INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL
The college has an active Internal Quality Assurance Council led by the principal and composed of senior faculty members. They conduct regular Academic Audits to monitor and improve all academic activities, ensuring ongoing quality enhancement.
VISION
To establish and sustain a culture of continuous quality enhancement, fostering academic excellence and holistic development, making Velammal Institute of Technology a leading institution in technical education and research.
MISSION
Quality Enhancement: Implement and monitor a consistent quality assurance framework across academic, administrative, and operational processes, ensuring the highest standards in education.
Promote Best Practices: Encourage the adoption of innovative teaching-learning methodologies and best practices that enhance academic and institutional performance.
Stakeholder Engagement: Involve all stakeholders, including faculty, students, alumni, and industry, in the continuous improvement process through feedback, collaboration, and active participation.
OBJECTIVES OF THE IQAC
Enhance Teaching and Learning Quality: Continuously improve teaching methodologies, learning resources, and assessment systems to ensure that students receive a quality education that aligns with global standards.
Promote Research and Development: Foster a strong research culture by encouraging faculty and students to undertake innovative research projects, contributing to advancements in science, technology, and society.
Ensure Stakeholder Satisfaction: Implement structured feedback mechanisms from students, faculty, alumni, and industry to identify areas for improvement and enhance institutional practices based on their inputs.
Support Faculty Development: Organize regular training programs, workshops, and seminars to upgrade the technical, pedagogical, and research skills of faculty members, ensuring they remain at the forefront of educational excellence.
Strengthen Industry-Academia Collaboration: Develop strong partnerships with industries to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, providing students with hands-on experience and ensuring the curriculum is industry-relevant.
IQAC COMPOSITION
The following are the members of IQAC committee.
| Sl. No. | Name | Designation | Category | Position in IQAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. N. BALAJI | Principal | Head of the Institution | Head of IQAC CELL |
| 2 | Dr. S. SOUNDARARAJAN | Vice Principal | Senior Faculty | Member Secretary |
| 3 | Dr. B. MADHU | Associate Professor/MTS | Senior Faculty | IQAC Coordinator |
| 4 | Dr. B. SRIDEVI | Dean R&D and HOD / ECE | Professor | Member |
| 5 | Dr. V. P. GLADIS PUSHPARATHI | HOD / CSE | Professor | Member |
| 6 | Dr. P. DEIVENDRAN | HOD / IT | Professor | Member |
| 7 | Dr. S. PADMA PRIYA | HOD/AI&DS | Professor | Member |
| 8 | Dr. S. MUTHUKARUPPASAMY | HOD / EEE | Professor | Member |
| 9 | Dr. M. S. HEAVEN DANI | HOD / MECH | Professor | Member |
| 10 | Dr. D. MAGESH BABU | HOD / MTS | Professor | Member |
| 11 | Mr. B.K. SANTHOSH | Assistant Professor/ECE | Faculty | IQAC Assistant Coordinator |
| 12 | Mr. R. RAJA | Associate Professor/CSE | Senior Faculty | Member |
| 13 | Dr. R. JOTHI CHITRA | Professor/ECE | Senior Faculty | Member |
| 14 | Mr. K. BALAMANIKANDASUTHAN | Assistant Professor/MECH | Senior Faculty | Member |
| 15 | Dr. R. KARTHIKEYAN | Associate Professor/EEE | Senior Faculty | Member |
| 16 | Mr. R. OHMSAKTHI VEL | Assistant Professor/MTS | Faculty | Member |
| 17 | Dr. G. DURGADEVI | Assistant Professor/IT | Faculty | Member |
| 18 | Dr. C. H. PRAMEELADEVI | Associate Professor/AI&DS | Faculty | Member |
| 19 | Mr. D. SENTHIL KUMAR | Assistant Professor/H&S | Faculty | Member |
| 20 | Shri M. VAASU | Advisor | Management | Member |
| 21 | Shri K. RAZAK | Advisor | Management | Member |
| 22 | Ms. SRIMATHI | Human Resource | Senior Admin Officer | Member |
| 23 | Mr. GOVARDAN | Hostel Warden | Local Society | Member |
| 24 | Mr. R. RAJARAJAN | President of VELITAA | Alumni | Member |
| 25 | Ms. V. LAVANYA | IV CSE | Student | Member |
| 26 | Ms. R.S. PREETHI | IV AIDS | Student | Member |
| 27 | Mrs. MANJU | Admin Office | Parent | Member |
| 28 | Mr. M. PONNUSWAMI | Founder & MD, Pure Chemicals | Industrialist | Member |
ACTIVITIES OF IQAC
The IQAC conducts review meeting twice a semester with various committee members from all departments in order to evaluate department performance based on the parameters like:
- Planning and Implementation of regular curricular activities
- Continuous assessments for measuring student learning and its analysis
- Career development activities (Enhanced communication skill program, placement training)
- Motivating to create and use the opportunities for continuous learning (development programs attended/conducted, higher studies, research activity, workshops, conference & journal publication )
- Addressing student grievances
BENEFITS:
- To ensure a heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement and internalization of the quality culture of NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education.
- To promote the measures for the functioning of the institution towards quality enhancement through initialization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.
- To act as a dynamic system for quality changes in the institution.
The performance of department level Audit various aspects as listed in this table
| S.No | Audit | Type | Purpose | Scope | Auditor | Auditee | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academic Audit | External | To analyze the quality of affiliated colleges through inspection | Faculty qualification, Salary, Faculty student ratio, Lab facilities | Experts from Anna University | Principal, HOD, All staff members | Every academic year |
| Internal | To enhance the Level of the college | Review of course file, Lecture notes, log book, assessment | Principal, HOD | Teaching faculties | Every semester | ||
| 2 | Class committee Audit | Internal | To rectify students problems in academic and non-academic area | To find out the unit completion status and rectify students grievances | Principal, HOD, class incharges, class advisor | Student representative and respective staff members | After every internal assessment |
| 3 | Department Review Meeting | Internal | To analyze the improvement of college through various programs | Review of Internal assessment and University results and review of faculty | Principal, Advisor | HOD, Teaching faculties | Every year |
| 4 | Laboratory audit | Internal | To analyze the condition of each laboratory | Condition of equipment, consumable, Safety standards, manuals, updating Service register | Principal, HOD | Lab Incharges, Lab assistants | Every semester |
| 5 | Module coordinator meet | Internal | To improve the quality of department | Monitoring the department activities and preventive measurement of department problems | Module coordinators | All faculties | Every semester |
| 6 | Mentor Audit | Internal | To improve the students performance | Review of students internal assessment and find out the students talents | Principal, Advisor | HOD, Mentors | After every internal assessment |
| 7 | Administrative Audit | Internal | To encourage departments or programs to evaluate their education quality processes | To examining the processes, procedures, and practices within an organization's administrative functions to ensure efficiency, compliance, and effectiveness | HOD’s from other department | All faculties | Every academic year |
| 8 | Purchase Audit | Internal | To assure stakeholders that the financial statements are accurate, reliable, and comply with accounting standards and regulations | To identifying inefficiencies, redundancies, improvements can be made to streamline purchasing activities, reduce costs, and enhance overall efficiency | HOD’s | Admin members | Every academic year |
| 9 | Finance Audit | Internal | To examine financial statements, records, and internal controls to provide assurance on the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of its financial reporting | Review of the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, and statement of changes in equity | HOD’s | Admin members | Every academic year |
