Internal Quality Assurance plays a vital role in ensuring high-quality in the total educational experience offered by a university to its students. In view of the same as per the commission circular number 09/2019 of University Grants Commission, a Centre for Quality Assurance (CQA) is established at Aquinas College of Higher Studies (ACHS) under the patronage of Vice-Chancellor / Rector.
The main objectives of the CQA are to institutionalize the culture of Quality Assurance in accordance with national guidelines and international practice, to ensure that the institutional procedures are aligned with UGC guidelines and national requirements such as TVEC and NVQ standards, and to develop and maintain a favorable public perception of the institute to improve the quality of education based on the consistent practice of Quality Assurance procedures.
Aquinas College of Higher Studies has established, documented, implemented and maintained a Quality Management System, which meets the requirements of the standard (ISO 9001:2008) and strives to continually improve the system
ISO 9001:2008 The ISO 9001 is the foundation for the Quality Management System. The adoption of ISO 9001 ensures a strong foundation for well-established processes and a Quality Management System that supports continual improvement, business growth and efficiency. ISO 9001 requires documented procedures for:
Required processes along with the supporting processes have been identified, logically sequenced, and mapped to effectively implement, maintain and continually improve the Quality Management System.
As part of the measurement, analysis and improvement process, ACHS monitor, measures, and analyzes these processes as appropriate and take necessary actions to achieve the planned results and improve continually.
Effectiveness of the Quality management systems are checked through internal audits, management review, review of customer satisfaction and the communications received from the interested parties.