A comparative study of institutional climate of aided and self-financed teacher education institutions

Institutional climate of an institution is personality sketch of the institution. It plays a very important and crucial role in the development of personality of students. It also affects the level of satisfaction the various employees of the institutions derive from the institution. The self-financed institutions and aided institutions are two different categories and the two may differ in various aspects. This research paper deals with the comparison of institutional climate of aided and self-financed teacher education institutions using self-constructed Institutional Climate Scale. The findings of the study reveal that institutional climate of these two categories of teacher education institutions differs on some aspects.