Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC-TEC)

Academic Auditing system of KTU comprises of two bodies; the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at the Institution level and the External Auditor at the University Level. The IQAC will function as a body assisting the External Auditor.

Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC will become a part of an institution’s system and work towards realizing the goals of quality enhancement and sustenance. The motto of the IQAC is to achieve quality through continuous improvement with cooperation of all stake holders. It will channelize and systematize the efforts of the University towards academic excellence.

• Taking a lead role in undertaking Academic Audit and to give feedback with the purpose of devising quality enhancement programmes.
• Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive for quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process.
• Arrangement for feedback responses from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality related institutional processes.
• Dissemination of information on the various quality parameters of higher education.

• Chairperson: Head of the Institution
• Teachers to represent all level (Three to eight, the senior among them will be the coordinator/director)
• One member from the Management
• One senior administrative officer
• One nominee each from local society, students and alumni
• One nominee each from Industry and Professional body

The membership of such nominated members shall be for a period of two years. The IQAC should meet at least once in every quarter. The quorum for the meeting shall be two-third of the total number of members. The agenda, minutes and action taken reports are to be documented with official signatures and maintained electronically in a retrievable format.

• It is necessary for the members of the IQAC to shoulder the responsibilities of generating and promoting awareness in the institution and to devote time for working out the procedural details. The institutions need to submit quarterly the Quality Assurance Report (QAR) to the university.
• The IQAC may also need to create its exclusive window tab on its institutional website for keeping the records/files of Academic auditing, Accreditation Team Reports, QAR, and Certificate of Accreditation Outcomes and regularly upload/ report on its activities.

Travancore Engineering College has a well esteemed team for IQAC-TEC . The team members are listed below.