INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL

Quality in action.
Progress by design.

Building a quality culture and advancing academic excellence across Sikkim Alpine University.

Explore the IQAC
ABOUT THE CELL

A continuous commitment to quality.

Quality assurance and quality enhancement support the qualitative growth of higher educational institutions. The establishment of an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) is a major step towards achieving long-term quality standards and channelising the efforts and measures of the institution towards academic excellence.

The IQAC of Sikkim Alpine University reviews and develops a conscious, regular system of action to improve the teaching-learning process, evaluation procedures, and the quality of students and faculty. For continuous improvement, the IQAC carries out internal audits of the Institute, faculty and staff members.

01 / OUR VISION

Build a culture of quality.

To build and ensure a quality culture and evolve benchmarked quality metrics and procedures for educational practices, processes and methods aimed at all-round excellence at the institutional level.

02 / OUR MISSION

Make quality part of every practice.

  1. Channelise and systematise practices and processes towards standards, accreditation criteria and ranking parameters to achieve academic excellence.
  2. Drive the enhancement and assurance of quality across institutional activities.
  3. Encourage departments to establish a student-centric learning environment and inculcate value-based education.
  4. Establish support systems to build a research culture in the Institution.
  5. Encourage departments to organise seminars, workshops and faculty development programmes.
  6. Build strong stakeholder associations to work towards qualitative and creative progress.
  7. Develop an institutional database and document activities that lead to quality improvement.
THE IQAC FRAMEWORK

From intention to institutional practice.

The Cell coordinates quality assurance and enhancement across the University’s academic and administrative work.

OBJECTIVES

Set a clear course for improvement.

  1. Develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
  2. Promote measures that enhance institutional functioning through an internalised quality culture and the institutionalisation of best practices.
FUNCTIONS

Coordinate quality across the University.

  1. Develop and apply quality benchmarks and parameters for academic and administrative activities.
  2. Facilitate a learner-centric environment for quality education and faculty development in participatory teaching and learning.
  3. Arrange feedback from students, parents and other stakeholders on institutional quality processes.
  4. Disseminate information on higher education quality parameters.
  5. Organise inter- and intra-institutional workshops and seminars on quality themes, and promote quality circles.
  6. Document programmes and activities that lead to quality improvement.
  7. Act as the nodal agency coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices.
  8. Develop and maintain an institutional MIS database to maintain and enhance quality.
  9. Develop a quality culture throughout the institution.
  10. Prepare the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) according to NAAC/NBA guidelines and parameters for submission.
INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL

The people behind quality.

Composition of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Committee

CHAIRPERSON

Prof. Sushil Kumar Tiwari

Vice-Chancellor

MEMBER SECRETARY

Mr. Satyam Dixit

Registrar and OSD to Chancellor

DIRECTOR

Dr. Subhankar Gurung

Assistant Professor

MEMBER

Dr. Pribat Rai

Associate Director, Academics

MEMBER

Dr. Sareena Subba

Deputy Registrar

MEMBER

Mr. Benoy Thapa

Deputy Registrar (Admin)

MEMBER

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Chaudhary

Administrative Officer

MEMBER

Dr. Aditya Moktan Tamang

Assistant Director (Research)

MEMBER

Dr. Arunika Subba

Assistant Dean

MEMBER

Dr. Nirmal Niroula

MEMBER

Mr. Rohit Tamang

MEMBER

Mr. Anupam Khatiwara

EXTERNAL EXPERT · EDUCATION QUALITY

Mrs. Pema Lhamu Bhutia

Special Educator

EXTERNAL EXPERT · EDUCATION QUALITY

Dr. Deo Kumar Thapa

Veterinary Officer

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

Ms. Shyam Maya Limboo

Alumni