CIQA 2020-21
Date of notification of the Centre
Appointment Letter and Joining Report of Director
Meeting details:-
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Meeting 1 |
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Part – II: Requirements as per Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA) Functioning
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Quality maintained in the services provided to the learners |
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Self-evaluative and reflective exercises undertaken for continual quality improvement in all the systems and processes of the Higher Educational Institution |
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Contribution in the identification of the key areas in which Higher Educational Institution should maintain quality |
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Mechanism devised to ensure that the quality of Open and Distance Learning programmes matches with the quality of relevant programmes in conventional mode (For Dual Mode HEIs) |
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Mechanisms devised for interaction with and obtaining feedback from all stakeholders namely, learners, teachers, staff, parents, society, employers, and Government for quality improvement. |
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Measures suggested to the authorities of Higher Educational Institution for qualitative improvement |
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Implementation of its recommendations through periodic reviews |
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Workshops/ seminars/ symposium organizedon quality related themes, ensure participation of all stakeholders, and disseminate the reports of such activities among all the stakeholders in Higher Educational Institution. |
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Developed and collated best practices in all areas leading to quality enhancement in services to the learners and disseminate the same all concerned in Higher Educational Institution |
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Collected, collated and disseminated accurate, complete and reliable statistics about the quality of the programme(s). |
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Measures taken to ensure that Programme Project Report for each programme is according to the norms and guidelines prescribed by the Commission and wherever necessary by the appropriate regulatory authority having control over the programme |
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Mechanism to ensure the proper implementation of Programme Project Reports |
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Maintenance of record of Annual Plans and Annual Reports of Higher Educational Institution, review them periodically and generate actionable reports. |
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Inputs provided to the Higher Educational Institution for restructuring of programmes in order to make them relevant to the job market. |
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Facilitated system based research on ways of creating learner centric environment and to bring about qualitative change in the entire system. |
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Steps taken as a nodal coordinating unit for seeking assessment and accreditation from a designated body for accreditation such as NAAC etc. |
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Measures adopted to ensure internalisation and institutionalisation of quality enhancement practices through periodic accreditation and audit |
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Steps taken to coordinate between Higher Educational Institution and the Commission for various quality related initiatives or guidelines |
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Information obtained from other Higher Educational Institutions on various quality benchmarks or parameters and best practices. |
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Recorded activities undertaken on quality assurance in the form of an annual report of Centre for Internal Quality Assurance. |
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Submitted Annual Reports to the Statutory Authorities or Bodies of the Higher Educational Institution about its activities at the end of each academic session. |
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(a) Submitted a copy of report in the format as specified by the Commission, duly approved by the statutory authorities of the Higher Educational Institution annually to the Commission. |
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Overseen 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 |
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Facilitated adoption of instructional design requirements as per the philosophy of the Open and Distance Learning decided by the statutory bodies of the HEI for its different academic programmes |
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Promoted automation of learner support services of the Higher Educational Institution |
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Coordinated with external subject experts or agencies or organisations, the activities pertaining to validation and annual review of its in-house processes |
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Coordinated with third party auditing bodies for quality audit of programme(s) |
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Overseen the preparation of Self- Appraisal Report to be submitted to the Assessment and Accreditation agencies on behalf of Higher Educational Institution |
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Promoted collaboration and association for quality enhancement of Open and Distance Learning mode of education and research therein |
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Facilitated industry-institution linkage for providing exposure to the learners and enhancing their employability. |
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Compliance of Quality Monitoring Mechanism – As per Annexure–I (Part V (2)) of UGC (ODL Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020 :
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Governance, Leadership and Management:
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Articulation of Higher Educational Institution Objectives |
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Programme Development and Approval Processes
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Programme Monitoring and Review |
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Infrastructure Resources |
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Learning Environment and Learner Support |
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Assessment and Evaluation |
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Teaching Quality and Staff Development |
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Compliance of Process of Internal Quality Audit – As per Annexure–I (Part V (3)) of UGC (ODL Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020 :
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Academic Planning |
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Validation |
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Monitoring, Evaluation and Enhancement Plans
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Part – III: Human Resources and Infrastructural Requirements
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Part – IV: Examinations
Compliance status of ‘Evaluation’ and ‘Certification’ – As per Regulations 15 and 16 of UGC (ODL Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020
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The Higher Educational Institution shall adopt the guidelines issued by the Commission for the conduct of proctored examinations. |
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A Higher Educational Institution offering Open and Distance Learning Programmes shall have a mechanism well in place for evaluation of learners enrolled through Open and Distance Learning mode and their certification. |
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The evaluation shall include two types of assessments continuous or formative assessment and summative assessment in the form of end semester examination or term end examination:
Provided that no semester or year-end examination shall be held unless:
counselling) and lab component of each |
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of the programmes; and detailed attendance records have been maintained by Learner Support Centre/Regional Centre/ Higher Educational Institution |
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The curricular aspects, assessment criteria and credit framework for the award of Degree programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level and/or Post Graduate Diploma programmes through Open and Distance Learning mode shall be evolved by adopting same standards as being followed in conventional mode by the dual mode Higher Educational Institutions and in Open Distance Learning mode by the Open Universities |
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The weightage for different components of assessments for Open and Distance Learning mode shall be as under:
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The Higher Educational Institution shall notify all assessment tools to be used for formative and summative assessments |
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Marks or grades obtained in continuous assessment and end semester examinations or term end examinations shall be shown separately in the grade card |
