Indian engineering graduates' degrees to be recognised across 17 countries

[StormShadow]

NEW DELHI: Engineering graduates from India will find it easier to take advantage of international prospects as their degrees will now be recognised across 17 major countries including the United States, Japan and Australia. On Friday, India became a permanent member of the Washington Accord, an international agreement for accrediting undergraduate engineering degree programmes.

International mobility of engineering graduates from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has not been an issue given the global recognition of these institutes, but this has not been the case with the graduates from the 1,300-odd other engineering colleges in the country.

With India becoming a permanent member of the Washington Accord, Indian engineering graduates will be considered to have met the academic requirements necessary to take up the practice of engineering in any of the signatory countries. The Washington Accord aims to promote mobility and quality assurance across countries. Besides recognition for Indian engineering degrees, membership of the international accreditation agreement will ensure a minimum global quality for all engineering institutions in the country.

Congratulating the officials of the human resource development ministry and the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), human resource development minister Smriti Irani said, "This will ensure highest quality assurance standards to be implemented in our technical and engineering programmes and provide global mobility to our engineering graduates. Graduates having degrees, which have been so accredited, would have substantial international equivalence of their achievement levels across the signatory nations. This will substantially enhance their employment opportunities around the world."

The decision to give India permanent membership, seven years after it acquired provisional membership, was taken at the meeting of the International Engineering Alliance in Wellington, New Zealand, on Friday. The membership is effective immediately.

This brings to a close India's 15-year quest for permanent membership. In 2000, the All India Council for Technical Education (the NBA was part of the council) initiated efforts for membership of the Washington Accord but no real progress was made.

Another attempt was made in 2003, even though India's proposal was considered fit for appraisal in June 2003, delays by the government in pursuing the case meant that India missed out being considered at the 2005 meeting of the Washington Accord members.

Despite efforts in fits and starts, India's serious quest for membership began with a push from former HRD minister Kapil Sibal through moves including granting of autonomous status to the NBA. The Washington Accord requires countries to have a mandatory national accreditation system. In September 2013, the IITs agreed to be brought under the NBA's accreditation umbrella, a move that helped India's case enormously.

Indian engineering graduates' degrees to be recognised across 17 countries - Economic Times

 

[arp2041]

Meri Mummy ka sapna sach ho gya!!!!

 

[wolfschanzze]

What about Medicine stream?So far only 5 countries USA,UK,Australia,Newzealand,Canada Recognize Indian degrees, we need more countries to have mutual recognition of Medical stream and doctors.

 

[VCheng]

NEW DELHI: Engineering graduates from India will find it easier to take advantage of international prospects as their degrees will now be recognised across 17 major countries including the United States, Japan and Australia. On Friday, India became a permanent member of the Washington Accord, an international agreement for accrediting undergraduate engineering degree programmes.

International mobility of engineering graduates from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has not been an issue given the global recognition of these institutes, but this has not been the case with the graduates from the 1,300-odd other engineering colleges in the country.

With India becoming a permanent member of the Washington Accord, Indian engineering graduates will be considered to have met the academic requirements necessary to take up the practice of engineering in any of the signatory countries. The Washington Accord aims to promote mobility and quality assurance across countries. Besides recognition for Indian engineering degrees, membership of the international accreditation agreement will ensure a minimum global quality for all engineering institutions in the country.

Congratulating the officials of the human resource development ministry and the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), human resource development minister Smriti Irani said, "This will ensure highest quality assurance standards to be implemented in our technical and engineering programmes and provide global mobility to our engineering graduates. Graduates having degrees, which have been so accredited, would have substantial international equivalence of their achievement levels across the signatory nations. This will substantially enhance their employment opportunities around the world."

The decision to give India permanent membership, seven years after it acquired provisional membership, was taken at the meeting of the International Engineering Alliance in Wellington, New Zealand, on Friday. The membership is effective immediately.

This brings to a close India's 15-year quest for permanent membership. In 2000, the All India Council for Technical Education (the NBA was part of the council) initiated efforts for membership of the Washington Accord but no real progress was made.

Another attempt was made in 2003, even though India's proposal was considered fit for appraisal in June 2003, delays by the government in pursuing the case meant that India missed out being considered at the 2005 meeting of the Washington Accord members.

Despite efforts in fits and starts, India's serious quest for membership began with a push from former HRD minister Kapil Sibal through moves including granting of autonomous status to the NBA. The Washington Accord requires countries to have a mandatory national accreditation system. In September 2013, the IITs agreed to be brought under the NBA's accreditation umbrella, a move that helped India's case enormously.

Indian engineering graduates' degrees to be recognised across 17 countries - Economic Times

What an academic achievement! Well done.

 

[Jlaw]

What about Medicine stream?So far only 5 countries USA,UK,Australia,Newzealand,Canada Recognize Indian degrees, we need more countries to have mutual recognition of Medical stream and doctors.

Canada does not recognize Indian degrees. You have to pass our equivalent here. Most don't cut it and become taxi drivers.

 

[VCheng]

What about Medicine stream?So far only 5 countries USA,UK,Australia,Newzealand,Canada Recognize Indian degrees, we need more countries to have mutual recognition of Medical stream and doctors.

