A Study of Occupational Stress among Faculty Members in Higher Educational Institutions in Pusa (Bihar)

In the present dynamic business environment, the role of teaching faculties of higher educational institutions has got largely influenced in fulfilling the industry-academia gap. Of course, the teaching faculties are working in different horizons to adequately respond to the business needs and in doing so, they are no longer free from stress. Needless to mention, that in past, teaching profession was perceived as stressfree occupation in general, but the recent studies have revealed that university faculties are among the most stressed occupational group due to several factors like increasing enrolment of students, lack of resources, role conflict, role stagnation, change in business environment and technological shift, etc. leading to various dysfunctional outcomes like job dissatisfaction, mental agony, and overall low performances. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to identify the major factors causing stress and also to understand the relationship of stress level with respect to the working experience among faculties. The data have been collected from faculty members of Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa, Bihar. An established questionnaire was used for measuring role stress. The study is based on primary data collected from 200 faculty members using random sampling methods from different departments. The data have been further analyzed by using various statistical methods and tools. The result of the study would be helpful in bringing forward some of the areas where the authority and institutional experts focus their attention to reduce the stress complexities by giving priorities to provide a stress-free educational environment for the best outcomes of the academicians, especially in higher institutions. This study would further be advantageous in establishing a congenial relationship between teacher and student community.