Measuring faculty performance

Abstract

Existing universities are getting ready to compete with their foreign counterparts. In the past, they took their faculty for granted; they now realise that with the basis of competition shifting to quality, they will have to upgrade their faculty and consider differential rewards to retain their best. They have to create an environment in which faculty have an incentive to improve their knowledge and skills. In other words, continuous improvement will be the mantra of the future.

Existing universities are getting ready to compete with their foreign counterparts. In the past, they took their faculty for granted; they now realise that with the basis of competition shifting to quality, they will have to upgrade their faculty and consider differential rewards to retain their best. They have to create an environment in which faculty have an incentive to improve their knowledge and skills. In other words, continuous improvement will be the mantra of the future. An essential component of this transition is putting in place an appropriate performance measurement and incentive system. The Ministry of HRD is simultaneously underlining the importance of performance appraisal so that they implement the 6th Pay Commission recommendations, which include a higher scale of Grade Pay that can be given to outstanding professors. Several questions arise in this context: What is the right performance management system for organisations that have lacked a strong performance-based culture in the past? Should there be a single system for all faculty or do we need to have variants to suit different faculty? Do we need the equivalent of a tenure track system, and, if so, is this the right time to implement one?. Read more at: https://www.cfo-india.in/cmsarticle/measuring-faculty-performance/