lnLroducLlon CredlL raLlng ls a search for longLerm fundamenLals and Lhe probablllLles for changes ln Lhe fundamenLals Lach agencys raLlng process usually lncludes fundamenLal analysls of publlc and prlvaLe lssuerspeclflc daLa lndusLry analysls and presenLaLlons by Lhe lssuers senlor execuLlves sLaLlsLlcal 1yplcally Lhe raLlng agency ls prlvacy Lo Lhe lssuers shorL and long range plans and budgeLs 1he analyLlcal framework followed for raLlng meLhodology ls dlvlded lnLo Lwo lnLerdependenL segmenLs 1he flrsL segmenL deals wlLh operaLlonal characLerlsLlcs and Lhe second one wlLh Lhe flnanclal characLerlsLlcs 8esldes quanLlLaLlve and ob[ecLlve facLors quallLaLlve aspecLs llke assessmenL of managemenL capablllLles play a very lmporLanL role ln arrlvlng aL Lhe raLlng for an lnsLrumenL 1he relaLlve lmporLance of quallLaLlve and quanLlLaLlve componenLs of Lhe analysls varles wlLh Lhe Lype of lssuer
Meanlng of CredlL 8aLlng Agencles
CredlL 8aLlng Agencles raLe Lhe aforesald debL lnsLrumenLs of companles 1hey do noL raLe Lhe companles buL Lhelr lndlvldual debL securlLles 8aLlng ls an oplnlon regardlng Lhe Llmely repaymenL of prlnclpal and lnLeresL Lhereon lL ls expressed by asslgnlng symbols whlch have deflnlLe meanlng A raLlng reflecLs defaulL rlsk only noL Lhe prlce rlsk assoclaLed wlLh changes ln Lhe level or shape of Lhe yleld curve lL ls lmporLanL Lo emphaslze LhaL credlL raLlngs are noL recommendaLlons Lo lnvesL 1hey do noL Lake lnLo accounL many aspecLs whlch lnfluence an lnvesLmenL declslon 1hey do noL for example evaluaLe Lhe reasonableness of Lhe lssue prlce posslblllLles of earnlng caplLal galns or Lake lnLo accounL Lhe llquldlLy ln Lhe secondary markeL 8aLlngs also do noL Lake lnLo accounL Lhe rlsk of prepaymenL by Lhe lssuer or lnLeresL raLe rlsk or exchange raLe rlsks AlLhough Lhese are ofLen relaLed Lo Lhe credlL rlsk Lhe raLlng essenLlal ls an oplnlon on Lhe relaLlve quallLy of Lhe credlL rlsk lL has Lo be noLed LhaL Lhere ls no prlvacy of conLracL beLween an lnvesLor and a raLlng agency and Lhe lnvesLor ls noL proLecLed by Lhe oplnlon of Lhe raLlng agency 8aLlngs are noL a guaranLee agalnsL loss 1hey are slmply oplnlons based on analysls of Lhe rlsk of defaulL 1hey are helpful ln maklng declslons based on parLlcular preference of rlsk and reLurn C8Lul1 8A1lnC
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Iarlous CredlL raLlng agencles ln lndla A CredlL 8aLlng Agency ls a company LhaL asslgns credlL raLlngs for lssuers of cerLaln Lypes of debL obllgaLlons as well as debL lnsLrumenLs
lour Maln CredlL 8aLlng Agencles ln lndla 1 CredlL 8aLlng lnformaLlon Servlces of lndla LlmlLed (C8lSlL) AssoclaLe of SLandards oors 2 CredlL Analysls 8esearch LLd (CA8L 8aLlngs) 3 lnvesLmenL lnformaLlon and CredlL 8aLlng Agency of lndla LlmlLed (lC8A) AssoclaLe of Moodys lnvesLors Servlce 4 llLch 8aLlngs 3 SML8A luncLlons of CredlL raLlng agencles ln lndla
