Performance Audit in The Educational Institution
Performance Audit in The Educational Institution
Performance Audit in The Educational Institution
skills. Given the right reporting support, they can discharge their duties more
effectively.
Institutions in these sectors are often not competitors to each other, but serve
a certain pocket of population. Hence sharing of performance parameters can
help to achieve the best through benchmarking.
Many of these get direct government funding. Rather than just get a fund
utilization report, it is better to get Performance Report for the benefits
derived from deployment of these funds. Often it happens that there is need to
put more funds to get the desired benefit, which may not be visible in financial/
conventional reporting.
Certain subsidies are extended to these institutions. Reporting of the benefits
derived there from and justification for the same needs different form of
reporting. There are cases where tax benefits end up benefiting the people who
can afford to pay higher price. Hence, this angle needs to be brought out.
By collating reports of all organization, the apex body can often spot gaps in the
service for the area. It may happen that there is no Management Educational
Institution in a district, which cant be brought out by conventional reporting.
Similarly, to direct future capex and infrastructure buildup, paradigm shift in
reporting is required.
In addition to the above, it is also necessary to apply Cost Accounting tools to
ascertain the following & include in the Performance Appraisal:
Product/Service wise costs & revenues: To identify segmental
profit/loss and identify cross-subsidiasation.
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Fixed & variable cost analysis: For proper pricing of services and
identification of need to subsidise Capital / Operational costs
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How proper pricing can meet twin objectives of meeting costs and
sustaining operations
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