PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 

68 There is a need for the IITs to have clear-cut personnel policies which include provision for career development, in-service training for vertical, and horizontal mobility and enhancement of skills. (Para 7.1.1)

69 It is recommended that IITs improve their-personnel management practices especially with regard to non-faculty employees.

These include:

-method of recruitment;

- method of evaluating them for purpose of career development and promotion against a well set visible promotion policy;

- methods of rewarding and punishing them;

- a sound grievance procedure. (Para 7.1.12)

70 In handling of the affairs of the institute, the IITs have to shift their perception from one of administration to one of management. For this purpose it is necessary that all key personnel should have exposure to management training. (Para 7.1.3)

71 There is a need to increasingly resort to contracting for services rather than building-up permanent staff establishments. Gradually such an approach would help in reducing the burdens of administration and enabling the IIT to devote more time and energy to its primary functions. Students can also be given the opportunity to earn by doing some of the campus work part-time. (Para 7.2)

72 Some of the problems faced in the IITs in relation to deficiencies noticed in work-ethos and discipline have their roots in the external environment for which the IITs cannot be faulted. (Para 7.2)

73 Staff for instrumentation, maintenance, upkeep and repair of equipment should be given every encouragement and status to ensure the effective maintenance and use of high cost equipment and a central division be created in each IIT for this purpose. (Para 7.2.1)

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74 The Committee recommends that IITs should have a core of competent scientific staff on permanent basis with all service benefits for sponsored projects. Expenses on account of the core staff should be suitably covered as overheads, charged to the projects. Other temporary staff recruited for a project must be terminated at the end of the project. (Para 7.2.2)