Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 22: In a landmark achievement for Model Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET) and the State of J&K, the Quality Council of India (QCI) conferred the prestigious DL Shaw Platinum Award for Quality to MIET for its innovative quality management software during the 11th National Quality Conclave held recently at New Delhi.
The Quality Council of India is an autonomous body setup by the Government of India to drive quality initiatives including certification and accreditation across all sectors and industry verticals. The QCI-DL Shah Awards for Quality are the highest recognition accorded to quality initiatives which are innovative and have demonstrated impact on organizational quality.
Out of the award categories, the platinum award recognizes the best of the best quality initiatives, the other categories being Gold and Silver awards. It is noteworthy that MIET was the only educational institution from across India which received the platinum award making this achievement all the more stellar. MIET is also the first organization from J&K to receive this prestigious award from the QCI.
The award was accepted by Prof Ankur Gupta, Director, MIET from Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha at the inaugural ceremony of the National Quality Conclave at Hotel Le Meridian, New Delhi.
The QCI awards process is extremely rigorous and spread over 3 stages. In the first stage, MIET submitted a detailed project report as per the QCI prescribed format. Upon shortlisting, MIET was invited to deliver a presentation to an expert committee at the QCI headquarters in Delhi. Upon clearing stage 2, stage 3 involved a site visit in which experts from QCI visited MIET and validated the implementation and impact of the said quality initiative. The whole process was spread over 3 months, culminating in the award presentation ceremony at the National Quality Conclave at New Delhi.
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