Career Option in Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Quality assurance, QA, assures that planned and systematic production processes have been followed to manufacture a product, thereby ensuring its suitability for the intended purpose.

A set of activities are implemented to meet customer requirements in a systematic, reliable fashion, but QA cannot absolutely guarantee the production of quality products.

Education Details & Eligibility:

To become a Professional in the Q & A industry one should have a graduate degree. The degree and postgraduate degree courses are offered by the private and government colleges in India and around the globe.

Basic eligibility criteria:

10th, +2 (Higher Secondary students) with science group as the majors

Course Duration:

The opportunities for Q & A are tremendous

The following fields require Q & A

• Software
• Drugs
• Engineering
• Shipping and Transport
• Commercial Goods
• Etc.,

Training in this field is available at a number of�schools and institutes all over India. These courses are offered at the levels of

• Diploma
• U.G and
• P.G

The course duration for the various programs is as follows:

• Diploma is around two years.
• Bachelor's is around four years.
• Master's /Ph.Dis offered as a two year program.

Almost all the deemed and general universities offer Bachelor degree in related fields of Engineering.

Some of the job openings/Departments available are:

• Research Engineer.
• Quality Inspector.
• Supervisor.
• Consultant.
• Tutor.

The salary can be from Rs.9, 800 to Rs.16, 000 for starters and increases with the persons experience and knowledge.

The Society of Quality Assurance (SQA) is a professional membership organization dedicated to providing a forum for information exchange and utilization of knowledge in research and regulatory quality assurance, promoting the profession through leadership and effective professional relationships,�
Web site link: http:http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/CCC_FirstPage.jsp