IQAC |

Quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC is a part of the University’s system and working towards the realisation of quality enhancement and sustenance goals.

The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall performance of the University. For this, it will channelise all efforts and measures of the University towards promoting its holistic academic excellence.

Policies and Procedures

SUSTAINABILITY MISSION

Annual Report

NAAC

NIRF

ARIIA

STRATEGIES

IQAC evolves mechanisms and procedures for:

Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks.
Equitable access to and affordability of academic programmes for various sections of society.
Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning. The credibility of evaluation procedures.
Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and functioning of the support structure and services.
Research sharing and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.

FUNCTIONS

Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the University.
Facilitating the creation of a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and faculty maturation to adopt the required knowledge and technology for participatory teaching and learning process.
Arrangement for feedback response from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related university processes.
Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education.
Organization of inter and intra institutional workshops, seminars on quality related themes and promotion of quality circles.
Documentation of the various programmes/activities leading to quality improvement.
Acting as a nodal agency of the university for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices.
Development and maintenance of university database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining/enhancing the university quality.
Development of quality culture in the university.
Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) as per guidelines and parameters of NAAC, to be submitted to NAAC .

BENEFITS

Ensure heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement.
Ensure internalisation of the quality culture.
Ensure enhancement and coordination among various activities of the University and institutionalise all good practices.
Provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve University functioning. Act as a dynamic system for quality changes in HEIs.
Build an organised methodology of documentation and internal communication.

IQAC CORE COMMITTEE

NAME	DESIGNATION	ROLE
Prof. (Dr.) Siddharth Jabade	Vice-Chancellor	Chairperson
Prof. (Dr.) Wasudeo Gade	Vice President	Member from Management
Dr Chetan Kapadnis	Dean, Humanities and Social Sciences / Media and Communication / Interdisciplinary Studies	Director
Prof. (Dr.) Kedar Sant	Registrar	Member
Prof. (Dr.) Yuvraj Lahoti	Controller of Examination	Member
Dr Prasad Gokhale	Director, Research	Member
Dr Jayashree Vispute	Dean, Commerce and Management	Member
Ar. Shreyas Paranjape	Dean, Faculty of Architecture / Faculty of Art and Design	Member
Dr Nitin Satpute	Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology	Member
Ms Sarika Sagar	In-Charge Dean, Faculty of Law	Member
Mr Makarand Puri	In-Charge Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy	Member
Prof. (Dr.) Kailas Patil	Chief Information Security Officer / Chief Digital Officer	Member
Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Deshpande	Director, Center for E-Learning / VU Digital	Member
Mr Amol Randive	Head, Industry Connect and Career Support	Member
Ms Reena Pandey	Director, Student Welfare	Member
Dr Sheetal Naik	Director, Knowledge Resource Center	Member
Ms. Rani Adgulwar	Asst. Charity Commissioner	Member (Local Society)
Mr Vasudev P. Bendre	B. Pharm Second Year (AY 2020-2021)	Member (Students)
Ms Meghna Dighe	LL.M. (2019-20 Batch)	Member (Alumni)
Mr Harshad Bhagwat	Founder, WordsMaya	Member (Employer)
Mr. Hemant Watve	M.D. and CEO, Wilo Mather and Platt	Member (Industrialist)
Mr Neeraj Athalye	Managing Director-India, SUSE	Member (Industrialist)
Mr Shailesh Joshi	(Industrialist)	Member (Parents)
Dr Sukdev Ingle	Faculty Member, Law	Coordinator/ Member Secretary
Ms Madhavi Dachawar	Faculty Member, Computer Engineering	Coordinator

IQAC – SECTION HEADS

NAME OF THE FACULTY MEMBER	FACULTY/ DEPARTMENT	ROLE
Dr. Padmaja Kathikar	Faculty of Law	Curriculum Aspects
Mr. Indrajeet Bhosale	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)	Curriculum Aspects
Dr. Poonam Inamdar	Faculty of Pharmacy	Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
Dr. Pashmina Doshi	Faculty of Commerce and Management (CM)	Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
Mr. Srinivas Chippalkatti	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	Research, Innovation and Extension
Mr. Ansari Jameel Ahmad Shakeel Ahmad	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	Infrastructure and Learning Resources
Ms. Sukanya Kulkarni	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)	Infrastructure and Learning Resources
Dr. Swati Mutha	Faculty of Pharmacy	Student Support and Progression
Ms. Rupali Navale	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)	Student Support and Progression
Ms. Siddhi Singh	Faculty of Law	Governance, Leadership and Management
Dr. Vidya Desai	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)	Institutional Values and Best Practices
Dr. Jagadish Tawade	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	NIRF / Research, Innovation and Extension
Ar. Aishwarya Khadse	Faculty of Architecture	Benchmarking/ Analysis
Dr Shraddha Khamparia	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	THE Ranking
Ms Unmesha Patil	Faculty of Law	Atal Ranking
Ms Madhavi Dachawar	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	IQAC-ERP Coordinator
Mr Shailesh Thaware	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	ERP Development
Ms Ankita Sangle	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)	ISO

EXTENDED IQAC MEMBERS

NAME OF THE FACULTY MEMBER	FACULTY/DEPARTMENT	ROLE
Nishant Sutare	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)	Travel and Tourism
Dr Ruchira Bartake	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)	Music
Mr Amol Kamble	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)	Economics
Alisha Nagraj	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)	Psychology
Dr Pashmina Doshi	Faculty of Commerce and Management (CM)	Management
Apurva Bhilare	Faculty of Law	Law
Abhishek Bhosale	Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication	Journalism and Mass Communication
Dr Preeti Mehta	Faculty of Pharmacy	Pharmacy
Vaishali Wagh	Faculty of Art and Design (A&D)	Fashion
Shraddha Jadhav	Faculty of Architecture	Interior Spaces
Deepak Giri	Faculty of Art and Design (A&D)	Animation
Swatish Thiyagu	Faculty of Art and Design (A&D)	Design
Ms Shraddha Jadhav	Faculty of Architecture	Architecture
Mr Kaustubh Utpat	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	Architecture Mechanical
Mrs. Reshma Pise	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	Computer Engineering
Dr. Ramkumar Krishnamoorthy	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	Computer Science
N. Ram Kumar	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	Statistics
Sanika Bam	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	Yoga and Naturopathy
Dr. Shraddha Khamparia	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	Water, Sanitation and Hygeine
Ms. Sonali Botkar	Faculty of Science and Technology (S&T)	Engineering Sciences