The social scientific and technological development of a country depends on the quality of its human resources; the quality of the human resources depends on the quality of the education they receive; the quality of the education depends on the quality of the institution in which they acquire knowledge, skills and competency; the quality of the institution is evaluated and accredited through the Annual Quality Assurance Reports and mainly the Self Study Report submitted by the college and validated by the peer team of National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The AQAR and the SSR of the college are prepared by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell.
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore recommended the establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in all the accredited higher educational institutions not only to maintain the momentum of quality consciousness generated at the institutional level but also to take measures for enhancement of quality and for internal self evaluation at the institutional level.
Naharkatiya College was assessed and accredited at C ++ level in December, 2004. On the basis of the Self Study Report prepared by the Steering Committee of which Sri Krishna Dey, Selection Grade Lecturer, English was the Co-ordinator. After the first assessment and accreditation the Internal Quality Assurance Cell was established on 5th August, 2005 in pursuance of the Guidelines of National Assessment and Accreditation Council as a post quality assurance measure to institutionalise and internalize the quality culture in the institution. Dr Jyoti Prasad Konwar, the Principal of the college is the present chairperson and Sri Krishna Dey, Associate Professor, English is the Co-ordinator of the IQAC. Since its establishment the IQAC has been playing a proactive role for quality maintenance and quality sustenance. It has till date prepared and submitted 8 (eight) Annual Quality Assurance Reports and the Self-Study Report for the second cycle of Assessment and Accreditation which was done in 2015 and the college obtained B grade with a CGPA of 2.40.
The Internal Quality Assurance Cell prepares the Enrolment and Result Report annually for reviewing and comparing the results of different departments. It also prepares the Academic Calendar at the beginning of every academic session and ensures compliance of the calendar events for maintenance of Quality. It arrange Seminars, workshops and extracurricular activities. IQAC encourages the teachers to pursue research and make original contribution to the ever growing sphere of knowledge.
In short the IQAC is dedicated to contribute to the sustenance of quality and the development of the institution by translating its vision and mission into reality.