Engineering graduates, even if they are not IIT pass-outs, may not any more be subjected to extra screening for placements in developed countries. |
This is being made possible by the national board of accreditation (NBA), which has initiated a process to make India a member of the Washington Accord (WA). |
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The accord, signed by eight countries in 1989, ensures engineers from member countries be treated at par in terms of screening procedures. |
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India will be represented by NBA Chairman and Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad Director Bokul Dholakia at a meeting of the WA member countries, to be held in Hong Kong on June 15. Dholakia has played a pivotal role in persuading WA to make India a member. |
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Eight countries"" the USA, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, Hong Kong and Ireland""are the founder members of WA. Japan, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia are provisional members. |
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This comes after a visit of a high-level WA team to India recently. The team reportedly expressed satisfaction at the way NBA handled the accreditation process of engineering institutes. |
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"In Hong Kong, NBA will make its best attempt to promote Indian engineering education," Dholakia told Business Standard. |
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"We are now trying to become a provisional member, which will pave the way to making India a regular member later," said Dholakia. |
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According to WA norms, the admission of new signatories requires the unanimous approval of existing members. Besides, a new member has to have a provisional status for a prescribed period of time, during which the track record and performance of the applicant are reviewed. |
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Those applying for a provisional status must be nominated by two full members of the WA. An applicant's candidature has to be cleared by at least two-thirds of the existing members. |
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Terms for clearance - The accord, signed by eight countries in 1989, ensures engineers from member countries be treated at par in terms of screening procedures
- According to WA norms, the admission of new signatories requires the unanimous approval of existing members
- Those applying for a provisional status must be nominated by two full members of the WA
- India will be represented by national board of accreditation Chairman and IIM-A Director B Dholakia
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