• Purpose/objective of the fabrication/repair/quality assurance procedure and its industrial importance
• Benefits visualised through lower costs and higher functional efficiency
• Clearly defined planning and scope of work.

How:

• Adequacy of the NDT techniques adopted/effectiveness of QA procedures
• Stringency of the quality requirement
• Innovation or ingenuity in setting up work, adoption of the most cost-effective inspection procedure for the job
• Procedures for higher productivit
• Maintenance of inspection records and data management

• Accuracy of the results in terms of cost savings, functional efficiency, with reference to the objectives specified by the author
• Other findings, if any, of importance besides what was specified, as a by-product during the course of the work
• Overall writing style and effectiveness in communication

• Each paper is evaluated by three separate judges (Professors, Researchers, Welding engineers from various fabrication industries, consultants, consumable manufacturers etc.) for each category
• Copies of the papers are sent to the judges
• Their evaluation is compiled and normalised  with respect to Judge’s average and the global average
• Care is taken to avoid the judge being one of the authors of the papers being evaluated