6.3.1. The institution has effective welfare measures for teaching and non-teaching staff


Well-being of the staff is important for effective functioning of the Institute. The institution has effective welfare measures for all the staff members. The institution conducts quality improvement programs for faculty and training programs for non-teaching staff periodically. In order to improve the qualification, update their knowledge/skill sets faculty members are given academic leave or special leave to attend FDPS, Workshops/Seminars/Conferences/Industrial training programs organized by premier institutions. Registration fee/ travel grant is paid by the institute to the faculty to attend to these programs. Faculty is encouraged to register for PhD programs and special leave is given to the faculty to attend to the course work by the affiliating university or premier institution. The faculty members who complete their PHD are given three compounded increments. Also the Faculty of BS&H who qualify in UGC NET/SLET are given Academic Grade pay. In addition the following are the welfare Measures that exist for teaching and non-teaching staff of GVPCEW.

  • EPF
  • Gratuity
  • Accidental Group Insurance
  • Medical & Maternity Leave
  • ESI for Non-Teaching Staff
  • Incentives for Research Publications
  • Career Growth Incentives
  • Promotions
  • Other Facilities

Employee’s Provident fund

The institution has the mandatory provision of EPF and contributes the eligible amount to the respective EPF account.

Gratuity

Employees are eligible for gratuity benefits as per the provisions of "Payment of Gratuity Act 1972" and the rules framed thereunder.

Accidental group insurance

Group accident insurance is offered to employees to protect them against the medical expenses incurred due to injury or death resulting from an accident at the workplace. All the eligible employees can avail the Group Personal Accident Insurance Policy.

Medical & Maternity Leave

Gayatri Vidya Parishad has an associated medical college. The faculty & non-teaching staff of the college are given concession in medical tests, no consultation fee and concession in in-patient treatment. The facility is extended to their immediate family members. A woman employee of the institution, who has completed at least one year of continuous and satisfactory service, after the completion of the probation period, is eligible for Maternity Leave (ML) for a maximum of 90 days with half pay and allowances. Final sanction of the maternity leave is granted on the basis of a medical certificate issued by competent authority.

ESI for Non-teaching staff

All non-teaching staff members benefit from the scheme.

Incentives for Research Publications/Career Growth

Cost of the registration fee and/or travel grant when participating for the national or international conferences/STTP/Workshops is given to the faculty members. Publications or presentations in the reputed platform are highly recognized through awards or prizes. Skill development courses are organized for non-teaching staff to enhance their skills in the work environment.

Other Facilities

All the teaching and non-teaching staff members are provided with college bus transport at free of cost. College encourages the employees to be fit and healthy by facilitating them with gym, games, sports and recreation.

6.3.2. Average percentage of teachers provided with financial support to attend conferences/workshops and towards membership fee of professional bodies during the last five years.


Response : 14.82

6.3.2.1. Number of teachers provided with financial support to attend conferences/workshops and towards membership fee of professional bodies year wise during the last five years

2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17
3 13 4 23 22

6.3.3. Average number of professional development /administrative training programs organized by the institution for teaching and non teaching staff during the last five years.


Response : 6.8

6.3.3.1. Total number of professional development /administrative training Programmes organized by the institution for teaching and non teaching staff year-wise during the last five years.

2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17
7 15 4 6 2

6.3.4. Average percentage of teachers undergoing online/ face-to-face Faculty Development Programmes (FDP)during the last five years (Professional Development Programmes, Orientation / Induction Programmes, Refresher Course, Short Term Course ).


Response : 43.55

6.3.4.1. Total number of teachers attending professional development Programmes viz., Orientation / Induction Programme, Refresher Course, Short Term Course year-wise during the last five years.

2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17
24 51 49 51 17

6.3.5. Institutions Performance Appraisal System for teaching and non-teaching staff.

An effective performance management system plays an important role in promoting the objectives of the institution in an efficient manner. A good performance management system works towards the improvement of the overall performance of teaching and non-teaching staff and is crucial to achieve the mission and vision of the institution.

The Institute is following the Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) by incorporating the guidelines of AICTE.

In this scheme, the performances are classified into three major categories.

  1. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation related activities.
  2. Co-Curricular, Extension and Professional Development related activities.
  3. Research Publications and Academic Contributions.

The following weightages are assigned to these categories: 100:75:300. These are called Academic Performance Indices (API). At the end of each academic year, the data pertaining to the above categories are collected from each faculty member in the prescribed format.

Based on the data collected, API scores are calculated for each of the three categories. The Principal in consultation with senior Professors fix certain minimum API scores to be achieved by the faculty members in the three categories. These scores are used for the award of career advancements to faculty members and for corrective action.

Further, at the end of each semester, feedback forms are issued to the students for each of the courses attended by them. The feedback forms in the form of questionnaire collect information about the teacher and different aspects pertaining to the teaching process. An action taken report will be prepared as per the feedback received from the students.

A team consisting of the Head of the Department and Senior Professor in the department goes through the feedback forms collected from the students and will prepare the consolidate report. They suggest suitable measures to the concerned faculty and help them to improve the teaching-learning process in different means.

For non-teaching staff, there will be feedback collected from technical staff of each department; non-teaching staff of office and based on the feedback appraisals are given. The work output, personal traits and special attributes are the major parameters considered for non-teaching staff. The opinions of the section heads are also considered.