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Centre for Internal Quality Assurance Committee

The CIQA Committee shall have the following composition, namely

  1. Vice Chancellor of the University
    • Chairperson (CIQA): Dr. Venkat Rangan
  2. Three senior teachers of Higher Educational Institution – Members
    • Dr. Raghu Raman -Dean, School of Business & Center for Accreditations, Rankings & Eminence
    • Dr. U. Krishnakumar  -Dean, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Commerce
    • Dr. Sethumadhavan  -Chairperson, Centre for Cyber Security
  3. Head of three Departments or School of Studies offering recognized programs in Online mode – Members
    • Dr. Prema Nedungadi -Chairperson, Computer Science and Engineering
    • Dr. Amrithalakshmi  -Chairperson, Commerce & Management
  4. Two External Experts of Online Education
    • Dr. Shriram Vasudevan  -Project Manager & Principal Consultant, L&T Technology Services
    • Dr. Jayaraman Krishnaswamy  -Consultant/Visiting  Professor, School of Business
  5. Officials from the Administration and Finance departments of the Higher Educational Institution – Members
    •  Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan -Deputy Registrar, Amrita AHEAD Online Program
    •  Mr. Shivakumar  -Head, Finance & Accounts
  6. Director, Centre for Internal Quality Assurance – Member Secretary
    •  Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan  -Director, CIQA

CIQA Committee

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. Venkat Rangan

Vice Chancellor of the University

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. Somanath

Director, Amrita AHEAD Online Program

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan

Director, CIQA

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan

Deputy Registrar, Amrita AHEAD Online Program

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. Raghu Raman

Dean, School of Business and Center for Accreditations, Rankings & Eminence

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. U. Krishnakumar

Dean, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Commerce

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. Sethumadhavan

Chairperson, Centre for Cyber Security

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. Prema Nedungadi

Chairperson, Computer Science and Engineering

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. Amrithalakshmi

Chairperson, Commerce & Management

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. Shriram Vasudevan

Project Manager & Principal Consultant, L&T Technology Services

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Dr. Jayaraman Krishnaswamy

Consultant/Visiting Professor, School of Business

Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
Mr. Shivakumar

Head, Finance & Accounts

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

Governance, Leadership and Management
Program Development and Approval Processes
Program Monitoring and Review
Infrastructure Resources
Assessment and Evaluation
Teaching Quality and Staff Development

Quality Monitoring Mechanism

Governance, Leadership and Management
  • Organization Structure and Governance
  • Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Operational Plan, Goals and Policies
Program Development and Approval Processes
  • Curriculum Planning, Design and Development
  • Curriculum Implementation
  • Academic Flexibility
  • Learning Resource
  • Feedback System
Program Monitoring and Review

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.

Infrastructure Resources

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.

Assessment and Evaluation

All the stated Learning Outcomes of a Programs must be part of its evaluation protocol. The Higher Educational Institution shall execute the evaluation through varied assessment tools including multiple choice questions, projects, reports, case-studies, presentations, and term-end examinations, to suit the different learning outcomes expected of the course elements. The Higher Educational Institution shall have proper assessment and moderation system for assessing the learning outcomes of learners.

Teaching Quality and Staff Development

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.

  1. 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.

UGC Mandated Disclosures

Recognition Letters

Brochure

Programs Offered

Syllabus

Detailed Strategy Plan

The Feedback Mechanism

Year-wise and Program-wise Enrollment Details

Self-learning Materials

FAQ

Details of Procterred Examination

Faculty and Support Staff Details

Meeting Minutes

UGC Notifications

UGC Public Notice

University Notifications

Career Development Centre (CDC)

Amrita AHEAD 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.

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