IIT Kanpur, BIS host workshop on standardisation, conformity assessment

NEW DELHI: As part of the collaboration between the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), a one-day workshop on Standardisation and Conformity Assessment was held on Thursday, March 2 at IIT Kanpur. The workshop was jointly organised by the Advanced Centre for Materials Science (ACMS), INAE Kanpur Chapter and Materials Advantage Student Chapter.

Over 100 delegates comprising students, staff and faculty members attended the workshop on Standardisation and Conformity Assessment. IIT Kanpur and BIS have signed an agreement earlier to boost the coordination between the two organizations.

Welcoming the participants of the workshop, head of ACMS Professor Anish Upadhyaya highlighted the need to have well-structured product and process standards for better quality, consistent products and robust practices.

Highlighting the need for standards and their benefits, former Deputy Director General and current Consultant at BIS Jayanta Roy Chowdhury, in his address, shared details on the recently formulated Standards National Action Plan (SNAP) and the emerging areas of standardisation. SNAP and the emerging areas of standardiation necessitate active cooperation and collaboration between various stakeholders and provides opportunities for engaging students, research scholars and faculty of IIT Kanpur, Chowdhury added.