An Integrated Model for Improving the Performance of Engineering Institutes under Multiple External and Internal Disruptions

Abstract

In the last sixty years many affiliated and autonomous colleges, and national institutes have faced a large number of external and internal disruptions, campus unrest, disputes, court cases and even punishment to the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). Many disruptions are due to multiple external controls from central and state governments, affiliating universities, councils (AICTE and Governing Councils), commissions (UGC, and other Commissions) and authoritative politicians. All these disruptions resulted in low performing institutes. This further aggravated due to improper selection of the CEOs of the institutes/universities, and chairpersons of the Board of Governors. A qualitative research has been undertaken to critically review the state of affairs and suggest strategies, models and solutions to overcome the multiple disruptions through quality circles constituted as a part of faculty development programs on institutional development, leadership and innovation. A four- stage model has been developed. In the first stage the external disruptions have to be minimized, in the second stage the internal disruptions are to be eliminated, in the third stage establishing facilitating centers for rapid transformation, and a fourth stage for implementing transformation initiatives are to be done. Without implementing the three stage reforms, the desired transformations may not be achieved.