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A Higher Educational Institution offering a Programme in Open and Distance Learning mode shall adopt a rigorous process in development of question papers, question banks, assignments and their moderation, conduct of examination, evaluation of answer s by qualified teachers, and result declaration, and shall so frame the question papers as to ensure that no part of the syllabus is left out of study by a learner. |
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The examination of the programmes in Open and Distance learning mode shall be managed by the examination or evaluation Unit of the Higher Educational Institution and shall be conducted in the examination centre as given under these regulations. |
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(a) The Examination Centre shall have proper monitoring mechanisms for Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) recording of the entire examination procedure. |
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(b) Availability of biometric system |
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(c) The attendance of examinees shall be authenticated through biometric system as per Aadhaar details or other Government identifiers of Indian learners |
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(d) In case of non-availability of the Closed- Circuit Television facilities, the Higher Educational Institution shall ensure that proper videography be conducted and video recordings are submitted by particular incharge of examination centre to the Higher Educational Institution |
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The Higher Educational Institution shall retain all such Closed- Circuit Television recordings in archives for a minimum period of five years |
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(a) There shall be an observer for each of the Examination Centre appointed by the Higher Educational Institution and |
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(b) It shall be mandatory to have observer report submitted to the Higher Educational Institution |
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(a) All end semester examinations or term end examinations for programmes offered through Open and Distance Learning mode shall be conducted |
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through proctored examination (pen- paper or online or computer based testing) within Territorial Jurisdiction, in the examination centre as mentioned in these regulations. |
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(b) The Exams shall be under the direct control and responsibility of the Open and Distance Learning mode Institution |
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The Examination Centre shall be located in Government Institutions like KendriyaVidyalaya(s),NavodayaVidyalaya(s), Sainik School(s), State Government Schools, etc. can also be identified as examination centre(s) under direct overall supervision of a Higher Educational Institution offering education under the Open and Distance Learning mode including approved affiliated colleges under the University system in the Country and no Examination Centres shall be allotted to private organisations or unapproved Higher Educational Institutions |
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The Learner Support Centres, as defined in the regulations and within the territorial jurisdiction, can also be used as examination centres provided they fulfill the criteria of an examination centre as defined in these regulations |
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The ‘Examination Centre’ shall be established within the territorial jurisdiction of the Higher Educational Institution |
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along with the Programme name. |
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(b) Each award shall also be uploaded on the National Academic Depository |
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It shall be mandatory for Higher Educational Institution to mention the following on the backside of each of the degrees/certificates and mark sheets issued by the Higher Educational Institution to the learners (for each semester certificate and at the end of the programme): (i) Mode of delivery; (ii) Date of admission; (iii) Date of completion; (iv) Name and address of all Learner Support Centres (only for Open and Distance Learning); (v) Name and address of |
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all Examination Centres |
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Part – V: Programme Project Report (PPR) and Self-Learning Material (SLM)
Compliance status of ‘Guidelines on Programme Project Report’ – As per Annexure - V of UGC (ODL Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020
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Compliance status of ‘Quality Assurance Guidelines of Learning Material In Multiple Media And Curriculum And Pedagogy’ – As per Annexure - VI of UGC (ODL Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020-
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Compliance status in respect of Self-Learning Material– As per Annexure - VII of UGC (ODL Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020
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Part – VI: Programme Delivery through Learner Support Centre (LSC)
Part – VII: Self Regulation through disclosures, declarations and reports
7.1 Compliance status of Regulations 9 of UGC (ODL Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020– Self-regulation through disclosures, declarations and reports
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Joint declaration by authorised signatories, Registrar and Director of Centre for Internal Quality Assurance has been displayed on HEI website authenticating that the documents from Sr. No. ‘2’ to ‘17’ have been uploaded on the HEI website? |
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Uploading of the following on HEI website (Mention link) |
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The establishing Act and Statutes there under or the Memorandum of Association, as the case may be or both, of the Higher Educational Institution, empowering it to offer programmes in Open and Distance Learning mode |
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Copies of the letters of recognition from Commission and other relevant statutory or regulatory authorities |
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Programme details including brochures or programme guides inter alia information such as name of the programme, duration, eligibility for enrolment, programme fee, programme structure |
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Programme-wise information on syllabus, |
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suggested readings, contact points for counselling/mentoring, programme structure with credit points, programme- wise faculty details, list of supporting staff, list of Learner Support Centres with addresses and contact details (for Open and Distance Leaning mode), their working hours and counselling (for Open and Distance Learning mode) Schedule; |
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Important schedules or date-sheets for admissions, registration, re-registration, counselling/mentoring, assignments and feedback thereon, examinations, result declarations etc. |
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The feedback mechanism on design, development, delivery and continuous evaluation of learner-performance which shall form an integral part of the transactional design of the Open and Distance Learning mode programmes and shall be an input for maintaining the quality of the programmes and bridging the gaps, if any |
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Information regarding all the programmes recognized by the Commission |
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Data of year-wise and programme-wise learner enrolment details in respect of degrees and/or post graduate diplomas awarded |
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Complete information about ‘Self Learning |
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Material’ including name of the faculty who prepared it, when was it prepared and last updated for Open and Distance Learning Programmes; |
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A compilation of questions and answers under the head ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ with the facility of online interaction with learners providing hyperlink support for Open and Distance Learning Programmes |
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List of the ‘Learner Support Centres’ along with the number of learners who shall appear at any examination centre and details of the Information and Communication Technology facilities available for conduct of examination in a fair and transparent manner, for Open and Distance Learning programmes |
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List of the ‘Examination Centres’alongwith the number of learners in each centre, for Open and Distance Learning programmes |
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Details of proctored examination in case of end semester examination or term end examination of Open and Distance Learning programmes |
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Academic Calendar mentioning period of the admission process along with the academic session, dates of continuous and end semester examinations or term end examinations, etc |
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Reports of the third party academic audit to be undertaken every five years and internal academic audit every year by Centre for Internal Quality Assurance |
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Part – VIII: Admission and Fees
Part – IX: Grievance Redressal Mechanism