Astt. Professor, Department of Commerce, Assam University, Silchar, Assam
Online published on 11 December, 2013.
Since the beginning of 20th century studies on bank efficiency has gained popularity and a matter of great significance. The issue of efficiency of banks has always been a matter of concern to the policy makers, researchers and all those who have a stake in this sector. However, establishing an effective technique for measuring bank's performance has always been stressed upon by researchers and practitioners. It is found that estimates of efficiency are sensitive to the choice of the technique. The present study is an attempt in this direction that highlights some of the methodological issues in measuring banking efficiency.
Banking Efficiency, Accounting Ratios, Non –Parametric Technique, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
