IQAC

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), established on 1st January 2017, plays a central role in institutionalizing quality assurance practices. It ensures consistent improvement in teaching-learning processes, administrative performance, and overall institutional effectiveness through a structured and participatory approach.

Key Objectives

• Develop and implement quality benchmarks for academic and administrative activities
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
• Enhance teaching-learning processes and evaluation systems
• Strengthen institutional performance and governance
• Support faculty and staff development initiatives

Core Functions

• Design, monitor, and assess quality parameters
• Conduct regular internal audits of institutional processes
• Collect and analyze feedback from stakeholders
• Review the impact of institutional policies and activities
• Facilitate capacity-building and professional development
• Develop and implement action plans for quality enhancement

Roles and Responsibilities

• IQAC: Overall coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of quality initiatives
• Senior Management Team (SMT): Strategic oversight and policy direction
• Departments/Units: Implementation of quality measures and reporting
• Faculty and Staff: Active participation and adherence to quality practices

 Strategies

The strategies of IQAC are based on the principles of

• ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance improvement of academic, administrative and financial tasks
• promoting quality of academic and research programmes
• monitoring equitable access to academic programmes and their affordability for various sections of society
• focusing on optimization and integration of the latest methods and techniques of teaching and learning through “on-going and after-action reviews”
• developing objectivity and credibility of evaluation procedures
• ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure and services
• sharing research and discoveries through networking with other institutions in India and abroad
• consistently updating the universities systems and procedures based on national and international best practices

Functions

IQAC is based on the following major functions

• development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the university
• creation of a learning-centred environment to enhance quality education
• promotion of professional growth of faculty members through facilitating opportunities for them to enhance their knowledge and skills for effective delivery of teaching and learning process
• provision for feedback from students, parents and other stakeholders of the institution on quality-related institutional processes
• dissemination of information on various quality parameters for higher education
• organization of inter and intra institutional workshops and seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles
• documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality enhancement
• acting as a nodal agency of the university for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of the best practices
• development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing institutional quality
• development of Quality Culture in the university
• preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC

 

Message from Dean, IQAC

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at CUTM-AP is strategic and we facilitate the quality assurance in academic activities through Accreditation / Ranking / Rating / Approval. It is far beyond the policy-mandated work. The vision of the institution is to stay ahead and bring meaningful continuous quality improvements so that our students, scholars, and faculty member’s benefit. IQAC is the single point of contact for all regulation and disclosures as mandated by statutory authorities.

 

 
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Composition of IQAC, CUTMAP

SI. No.	Name of the Faculty	Department	Mobile No.	E-mail ID
1	Dr. Pushpalatha G.	Dean, IQAC	9178000571	[email protected]
2	Dr. N. Srinivas	Dean, SOAHS	9490265421	[email protected]
3	Ms.Sravani Mereddy	Assistant Professor, Optometry	7659031085	[email protected]
4	Mrs. Syamala Alana Teja	Assistant Professor, Optometry	9700777575	[email protected]
5	Ms. Kanakala Prathibha Malini	Assistant Professor, Radiology	9014223522	[email protected]
6	Dr. M. L. N. Acharyulu	Professor, Chemistry	9908033104	[email protected]
7	Mr. K. Madhav Rao	Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering	9849874545	[email protected]
8	Mrs. P. Anuradha	Assistant Professor, CSE	9704667074	[email protected]
9	Dr. Surendra Kanikella	Assistant Professor, Physics	8985077873	[email protected]
10	Dr. Naga Jogayya Kothakota	Assistant Professor, Forensics	9866898857	[email protected]
11	Ms. Rashmi Rekha Pradhan	Assistant Professor, Management	7008298401	[email protected]
12	Dr. Subhajit Pal	Assistant Professor, Soil Science/Agriculture	7409805895	[email protected]