SME Rating Agency of India Limited (SMERA) is a joint initiative of Small Industries Development Bank of India; Dun & Bradstreet Information services India Pvt Ltd and leading public and private sector banks. SMERA offers enterprise rating services for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Green Ratings, and Rating of Microfinance Institutions.
SMERA, after having rated more than 9000 Micro, Small and Medium enterprises across the country, has now launched Grading Services for Maritime Training Institutes in the country. Directorate General of Shipping – (DGS), under the Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India, has empanelled SMERA as an additional service provider for Grading its approved Maritime Institutions in the country.
Prior to 1996, Maritime Training Institutes in India were predominantly under the Government mandate. However in 1996 maritime training was opened for private sector participation. Since then, more than 130 institutes are engaged in conducting different types of pre-sea and post-sea courses.
SMERA?s grading methodology, amongst other things, would evaluate following factors while assigning Grades to Maritime Institutions, namely: management, faculty, infrastructure, process quality, financial analysis and overall effectiveness.SMERA?s Maritime Grading Service would endeavor to benchmark the applicant training institute with desirable best practices as laid down by DGS. The rating process would include submission of data by the applicant followed by a site visit and interaction with the management. The final Grading is arrived based on a committee approach.