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AUST ranked 118th worldwide in the HE Higher Education Ranking 2025 Student Course Evaluation Survey — Open for the Current Semester Call for Self-Assessment Reports — Academic Year 2026 Abbottabad UST conducts Self Graduate Programme Review for 2024–25 QEC Conducts Orientation on Outcome-Based Education Nomination of Departmental QEC Focal Persons AUST ranked 118th worldwide in the HE Higher Education Ranking 2025 Student Course Evaluation Survey — Open for the Current Semester Call for Self-Assessment Reports — Academic Year 2026 Abbottabad UST conducts Self Graduate Programme Review for 2024–25 QEC Conducts Orientation on Outcome-Based Education Nomination of Departmental QEC Focal Persons

The activity calendar for 2025–2026 was prepared in the light of internal and external requirements and HEC guidelines, and approved by the Vice Chancellor. Activities may vary in frequency and sequence depending on requirements.

Programme Review for Effectiveness and Enhancement (PREE) — Cycle I

WhenActivity
October 2025Initiating PREE of the programme through DQAC (left-over programmes)
October 2025Nomination of Programme Teams by DQAC / Heads of Department for Cycle I
October 2025RIPE visit
November 2025Formation and notification of PTs for PREE after approval from the Vice Chancellor
November 2025Awareness seminar for the PTs on gathering data and compiling a report (external resource person)
November 2025Capacity building programme for University management — training by HEC
February 2026Completion of PREE by PTs; submission to DQE for verification; PREE submission to QEC and review
April 2026Approval of the Assessment Team by the Vice Chancellor
April 2026Submission of progress report on the programme action plan with evidence
April 2026Scheduling of assessment team visits; exit meetings with QEC and Dean
April 2026Winding up the PREE process by communicating recommendations to department heads

Accreditation of All Academic Programmes

December 2025 — throughout the year. DQE assists all academic departments in obtaining accreditation for their programmes from the relevant bodies.

Postgraduate Programme Review (PGPR)

WhenActivity
January 2026Initiation of MS / M.Phil (equivalent) and PhD programme review
January 2026Awareness training / seminar for departmental focal persons and data gathering (internal resource person)
February 2026Submission of required data by focal persons to DQE as per the PGR template
February 2026Conduct of PGR self-review visit
March 2026Prepare an action plan on the recommendations made in the programme review
March 2026Share the PGR outcome with IQAC for decision making; collect corrective measures taken against the PGR self-review

Review of Institutional Performance and Enhancement (RIPE)

WhenActivity
December 2025Initiating the RIPE process
December 2025Collecting progress of corrective actions on RIPE 2024–2025 and the report of the execution plan
December 2025IQC constitutes the RIPE committee; awareness session on IPR for the respective team
January–February 2026Gathering data on RIPE standards and University-wide data
February 2026Review of the RIPE / IPR data report by DQE
April 2026Approval and briefing of the RIPE evaluation committee by IQC; arranging the self-RIPE visit
April 2026Corrective action on IPE (internal and external); RIPE committee shares the report
May 2026QEC presents the report to IQC and prepares the action plan; constitution of the RIPE follow-up committee
May 2026Filling the Yearly Progress Review proformas (last week of May) and submission of the Yearly Progress Review to QAA-HEC

Launching of Level 7 and 8 Programmes

April 2026 — throughout the year. DQE assists academic departments in the issuance of NOCs for all Level 7–8 programmes prior to launch.

Awareness Seminars & Workshops on Quality Parameters

  • November 2025 — seminars on the latest HEC policies.
  • January 2026 — training / orientation session for departmental assistance on University-wide data filling (internal resource person).
  • January 2026 — awareness seminar on MS / M.Phil (equivalent) and PhD programme review for departmental focal persons.
  • April 2026 — orientation of IPR committee members by DQE.
  • Throughout the year — QA workshops, training and orientation for focal persons of the affiliated colleges (public and private) of Abbottabad UST.
  • Throughout the year — capacity building through NAHE / HEC, and empowering faculty and administrative staff under HEC policy.
  • Subject to availability — participating in and contributing to national and international QA events.

General Activities of the Directorate — Throughout the Year

  1. Gathering and following up compliance on recommendations made by external examiners in AT visits, RIPE and programme review.
  2. Facilitation in accreditation visits.
  3. Attending meetings of all statutory bodies.
  4. Plagiarism checking and the plagiarism standing committee.
  5. Research publication verification.
  6. Coordination and data submission to the regulatory bodies.
  7. Capacity building of faculty, administrative officers and staff.
  8. National and international collaborations.
  9. National and international QA body memberships.

Additional Targets

  • Number of curricula reviewed in 2025–2026.
  • Number of curricula revised in 2025–2026.
  • Meetings of statutory bodies in 2025–2026.

Prepared by Dr. Saifullah Khan, Director DQE. Approved by Professor Dr. Tahir Irfan Khan, Vice Chancellor, Abbottabad UST.