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IFQM Symposium Urges India to Pair Scale with Quality
The IFQM Symposium brought government, business, researchers and other experts together in New Delhi.
They discussed how India can become more competitive by improving quality and encouraging innovation.
Speakers said that building on India's size also requires good infrastructure, manufacturing and skilled people.
They stressed that quality should be part of everyone's work, not just a final check.
The symposium also recognised Venu Srinivasan for his work on quality and governance.
IFQM and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology agreed to work together.
Their partnership aims to connect research with the needs of Indian industry.
Sessions also discussed how businesses, including smaller companies, can improve and reach global standards.
Day 1 of the IFQM Symposium 2026 in New Delhi focused on quality, innovation and scale as foundations for India's development ambitions.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said initiatives such as IFQM can support Viksit Bharat@2047 and self-reliance.
Industry leaders N. Chandrasekaran and S.N. Subrahmanyan highlighted infrastructure, manufacturing, skills and organisation-wide quality culture.
The International Academy for Quality awarded IFQM Chairman Venu Srinivasan its Marcos E. J. Bertin Quality in Governance Medal.
IFQM and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation in quality, innovation and industry-academia collaboration.
- Who
- IFQM, government and industry leaders, quality experts, academics and MSMEs took part.
- What
- The first day of the IFQM Symposium 2026 discussed quality, innovation and competitiveness, recognised Venu Srinivasan, and included an IFQM-Karlsruhe Institute of Technology MoU.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- October 5, 2026, according to the article.
- Why
- The symposium focused on how quality, innovation, technology and industry-academia collaboration can support India's development ambitions and global competitiveness.
Key facts
- Event
- Third edition of the IFQM Symposium
- Location
- New Delhi
- Date stated
- October 5, 2026
- Award recipient
- Venu Srinivasan received the Marcos E. J. Bertin Quality in Governance Medal from the International Academy for Quality.
- New collaboration
- IFQM and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology formalised a collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding.
- Panel discussions
- The article reports six panel discussions on sector challenges and opportunities.
- IFQM established
- The article says IFQM was instituted in 2023.
Quotes
N. Chandrasekaran
Executive Chairman of Tata Sons.
“In infrastructure, doing projects with quality is critical. We are still not there yet; there is a lot to learn from global practices. Hopefully, initiatives like IFQM will help us reach that level of excellence. Personally, I can share many examples, and each one contributes to the lessons we need to achieve quality. Every employee has to be involved. It’s not just about quality; it’s about innovation. Quality has to be a culture; I think that will make it happen.”
theprint.in
“India has made tremendous progress in developing sustainable world-class infrastructure and institutions. Our economy is doing very well, and over the last few years it has exceeded expectations. Achieving this amid global economic uncertainty is no mean task. It was possible because of infrastructure growth, manufacturing, especially precision manufacturing and investment in human process (education and skill development).”
theprint.in
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