Quality Policy

The quality policy of St. Xavier College (SXC) is derived from the vision of the college, which aims at empowering students through well-rounded and integrated education and preparing them for excelling in leadership and functional roles at home, society, organisations and country and enabling them to live up to their full potential.

This policy is an expression of the desire and commitment of the college to achieve excellence in education through continuous improvement in the quality of its services and constant enhancement in the standards of performance consistent with its vision and missions as well as the regulations and guiding principles of the university by creating and facilitating a quality culture across the entire institution involving the management, teaching faculty and the entire staff with the help of a transformational approach for enabling the students to realise their full potential and serving them and other stakeholders in the best possible manner.

This quality policy is integral to the setting of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in the college in accordance with the UGC guidelines, which emphasises the essential need for "an internal mechanism for sustenance, assurance and enhancement of the quality culture of education" with enough flexibility to meet the diverse needs of the stakeholders.

It also recognises the vital role that the teaching faculty plays in the pursuit of excellence and in this context, evokes the spirit of the code of professional ethics. This policy also realises the importance of the Model Student Charter developed by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), which not only makes the quality of educational experience provided to learners the responsibility of higher education institutions but also underscores that the students have a unique role to play in ensuring quality of higher education institutions. The quality policy of the college endorses the student’s rights "for quality education" enshrined in the charter and attaches great importance to the call given to the students to demand quality education and demonstrate their commitment to quality education by accepting their responsibilities.

This quality policy is initiated by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the college and issued with the approval of Governing Body of the college.

• To facilitate, promote and maintain an institutional culture which is aligned with the mission and vision of the college and is capable of honest, transparent and critical self-evaluation and adoption of ethical practices.
• To create the motivating and facilitating conditions for improving the quality of teaching with the help of human resource management initiatives and professional development opportunities and programmes.
• To empower the faculty and staff to update their knowledge from time to time for aligning teaching-learning with the real world requirements.
• To create the conditions for improving the quality of the learning experience by ensuring the optimal availability and utilisation of learning resources and by continuously monitoring and evaluating the quality of teaching-learning, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
• To provide mechanisms for feedback from students, parents and other stakeholders in order to improve quality of services.
• To provide supportive services and a stimulating teaching-learning climate which encourage student retention and achievement.
• To establish and maintain a quality assurance system which ensures the continuous improvement of teaching, learning and all support systems at the College.
• To develop, implement, monitor benchmarks/standards and/or targets for all areas of activity as found appropriate.
• To establish an integrated planning and quality assurance cycle which is effectively communicated throughout the organisation and which guides all college operations.
• To plan and provide training and development to build staff capacity to maintain continuous improvement systems.
• To ensure responsibility and accountability in all relationships with its stakeholders including: students, parents, faculty, staff, media, the government and local communities.