1he credlL raLlng agencles ln lndla offer varled servlces llke muLual consulLlng servlces whlch comprlses of operaLlon up gradaLlon rlsk managemenL 1hey have speclal secLlons Lo carry on research and developmenL work of Lhe lndusLrles 1hey provlde Lralnlng Lo Lhe employees and execuLlves of Lhe companles for beLLer managemenL 1hey examlne Lhe rlsk lnvolved ln a new pro[ecL chalk ouL plans Lo flghL wlLh Lhe problem successfully and Lhus amelloraLe Lhe percenLage of rlsk Lo a greaL exLenL lor Lhls Lhey carry on Lhorough research lnLo Lhe respecLlve lndusLry 1hey have sLarLed offerlng servlces Lo Lhe muLual fund secLor Lhrough Lhe appllcaLlon of fund uLlllzaLlon servlces 1he ma[or lndusLrles currenLly graded by Lhe credlL raLlng agencles lnclude agrlculLure healLh care lndusLry lnfrasLrucLure and marlLlme lndusLry
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Culdellnes for CredlL raLlng agencles ln lndla
1he SecurlLles and Lxchange 8oard of lndla (CredlL 8aLlng Agencles) 8egulaLlons 1999 offers varlous guldellnes wlLh regard Lo Lhe reglsLraLlon and funcLlonlng of Lhe credlL raLlng agencles ln lndla 1he reglsLraLlon procedure lncludes appllcaLlon for Lhe esLabllshmenL of a credlL raLlng agency maLchlng Lhe ellglblllLy crlLerla and provldlng all Lhe deLalls requlred 1hey have Lo undergo Lhe sLrlcL examlnaLlon procedure wlLh regard Lo Lhe deLalls furnlshed by Lhem 1hey are requlred Lo prepare lnLernal procedures abldance wlLh clrculars 1hey are offered guldellnes regardlng Lhe credlL raLlng procedure by Lhe AcL 1he credlL raLlng agencles are provlded wlLh compllance offlcers 1hey are requlred Lo show Lhelr accounLlng records
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C8lSlL CredlL 8aLlng and lnformaLlon Servlces of lndla LLd (C8lSlL) a global analyLlcal company provldlng raLlngs research and rlsk and pollcy advlsory servlces C8lSlLs ma[orlLy shareholder ls SLandard and oors SLandard oors a parL of 1he McCrawPlll Companles ls Lhe worlds foremosL provlder of credlL raLlngs C8lSlL ls Lhe largesL credlL raLlng agency ln lndla C8lSlL ploneered raLlngs ln lndla more Lhan 20 years ago and ls Loday Lhe undlspuLed buslness leader wlLh Lhe largesL number of raLed enLlLles and raLlng producLs C8lSlLs raLlng experlence covers more Lhan 41738 enLlLles lncludlng 20000 small and medlum enLerprlses (SMLs) As on !une 30 2011 we had more Lhan 13787 raLlngs (lncludlng over 6800 SMLs) ouLsLandlng C8lSlLs Clobal AnalyLlcal CenLre (CAC) supporLs Lhe Clobal 8esource ManagemenL lnlLlaLlve of SLandard oors (S) under Lhls lnlLlaLlve CAC provldes resources Lo S Lo lmprove workflow efflclencles handle endLoend analyLlcal [obs process lnformaLlon and execuLe complex modellng asslgnmenLs C8lSlL 8esearch ls lndlas largesL lndependenL research house 1hrough consLanL lnnovaLlon and comprehenslve research offerlngs coverlng Lhe economy lndusLry and companles C8lSlL 8esearch meeLs Lhe requlremenLs of more Lhan 730 lndlan and global cllenLs AparL from offLheshelf research reporLs C8lSlL also provldes lnclslve cusLomlsed research LhaL allows cllenLs Lo Lake lnformed buslness and lnvesLmenL declslons C8lSlL offers producLs and servlces coverlng boLh equlLy and debL markeLs Lhereby furLherlng C8lSlLs ob[ecLlve Lo make markeLs funcLlon beLLer 1 C8lSlL LqulLles 2 MuLual lund 8esearch 3 lndlces llSL lndla lndex Servlces and roducLs LLd (llSL) a [olnL venLure beLween nSL and C8lSlL LLd was seL up ln May 1998 Lo provlde a varleLy of lndlces and lndex relaLed servlces and producLs for Lhe lndlan caplLal markeLs lL has a consulLlng and llcenslng agreemenL wlLh SLandard and oors (S) Lhe worlds leadlng provlder of lnvesLlble equlLy lndlces for cobrandlng equlLy lndlces C8Lul1 8A1lnC
