“The Quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment, excellence, regardless of their chosen field if endeavour” – Vincent Lombaradi The success of any firm depends on the performance of its employees. Only if the employees are satisfied with their work, working conditions, pay, incentives, career growth and freedom, performance levels would be high. Quality of work life is the quality of relationships between employees and the total working environment. It refers to the favourableness or unfavourableness of a job environment for the people working in a firm. This Study attempted to indentify the quality of work life of self financing college professors (special reference with madras university) the aspects of work are salary, benefits, security, working conditions, growth opportunities, freedom at work and interpersonal relationships.