Quality Assurance happens to be a continuous process and pursuit of high quality is the hallmark of progressive educational institutions. We are proud of the fact, that on volunteering for assessment at the hands of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), the MIER College of Education was assessed with 'A' grade by the Peer team in April, 2006 making the it the highest ranked institution in the private sector in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The Peer team in its report had suggested valuable recommendations for further improvement of the quality of instructions in the college and hoped that in years to come, the college had the potential to emerge amongst the top five colleges of education in the country.
As a post NAAC activity, the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was created in the college which formulated a temporal plan for improvement in different areas in accordance with the NAAC guidelines. After completion of one year, the annual IQAC report was sent to the NAAC. The NAAC has appreciated the efforts made by the college for quality improvement in terms of: - 1) Participation of students in the feedback system 2) Use of ICT 3) Improvement in the infrastructure facilities 4) Computerization of administrative works 5) Improvement in the library services.
For the current session, the IQAC plans of activities are in the implementation phase. The plan highlights the following areas for improvement, (a) use of new methods of teaching and evaluation (b) greater use of modern information and communication technologies in the teaching learning process by teacher trainees and teacher educators (c) promoting research and publication of journals by the faculty and granting incentives for the same d) publication of an educational journal (e) improving access to e-journals and library network (f) improving placement potential of the teacher trainees by improving their communicative and teaching skills (g) offering opportunities for on-campus selections (h) increasing linkages with local schools and colleges for exchange of teachers, students and other collaborative programmes.
It is hoped that the college would be able to show worthwhile achievements in the above areas and march ahead on the road to quality. The IQAC functions under the Advisory Committee having eight members and is chaired by the Director MIER.