SQC Jai Jagat at Hong Kong ‘1994’

CMS, with a co-operative and encouraging background, provided rich soil for experimentation. History was created when QC Jai Jagat was inaugurated on 6th August in 1993. It was the world’s youngest and the First Quality Circle at School level and gave its first Case Study Presentation at the Regional Convention on Quality Circles at Lucknow and then went on to win the Most Heart Winning ‘Case Study Award at the National Convention on Quality Circles, Kanpur organized by Quality Circle Forum of India.

After this with the encouragement, blessings and support of Shri Gaur Hari Singhania, Vice President, J.K. Organization, Kanpur, Late Dr. R.C.Agarwal, President, Quality Circle Forum Of India, it was no looking back for CMS, nothing could have been achieved without their help and each mile stone achieved by CMS in the field of QC in Academics speaks volumes of their active and whole hearted support.

The overwhelming performance by QC Jai Jagat helped them to achieve entry and participation in the International Convention on Quality Control Circles ’94 Hong Kong. It was for the first time that any student team had participated in the International Quality Circle Convention. The team was bestowed upon the Outstanding Team Award for their CSP on How to Concentrate in Studies.

SQC Jai Jagat at NCQC’95, Sri Lanka

QC Jai Jagat was specially invited by the Quality Circle Association of Sri Lanka for the National Convention on Quality Circles in 1995 at Colombo. The introduction of QCs’ in Education was hailed as a revolutionary development and international ‘QC GURUS’ widely welcomed it in academics.

As the founder of Quality in Education, the school also had the opportunities of sending various student QC delegations at different International Conventions which included (ICQCC’96, Malaysia), (ICQCC’96, Bangkok), (IQCC’98, Mauritius), (ISQFD’98, Australia), (ICQC’99, Mauritius), (ICQCC’99, Philippines), (ICSQCC’2000, Mauritius), (ICQCC’2000, Singapore), (icsqcc’2002, kentucky, USA), (ICQC’ 2002, Mauritius), (WQC’ 2002, Harrogate, U.K.), (ICQC’2003, Tokyo, Japan), (NCQC, Mauritius, 2004), (ICQC’ 2004, Bangkok), (ICSQCC’ 2004, Bangladesh), (NCQC’ 2006, Mauritius), (ICSQCC’ 2006 Sri Lanka) and (ICQC’ 2007, China), (ICSQCC'2008 Turkey), (ICQCC’ 2008 Bangladesh), (ICSQCC'2010, Nepal), (APQO'2011,Singapore), (ICSQCC' Mauritius), (APQO 2012, Sri Lanka), (NCSQC'2012 Nepal), (APQO'2013 Bali, Indonesia), (ULEAD Annual Congress 2014, Turkey), (ICSQCC'2014, London) , ICCSQC-2015, Mauritius), (ICSQCC-2016, Mauritius), (ICQC-2016, Bangkok).

To propagate the Quality Circle Philosophy amongst the students world wide CMS hosted the first International Convention of Students’ Quality Control Circles (ICSQCC) in 1997.

1st ICSQCC’ 1997

To inculcate interest among the students the organisers of ICSQCC’97 introduced many streams like Paper Presentation, Circle Presentation, Collage, Debate, Poster and Slogan Making, Skit Presentation and Quality Quiz. The students, delegates participated in each stream with great enthusiasm and vigour.

2nd ICSQCC’ 1999

The 2nd ICSQCC was again held at CMS in 1999 and proved to be a landmark in the history of QCC movement. It strongly underlined the need to empower the students so that they could find solutions to their problems, develop analytical skills and channelise their creative potentials in order to meet the challenges of the new millennium.

After the success of the 2nd ICSQCC 99, Mauritius took the host flag for organising the 3rd ICSQCC under the umbrella of the International Productivity Council (IPC) and City Montessori School, Lucknow, India.

3rd ICSQCC’ 2000, MAURITIUS

The event provided an excellent opportunity to meet each other for exchanging experiences and ideas and establishing communication links for mutual benefit in bringing about quality improvement. Incidentally, the Ministry of Education has made SQCs’ compulsory in all government aided schools in Mauritius.

