The general objective of the IQAC is to promote a quality assurance culture within the university.
The specific objectives are to:
i. Institutionalize the quality assurance culture in accordance with national QA guidelines and international practices.
ii. Ensure that the university’s quality assurance procedures are designed following the QAU guidelines and national requirements.
iii. Develop, maintain and enhance quality of education and people’s perception in favor of the university through consistent quality assurance practice and performance.
iv. Build image of the university with confidence of the stakeholders ensuring transparency, accountability, and good practices in all aspects of management and
v. Prepare the university to meet the external quality assurance assessment and accreditation requirements.

In order to achieve the objectives the major functions of the IQAC will be to:

1)    Facilitate to define the mission and objectives of the university for enhancing the quality and relevance of higher education and respond to global trends on quality education;

2)    Guide and assist the program offering entities of the university to define program objectives;

3)    develop standards and benchmarks for various academic and administrative activities of the university;

4)    Review existing procedures for further improvement of delivery of higher education;

5)    Prepare QA documents and procedures for use within the university following specifications and guidelines provided in the IQAC OM;

6)    Encourage staff to maintain professional code of conduct in accordance with the QAU guidelines and international practices and facilitate to maintain good practices in operations;

7)    Provide necessary support to the study program offering academic units, i.e., departments, faculties and institutes to conduct the self-assessment, external peer review and implement QA process at program level;

8)    Conduct regular monitoring of implementation of policies, systems, processes and procedures;

9)    Facilitate to conduct institutional assessment;

10)  Facilitate the approval of new program offering entity and new programs for existing entities using appropriate procedures;

11)  Develop a data base containing information regarding quality assurance, which will be deliverable to all stakeholders;

12)  Prepare and produce annual institutional quality assurance report (IQAR) and monitoring report assessing the activities of IQAC and submit to the QAC;

13)  Develop an Institutional QA Strategic Plan for every 5 years and ensure its implementation and monitoring of achievements;

14)  Co‐ordinate all QA related activities within the university;

15)  Liaise with QAU and other external QA agencies;

16)  Organize workshops, seminars and appropriate training for capacity building and promoting QA culture at all levels of the university;

17)  Advise university management, faculty and departments on QA and related matters;

18)  Take initiative and lead to establish staff development center at the university;

19)  Prepare the detailed budget of the IQAC; and

20)  Conduct impromptu audit at any level of the university if necessary.

Recently, higher education in Bangladesh has gone through a phenomenal growth to a great extent but the quality of education and research yet to match the expectation level. Therefore, the Govt. is vowed to change the landscape of higher education through enhancement of quality of higher education and research in the country. To maintain and offer the quality of education, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) is working in many universities. Since the inception of the IQAC in KYAU in 2016, different quality assurance activities, quality teaching, training programs, workshops, seminars and conferences have been arranged that encourage the enhancement of quality teaching, learning for faculty members and students. It also covers pedagogical and anagogical issues, faculty and staff-wise events and activities. We believe, with the IQAC support and co-operation of all stakeholders of teaching-learning arena of our beloved university, we can achieve and ensure better quality education. IQAC is committed to facilitate standard of education in the higher educational landscape by implementing different IQAC plans, programs and activities in line with the vision, mission and objectives of KYAU and guidelines of UGC & BAC as appropriate.