To assess efficiency, govt set to audit Haryana’s 182 colleges

Ravinder Saini

Rohtak, February 21

The Haryana Government has decided to get an academic and administrative audit conducted in all 182 colleges of the state to assess their efficiency and overall quality of the strength, weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT). It is for the first time when the colleges would have to undergo this yearly process.

According to instructions, every college shall perform the audit once a year at the conclusion of the academic year (during second semester) under the chairmanship of dean, academic affair or any representative of the university concerned as nominated by the head of the institution.

‘Submit detailed report before may 30’

• The Department of Higher Education (DHE) has directed principals of all 182 colleges to send a detailed report of the academic and administrative audit before May 30 for further assessment
• The audit aims to maintain and improve the standard of institutional operations, adapt cutting-edge teaching techniques, assist educators in achieving their greatest potential, and help teachers in creating goals and achievement targets at the beginning of each academic semester, said a DHE official

The audit report would also be used for the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) purpose, said sources.

The Department of Higher Education (DHE) has directed the principals of all colleges to send a detailed report of the audit before May 30 for the further assessment to be done.

The Additional Chief Secretary (Higher Education) on Tuesday sent a communiqué to the principals in this regard.

According to sources, the DHE has also formed a committee, which comprises external and internal members, to evaluate the academic programmes and activities in the colleges. Besides, the dean (academic affairs) and his representative of the university concerned, administrative expert (principal of

government or government-aided college), an alumni member and an industrial expert would be the external members, while the principal/officiating person of the college and coordinator of the internal quality assurance cell (IQAC) would be the internal members.

The sources said the dean (academic affairs/his representative) would decide the date after communicating with the principal of the college concerned or vice-versa, and member secretary of the committee would inform all other members about the final date to facilitate the process of the audit of the institution in time.

“The audit aims to maintain and improve the standard of institutional operations, adapt cutting-edge teaching techniques, assist educators in achieving their greatest potential and help teachers in creating goals and achievement targets at the beginning of each academic semester,” said a DHE official.

He added that the IQACs of all colleges had been instructed to include the audit report in their upcoming meeting and record for the NAAC purpose.

He said a total 41 government colleges are affiliated to Kurukshetra University, 33 to Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, 26 to Indira Gandhi University in Rewari, 21 to Guru Jambheshwar University of

Science & Technology in Hisar, 18 to CBLU in Bhiwani,16 to Gurugram University, 10 to BPS in Khanpur, 9 to CRSU in Jind and 8 to CDLU in Sirsa.