The Directorate

Directorate of Quality Enhancement

The office that plans, administers and reports the University's quality assurance cycle.

Dr. Saifullah Khan
Head of office

Dr. Saifullah Khan

Director

Heads the Directorate of Quality Enhancement and is Member/Secretary of the Institutional Quality Circle. Author of the Abbottabad University Quality Assurance Policy (AUSTQAP).
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Mr. Arif Khan

Deputy Director

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Muhammad Asad

Assistant Director

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M. Iqbal Khan

Lower Division Clerk

Apex quality body

Institutional Quality Circle

The Circle ratifies the findings of every review the Directorate conducts, and holds the responsible offices to the resulting action plans.

# Member Office Role
1 Prof. Dr. Tahir Irfan Khan Vice Chancellor, Abbottabad UST Convener
2 Dr. Saifullah Khan Director Quality Enhancement — Head, Institutional Quality Assessment & Effectiveness Member / Secretary
3 All concerned Academic Heads Deans, Chairpersons and Heads of Teaching Departments Members
4 All concerned Administrative Heads Registrar, Treasurer, Controller of Examinations and Directors Members
5 Director Student Affairs Abbottabad UST Member
6 Student Council Representation Youth Development Centre (YDC) Member
7 Officials of Affiliated Colleges Where invited by the Vice Chancellor Co-opted Members
In every department

Programme Team & Departmental Focal Persons

Each academic department nominates a focal person who carries quality assurance into the department — survey administration, self-assessment reporting and data returns.

Economics Miss Sundas Contact via the Directorate
Psychology Miss Hajra Arzo Contact via the Directorate
English Miss Samr Ayyaz Contact via the Directorate
Microbiology Dr. Nasir Contact via the Directorate
Pharmacy Dr. Shafique Contact via the Directorate
Mathematics Dr. Shahid Contact via the Directorate
Computer Science Dr. Asim Zeb Contact via the Directorate
Management Sciences Muhammad Usman Contact via the Directorate
Pakistan Studies Dr. Saad Jaffar Contact via the Directorate
Earth Sciences Abdul Salam Contact via the Directorate
Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining Engineering (IMMME) Muhammad Tahir Contact via the Directorate
Medical Lab Technology (MLT) Abdul Haseeb Contact via the Directorate
Food Sciences Muhammad Usman Contact via the Directorate
Biochemistry Muhammad Ali Contact via the Directorate
Programme Team members are notified vide Ref. AUST/QEC/2026/162 dated 16 June 2026; the Institutional Quality Circle vide F. No. AUST/Estt./2026/1604 dated 17 March 2026. Both notifications are available on the Downloads page. To reach a focal person, write to the Directorate.