As per the policy decision under XI Plan, UGC and the National Action Plan of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Bangalore, it was imperative for all higher education institutions across the country to establish an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) for continuous and comprehensive performance evaluation through quality sustenance measures. The IQAC was conceived to be of vital importance in all institutions as it was entrusted primarily, with the task of developing a mechanism to ensure a consistent quality culture at the institutional level both prior to and post accreditation. The IQAC shall strive towards achieving institutional Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement in the goal of attaining excellence in all the significant parameters of higher education through active participation and cooperation of all its stakeholders.
After the establishment of Cotton University in 1st June, 2017; the IQAC Committee of the University became functional with Vice Chancellor as the Chairman, fourteen faculty members, four ex-officio members and two external members vide Notification No. CCA-161/2017/3/8003-10 dated Guwahati the 23rd November, 2017.
IQAC Committee, Cotton University
Chairperson:
Prof. Bhabesh Chandra Goswami, Vice Chancellor, Cotton University
Coordinator:
Dr. Santanu Sarma, Geology Department
Assistant Coordinator:
Dr. Merry Baruah, English Department
Members:
Dr. Saranga Ranjan Patgiri, Botany Department
Dr. Maheswar Kalita, Assamese Department
Dr. Mahadev Patgiri, Physics Department
Dr. Santanu Chakraborty, Political Science Department
Dr. Manjit Bhattacharjya, Chemistry Department
Dr. Manas Jyoti Kakati, History Department
Dr. Raju Bharalee, MBBT Department
Dr. Hiten Choudhury, Computer Science and IT Department
Dr. Bandana Sharma, Statistics Department
Dr. Jinu Rajkumari, Botany Department
Dr. Manjil Hazarika, Archeology Department
Ms. Kabita Payeng, Philosophy Department
External Members
Dr. Satyendra Kr. Choudhury
Prof. Amarjyoti Choudhury
Ex Officio Members
Registrar, Cotton University
President, Cotton University Teachers’ Association
General Secretary, Cotton University Teachers’ Association
Computer System Manager, Cotton University
Activities of IQAC, Cotton University
- 1. Preparation of Faculty list of Cotton University
- 2. Processing of the applications for promotion under CAS
- 3. Development of Student Online Feedback System
- 4. Recommendations to the authority to ensure Student attendance in the class
- 5. Developing guidelines for the Parent Teachers Meet (PTM) in the Academic Departments
- 6. Developing the mechanism for quarterly / half yearly / yearly collection of information at IQAC
- 7. Organization of quality enhancement programme for teaching and non-teaching staff.
- 8. Organizing interaction between the IQAC committee and Cotton University Student Union office bearer once in every six month.
Meetings
IQAC Committee Meetings
- 1st meeting of the IQAC Committee held on 21st December, 2017 at 10.45 AM in the Conference Hall of Cotton University. Resolutions
- 2nd meeting of the IQAC Committee held on 3rd February, 2018 at 1.00 PM in the Conference Hall of Cotton University. Resolutions
IQAC Sub-Committee and other Committee Meetings
1. Meeting of the IQAC sub-committee held on 17th January, 2018 in the IQAC Office of Cotton University
Agenda: Fix the modalities of promotion under CAS for the faculties of Cotton University
2. Meeting of the Committee held on 13th February, 2018 in the IQAC Office of Cotton University
Agenda: Develop and implement the student online feedback mechanism
3. Meeting of the IQAC sub-committee held on 6th March, 2018 in the IQAC Office of Cotton University
Agenda:
a) Formulate rules to ensure the student attendance in the class and
b) Prepare guidelines for organizing PTM in the academic departments.
4. Meeting of the IQAC sub-committee held on 17th March, 2018 in the IQAC Office of Cotton University
Agenda:
a) Organization of quality enhancement programme for faculties and non teaching staff of Cotton University
b) Fixing the date and agenda of the meeting between IQAC members and the Office bearer of Cotton University Student Union.
Action Taken:
IQAC organised a Capacity Building Programme on Career Guidance and Counseling for the faculties of Cotton University supported by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Chandigarh from 24 to 27 September, 2018.
Meeting with the office Bearer of the Union Society was held on 8th August, 2018 in which the problems and suggestion placed by the student representative were discussed.
5. Meeting with the Departmental Representative of IQAC held on 7th April, 2018.
6. Meeting of the IQAC sub-committee to held on 5th May, 2018 in the IQAC Office of Cotton University
Agenda: Review the modalities of CAS promotion
7. Demo of the online Student Feedback System developed by AMTRON before the members of a Sub-committee held on 16th May, 2018.
8. 2nd Meeting of the Committee to Develop and implement Feedback System held on 7th June, 2018 at the IQAC Office of Cotton University
Agenda: Discussion on the implementation the online student feedback system
Action taken: Semester wise Online Student feedback system is successfully implemented.
9. Meeting with the IQAC Representative of various Office/ Center/ Forum/ Association held on 27th June, 2018 at the IQAC Office, Cotton University.
Agenda: Briefing about the information collection for IQAC
10. Meeting with the Departmental Representative of IQAC held on 7th August, 2018.
Agenda:
- Interaction of the IQAC Representatives with the Honourable Vice Chancellor of Cotton University
- Review on the status of report submission by the departments to IQAC
11. 3rd Meeting of the Committee to Develop and implement Feedback System held on 29th August, 2018 at the IQAC Office of Cotton University
Agenda: Discussion on the implementation of the online student feedback system
Action taken: Semester wise Online Student feedback system is successfully implemented.