Job Satisfaction among Non-Teaching Employees of Universities in India – A Comparative Study

Abstract

The efficient management of staff is the key factor for effective management of a University.  Key role players for the existence of a University and its functioning are students, teaching and non-teaching employees.  While the students form fundamental part of the universities, the teaching employees are regarded as key players.  On the other hand, the Non-Teaching employees are pillars of the University functioning.  The job satisfaction forms the important aspect of effective and efficient management system.  Hence, it would be necessary to make sure that the non-teaching staff employed in the University is satisfied with their jobs and the working conditions so that they can give their maximum output for the betterment of the University.  This paper attempted to find out the factors that contribute to Job Satisfaction among Non-Teaching Employees of the Universities in study.  Also, to find the difference in the perception of the Non-Teaching Employees regarding the factors that contribute to Job Satisfaction.  The study is based on both primary and secondary data.  The main source of primary data is the non-teaching employees of both the Central Universities situated in Hyderabad i.e. University of Hyderabad and Maulana Azad National Urdu University.  Both these Universities are functioning under the aegis of University Grants Commission and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.  The secondary source includes the journals, books and university websites, etc.

Key words : Job Satisfaction, Maulana Azad National Urdu University,
University of Hyderabad, Non-Teaching Employees