Academic Performance Indicator (API) in Higher Education in India: An Appraisal

A Presentation

on 17/12/2014 By:

Dr. Gulshan KumarAssociate Professor in Economics

University Institute of Legal StudiesPanjab University, Chandigarh.

Introduction

• Factor Reward:• Exploitation: Economic• Difficulty in Measurement of exact

contribution of Prime workers in certain Sectors like Education, Health and Defence:

• Accountability and Performance based Reward:(Education Especially)

Performance IndicatorsPerformance indicator refers to the means by which an objective can be judged to have been achieved or not achieved. Indicators are therefore tied to goals and objectives and serve simply as ‘yardsticks’ by which to measure the degree of success in goal achievement at regular intervals. Performance indicators are quantitative tools and are usually expressed as a rate, ratio or percentage.

Why In Higher Education: •Every teacher is a good teacher !•Decline in academic standards•No International Standing •Stagnation and Lethargy•Lack of work environment

UGC s Plea: Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education

Adoption of a Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS)

•UGC notification on revision of pay scales, minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers in universities and colleges & other measures for the maintenance of standards, 2009.

•UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications For Appointment of Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures For the Maintenance ofStandardsinHigherEducation,2010.

•UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications For Appointment of Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures For the Maintenance of StandardsinHigherEducation,2013,

( Second Amendment)

Structure of Academic Performance Indicator in IndiaThree Pillars (Categories):

I. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation Related Activities:a) Domain Knowledge

b) Participation in examination and evaluation

c) Contribution to innovative teaching and new courses

Items: Class Room Teaching, Outside Class Interaction, Research Supervision, Question Paper Setting, Invigilation and related exam Duties, Evaluation and Assessment work. Teaching Innovation, Preparation of new teaching learning material, Student Feed Back.

II. Co-Curricular, Extension and Professional Development Related Activities: d) Co-curricular and extension activities

e) b)Professional Development related contributions

Items: Discipline related co-curricular activities- Students Study visit, Student seminar, field work, Career counseling. Cultural activities, Sports, NSS, NCC etc. Dissemination Activities-Public Lectures, Popular writings, Talks.

III. Research and Academic Contribution:

Items: Research Paper Publication, Book Publication and articles in Books, Research Projects, Research Guidance, Training Courses, Paper Presentation and Invited Lectures.

Category I

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Category – II

Category – II (Contd.)Category – II (Contd.)

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Category – III

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Stage 1 to 2 Stage 2 to 3 Stage 3to 4

Stage 4 to 5 Stage 5 to 6

Category I 75/Year 100 75/Year 10075/Year 100

75/Year 100 75/Year 100

Category II 15/Year 20 15/Year 20 15/Year 2015/Year 20 15/Year 20

Total ( I +II) 100/Year 150100/Year 150

100/Year 150

100/Year 150 100/Year 150

Category III

40U/ 20C/Assessment period

100U/50C/Assessment Period

90U/45C/Assessment Period

120U/60C/Assessment Period

Only for Universities

           

Assessment System

ScreeningCommittee

Screening Committee

Selection Committee

Selection Committee

Expert committee

Appendix III Table II A:-Minimum API Requirement

Merits/ Expectations from the System

• Promotion of Research• Enhancement in Accountability and Quality • Addition to knowledge, ideas and performance• Sound Academic Culture• Recognition of Higher Education at Global Level• Upward Mobility of Teachers• To Hammer the Stagnation in Academics• Personality Development of Teachers• Frog the Research activity in Country• No homogeneous treatment in career advancement

Expectations From the Teachers

• Devoted• Writer• Speaker• Up to date Knowledge• All Rounder• Multi dimensional Personality• Practical

Problems with the System•Neglect of Classes by Teachers•Stress on Minds of teachers•Teachers turned calculating Machines•Problems in career advancement •No one can be all in one •Identity Confusion•Same stick for every one•Recycling of work done•Proxy problem•Time bound research!•Funding problems•Plagiarism •No attention to class results•Confusion over definition of Teacher -College, University and Research Institutes•Assessment by Students: In Most of the cases victims are good and strict Teachers

Normative Aspects: Intentionally Left Blank for Discussion Purpose and Suggestions from

the Participants

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