Holy Cross College is situated in a serene, wooded environment, far from the noise and bustle of urban life. Since its establishment in 1965, the institution has nurtured capable learners and independent thinkers with creative and innovative mindsets. With quality as its guiding principle, the college was among the first to volunteer for NAAC accreditation in 1999, earning a four-star rating. Following NAAC directives, the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was formed in June 2001 as a post-accreditation quality sustenance initiative, coordinated by Dr. Usha Oman. During the second cycle of accreditation in 2005, the college was awarded a ‘B++’ grade under the leadership of Dr. Premalatha Lal. In 2013, during the third accreditation cycle, the institution secured an ‘A’ grade with a CGPA of 3.34, coordinated by Dr. S. Jesi Isabella. Subsequently, in the fourth cycle in 2019, the college achieved an ‘A+’ grade with a CGPA of 3.35 on the four-point scale, under the guidance of Dr. G. Leema Rose. With the introduction of NAAC’s revised accreditation framework, the AQAR and SSR formats were updated in alignment with the enhanced methodology. In 2025, the college was accredited with an A++ grade and achieved a CGPA of 3.53. under the guidance of Dr. H. Jimsy Asha. The IQAC is presently led by Dr. X. Venci Candida, who, together with her team, has initiated work on the new NAAC framework that follows maturity-based graded levels. As an integral component of the college, the IQAC continues to implement operative measures to enhance and sustain quality within the existing system. It oversees institutional quality parameters and ensures that the standards of excellence envisioned in the college’s mission and vision are consistently upheld.
Vision
To create quality consciousness in our stakeholders through quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance initiatives.
Objectives
To evolve mechanisms to promote quality culture in the campus.
To focus on quality enhancement activities and quality sustenance efforts.
To suggest methods for improving academic and administrative transactional systems
To maximize our resources, opportunities and capabilities.
To fix benchmarks as part of the ongoing process towards excellence in education.
Functions
Institutionalizing quality measures
Organizing orientation programme for newly recruited faculty
Fixing benchmarks /parameters for teaching learning and research activities of the institution.
Organizing national/ international seminars/workshops/conference on quality enhancement
Initiation and implementation of planning by the departments and student support units
Facilitating learner-centric environment to meet global competency
Conducting Academic Administrative Audit
Ensuring the functioning, adequacy and maintenance of support services and infrastructure.
Documentation of various programmes /activities
Adopting modern pedagogical systems and ICT in the teaching learning process.
Preparation of AQAR and SSR
Release of biannual newsletter