IQAC

Internal Quality Assurance Cell

About IQAC

Quality enhancement is an ongoing process, and maintaining quality awareness is essential for institutional growth. The IQAC, established at Global Academy of Technology (GAT) on 23rd August 2016, aims to foster a culture of continuous improvement in academic and administrative performance.

IQAC ensures holistic academic excellence by planning, guiding, and monitoring quality initiatives. It supports academic audits, accreditation, feedback systems, and coordinates with institutional committees. The cell submits the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) to NAAC, documenting key quality-related activities.

Dean
Dr. N. Venkatesh Kumar
Dean, Internal Quality Assurance Cell
Leadership Message

Message From Dean

Dear Esteemed Stakeholders,

Greetings from the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC).

It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to our institution's quality ecosystem, which is dedicated to fostering excellence in teaching, learning, research, innovation, governance, and community engagement. The Internal Quality Assurance Cell serves as a catalyst for developing a culture of continuous improvement and quality enhancement across all academic and administrative processes.

In today's rapidly evolving higher education landscape, quality is not merely a benchmark but a continuous journey. IQAC plays a pivotal role in institutionalising quality assurance mechanisms that promote academic excellence, outcome-based education, research productivity, innovation, digital transformation, student development, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Through systematic planning, monitoring, review, and feedback-driven initiatives, we strive to ensure that our institution remains responsive to the emerging needs of society, industry, and the global academic community.

Our commitment extends beyond compliance with regulatory requirements. We aim to create an environment that nurtures intellectual growth, ethical values, professional competence, social responsibility, and lifelong learning among our students.

The collective efforts of our faculty, staff, students, alumni, employers, and governing bodies contribute significantly to strengthening our quality culture and institutional reputation.

As we move forward, we encourage all stakeholders to actively participate in quality initiatives and contribute valuable suggestions for institutional growth. Your involvement, commitment, and constructive feedback are essential in our pursuit of academic excellence and organisational effectiveness.

Our institutional website serves as a vital platform for sharing information, achievements, innovations, publications, events, policies, and quality initiatives with the wider community. We are committed to maintaining transparency and providing timely, accurate, and comprehensive information that reflects the achievements and aspirations of our institution.

I extend my sincere appreciation to all members of the institution for their dedication, cooperation, and unwavering support in strengthening our quality assurance practices.

Together, let us continue to build an institution that embodies excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusivity, and a positive societal impact.

I invite you to explore the various sections of the IQAC portal and stay connected with our ongoing initiatives, which aim to achieve academic distinction and institutional excellence.

Best Wishes Dr. N. Venkatesh Kumar Dean, Internal Quality Assurance Cell

Quality Policy of IQAC

  • Envision and deliver outcome-based education that fosters strong technical, analytical, reasoning and leadership competencies and promote interdisciplinary learning and innovation.
  • Provide an inclusive, student-focused environment that encourages critical thinking, creativity, entrepreneurship, and ethical responsibility through mentoring, career guidance, and experiential learning opportunities such as internships, projects, and industry collaborations.
  • Foster a culture of academic integrity, collaboration, and excellence through committed and qualified faculty.
  • Strengthen partnerships with industry, academia, and professional bodies to enhance employability and real-world relevance.
  • Provide state-of-the-art laboratories, digital resources, and learning technologies that support engineering and management education, as well as ensuring optimal utilisation and continuous improvement of facilities.
  • Prepare graduates to be globally competent professionals with strong technical knowledge, managerial acumen, communication skills, and ethical values through skill development programs, certifications, and international exposure.

The Objectives of IQAC

  • To create a robust quality framework for continuous improvement in teaching-learning deliverables, assessments, research, outreach activities and enhance Institutional competitiveness.
  • To intensely foster a quality culture among the stakeholders and optimise Institutional functioning at all levels.
  • To create an abreast ecosystem to integrate the academic and administrative systems and promote the adoption of distinct initiatives across the departments of the Institution.
  • To ensure timely compliance through a conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the Institutional quality systems.

