TIME was when job advertisements carried the proviso barring candidates from Bangalore University from applying. Today, news is that it is attempting something that might wipe off that bad reputation: In a bid to improve the quality of education, the university has decided to grade not just the students but the teachers as well. According to a CNN-IBN report, starting this year, students will rate their teachers in a confidential record, as part of a faculty quality-check programme.
“The world is going for 360 degree feedback. Feedback from the supervisor will tell us as to how well the student’s perceive his views. Then student’s feedback will tell us how much of impact the teacher’s guidance has had on them. Probably this can also help in improving the curriculum,” says Registrar Sanjay Vir Singh.
Each teacher will get an appraisal from their students and department heads on parameters like subject proficiency, teaching skills and innovative teaching methodologies. Students will fill in a questionnaire to grade their teachers on a scale of 1 to 100.
While welcoming this radial move, College Times only hopes that the student community will make the best use of this opportunity. Students have to look at it as power to improve the quality of education. They must stay away from turning either vindictive or mischievous, as both would amount to squandering a great chance offered to them on a platter for bringing about improvement in the system. CT also hopes that the University of Mysore would follow suit.
