The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the college is primarily focused in internal quality. The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) have laid the onus of quality enhancement of colleges on the IQAC. The primary objective of the IQAC is to look into rather than at the college processes with a perspective of providing quality to all the stakeholders.

Understanding the significance of Internal Quality Assurance Systems (IQAS), the IQAC has attempted over the years to systemize processes through which quality enhancement can be achieved. The IQAC has also perceived that quality enhancement initiatives need to be decentralized, rather than nodal, with several activity heads being appointed and each deploying their activities as a separate team.

The college IQAC quality policy for all stakeholders is ‘inclusion through involvement’. This policy ensures that all the stakeholders, mainly the staff and the students involve themselves in all activities of the college during their tenure.

The Aims and Objectives of the IQAC

1. To define quality parameters for the college.
2. To work as catalyst for the overall academic and administrative improvement of the institution.
3. To create a desire among the stakeholders for the pursuit of knowledge, to acquire the skills and achieve excellence in teaching-learning and research.
4. To monitor the quality aspects of the institution.
5. To undertake quality-related initiatives, consultancy and training programmes.
6. To intervene and guide the departments wherever necessary for quality enhancement.

The IQAC has, from time to time, adopted the quality parameters set by statutory agencies such as the UGC, NAAC, State Government and the University and used them to assess and assure that quality is maintained.

Members of the IQAC have been strategically selected so that representation at college statutory bodies such as the Governance & Administrative Committees, the College Development Committee (CDC) and representation of the Arts & Humanities Faculties, top office and administrative authorities is ensured. As a result, planning and decision making has become easier and smoother and implementation has become efficient.

We consider the teacher as a hub for all college activities, academic and otherwise, and hence assuring teachers’ progression helps in assuring quality. For the co-curricular, extra-curricular activities and extension activities teachers are assigned managerial roles. Committees are formed for this purpose. It is relevant to note that these committees are carefully constituted to ensure that though leadership is rotated, key experienced members remain the same assuring high-performance levels. Such decentralization has helped in participation of teachers in quality sustenance. This experience over the years has helped evolve a fairly stable and efficient system, which today requires little monitoring and has been internalized.

STUDENT SATISFACTION SURVEY

Government Degree College, Jakholi is committed toward the all-round development of the students. The college conducts a good number of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities for the holistic development of students. The college organizes study tours, sports events, debate, seminars, and many learner-oriented activities to bring excel from the learners. The infrastructure and human-resources are continuously upgraded to create student centric ambience for their proficient development. The college considers the inputs from its stakeholders especially from students very important to bring relevant and fruitful changes in the college. Their feedback considerably showcases the actual quality of teaching-learning process enabling identification of the strengths of teaching as well as the possible improvements.

Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS) that results from evaluation of students’ experience with the facilities and support they received in the college is very important. It is a valid and reliable tool to understand the key areas for future developments. Thus, it allows understanding the resources for areas that require greater attentions. Thus, it is a direct and useful indicator of the effectiveness of teaching-learning in the institution. The college encourages the students to take active participation in SSS.