JOB SATISFACTION AMONG THE TEACHING FACULTY OF GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGES IN KURNOOL DISTRICT

College teachers are the most important group of professionals for our nation’s future. Teachers are the source of guidance in all the crucial steps in the academic life of the students. When teachers are satisfied with their job they can perform their responsibilities with more concentration and devotion. For the same reason a study was undertaken to identify the factors which impact the level of satisfaction of the teaching faculty of Government Degree Colleges in Kurnool District. The data used in this paper is primary in nature and collected through personal interviews in the form of questionnaire from a sample of 70 teaching faculty selected from the Government Degree Colleges of Kurnool District. Mean, Standard Deviation, ‘t’ test and ANOVA test are used for analysis of data. Research shows that the teaching faculty of Government Degree Colleges in Kurnool District has low level of job satisfaction with respect to: (a) Gender, (b) Age, (c) Marital status (d) Educational qualifications (e) Teaching experiencing (f) Discipline and (g) Income