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C8lSlL offers domesLlc and lnLernaLlonal cusLomers (C8lSlL Clobal 8esearch and AnalyLlcs conslsLlng of lrevna and lpal 8esearch caLers Lo lnLernaLlonal cllenLs) wlLh lndependenL lnformaLlon oplnlons and soluLlons relaLed Lo credlL raLlngs and rlsk assessmenL energy lnfrasLrucLure and corporaLe advlsory research on lndlas economy lndusLrles and companles global equlLy research fund servlces and rlsk managemenL C8lSlL lnfrasLrucLure Advlsory* provldes pracLlcal and lnnovaLlve soluLlons Lo governmenLs donor funded agencles and leadlng organlzaLlons ln over 20 emerglng economles across Lhe world Lo help lmprove lnfrasLrucLure servlce dellvery Lransform performance of publlc lnsLlLuLlons and secLor efflclency deslgn and sLrengLhen reform programs Lo caLalyze prlvaLe secLor parLlclpaLlon 8aLlng rocess C8lSlLs raLlngs process ls deslgned Lo ensure LhaL all raLlngs are based on Lhe hlghesL sLandards of lndependence and analyLlcal rlgour
lrom Lhe lnlLlal meeLlng wlLh Lhe managemenL Lo Lhe asslgnmenL of Lhe raLlng Lhe raLlng process normally Lakes Lhree Lo four weeks Powever C8lSlL has someLlmes arrlved aL raLlng declslons ln shorLer Llmeframes Lo meeL urgenL requlremenLs 1he process of raLlng sLarLs wlLh a raLlng requesL from Lhe lssuer and Lhe slgnlng of a raLlng agreemenL C8lSlL employs a mulLl layered declslonmaklng process ln asslgnlng a raLlng
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A deLalled flow charL of C8lSlLs raLlng process ls as below
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CrlLerla of 8aLlng O lnformaLlon provlded by Lhe company O lnhouse daLabase and daLa from oLher sources LhaL CA8L conslders rellable CA8L does noL underLake unsollclLed raLlngs O 1he prlmary focus of Lhe raLlng exerclse ls Lo assess fuLure cash generaLlon capablllLy and Lhelr adequacy Lo meeL debL obllgaLlons ln adverse condlLlons O 1he analysls aLLempLs Lo deLermlne Lhe longLerm fundamenLals and Lhe probablllLles of change ln Lhese fundamenLals whlch could affecL Lhe credlLworLhlness of Lhe borrower O 1he analyLlcal framework of CA8Ls raLlng meLhodology ls dlvlded lnLo Lwo lnLerdependenL segmenLs 1he flrsL deals wlLh Lhe operaLlonal characLerlsLlcs and Lhe second wlLh Lhe flnanclal characLerlsLlcs O 8esldes quanLlLaLlve facLors quallLaLlve aspecLs llke assessmenL of managemenL capablllLles play a very lmporLanL role ln arrlvlng aL Lhe raLlng for an lnsLrumenL O 1he relaLlve lmporLance of quallLaLlve and quanLlLaLlve componenLs of Lhe analysls varles wlLh Lhe Lype of lssuer 8aLlng deLermlnaLlon ls a maLLer of experlenced and hollsLlc [udgemenL based on Lhe relevanL quanLlLaLlve and quallLaLlve facLors affecLlng Lhe credlL quallLy of Lhe lssuer
CkISIL kat|ng cr|ter|a 1hls secLlon carrles Lhe research backlng Lhe raLlng crlLerla adopLed by C8lSlL whlch forms Lhe baslc framework for raLlng and helps ln adopLlng a unlform and conslsLenL approach ln asslgnlng Lhe raLlngs 1hese raLlng crlLerla are regularly dlssemlnaLed by C8lSlL ln llne wlLh lLs sLaLed pollcy of lmprovlng Lransparency ln Lhe raLlng process
C8lSlLs CrlLerla lor CorporaLe SecLor Pybrlds (lncludlng perpeLual securlLles) 8aLlng CrlLerla for Commerclal aper and ShorL1erm uebL 8ase raLe reglme Lo propel commerclal paper lssuance C8Lul1 8A1lnC
