India needs more effective leadership in all types of engineering colleges, state technical universities, and deemed universities but many Tier I, Tier II, and III colleges suffer from a lack of appropriate leaders.
Many tier III colleges have been closed for want of candidates or faculty members which reflects on the leadership. The leaders, viz, deans, directors, principals, and vice chancellors have to develop a strategic plan, nurture the faculty, and develop needed infrastructure in consultation with the Board of Governors. Most of the well-developed universities and institutes of national importance have shown the way.
A research project has been undertaken through a naturalistic evaluation model. 338 fully qualified middle-level and entry-level faculty members have participated in the research.
Four development themes have been selected to improve leadership:
1.Improving the development of the institutions through dedicated leadership,
2. Overcoming the omissions,
3. Improving the high
performance of the motivated faculty teams, and
4. Improving the institutional policies.
The success of the institutional development wholly depends on the super leadership and they have to be more confident in their planning, auditing, supporting, and mentoring of the faculty teams. Self-leadership is a must for faculty members. Such actions will alone make things happen.
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