The Core Functions of IQAC

  • Continuously improve academic and administrative performance as prescribed by the regulatory and accreditation bodies.
  • Effectively implement quality enhancement initiatives through Quality Assurance Groups in respective Departments.
  • Inculcate newer and innovative teaching-learning practices through the Teaching-Learning Centre.
  • Strengthening research, consultancy, and augmenting outreach activities.
  • Monitoring the students’ progression and enriching the students’ experience for holistic development at periodic intervals.
  • Collection and analysis of stakeholder feedback for informed decision-making at pre-determined intervals.
  • Documentation and dissemination of institutional best practices.
  • Coordinate and prepare for national and international accreditations, rankings, quality audits, and apex bodies compliance.
  • Maintain the documents pertaining to the Semester Preparedness Audit, Interim Audit, Academic and Administrative Audit, and the Action Taken reports.
  • Promotion of collaborations, industry engagement, and societal outreach.
  • Development of a transparent, accountable, and participative institutional framework.

IQAC Core Committee

Name Department/Organization Designation
Dr. H B Balakrishna Principal, Global Academy of Technology Chairperson
Dr. Nagamani N Chief of Strategy and Systems, Global Academy of Technology Member of the Management
Dr. Venkatesh Kumar N Dean – IQAC, New Initiatives and Institutional Development Coordinator / Director (IQAC)
Dr. Vijay T Assoc. Dean (Academics) Senior Administrative Officer - 1
Dr. Anil P N Controller of Examination Senior Administrative Officer - 2
Mr. Munikrishna Accounts Officer Senior Administrative Officer - 3
Dr. Bhagyashri R Hanji Professor, Dept. of ISE Senior Professor - 1
Prof. Dharmendra Rao Jadav Associate Professor, Dept. of Management Studies Senior Professor - 2
Prof. Dhavala S Asst. Professor, Department of Civil Engg. Senior Professor - 3
Mrs. Maya Chandra Founder-Director, Maya Productions Nominee from Local Society
Mr. Anantha Lakshmana Rao Vice-President, KPMG Nominee from Employers/Industry
Mr. Abhinandan Joshi DevOps Engineer, Samsung Research Nominee from Alumni
Mr. Kaveendra Sri Chakradari 5th Semester, Dept. of ISE Nominee from Students

IQAC Team

  1. Prof. Bhagyashri Hanji, Professor, Department of Information Science and Engineering
  2. Prof. Dharmendra Rao Jadav, Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies
  3. Prof. Tamal Jana, Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering
  4. Prof. Vishruth B G, Associate Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
  5. Prof. Vijaya Dalawai, Assistant Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  6. Prof. Shivakumara M J, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
  7. Prof. Seema B Hegde, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  8. Prof. Shruti B V, Associate Professor, Department of CSE (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
  9. Prof. Sangeetha Siri, Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
  10. Prof. Nagarathna K, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  11. Prof. Shivraj Veerappa Banakar, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science and Engineering
  12. Prof. Ravikumar V, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  13. Prof. Renuka, Associate Professor, Basic Sciences - Physics
  14. Prof. Anu K S, Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences - Chemistry
  15. Prof. Anitha Udagatti, Assistant Professor, Basic Sciences - Mathematics

Message From Dean

The Dean's message has been moved to the About IQAC section for a combined overview of IQAC and the Dean's message.

IQAC Meeting Proceedings

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AY 2025-26 Meetings

IQAC Meeting: Minutes of Meeting (MOM) and Action Taken Report (ATR) for AY 2025-26.

Meeting Date MOM ATR
03-June-2026 MOM ATR
13-February-2026 MOM ATR
03-November-2025 MOM ATR
30-October-2025 MOM ATR
25-October-2025 MOM ATR
AY 2024-25 Meetings

IQAC Meeting: Minutes of Meeting (MOM) and Action Taken Report (ATR) for AY 2024-25.

Meeting Date MOM ATR
29-April-2025 MOM ATR

Quality Improvement Program

Quality Improvement Program details will be updated here.

Internal Audit Schedule

Internal audit schedule details will be updated here.

External Audit Schedule

External audit schedule details will be updated here.

Department Audit Schedule

Department audit schedule details will be updated here.

Student Satisfaction Survey

Student satisfaction survey details will be updated here.

Minutes of Curriculum Development

Minutes of Curriculum Development

2023-24 View Report
2024-25 View Report
2025-26 View Report

Scheme of Teaching & Evaluation

Scheme of Teaching & Evaluation will be updated here.

Feedback Analysis and Action Taken Reports

Feedback analysis and action taken reports will be updated here.

Green Campus Audit

Environment and Green Campus Management Audit View Certificate

2024-25 View Report
2025-26 View Report

Energy Audit

Energy Audit

2024-25 View Report
2025-26 View Report