The Principal of GNITS, Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy, is the Chairperson, and Dr. Jayashree S Patil, Assoc. Prof. CSE, is the Coordinator of the IQAC. The IQAC Committee includes all stakeholders of the Institute: students, alumni, all Department and Section Heads, including the Library, Sports, Students Hostel, Examination & Evaluation, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, members of Management and Administration, and members of the local community and industry experts.

Objectives:

The broadly defined objectives of IQAC include (but are not limited to):

• To develop a system for conscious, consistent, and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.
• To create a good quality culture.
• To channelize the efforts and measures of the institution towards academic excellence.
• To become a potential vehicle for ushering in quality by working out intervention strategies to remove deficiencies and enhance quality.

Strategies:

In order to ensure quality sustenance and enhancement, IQAC shall evolve mechanisms and procedures for:

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

Functions:

The primary functions of the IQAC include (but are not limited to):

• Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution.
• Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education.
• Organization of workshops, seminars on quality-related themes, and promotion of quality circles.
• Documentation of various programs/activities leading to quality improvement.
• Acting as a nodal agency of the institution for quality-related activities.
• Preparation of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) to be submitted to NAAC based on the quality parameters.

Benefits:

IQAC will facilitate/contribute:

• To a heightened level of clarity and focus in institutional functioning towards quality enhancement and facilitate internalization of the quality culture.
• To the enhancement and integration among the various activities of the institution and institutionalize many good practices.
• To provide a sound basis for decision-making to improve institutional functioning.
• To act as an improvement agent in the institution.
• To improve internal communication.