IQAC
INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC)
The P. D. Karkhanis College’s Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was established on 20/06/2008. Recognizing quality enhancement as a continuous process, the IQAC has seamlessly integrated into the institution’s framework, dedicated to realizing goals of quality enhancement and sustainability. Its primary mandate is to develop a system for deliberate, consistent, and catalytic improvement across the institution's performance spectrum. During the re-accreditation phase, it strategically aligns all institutional endeavors towards fostering holistic academic excellence.
Objective
● Develop and implement a system for conscious, consistent, and catalytic action aimed at improving the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
● Promote measures fostering institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through the internalization of a quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.
Strategies:
● Develop mechanisms and procedures ensuring the timely, efficient, and progressive execution of academic, administrative, and financial tasks.
● Enhance the relevance and quality of academic and research programs.
● Ensure equitable access to and affordability of academic programs across various segments of society.
● Optimize and integrate modern methods of teaching and learning.
● Ensure the credibility of evaluation procedures.
● Ensure the adequacy, maintenance, and proper allocation of support structures and services.
● Foster the dissemination of research findings and networking with other institutions at both national and international levels.
Functions:
● Develop and implement quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities.
● Facilitate the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and faculty development..
● Collect and analyze feedback from students, faculty, and stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes
● Disseminate information on various quality parameters within higher education.
● Organize inter and intra-institutional workshops, seminars, and promote quality circles.
● Document various programs/activities aimed at quality improvement.
● Develop and maintain an institutional database to enhance institutional quality.
● Foster the development of a Quality Culture within the institution.
● Coordinate and conduct quality audits of the institution.
IQAC will Facilitate/Contribute:
● Develop and implement a system for conscious, consistent, and catalytic action aimed at improving the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
● Promote measures fostering institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through the internalization of a quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.
Composition
Names |
Designation |
Position in IQAC |
|---|---|---|
Dr. Sandipan Navgire |
I/C Principal |
Chairperson |
Mr. Dilip Sathe |
Trustee, The Education Society, Ambarnath |
Chairperson |
Mr. Gautam Jawale |
HOD, Department of Economics |
Co-Ordinator |
Mr. Sanjay Nichite |
Assistant Professor, Department of Marathi | Teachers Representative |
Dr. Anand Dandge |
HOD, Department of History | Teachers Representative |
Mr. Anil Borade |
Assistant Professor, Department of History | Teachers Representative |
Mrs. Rekha Kamble |
Senior Clerk | Member (Senior Administrative Officer) |
Mr. Shirish Bendale |
Industrialist in Anand Nagar, Ambarnath | Member (Industrialists Representative) |
Mr. Shripad Deshpande |
Nominee from Stakeholders | Member (Stakeholders Representative) |
Mr. Kailas Phalke |
Ex- Secretary, Rotary Club of Ambarnath | Member (Local Society Representative) |
Mr. Prakash Daware |
Chairman, Alumni Association | Member (Alumni Representative) |