In pursuance of its Action Plan for performance evaluation, assessment and accreditation and quality up-gradation of institutions of higher education, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) proposes that every accredited institution should establish an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) as a post-accreditation quality sustenance measure. Since quality enhancement is a continuous process, the IQAC will become a part of the institution’s system and work towards realization of the goals of quality enhancement and sustenance. The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic improvement in the overall performance of institutions. For this, during the postaccreditation period, it will channelize all efforts and measures of the institution towards promoting its holistic academic excellence. The guidelines provided with the following pages will guide and facilitate the institution in the creation and operation of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). IQAC internalizes and institutionalizes quality enhancement initiatives in the institution. It achieves the desired goals with a sense of belongingness and participation it can instill in all the components of the institution. Instead of being yet another hierarchical structure or a record-keeping exercise in the institution, it will be a facilitative and participative voluntary system/unit/organ of the institution. It has the potential to become a medium of bringing in quality enhancement by working out planned interventionist strategies to remove deficiencies and enhance quality