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In our college, we are striving to achieve our vision of being an outstanding educational and research institution serving the needs of students and addressing the challenges faced by society. We are committed to maintaining and enhancing high-quality programs by conducting a periodic review of all our academic programs. Since its inception in 1993, the college has employed an effective quality control policy for all offered programs. Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was started from 2017 and it is proficiently working for the growth of our Institution.

The College encompasses ten Under Graduate Programme : Automobile Engineering, Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Bio-Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics & Automation and seven Post Graduate Programme: Computer Science & Engineering (specialization in networks), Manufacturing Engineering, Bio-technology, Biometric Cyber Security, Big Data Analytics, Business Administration, Computer Applications

Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology is approved by AICTE and Accredited by NAAC. The B.E - Mechanical Engineering and B.Tech - Bio-Technology programme have obtained the National Board of Accreditation from the NBA for six years until Jan 2025. Our college has also participated in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

Our Institution is also very active in offering short courses, workshops and seminars, which provide ample avenues to disseminate engineering knowledge to local, regional and international communities. Furthermore, the college organizes international conferences in various engineering fields, which attract international researchers and provide them with a conducive environment to share knowledge, disseminate research findings, discuss new ideas, and hence promote and strengthen a knowledge-based society.

We are committed to making Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology a truly distinguished College in the region with God's help and guidance and our continued commitments. We wish our students success during their stay in our Institution and a prosperous future after graduation.

Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology is seeking diligently to serve the community and the engineering profession through the provision of consultancy to the private and public sectors, organizing courses, specialized workshops, conferences and symposia, and participation in scientific meetings held locally and abroad.

Scope:

IQAC Policy applies to all staff working in Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology and involved in curriculum delivery and/or assessment.

Purpose:

The purpose of IQAC is to:

• Support the continued development of academic work culture which is transparent and responsive, especially, to students.

• Establish and maintain quality systems and procedures which enable us to rigorously evaluate our strengths and weaknesses and respond effectively to improve.

• To support collaboration and sharing and be accountable to our stakeholders.

• Continually improve the quality of the student experience and our service to employers by monitoring, reviewing, developing and enhancing standards of learning, teaching and assessment.

• Provide mechanisms for our students, employers and other stakeholders to express their views, and provide feedback and participate in decision making.

• Develop and set standards and targets for all areas of activity.

• Encourage the involvement of all members of the college in the review of performance, the maintenance of high standards and the setting and achieving of quality improvement targets.

• Achieve recognition for our performance standards through accreditation and commitment to national quality systems, such as NAAC, NBA and NIRF

• Operate within the context of a coherent and transparent planning and quality assurance and enhancement cycle.

• Ensure that staffs in all areas of activity connected with learner and employer experience aspire to excellence and develop the skills to respond effectively to the challenges of self-assessment, analysis and continuous improvement.

Vision of IQAC

To ensure and enhance quality in teaching-learning, research, and outreach activities enabling the institution to achieve excellence

Mission of IQAC

To monitor & improve Key Performance Indicators

 Academic Excellence
 Research & Innovation
 Industry Institute Interaction
 Student Support
 Infrastructural Development
 Institutional Excellence

Quality Policy

To create globally competent and ethical professionals and meet the emerging needs of the industries and society through,
 Innovations in teaching and learning for enhancement of student potential
 Applied research in terms of quality publications, patents & sponsored projects
 Industry interaction for experiential learning & consultancy activities for students and faculty
 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Start-up
 Outreach activities for community development
 Continual improvement of Quality Management System

Objectives of IQAC

 To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution
 To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

Functions of IQAC:

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) is established to develop a mechanism for systematic reviews of study programs, and to ensure quality teaching-learning, research, knowledge generation and support services.

We at KVCET are committed to excellence and innovation in learning, teaching, and research and continuously strive to improve its learning environment and update its curriculum. With clear vision, mission, goals, and strategic planning, we work for continuous improvement based on measured attainment of program outcomes. The Outcome Based Education provided by KVCET is student centric that focuses on measuring student performance i.e. outcomes, which includes- application of knowledge, skills and attitudes.

The IQAC assures the stakeholders - students, faculty, administrative staff, Alumni and society in general - of the accountability and transparency in the quality management system of the institution. IQAC is actively involved in the following functions.

a) Development and application of quality benchmarks

b) Parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution;

c) Securing NBA accreditation/reaccreditation to all eligible programmes

d) Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and evolution of faculty to adopt the requisite knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process;

e) Collection and analysis of feedback from all stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes;

f) Dissemination of information on various quality parameters to all stakeholders;

g) Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes;

h) Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement;

i) Acting as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices;

j) Development and maintenance of institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality;

k) Annual review on the achievements in terms of Strategic Plan – performance targets set and recommending appropriate revisions of strategies / targets.

l) Periodical conduct of Academic and Administrative Audit and its follow-up

m) Preparation and submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC.

n) Organize programmes for capability building on teaching pedagogy, OBE and awareness on NEP, NPTEL like initiatives.

Composition of IQAC The composition of the IQAC is as recommended by NAAC:

1. Chairperson: Head of the Institution

2. Teachers to represent all level (Three to eight)

3. One member from the Management

4. Few Senior administrative officers

5. One nominee each from local society, Students and Alumni

6. One nominee each from Employers /Industrialists/Stakeholders

7. One of the senior teachers as the coordinator/Director of the IQAC

Term and office of the IQAC members:

• The membership of such nominated members shall be for a period of three years.

• The IQAC should meet at least twice in an academic year.

• The minutes of the meetings and action taken reports are documented periodically.

Internal l Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) - Composition

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Minutes of Meeting - 2022-2023

Minutes of Meeting - 2021-2022

Minutes of Meeting - 2020-2021

Minutes of Meeting - 2019-2020

Minutes of Meeting - 2018-2019

Academic Calendar

Student Satisfaction Survey

Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)

Institutional Information for Quality Assessment (IIQA)

Policy Document

Best Practices