IQAC, SNGCE has set its own standards and state of the art policies and procedures for continuous quality improvement. It is made available to all stake holders for offering suggestions and to have awareness on the criteria based on which they are going to be assessed.
The Academic Auditing system involves two primary entities: the Institution's Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and External Auditors appointed by the University. IQAC conducts an internal academic audit and provides the necessary documentation and records to the External Auditors. In a semester minimum 2 internal audits and one external audit will be conducted.
For internal audit, a panel of internal auditors is constituted and the members of the panel are from different programmes of the Institute. The audit will be scheduled in advance with the auditors from different department. Once the audit is completed, the auditors will prepare an audit report pertaining to a particular department and these reports will be compiled and analysed for further action based on the result of analysis. Once the semester is completed, the external audit will be scheduled with KTU assigned external auditors.
Academic audit shall cover
i. Course delivery and adherence to the course plan, syllabus coverage, quality of question papers used for internal assessments, internal evaluation, maintenance of laboratory experimental set ups and equipment, practical assignments, mini projects and conduct of practical classes and their evaluation.
ii. Co -curricular and |Extra-curricular activities available for students, the monitoring mechanism of activity points to be earned by the students.
iii. Academic functioning of the college encompassing students, faculty and college administration covering punctuality, attendance, discipline, academic environment, learning ecosystem, academic achievements and benchmarking.
iv. The quality criteria prescribed by NBA/NAAC.
The audit's scope encompasses a wide range of academic aspects, including:
Institutional Level
» Academic Calendar: An overview of the institution's yearly academic schedule.
» Functioning of student's grievances and appeal committee
» Functioning of Academic Discipline, Welfare committee
» Facility for co - curricular and extracurricular activities
» Teaching and technical staff details with acquittance roll
» Average student to faculty ratio , Number of qualified technical staff, Faculty Qualification Index
» Facility of central library with respect to volume and title of books, online ,print journals
» Functioning of IQAC and Progress of IQAC report uploading
» Institution Budget
» Details of Central Computing facility
Department Level
» Time Table: Detailed schedules of classes and activities.
» Students Roll List: A comprehensive list of enrolled students.
» Students Batch List: Particularly relevant for practical courses, projects, and elective courses.
» Minutes of Course/Class Committees: Records of meetings discussing course-related matters.
» Advisory meetings and action taken report
» Syllabus coverage of theory course as per course plan
» Conduct of series tests and evaluation of answer scripts
» Syllabus coverage and conduct of practical course
» Evaluation of student' s performance in practical classes
» Conduct of remedial /minor/honours classes
» Course Diary: Documentation for all courses, encompassing practical, seminars, projects, and more.
» Course Files: Detailed materials related to each academic course.
» Tutorial Log Book: Records of tutorial sessions and their content.
» Equipment Log Register: Maintenance and usage records of laboratory equipment.
» Consolidated Statement of Marks: Comprehensive records of internal test scores.
» Assessment of Outcomes
» Seminar Presentation Details: Information about seminar presentations by students.
» Project Progress Review: Updates on the progress of various projects (Mini projects, Design projects, Final semester projects).
» Reports: Reports generated throughout the academic year.
» Register of Remedial/Bridge/Language Lab Classes: Records of classes aimed at providing additional support to students.
» Students attending MOOC or other online courses
» Result Analysis: Analysis of academic results and performance.
» Faculty evaluations remarks by HoD
» Placement / Higher education of Students
» Academic and Student Welfare Committees: Information about committees responsible for academic and student well-being.
This comprehensive audit process ensures that all academic aspects, from scheduling and course materials to student performance and support mechanisms, are rigorously assessed. The IQAC and External Auditors collaborate to maintain and enhance the quality of academic processes within the institution, fostering continuous improvement in the educational experience.