Relative performance assessment of academic departments of higher educational institute using DEA with sensitivity analysis

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ali, Imran^{a; *} | Pant, Millie^b | Rana, U.S.^c

Affiliations: [a] Department of Mathematics, Government PG College, Gopeshwar, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India | [b] Department of Applied Sciences and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India | [c] Department of Mathematics, DAV PG College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Imran Ali, Department of Mathematics, Government PG College, Gopeshwar, Chamoli-246401, Uttarakhand, India. Tel.: +91 0708 8358929; Fax: +91 01372 253839; E-mail: ali.imranmath@gmail.com.

Abstract: This study focuses on evaluating the performance of 15 academic departments of a Government Post Graduate College (GPGC), Gopeshwar, Chamoli, Uttarakhand (India) for the year 2011–2012 using data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique. Further, sensitivity analysis has also done in order to interpret the results more accurately. The study has been done to measure the overall performance and teaching performance using sensitivity analysis.

Keywords: DEA, higher educational institute, teaching and overall efficiency, linear programming, performance measurement, sensitivity analysis

DOI: 10.3233/HIS-180250

Journal: International Journal of Hybrid Intelligent Systems, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 181-191, 2017