Academic Audit Reports

The academic and Administrative audit teams constituted by IIST review the quality of the academic and administrative process in IIST. IQAC plans to have a self-study report of each of the departments, which can be prepared through data and physical verification by a team typically consisting of two senior faculty members of the department and two professors of the same discipline outside the institution constituted by the Head of the department, countersigned by the Dean (Academic) and approved by the Director, IIST once in 3 years starting from 2024. Typically it can be done in April-May of every year.

Audit of the Academic Departments of IIST

Objectives:

• Review the existing curriculum syllabus of the program and the syllabus of the courses supporting other programs of the department.
• Review the quality of teaching, learning, evaluation processes, and record keeping.
• Report on the learning resources
• Review the research activities and their quality including projects and revenue generated by the department.
• Review the quality of research and academic outputs and set new benchmarks for these outcomes.
• Report on the consultancy services done and the revenue earned.
• Report on the research publications, conferences/workshops/seminars/ symposium/colloquium attended and conducted during the last 3 years.
• Report on the conduct/participation of outreach programs, and extension activities by the department for the benefit of the society
• Report on the best practices followed at the department level/institute level.
• Report on the participation of the department members in the building of the department and institution.
• Report on the involvement of department or department members in developing the basic facilities like labs and other amenities and other initiatives including the green initiatives.

Process:

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of IISt has proposed a format for preparing the report based on the following criteria for conducting the academic audit.

• Curricular Aspects
• Teaching, Learning & Evaluation
• Research and Consultancy
• Learning Resources
• Extension Activities and Best Practises
• Basic Amenities and Green Initiatives

The committee has to visit the departments and do physical verification of the processes, documents, and facilities with the support of the Head, two senior faculty members, and office staff of the department. Each team reviews the academic processes in the departments, prepares a report and makes recommendations to the department and the institute to attain the department goals aligned with the vision and mission of the institute.

Portal

The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious and consistent development of the overall performance of IIST as an eminent institution in space science and technology. As an initiative of IQAC, with the cooperation of the Software Support Group (SSG) of IIST, for collecting and preserving data about all activities related to our institute. This data repository will help us in generating necessary reports and assessments. The features of the portal are enabled to have Data Accuracy and Verification, Completeness, Regular Updates, User-Friendly Interface, Possibility of Future Expansion, and Review.

We request you feel free to review the portal and send suggestions, if any, mail to iqac@iist.ac.in