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CENTRE FOR INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE (CIQA)
Centre for Internal Quality Assurance Committee
The CIQA Committee shall have the following composition, namely
- Vice Chancellor of the University
- Chairperson (CIQA): Dr. Venkat Rangan
- Three senior teachers of Higher Educational Institution – Members
- Dr. Raghu Raman -Dean, School of Business (Amritapuri, Amaravati & Kochi)
- Dr. U. Krishnakumar – Dean & HoS – Schools of Arts, Humanities, & Commerce, Kochi
- Dr. Sethumadhavan – Head – Cyber Security, TIFAC CORE in Cyber Security, Coimbatore
- Head of three Departments or School of Studies offering recognized programs in Online mode – Members
- Dr. Prema Nedungadi – Associate Dean, School of Computing, Amritapuri
- Dr. Dayana Das – Vice Principal, School of Arts, Humanities and Commerce, Amritapuri
- Two External Experts of Online Education
- Dr. Shriram Vasudevan -Lead Technical Specialist (GenAI and AI), Asia PAC and Japan, Intel corporation
- Dr. Jayaraman Krishnaswamy – Consultant/Visiting Professor, Alliance School of Business
- Officials from the Administration and Finance departments of the Higher Educational Institution – Members
- Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan – Deputy Registrar, Amrita Online Program
- Mr. Shivakumar D. – Head, Finance & Accounts
- Director, Centre for Internal Quality Assurance – Member Secretary
- Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan -Director, CIQA
Meet Our Expert Faculty
Online Learning with Amrita Online
Dr. Venkat Rangan
Vice Chancellor of the University
Qualification: Ph.D
Dr. Somanath
Director, Amrita Online Program
Qualification: MBA, MPhil, Ph.D
Functions of Committee
- To oversee the functioning of Centre for Internal Quality Assurance and approve the reports generated by Centre for Internal Quality Assurance on the effectiveness of quality assurance systems and processes.
- To facilitate adoption of instructional design requirements as per the philosophy of the Online learning decided by the statutory bodies of the HEI for its different academic programs.
- To promote automation of learner support services of the Higher Educational Institution.
- To coordinate with external subject experts or agencies or organizations, the activities pertaining to validation and annual review of its in-house processes.
- To coordinate with third party auditing bodies for quality audit of program(s).
- To oversee the preparation of Self-Appraisal Report to be submitted to the Assessment and Accreditation agencies on behalf of Higher Educational Institution. (vii) To promote collaboration and association for quality enhancement of Online modes of education and research therein. (viii) To facilitate industry-institution linkage for providing exposure to the learners and enhancing their employability.
- To promote collaboration and association for quality enhancement of Open and Distance Learning and Online modes of education and research therein.
- To facilitate industry-institution linkage for providing exposure to the learners and enhancing their employability
Quality Monitoring Mechanism
- Organization Structure and Governance
- Management
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Plan, Goals and Policies
- Curriculum Planning, Design and Development
- Curriculum Implementation
- Academic Flexibility
- Learning Resource
- Feedback System
The Higher Educational Institution shall plan and execute program monitoring and review system to conduct periodic internal reviews and maintain the quality of academic program. For such reviews, the Institution shall also consider the attainments of learning outcomes that are assessed through the various tools for direct and indirect assessment.
The Higher Educational Institution shall have a system to elicit data on the adequacy and optimal use of the facilities – physical facilities, library (or e-library), Information and Communication Technology infrastructure, etc. – available in a Higher Educational Institution to maintain the quality of academic programs and ensure qualitative support to each of the stakeholders.
The Higher Educational Institutions shall have a well-established structure for promoting quality counselling, capacity building workshops, program, interactive teaching-learning and provide staff development programs and activities to encourage academic staff to improve teaching and learning on continuous basis.
- Organization Structure and Governance
- Management
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Plan, Goals and Policies
- Curriculum Planning, Design and Development
- Curriculum Implementation
- Academic Flexibility
- Learning Resource
- Feedback System
The Higher Educational Institution shall plan and execute program monitoring and review system to conduct periodic internal reviews and maintain the quality of academic program. For such reviews, the Institution shall also consider the attainments of learning outcomes that are assessed through the various tools for direct and indirect assessment.
The Higher Educational Institution shall have a system to elicit data on the adequacy and optimal use of the facilities – physical facilities, library (or e-library), Information and Communication Technology infrastructure, etc. – available in a Higher Educational Institution to maintain the quality of academic programs and ensure qualitative support to each of the stakeholders.
The Higher Educational Institutions shall have a well-established structure for promoting quality counselling, capacity building workshops, program, interactive teaching-learning and provide staff development programs and activities to encourage academic staff to improve teaching and learning on continuous basis.
Process of Quality Audit
- Academic Planning
- Validation
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Enhancement Plans
- Reports from Learner Support Centers
- Reports from Examination Centers
- External Auditor or other External Agencies report
- Reporting and Analytics by the Higher Educational Institution
- Periodic Review
Best Practices
One of the best practices offered to the student is to learn at their own pace and for that if student find any difficulty in completing the courses, then he/she can opt for the options batch switch, course drop or program switch.
Batch Switch: There is flexibility to a student if any of the valid reason after admission student can’t continue his/her studies in that academic period then student can opt for batch switch where student can continue his /her studies with next batch.
Career Development Centre (CDC)
Amrita Online has set up a Career Development Centre (CDC) to support students to explore placement opportunities in accordance with their qualification, experience and skill set. CDC assistance includes conducting job fairs and placement drives and making available a career portal to manage profiles, post job openings and search for online jobs.