Foreign medical graduates must take national licensing exams to qualify for practice in all the countries that you mentioned.

 

[wolfschanzze]

Foreign medical graduates must take national licensing exams to qualify for practice in all the countries that you mentioned.

Of course they have to take National licensing exam for registation, but before they didn't even recognize Indian degrees as india was not recognizing theirs, it was only 3 years ago the mutual recognition happened. More mutual Recognitions with other countries, more chances of doctors of Indian origin to come back home to practise in India.

 

[Jlaw]

Foreign medical graduates must take national licensing exams to qualify for practice in all the countries that you mentioned.

No not true. A medical doctor in canada can practice in US without further examination

 

[VCheng]

Of course they have to take National licensing exam for registation, but before they didn't even recognize Indian degrees as india was not recognizing theirs, it was only 3 years ago the mutual recognition happened. More mutual Recognitions with other countries, more chances of doctors of Indian origin to come back home to practise in India.

Any graduate of a medical school listed in the WHO directory can sit the exams and they are recognized for that.

No not true. A medical doctor in canada can practice in US without further examination

Because Canada follows the same USMLE guidelines. It is up to the individual States to grant them licenses of they recognize the equivalence. Usually, most Canadians will sit the USMLE examinations too, just to better their chances for a spot in USA:

"Students and graduates of U.S. or Canadian medical school programs accredited by either the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, leading to the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree, or by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree, register for Step 1 and Step 2 of the USMLE with the NBME. Students and graduates of medical schools outside the United States or Canada register for Step 1 and Step 2 with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Graduates of medical schools in and outside the United States and Canada register for Step 3 with the FSMB or with a medical licensing authority in the United States. Each of the three steps of the USMLE examination complements the other; no step stands alone in the assessment of readiness for medical licensure."

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Canada does not recognize Indian degrees. You have to pass our equivalent here. Most don't cut it and become taxi drivers.

Like you ?

 

[wolfschanzze]

Canada does not recognize Indian degrees. You have to pass our equivalent here. Most don't cut it and become taxi drivers.

The Hindu : Education Plus : International PG medical degrees now valid in India

International PG medical degrees now valid in India








Degrees will be recognised only if they are for enrolment of medical practitioners in the countries from where they are obtained












The Union government, on March 10, issued a notification under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, recognising postgraduate medical degrees awarded in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S., generally referred to as the English-speaking countries.


According to reports, the government’s decision was to overcome the shortage of medical practitioners in India. However, the government has made it clear that these degrees will be recognised on condition that they are recognised for enrolment of medical practitioners in the countries from where they are obtained.

Foreign postgraduate medical degrees used to be recognised in India in the past. This was stopped when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister, as countries such as the U.K. did not recognise Indian postgraduate degrees. The system in place was mutual recognition in which India recognised postgraduate degrees of those countries which recognised its.

No screening test




Since the government has recognised these foreign degrees now, those holding them need not go through the screening test stipulated by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The recognition has come as a boon to Indian students who go abroad for acquiring a postgraduate degree after doing their MBBS here. They can now come back and practise.
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LoL, do you know how many Indian doctors are there in Canada and USA?Most don't cut it yeah right Every doctor has to go through licensing exam in the country he wants to work, that is the norm.
try harder trolling next time.

Any graduate of a medical school listed in the WHO directory can sit the exams and they are recognized for that.
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This is about Mutual Recognition of Post graduate degrees not Licensing exams. do read it here
International PG medical degrees now valid in IndiaThe Hindu : Education Plus : International PG medical degrees now valid in India

 

[Bouncer]

Congratulations!!

As someone who has struggled to get his engineering degree accredited in other countries, I can understand very well how cool it will be.

Anybody knows if Pakistan is anywhere on this front?

Edit;

So apparently Pakistan became a provisional member in 2010 and was expected to become full member in two years,

Pakistan High Commission,
Canada Ottawa,
Press Release,
June 26th, 2010
Pakistan enters into the Washington Accord:
Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) today became a provisional member of the prestigious Washington Accord which would facilitate mobility of engineering graduates and professionals of Pakistan at international levels.

With this entry, PEC’s accreditation system/process will get an international recognition after full compliance .The graduates from PEC accredited programmes will be facilitated /accepted for education and employment purposes in member countries on completion of membership process.

Pakistan is expected to get full membership of the Washington Accord in about two years after it brings its academic programmes, curriculum and syllabus, examination and evaluation system to the International level and revise its accreditation system to make it fully outcome-based. Now the other signatory member countries would provide mentoring support to pakistan.And PEC will also participate in the accreditation activities of the member countries. The proposal for Pakistan’s membership was placed by the PEC delegation comprising of Engr. Senator Rukhsana Zuberi, Chairperson, Engr. Prof. Fazal A. Khalid (Member BoG PEC), Engr. Dr. M. Akbar (Member BoG PEC) and Engr. Dr. Nasir M. Khan, Additional Registrar (Accreditation) of the Council, before the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) meeting 2010 at Ottawa, Canada.

 

[Avik274]

Thats just awesome!!