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[Tirthankar Pal MBA from IIT Kharagpur+B.S. in Computer Science from NIELIT+GATE+GMAT+2 year PGDM from Welingkar, Mumbai]

DOEACC C-Level qualifiers are eligible for teaching and research in Universities/IIT/NIT

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Deemed Universities and et al.. The Recognition issue

UGC has considered re-evaluating the 44 Deemed Universities it has originally planned to derecognize. How do students make a decision about the genuineness of the Universities:-

1) The University has to be recognized by UGC. [http://www.ugc.ac.in/]
2) The University should be a member of Association of Indian Universities. [http://www.aiuweb.org/]

For genuineness of institutes that offer courses like PGDBA, PGDM etc:-

1) The Institute has to be recognized by AICTE. [www.aicte-india.org]
2) The course curriculum has to be evaluated by National Board of Accreditation[www.nba-india.org]

There are some institutes that are adament about not getting an accreditation. This is a foolish thing to do as they are not measurable as per national and international standards. The students should be aware of such institutes as they will face problems for higher studies and visa in India and Foreign countries.

It seems that we have followed a good path for DOEACC B-Level recognition

Just happened to come across the following prospectus from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar - a premier B-School of our country.

http://www.ximb.ac.in/ximb/fileadmin/templates/XIMB/pdf/PGDM_Bulletin_2011.pdf

They have done their evaluation with NARIC and got a British Masters for their PGDM (See the above link. Tip: Search for NARIC in the pdf file).

I have always maintained that a strength of a course is measured by it's global acceptance and benchmarks. To remind you guys, DOEACC B-Level has been evaluated at British Bachelor's (Honours) Degree by NARIC.

It seems that international benchmarks are in things to do right now, in a globalized economy for all good institutions. DOEACC has  loads of international recognitions.
Kudos to us...

JK govt recognizes DOEACC Qualifications

As per the notification, 10+2 with O-Level has been taken equivalent to ITI in computer related activities.
A-level has been taken as equivalent to Bachelors of Computer Applications/Bachelors of Information Technology/ Three Years Engineering Diploma in Computers.
 As about DOEACC B level, the certification has been approved as equivalent to BE Computers/Masters of Computer Applications/ (MSc Computers/IT).

http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2010/Oct/8/jk-recognizes-doeacc-qualifications-at-par-with-national-standards-36.asp

B-Level eligible for PhD/Fellowship in IIMs, XLRI, IIFT

I have always maintained a positive note on the quality of DOEACC courses and it has been finally rewarded, Infact any professional course that is equivalent to Masters and recognized by MHRD/AICTE/UGC/AIU is eligible for PhD/Fellowship in IIMs,XLRI, IIFT.Any course that is recognized as Professional Masters by MHRD have the process of independent evaluation by an expert committee constituted by MHRD which assess the quality of the said course. The readers are encouraged to visit the websites of these Institutes/Universities for details.

Confirmation from IIM Kolkata
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From: Tirthankar Pal (WT01 - MANUFACTURING)
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:07 PM
To: 'fpchair@iimcal.ac.in'
Subject: Eligibility for Fellowship Programme in IIM Kolkata
Dear Sir,

I would like to know whether I am eligible for Fellowship Programme in IIM, Kolkata.
I have done DOEACC B-Level (Equiv. to MCA and minimum 4 years duration) after 10+2, with Grade B (65%-74%).
I have 7 years of experience in Indian IT Industry.

I am eagerly waiting for your reply.

Thanks,
Tirthankar

From: fpchair [fpchair@iimcal.ac.in]
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:35 PM
To: Tirthankar Pal (WT01 - MANUFACTURING)
Subject: Re: Eligibility for Fellowship Programme in IIM Kolkata
Good to see your profile, Tirthankar.  We look forward to your application.
Warm wishes,
Prof. Bhaskar Chakrabarti
Chair, FPR

Let your percieved weakness be your greatest strength

Once upon a time there was a man who had lost his left hand due to an accident. From his childhood he had a dream to learn and practice martial arts. We went to a number of teachers, but they turned him away on the pretext that he is severely disabled. Then finally a very old and an vastly experienced teacher agreed to coach him.

