Evaluation of Efficiencies of Public Sector Universities of Quetta: An Empirical Application of Data Envelopment Analysis

Abstract

This study examines and compares the performance efficiencies of Quetta city public sector universities from 2016 to 2021. The study has taken four output and seven input variables. Output variables were the number of graduate degrees awarded (UGDA), number of postgraduate degrees awarded (PGDA), number of unpublished research (UPR), and number of published studies (PR). At the same time, the input variables were the number of faculty staff (FS), number of undergraduate students (UGS), number of postgraduate students (PGS), number of undergraduate programs offered (NUGPO), number of doctoral programs offered (NPGPO), number of computers available for students (NCOM) and funds received from higher education institutions (FR-HEC). The data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique is used to evaluate the efficiencies of public sector universities. Three universities have been selected for performance efficiency evaluation: the University of Balochistan, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences, and the University of Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University. The results indicate that the University of Balochistan was the most efficient university among all DMUs in terms of graduates produced and research published. This study contributes to the literature review because it identifies rare studies that have examined the DEA among various sectors.