4th ICSQCC’ 2001, INDIA

During the year 2001, the fourth ICSQCC was organised by CMS with the participation of 2500 delegates representing 14 countries from all around the world.

5th ICSQCC’ 2002, Kentucky, USA

The Fifth International Convention On Students’ Quality Control Circles, was organised by Scott County Schools at Kentucky, USA, during June, 2002 with CMS as a supporting organisation. The Mayor of Georgetown, USA, Mr. Everette Varney honoured the founder manager of CMS, Mr. Jagdish Gandhi by presenting him with the “Key to the City of Georgetown”, during the 5th International Convention On Students’ Quality Control Circles and acknowledged him as a “true visionary and that his light has helped many children and educators to see the way for continuous improvement”. The convention was indeed the outcome of the meticulous planning and the dedicated efforts of team which must have spent several months and days to make it a grand success. It was an extremely rewarding and enriching experience for all the participants.

5th ICSQCC’ 2002, Kentucky, USA

The Fifth International Convention On Students’ Quality Control Circles, was organised by Scott County Schools at Kentucky, USA, during June, 2002 with CMS as a supporting organisation. The Mayor of Georgetown, USA, Mr. Everette Varney honoured the founder manager of CMS, Mr. Jagdish Gandhi by presenting him with the “Key to the City of Georgetown”, during the 5th International Convention On Students’ Quality Control Circles and acknowledged him as a “true visionary and that his light has helped many children and educators to see the way for continuous improvement”. The convention was indeed the outcome of the meticulous planning and the dedicated efforts of team which must have spent several months and days to make it a grand success. It was an extremely rewarding and enriching experience for all the participants.

6th ICSQCC’ 2003, INDIA

Again the Sixth International Students’ Quality Control Circles, was organised by CMS during 16th to 19th December, 2003 in collaboration with QCI International, USA as a supporting organisation. The theme of this convention was “QCC IN ACADEMICS: Education for Head and Soul” under the aegis of QCI International, USA and Quality Circle Forum of India. All the delegates praised CMS for the global belief of World Parliament for Global Peace and Unity.

7th ICSQCC’ 2004, DHAKA, BANGLADESH

The 7th International Convention on Students’ Quality Control Circles was successfully organised by the Bangladesh Society of Total Quality Management at Dhaka, Bangladesh from 17th to 19th December 2004 in collaboration with the City Montessori School, Lucknow. The Convention aimed at focusing the spotlight on the need for adopting QCCs as an integral part of academics. It strongly underlined the need to empower the students so that they can find solutions to their problems, develop analytical skills team work, channelise their creative potentials and develop a win-win attitude in order to meet the demands of the next millennium.

8th ICSQCC’ 2005, INDIA

The 8th ICSQCC held during 2nd to 5th December, 2005 by CMS, was another great success. As many as 2500 delegates from 20 counties participated in this convention which included USA, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Iran, Qatar, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nigeria, U.K., Kuwait, Germany, Nepal, Bangladesh, Turkey, Philippines, Hong Kong, Switzerland and India.

9th ICSQCC” 2006, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

The 9th ICSQCC was yet another landmark in the QCC movement which was organised, inspite of all odds, after the tragic incident of Tsunami which had rocked Sri Lanka completely.

10th ICSQCC,2007

The 10th International Convention On Students’ Quality Control Circles (ICSQCC) was organised at City Montessori School, Kanpur Road Campus, Lucknow, India, from 28th November to 1st December, 2007. It was organised under the aegies of Quality Circle Forum of India and World Council For Total Quality and Excellence In Education. The 10th ICSQCC celebrated a decade of Quality and Excellence, with its very inception during the year 2007.

The opening programme organised on the 28th evening, took off with a flying start on the arrival of the Chief Guest, Prof. Mary Stuart, Dy. Vice Chancellor, Kingston University, London. Over 2500 delegates participated at the convention to celebrate the DECADE OF QUALITY CIRCLES IN EDUCATION with the launch of the 1st ICSQCC way back in 1997.