Social Work
	Dr J Tamil Selvi	Professor and Head, Dept of BBA
	Dr S Prema Latha	Professor and Head, Dept of Mathematics
	Dr G Maheswari	Professor and Head, Dept of Physics
	Dr P Pungayee @ Amirtham	Associate Professor and Head, Dept of Chemistry
	Ms N Girubagari	Associate Professor and Head in charge, Dept of Computer Science
	Dr R Merlin Packiam	Professor and Head, Dept of Computer Applications
	Dr M Parveen	Professor and Head, Dept of Information Technology
	Dr B Thamilmaraiselvi	Professor and Head, Dept of Microbiology
	Dr R Rameshwari	Associate Professor and Head, Dept of Biotechnology
	Ms B Thanuja	Associate Professor and Head, Dept of Food Service Management & Dietetics
	Dr B Baby Shakila	Director of Physical Education Professor
	Ms S Pommi	Librarian
Senior Administrative Officer	Mr S Amsamohanraj	Manager
Student Representative	Ms K Nikitha	I M.Sc., FSM&D
Student Representative	Ms N Monika	III B.Sc., Chemistry
External Academic Expert	Dr Aloysius Edward J	Dean & Professor, Faculty of Commerce & Management Kristu Jayanti College(Autonomous) Bengaluru
Alumni	Dr R Seethalakshmi	Assistant Professor, Faculty of Commerce & Management Gitam University, Hyderabad
Alumni	Ms S Dhaarani	Proprietor, Narumugai Herbal Sanitary Napkins, Mayiladuthurai
Local Society	Mr C Shantha Kumar	Director, Spastic Society of Tiruchirappalli.
Industrialist	Dr Sivakumar Muthusamy	Proprietor, Ariviya Technologies, IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai.
Assistant IQAC Coordinator	Dr S Jeyabharathi	Associate Professor, Dept of Microbiology
IQAC Coordinator	Dr V Sinthu Janita Prakash	Dean of Science, Professor & Head, Dept of Computer Science

2019 - 2022 details

Vision & Objectives

Vision

To make quality the defining element of higher education in India through a combination of self and external quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance initiatives

Mission

To arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions of higher education or units thereof, or specific academic programmes or projects;
To stimulate the academic environment for promotion of quality of teaching-learning and research in higher education institutions;
To encourage self-evaluation, accountability, autonomy and innovations in higher education;
To undertake quality-related research studies, consultancy and training programmes,and
To collaborate with other stakeholders of higher education for quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance.

Value Framework

To promote the following core values among the HEIs of the country:

Contributing to National Development
Fostering Global Competencies among Students
Inculcating a Value System among Students
Promoting the Use of Technology
Quest for Excellence

STRATEGIES & FUNCTIONS

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

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

Quality Policy Statement

Cauvery College for Women has set the institution quality policy as given below.

QUALITY POLICY

The Quality Policy of Cauvery College for Women (Autonomous) is set out as:

The Institution is dedicated to inculcate a dynamic equilibrium for Women with:

Academic Excellence and Qualities of Competence,
Confidence and Excellence to gratify the needs of employability and enshrine as self-reliant Individuals.
Imparting knowledge of higher order and entrepreneurial skills embedded with Cultural and Social Values.