The teacher taught him only a single move. The man was dissapointed. One day the man's teacher called him and said "I would like you to participate in martial arts championship." The man was puzzled because in order to join the championship he needs to know a lot of attacking and defensive moves but he knew only one move. Anyway, keeping faith on his teacher he decided to join the championship.

The championship started and the man progressed to higher rounds and finally won the highest level of the championship. The man was puzzled and asked the teacher what was his strength that won him the championship. The teacher replied that he taught him (the man) a move where the opponent needs to defend himself by catching the man's left hand. But since the man has lost his left hand, the opponent couldnot defend himself and the man won the championship quite easily.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Let your percieved weakness be your greatest strength 

Submitting documents to credential evaluation firms in USA, UK and Canada

Countries like USA, UK and Canada need a credential evaluation of your degrees/diplomas for study or work purpose in the respective countries. There are registered credential evaluation firms, in these countries, that process your documents and come up with an evaluation of your qualification for a small fee. With requests coming from all quarters, I am outlining the steps to submit your documents to credential evaluation firms.

1) Photocopy of your final degree/diploma certificate.
2) Original sealed transcripts/marksheets from DOEACC of all your examinations/semesters. [For NARIC-
    UK you need photocopies only]. Write to DOEACC for sealed transcripts/marksheets.
3) Goto the respective site, register and pay online.
4) Get the printout of the registration and payment slips.
5) Mail the documents outlined in steps 1, 2 and 4 to the address mentioned in the site.

For any clarifications please write to me at pal.tirtha@gmail.com. I would be happy to help. 

Governing Council of DOEACC

Eminent people forms the Governing Council of the premier institute. See the link:-

http://www.doeacc.edu.in/jsp/oria/governing.htm

DOEACC Students/Alumni - Beware of rumours

I would like to warn you guys about some unscrupulous persons in various forum who are spreading rumours that there are some companies that are not taking DOEACC B-Level qualifiers for jobs. It is blatant lie and deliberate misinformation. One of the companies, Cognizant Technologies [within top 10 Software Companies] against whom there were complains has confirmed that they have no problems with B-Level. I was present in the walkin and there were no problems with DOEACC B-Level qualifications. I would earnestly request all students and alumni to refrain from reading or commenting on such false posts in various forums.

This is more to do with personal failure at the interview process rather than any company policy.

Answers for HR Interview for DOEACC qualified candidates

Concern raised by a fellow Doeaccian: I have been humiliated so many times in big companies. one HR from NIIT said me that DOEACC B level is not at all recognized by the company. passing DOEACC B Level after 10 + 2 is just like having no graduation!!! I have been rejected by many other big organizations because they say DOEACC courses are correspondence. once a BIG company gave me the chance to appear for the interview then the Interviewer just insulted me by saying company has degraded their standard in picking up the candidates. what worst you can expect ? doesn't matter how tough the doeacc b level is, doesn't matter if it is recognized by the highest educational authorities in India...all matters is a regular graduation!


Answer: Since these are the familiar issues some fellow doeaccians might face, I have attempted to provide a solution to these issues. Let us break up the concern in parts:
 
(i) Why NIIT doesnot recognize DOEACC B-Level? Is there any written document/proof from NIIT? B-Level after 10+2 is Integrated MCA, equivalent to Post Graduate. Therefore not having graduation is not the problem. This is recognized by MHRD, IITs, ISI, IIMs, IIITs. Is NIITs judgement on academic qualifications better than the IITs, IIMs and ISI? Please ask the HR these questions and demand documentary evidence. Ask the HR to give you in writing that they donot accept these courses. Remember, an organization is legally bound to answer these questions.
 
(ii) DOEACC is not a correspondence course. It is either a full time course or it is for working professionals. Please demand (politely) documentary evidence when HR/Company representative says as such.
 
Please donot accept HRs words at face value and come back from interview. All relevant recognition documents have been uploaded in this site. Make use of them.

Work Permit for DOEACC B-Level qualifiers

There has been a lot of discussions on the availability of work permits/visas for DOEACC B-Level qualifiers. I did a lot of research on this topic on the internet especially for persons looking out for work permit i.e. having both education and experience and found quite a favourable information. Below I have listed the eligibility for each country.The list is by no means exhaustive and readers are free to add/inform me on their visa/work permit experience.

1)Singapore: Q Pass[Work Permit]. Eligibility is professional qualifications or specialist skill.

