1In-service Ph. D. Scholar & Senior Research Assistant, Dr. PDKV, Akola (MS)
2Professor (CAS), Department of Extension Education, Dr. PDKV, Akola (MS)
3Director of Extension Education, Dr. PDKV, Akola (MS)
4CEEO, Directorate of Extension Education, Dr. PDKV, Akola (MS)
Department of Extension Education, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444 104, (Maharashtra)
*Corresponding Author's Email: shailesh_sarnaik@yahoo.com
Online published on 9 January, 2020.
The present study was carried out to assess the job performance of the Subject Matter Specialists (SMSs) working in 8 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra State. Forty Eight SMSs working in the KVKs were interviewed with a structural interview schedule developed purposively. Total 10 independent variables were selected to measure the relationship between the selected characteristics of the SMSs and their job performance. The findings revealed that larger proportion (89.58%) of the SMSs were under good performance category, while none of the respondents found with poor and below average job performance. Correlational study indicated that among the selected attributes of the SMSs, sources of information, job commitment, job involvement, achievement motivation and organizational climate were found to be positive and highly significant (P< 0.01) relation whereas, the infrastructure facilities had established positive and significant (P< 0.05) relationship with the job performance of SMSs.
Subject Matter Specialists, Job, Performance, Correlational
