JFET_V8_N1_RP4 Debaprayag Chaudhuri Sadhan Kumar Ghosh Journal on Future Engineering and Technology 2230 – 7184 8 1 32 35 Quality Circles, Assessment, Scale, Scores The aim of this study was to assess and compare suitability of ‘quality circles’ in a variety of Engineering Colleges. Specifically, each ‘quality circle’ consisted of faculty, plus technical and support staff in the Computer Science departments. The Engineering Colleges (n=10) were randomly chosen and consisted of both government (n=2) and private colleges (n=8). The quality circle volunteers were provided with a self-report questionnaire (n=35), which was based on four divisions of: Student focus, Direction, Understanding & Accountability. To collate and classify the study, the respondent’s answers were ranked in a quantified hierarchy from True to False — typical Likert scale, and the results collated to assess the team effectiveness of each college through its quality circle. August - October 2012 Copyright © 2012 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1977