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C8lSlLs crlLerla for raLlng bank loans C8lSlLs raLlng crlLerla for Lrlggerllnked guaranLee sLrucLures C8lSlLs CrlLerla for ConsolldaLlon C8lSlLs raLlng approach Lowards resLrucLurlng of bank loans Slngleloan selldowns down buL noL ouL Clear defaulL deflnlLlon crlLlcal for rellable credlL raLlng 1ranslaLlng Clobal Scale 8aLlngs onLo C8lSlLs Scale 8asel ll a caLalysL ln bond markeL deepenlng C8lSlLs Approach Lo 8ecognlslng uefaulL 1he 8aLlng rocess undersLandlng C8lSlLs 8aLlngs and 8aLlng Scales C8lSlLs Approach Lo llnanclal 8aLlos C8lSlLs 1reaLmenL of CorporaLe SecLor Pybrlds ln CredlL 8aLlngs Pybrld CaplLal new Avenues for 8anks 8aLlng CrlLerla for Pybrld CaplLal ln 8anks CrlLerla for noLchlng up SLand Alone 8aLlngs of Companles based on arenL SupporL CrlLerla for noLchlng up SLand Alone 8aLlngs of Companles based on Croup SupporL
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MeLhodology of 8aLlng
l) 8uslness 8lsk 1o ascerLaln buslness rlsk Lhe raLlng agency conslders lndusLrys characLerlsLlcs performance and ouLlook operaLlng poslLlon (capaclLy markeL share dlsLrlbuLlon sysLem markeLlng neLwork eLc) Lechnologlcal aspecLs buslness cycles slze and caplLal lnLenslLy ll) llnanclal 8lsk 1o assess flnanclal rlsk Lhe raLlng agency Lakes lnLo accounL varlous aspecLs of lLs llnanclal ManagemenL (eg caplLal sLrucLure llquldlLy poslLlon flnanclal flexlblllLy and cash flow adequacy proflLablllLy leverage lnLeresL coverage) pro[ecLlons wlLh parLlcular emphasls on Lhe componenLs of cash flow and clalms Lhereon accounLlng pollcles and pracLlces wlLh parLlcular reference Lo pracLlces of provldlng depreclaLlon lncome recognlLlon lnvenLory valuaLlon offbalance sheeL clalms and llablllLles amorLlzaLlon of lnLanglble asseLs forelgn currency LransacLlons eLc lll) ManagemenL LvaluaLlon ManagemenL evaluaLlon lncludes conslderaLlon of Lhe background and hlsLory of Lhe lssuer corporaLe sLraLegy and phllosophy organlsaLlonal sLrucLure quallLy of managemenL and managemenL capablllLles under sLress personnel pollcles eLc lv) 8uslness LnvlronmenLal Analysls 1hls lncludes regulaLory envlronmenL operaLlng envlronmenL naLlonal economlc ouLlook areas of speclal slgnlflcance Lo Lhe company pendlng llLlgaLlon Lax sLaLus posslblllLy of defaulL rlsk under a varleLy of scenarlos
8aLlng ls noL based on a predeLermlned formula whlch speclfles Lhe relevanL varlables as well as welghLs aLLached Lo each one of Lhem lurLher Lhe emphasls on dlfferenL aspecLs varles from agency Lo agency 8roadly Lhe raLlng agency assures lLself LhaL Lhere ls a good congruence beLween asseLs and llablllLles of a company and downgrades Lhe raLlng lf Lhe quallLy of asseLs depreclaLes 1he raLlng agency employs quallfled professlonals Lo ensure conslsLency and rellablllLy 8epuLaLlon of Lhe CredlL 8aLlng Agency creaLes confldence ln Lhe lnvesLor 8aLlng Agency earns lLs repuLaLlon by assesslng Lhe cllenLs operaLlonal performance managerlal compeLence managemenL and organlzaLlonal seLup and flnanclal sLrucLure lL should be an lndependenL company wlLh lLs own ldenLlLy lL should have no governmenL lnLerference 8aLlng of an lnsLrumenL does noL glve any flduclary sLaLus Lo Lhe credlL raLlng agency lL ls deslrable LhaL Lhe raLlng be done by more Lhan one agency for Lhe same klnd of lnsLrumenL 1hls wlll aLLracL lnvesLors confldence ln Lhe raLlng symbol glven C8Lul1 8A1lnC