2)Japan: A, B, C Levels qualifiers are acceptable for Japanese visa.

3)USA: Eligible for H1B visa.

4)Canada: Eligible for Immigration and Work permit.

5)Australia: Eligible for Immigration and work permit.

6)UK: Tier 2(Intra Company Transfer).
a)PhD or equivalent-15 points
b)Masters or Bachelors or equivalent-10 points
c)10+2 or equivalent-5 points

7)Germany: Eligible for work permit. BE or MCA or equivalent.

8)Denmark: University graduate or equivalent.

9)NewZealand: Appropriate education and experience.

10)France: BE or MCA or equivalent.

Recognition of DOEACC B-Level in International Market

 

Tirthankar Pal (MBA from IIT Kharagpur+B.S. in Computer Science from NIELIT+GATE+GMAT+2 year PGDM from Welingkar, Mumbai)

NIELIT (erstwhile DOEACC Society) is implementing a joint Scheme of All India Council for Technical Education [AICTE] and Department of Information Technology (formerly Department of Electronics (DOE)), Government of India.

The Society was formed on the 9th November 1994 and is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The management and administration of the Society is overseen by Governing Council, under the chairmanship of the Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Government of India. Members of the Council consist of eminent academia from IITs, Universities, etc. and professionals from the industry

B-Level is an Applied Bachelors Degree Level [RECOGNIZED IN CANADA] course in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Applications, Mathematics and Management.

Being a B.S. in Computer Science [RECOGNIZED IN USA] it has the correct blend of Computer Science & IT subjects ingrained into 160 credit courses.

This course is considered equivalent or higher than a University Engineering Graduate [RECOGNIZED IN JAPAN], the product being an IT Engineer.

The course is equivalent to Master Degree in Computer Application in India. The IIMs consider B-Level as a Masters Level course, whereas the Indian Statistical Institute (An Institute of National Importance) considers this as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech.

The course is recognized as MCA by AICTE and Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Internationally this course is widely regarded as equivalent to 4 year Computer Science degree like B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer Science in UK.

B-Level graduates with 3 years of work experience are considered as Certified IT Project Manager Associate in Singapore. In its 36th report the Standing Committee of Information Technology has described DOEACC courses as second to none.

The examinations are being held at the national level with eminent academicians from top class institutes like IITs and IIMs and professionals from the Industry forms the board of examination and evaluation.

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF B-LEVEL (MCA) IN INDIA, JAPAN, USA, SINGAPORE, UK AND CANADA:

A) INDIA

M.C.A (Master In Computer Applications) by A.I.C.T.E and Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. Of India [The highest body in India that grant recognition to qualifications]

B) JAPAN

Software Design & Development Engineer Examination (SW)
AND
Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination (FE)
IPA / JITEC [Designated by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan]
[Eligible for Japanese working VISA without work experience] [Japanese
Govt. assessed DOEACC qualifications as equivalent or higher than an University
Engineering Graduate]

C) SINGAPORE

Certified Information Technology Project Manager’s Associate Examination by Singapore Computer Society and National Infocomm Centre, Singapore

D) U.S.A

B.S. (Computer Science) [Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree] by World Education Service (A reputable credential evaluation agency in USA)

E) U.K.

1) 4 year Bachelors (Hons) in Computer Science by King’s College, London. King’s College is a prestigious University Institution and ranked 24th best University in the world. It has currently 8 Noble laureates in its member of staff.
2) Accepted for PhD in Bioinformatics by University of Sussex, UK (A top ranking UK University with 3 Nobel Laureates over the last 12 years)
3) British Bachelors (Honours) Degree by NARIC. NARIC is the national agency for evaluating foreign credentials in UK

F) CANADA

Applied Bachelor’s Degree by ICAS of Canada(A reputable credential evaluation agency in Canada)

G) INDIA

1) Eligible for M.Tech (Computer Science) by Indian Statistical Institute (An Institute of National Importance)
2) Eligible for M.Tech and PhD (Computer Science) by IIIT Hyderabad, Bangalore, Allahabad, Bhubaneswar
3) Eligible for PhD (Fellowship Program in Management) in MIS by IIM Calcutta
4) Eligible for M.Tech in CSE/IT/Software Engineering by West Bengal University of Technology [Professional -Technical University, Declared eligible for central assistance under Section 12B of UGC Act, 1956.]