Measuring the Job Satisfaction Level of the Academic Staff in L.R. Group of Institutes, Solan

Significantly,job satisfactions very essential to the continuing growth of educational system around the world. The private education undoubtedly contributes to the nation's future development by developing a pool of professionally educated and trained employees. Therefore m general it's undelinable that the role of teachers is really essential m generating the bright future of country. Thus, this research paper was mainly undertaken to investigate job satisfaction level of academic staff m L.R Group of Institutes, Solan. Important factors that have an impact on job satisfaction level are salary, promotion opportunities, working conditions, job security, personal growth and opportunities for advancement. A sample of 130 lecturers is selected by stratified random sampling from the 7 institutes (L.R Institute of Engineering and Technology, L.R Institute of B. Pharmacy, L.R Institute of B.B.A, L.R Institute of B.C.A, L.R Institute of M.B.A, L.R Institute of M.C.A, L.R Institute of Poly-technique) of L.R Group of Institutes. A questionnaire was used to collect data for the study While the data for the study was analyzed using statistical procedures- Chi-square test. Hypothesis test. The result from this research showed that academic staff of the institutes is more satisfied with the pay/salaiy, promotion opportunities, authority and independence, work load and less satisfied with the opportunities for training and advancement.