CRE Guidelines

Important: Guidelines and Instructions for CRE Points – 57th ISHACON 2026

Dear CRE Participants,

This communication is intended for Rehabilitation Professionals (Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists) in India who wish to obtain Continuing Rehabilitation Education (CRE) points by attending and participating in the 57th Annual Conference of the Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHACON 2026), to be held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

As per the Revised CRE Guidelines of the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) dated 14 October 2025, only RCI-recognised Centres of Excellence are authorised to organise CRE programmes. Accordingly, ISHACON 2026 is being conducted in collaboration with the Government Audiology & Speech Language Pathology College and Department, Government(CL & SC) Spine Institute, Ahmedabad, which is a recognised Centre of Excellence (Government) (O.M. No. 8-A/Policy/(Recog)/2009/RCI dated 14-10-2025). The above institution will serve as the host institution for the ISHACON 2026 CRE activity.

Please note that only Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists holding a valid CRR (Central Rehabilitation Register) number issued by RCI are eligible to apply for CRE points. Participants who are not registered with RCI or do not possess a valid CRR number will not be eligible to avail CRE points.

If you hold a valid CRR number, you are required to apply for CRE points through the official RCI website. A detailed step-by-step guide for RCI registration and CRE points application is available on the official conference website.

Guidelines for Award of CRE Points

• Attendance: Full attendance at the 57th Annual Conference of the Indian Speech and Hearing Association is mandatory to earn CRE points. Partial attendance will not be considered.
• Evaluation: An evaluation will be conducted at the conference. Participants must score an overall minimum of 60% to qualify for CRE points.
• Participants will be able to see their CRE points on their registration dashboard on the Rehabilitation Council of India’s website.
• Procedure: To receive CRE points, candidates must strictly follow the steps below:
  • Register the CRE programme in the CRE Calendar on the RCI website (CRE Calendar).
  • In the search tab, search using Institute Code: GJ028 or CRE Topic: “Innovations Beyond Boundaries – ISHACON 57th”.
  • Click on “Link for Registration of Participant” and enter the required details along with your valid CRR number.
• Mandatory Registration: Registration in the RCI CRE Calendar along with conference registration is mandatory to avail CRE points.

Please Note All participants are requested to complete the above registrations and documentation on or before 28 January 2026.

Please note once again that only participants who score an overall minimum of 60% in the evaluation will be eligible to receive CRE points.

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