Technical Education System (TES) is a growing field that is bringing a paradigm shift in new future directives. To strengthen TES there is a need to effectively assess various institutes. The identification of strongest and weakest functions is important to impart quality education and hence achieve higher standards. This paper presents the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for efficiency evaluation of TES. DEA is a linear programming method for assessing the efficiency and productivity of decision making units. The effective evaluation identifies the functions that improve the quality of education and bring improvements in the system. The function identification is based on knowledge based evaluation and it provides valuable inputs for further DEA exercise. Knowledge Management (KM) offers a great number of advantages for TES that have been addressed in the paper. The KM and DEA integration represents a step towards a real challenge of the near future. In this application, the final decision is based on the evaluation of a number of alternatives in terms of various inputs and outputs. The suggested approach can assist decision makers in selecting proper institutes to further strengthen the TES in an efficient and effective manner.
Technical Education System (TES), Knowledge Management (KM), Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).
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