Quality Initiative
Quality Initiative
The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya, established as per UGC 12th Plan Guidelines, has significantly contributed to maintaining and enhancing the college’s performance
across various areas:
Academic Activities
- Academic Calendar: Preparation of the academic calendar to ensure smooth college operations.
- Lass Routine and Curriculum Plan: Development of a central class routine and curriculum plan to facilitate effective teaching and learning.
- Programme Outcomes (POs), Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs), and Course Outcomes(COs): Formulation for proper implementation of the Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) and National Education Policy (NEP).
- Induction Programmes: Organizing orientations for newly admitted students to familiarize them with college life, courses, and examination procedures.
- Mentoring and Remedial Classes: Arranging tutorial and remedial classes for both slow and advanced learners to ensure inclusive education.
- Innovative Teaching-Learning Approaches: Introducing project-based learning, self-learning, internships, educational tours, debates, group discussions, extempore, and flipped classrooms.
- Technology Integration: Developing departmental websites and providing online study materials.
- Research Seminars: Organizing seminars on research methodologies and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs).
- Departmental Support: Assisting departments in organizing seminars, workshops, invited lectures, and training programs.
- Internal Assessment: Ensuring unbiased and transparent internal assessments.
- Student Feedback: Collecting feedback from students and incorporating it into the Action Plan for quality improvement.
Quality Improvement Initiatives for Teachers
- Research Encouragement: Motivating teachers to present research papers at seminars and publish in reputed journals
- 360-Degree Appraisal: Conducting appraisals and providing suggestions for quality enhancement.
- Career Advancement Scheme (CAS): Assisting in securing timely promotions.
- Vidwan Database: Helping teachers get enlisted.
- Faculty Development: Encouraging participation in orientation programs, refresher courses, and other development programs.
- Health and Financial Education: Organizing seminars on mental health, mental illness, and financial education.
- Performance Monitoring: Tracking teacher performance in academic and cocurricular activities.
- Research Funding: Recommending teachers for seed money for research and paper presentations.
Other Quality Improvement Initiatives
- Collaborations: Facilitating MOUs with other institutions for collaborative development.
- Accreditation Processes: Engaging in NAAC and AISHE to enhance institutional quality and recognition.
- Job-Oriented Training: Focusing on skill enhancement and industry visits to inform students of career opportunities.
- Scholarship Assistance: Helping students receive various scholarships.
- Audits: Conducting energy, gender, administrative, and academic audits as part of quality enhancement.
- Non-Teaching Staff Training: Organizing training programs for non-teaching staff.
- Student Support Systems: Initiating welfare systems for students.
- Women in Leadership: Promoting women to leadership roles such as Bursar and Teacher Representative in the Governing Body.
Infrastructural Improvement Initiatives
- ICT-Enabled Classrooms: Development of technology-enhanced classrooms.
- Office Upgradation: Modernizing the college office.
- Laboratory Development: Enhancing laboratory facilities.
- Solar Cells Installation: Promoting sustainable energy.
- Green Campus Initiatives: Planting trees, beautifying the campus, rainwater harvesting, and waste management through vermicompost pits.
- Website Upgradation: Improving the college website.
- Library Automation and Digitization: Updating the college library.
- Departmental Library Development: Establishing departmental libraries.
Co-curricular and Extension Activities
- Sports Programs: Organizing games like football, badminton, and cricket.
- Cultural Programs: Assisting in cultural events.
- Social Issues Programs: Conducting awareness programs on various social issues.
- NSS Activities: Supporting regular activities and special camps by the NSS.
Through these initiatives, the IQAC at Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya has played a pivotal role in advancing the college’s mission of providing quality education, fostering innovation, and ensuring holistic development for students and staff alike.