Quality is the means through which an institution can guarantee with confidence and certainty, that the standards of its educational provision are being maintained and enhanced. Quality has become an in-expendable part of augmentation plan of Higher Education espoused by the Higher Education Commission.

Quality in higher education is a dynamic entity which is the outcome of interaction among many factors including inter alia, leadership, quality of faculty and students, infrastructure facilities, research and learning environment, governance, strategic planning, assessment procedures, and market force.

University of AJ&K is moving ahead on the path of tremendous progress in higher learning sector using human and financial resources to increase the access to programs and using all cautions to assure quality of the increased base of higher learning programs.

The Higher Education Commission has included QEC of University of  Azad Jammu and Kashmir in its Phase-IV of 24 QECs. HEC is now ranking the QECs on basis of performance. QEC has initiated functioning at all Departments of Main Campus. The self evaluation system is being introduced in the university and has completed many Self Assessment Reports (SARs), implementation Plan Summaries and Assessment Team Visits of the Departments of main campus. Numerous fruitful feedbacks received from Assessment Team experts for improvement. Our motive is to enhance the quality of education compatible to the international standard. QEC is also underway to take the feedback from Students, Alumni, Employers, Teachers and Research students online for better comments/feedbacks and comparison with other QECs of public sector Universities of Pakistan. QEC UAJK is working to streamline the online evaluation process for swift and precise analysis of data to promulgate the concept. QEC has also initiated online Course and Teacher Evaluation, Graduating, Faculty surveys.

The Quality Enhancement Cell at University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has spread its functionality and is seeking Institutional membership for collaboration with International bodies like Asia Pacific Quality Assurance network (APQN). Moreover the assessment and QA concept is started in Elementary Colleges to assess the ADE Programs. The ADE programs have been started in collaboration with Pre-STEP (USAID), AJK Government (DCRD) and are assessed by QEC University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.