Quality Enhancement Cell

Introduction:

GULAB DEVI EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX being a prestigious educational institute has always been conscious of the quality of its education and services and to address the important aspects. QEC’s frame works is a road map to continuous improvement and constitutes a means to measure the institute’s commitments to implementing the highest standards of quality through reflection, discovery and advancement. Realizing the challenges to be faced in the field of higher education during 21st century, impact of globalization and the need for knowledge based economy the GULAB DEVI EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX has established the Quality Enhancement Cell in 2018. The QEC is the centralized department which objective is to support the institute & its endeavors to improve the standard of education and research and make it compatible with international requirements. The QEC believes that the issue of quality enhancement cannot be separate from the quest of excellence. For this purpose the QEC develops the Quality Assurance Process and Evaluation Methods including Self-Assessment Program.

QEC works with Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education Commission (QAA/HEC) in the process of capacity building of academia, awareness campaigns, training of teachers for preparing Self-Assessment Reports (SARs) of the various teaching programs in their respective departments. In this regards through a system of surveys and feedback the QEC attempts to protect the interest of students, teachers, employers, and other stakeholders in the field of higher education. QEC of the institute has clearly defined guidelines as per HEC policies and ensures commitments to continuous improvement. The QEC team at GULAB DEVI EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX would work in close collaboration with (HEC, UHS, UOS, GCUF, and PU) for improvement and enhancement of existing programs and development of new ones for uplifting of the institution.

Vision:

To aim for high quality education at Gulab Devi Educational Complex by an exemplary quality assurance system incorporated with national and international standards guidelines.

Mission:

To maintain, promote and enhance quality of educational programs to the highest standards through strategic planning, assessment, and continuous monitoring.

Scope of QEC (GDEC):

The QEC is the centralized department that is responsible for

  1. For promoting public confidence that the quality and standards of the award of degrees are enhanced and safeguarded.
  2. To support the institute & its endeavors to improve the standard of education and research and make it compatible with international requirements.
  3. For the review of academic affiliations with other institutions in terms of effective management of standards and quality of programs.
  4. For defining clear and explicit standards as points of reference to the reviews to be carried out. It should also help the employees to know as to what they could expect from the candidates.
  5. To develop qualifications framework by setting out the attributes and abilities
  6. To develop a system of surveys and feedback to protect the interest of students, teachers, employers, and other stakeholders in the field of higher education.
  7. To develop program specifications. These are standard set of information clarifying what knowledge, understanding, skills and other attributes a student should have developed on successfully completing a specific program.
  8. To develop quality assurance processes and methods of evaluation to affirm that the quality of provision and the standard of awards are being maintained and to foster curriculum, subject and staff development, together with research and other scholarly activities.
  9. To ensure that the GDEC quality assurance procedures are designed to fit in with the arrangements in place nationally for maintaining and improving the quality of Higher Education.
  10. For the capacity building of academia, awareness campaigns, training of teachers for preparing Self-Assessment Reports (SARs) of the various teaching programs in their respective departments.