What type of performance evaluation system exists in a university?
It must cost more than Rs 8 lakh per annum to a university in order to maintain a senior faculty member. This is a rough estimate of cost, which includes gross salary, a university house, medical facility available to me and dependent members of my family, a good office having modern equipment of communication and teaching and a host of subsidised facilities. Those who work in universities will agree that there is neither any powerful positive reinforcement for quality research, effective teaching and other associated activities, nor is there any strong negative reinforcement if one does not perform ones duties efficiently and effectively. The pace of work is so slow and comfortable that some of those who do not want to bear the pressure of private sector assignments prefer to shift to teaching! What should be done to change the current mindset, which takes very many things for granted and is not bothered about the output? Change the performance evaluation system functional in universi
