Reliability Education in India?Present and Future

This paper surveys the present status and efforts in formal and informal reliability education in India. Survey of important research activities as indicated by the published research papers in this Transactions for the last five years is also included. A three phase programme for future training in reliability for developing countries like India is suggested. Phase one consists of immediate introduction of an elective course for all disciplines of engineering at undergraduate level which should be gradually converted into a compulsory course. Phase two consists of introducing a specialized 2-year postgraduate programe in reliability engineering. Brief course details for both these phases are given. Phase three is the establishment of a National Reliability Research Centre to coordinate, direct, and advance research activities.