North-West QualTech Awards

Instituted in 2004, the North-West QualTech Awards recognise Organisations and their Project Teams for achieving extraordinary results in Quality Improvement .

Participation by more than 190 teams from leading organisations since inception make them the most prestigious Awards of the Region.

Winners are selected by an eminent Jury comprising of business leaders, after a rigorous process of evaluation.

Competition is open to both Manufacturing and Service sectors.

 
Award Categories

Manufacturing Sector

Service Sector
Large Business Medium Business Small Business  
NWQT NWQT NWQT NWQT
Vardhman Quality
Navigator Award
Trident Quality
Pioneer Award
Winsome Quality
Pathfinder Award
  Educomp Quality
Navigator Award
For business with
Turnover > Rs. 500
crores
For business with Turnover between Rs. 150 - 500 crores For business with
Turnover < Rs. 150
crores
  For Banking, Insurance, IT, ITes, Healthcare, Telecom, Education & other sectors
     
         
   
 
Participation Benefits

A tool for learning
Exposure to different methodologies and their potential benefits.

A forum for sharing best practices
Opportunity for sharing of experiences of those who have adopted structured Quality improvement as a weapon for competitive advantage.

Inspiration
Regional platform for leadership in Quality.

Recognition
- Awards & Certificates to Winning teams
- Certificates of Merit to other finalists team mambers

Winners, Runners Up & Finalists get discount of 10% in participation fee of nationally recognized “Qimpro QualTech Prize” held in Mumbai since 1988.

 
 
Who should participate ?
Teams that have worked on projects to continually improve their organization’s processes by using methodologies such as Six Sigma, Juran on Quality Improvement, Lean, Kaizen, SPC, DOE etc. It could result in one or more of the following:
  • SIMPLIFYING-Stop doing unnecessary things
    .
  • IMPROVING-Doing things better
 
 
Evaluation Criteria

1. Project Identification Process

2. Data Collection

  • Measurement of current performance
  • Data collection & analysis
  • Quantification of base line performance

3. Diagnosis

  • Identification of high level causes
  • Root cause analysis
  • Validating root causes

4. Remedy
  • Identification & selecting best solution
  • Validating the solution

5. Implementing Solution

  • Process for implementing solution
  • Tackling resistance to change

6. Benefits

  • Tangible
  • Intangible
7. Holding and Sustaining Improvement
  • Process for holding gains
  • Replicating of gains across organisation
 
Entry Fee (Exclusive Service Tax @10.3%)
 
Manufacturing Sector
 
Large and Medium Companies
Small Companies
Rs. 12,000/- per project
Rs. 8,000/- per project
 
Service Sector Companies
Rs. 12,000/- per project
 
 
Competition Process
 
  • An applicant team submits a 25 page project (in the project report template) for a specific category, to PTU's Gian Jyoti School of TQM & Entrepreneurship. There is no restriction on the number of applications per organization in each category.

  • Each project is assessed by three examiners who are subject matter experts. One of the three examiners is a professional from the School.

  • Based on the examiners’ evaluation, the finalists are short-listed in each category. The short-listed projects are then circulated to the Panel of Judges.

  • The short-listed finalist project teams present their projects to the Panel of Judges at the North-West QualTech Convention (a one & half day event).

  • The winners are announced and awards are presented at an Awards Ceremony in the evening on the same day.

                                                                    
 
Past QualTech Convention & Winners
9th North-West QualTech Awards
 
8th North-West QualTech Awards
 
 
6th North-West QualTech Awards
 
5th North-West QualTech Awards
 
4th North-West QualTech Awards
 
3rd North-West QualTech Awards
 
2nd North-West QualTech Awards
 
1st North-West QualTech Awards
 
 
Contact Details
 
Student Profile
   
Manish Sharma
DGM - Mktg. & Training
Mobile: +91-98554-06222,
E-mail: m_sharma@tqmbizschool.org
Vinod Kumar
Business Development Manager
Mobile: +91-93579-61351,
E-mail: vinodnainwaya@tqmbizschool.org
   
PTU's Gian Jyoti School of TQM & Entrepreneurship
B-102, Industrial Area, Phase VIII,
Mohali 160-059 (Punjab)
Phones: +91-172-223-6187, +91-172-654-1187
www.tqmbizschool.org