During the late 90s and early 2000s, India saw a massive rise in the rate of brain-drain happening in the country. Better quality of education, settlement of opportunistic MNCs and the rise in technology had pushed a large amount of highly-trained and qualified professional to foreign shores. This trend continues till today but things might be changing courtesy the start-up industry.
Suman Nandy founded EPaathsala which focuses on simplified educational compliance management. The start-up considers the accreditation of institutes in the country which plays a key element in student admissions, getting grants and campus placements for companies. “It is the need of the hour. With thousands of colleges in the country, there is no organised and time-effective method of completing the processes for accreditation, which are crucial to both the college and its students,” Nandy whose company counts nearly 400 colleges as clients. The list includes St. Xaviers College, Don Bosco Institute of Technology and Pune-based College of Military Engineering
Nandy said that while there is no dearth of autonomous bodies in India that dole out merit, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council or NAAC under the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India is the most sought after organisation. The NAAC accreditation is valid for five years, after which the college has to resume the processes of applying and receiving the accreditation again.
