IGI India Seminar Hailed as a Success

The International Gemological Institute (IGI), one of the world's leading gemological labs certifying and valuating diamonds and fine gemstones, held another diamond grading seminar in Mumbai that ended yesterday (Saturday).

The six-day seminar was sponsored by diversified miner Rio Tinto as part of its Business Excellence Model initiative in India.

The seminar was held three times before, twice in January and once in February, and all the seminars were completely booked up. The latest seminar, from April 26 to May 1, was held due to the strong demand.

The seminars aim to fill a growing need for members of the Indian diamond community to learn about the one internationally accepted system for diamond grading and gain an understanding of the grading system.

IGI has Schools of Gemology in Antwerp, India, Italy, Korea and the United Arab Emirates and in 2001 it began teaching courses in China in 2001.