SML raLlng C8lSlL SML 8aLlng lndlcaLes Lhe SMLs performance capablllLy and flnanclal sLrengLh C8lSlL SML 8aLlngs are enLlLyspeclflc raLlngs unllke credlL raLlngs whlch are debLobllgaLlonspeclflc C8lSlL SML 8aLlng reflecLs Lhe level of credlLworLhlness of Lhe SML ad[udged ln relaLlon Lo oLher SMLs lollowlng are Lhe key feaLures of C8lSlL SML 8aLlngs nt|ty rat|ng SML 8aLlngs are enLlLy speclflc |g|b||ty All Lypes of buslness enLerprlses lncludlng publlc and prlvaLe llmlLed companles cooperaLlve socleLles parLnershlp flrms and sole proprleLorshlps are ellglble for C8lSlL SML 8aLlngs 8eglsLraLlon as a mlcro and small enLerprlse ls noL requlred as subsldy supporL from Lhe governmenL ls noL avallable for Lhese raLlngs Surve|ance based on spec|f|c requ|rement A C8lSlL SML raLlng ls valld for one year from Lhe daLe of Lhe SML reporL lssued by C8lSlL provlded no slgnlflcanL changes/evenLs occur durlng Lhls perlod LhaL could maLerlally affecL Lhe buslness or flnanclal parameLers of Lhe organlsaLlon SMLs are encouraged Lo obLaln raLlng revlews perlodlcally and C8lSlL carrles ouL revlews whenever requesLed by Lhe SML or Lhe lender Lxample of SML raLlng of C8lSlL Sr No Name C|ty kat|ng Ass|gned Date Ass|gned* Const|tut|o n 1 (k) SheLhra LxporLs 1lrupur SL 28 13!ul11 roprleLorshlp 2 1 M Weldlng SysLems Aurangabad SL 38 13!un11 CLhers 3 1sL rlnL Chennal SL 3C 21leb11 CLhers 4 3ACL AssoclaLes CuLLack SL 38 3Sep10 roprleLorshlp 3 A 8 ComposlLes rlvaLe LlmlLed kolkaLa SL 28 31May11 rlvaLe LlmlLed 6 A 8 ower SysLem SoluLlon nanded SL 28 13!un11 CLhers 7 A 8 8lce Mllls ku8ukSPL18A SL 3C 13nov10 arLnershlp llrm 8 A 8 8olllng Mllls rlvaLe LlmlLed Mumbal SL 2C 3Aug11 rlvaLe LlmlLed C8Lul1 8A1lnC
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SM Grad|ng scae
C8lSlL SML 8aLlngs reflecL Lhe level of credlLworLhlness of a SML ad[udged ln relaLlon Lo oLher SMLs
CkISIL SM kat|ng Def|n|t|on SML 1 PlghesL SML 2 Plgh SML 3 Above Average SML 4 Average SML 3 8elow Average SML 6 lnadequaLe SML 7 oor SML 8 uefaulL
8eal LsLaLe 8aLlng Pouslng and real esLaLe form Lhe backbone of Lhe counLrys lnfrasLrucLure and are crlLlcal drlvers of economlc developmenL WlLh governmenL pollcles emphaslslng fasLer economlc growLh Lhe real esLaLe secLor ls aLLracLlng large lnvesLmenLs from boLh domesLlc and forelgn lnvesLors lnvesLors and cusLomers however need Lo exerclse cauLlon ln Lhelr exposure as Lhe secLor ls largely unorganlsed Clven Lhe rlsk facLors and volaLlllLy lnherenL ln Lhe real esLaLe buslness lL ls crlLlcal Lo [udge Lhe performance ablllLy of developers Lo dellver good quallLy pro[ecLs 1owards Lhls end C8lSlL provldes LhlrdparLy oplnlon Lhrough Lwo speclallsed producLs O naLlonal ueveloper 8aLlngs O 8eal LsLaLe SLar 8aLlngs
8eal LsLaLe Cradlng scale kat|ng Scae Ior kea state Deveopers DA1 LxcellenL 1he uevelopers ablllLy Lo execuLe real esLaLe pro[ecLs as per Lhe speclfled quallLy level and wlLhln Lhe sLlpulaLed Llme schedule and ablllLy Lo Lransfer clean LlLle ls ceent DA2 Iery Cood 1he uevelopers ablllLy Lo execuLe real esLaLe pro[ecLs as per Lhe speclfled quallLy level and wlLhln Lhe sLlpulaLed Llme schedule and ablllLy Lo Lransfer clean LlLle ls Very Good DA3 Cood 1he uevelopers ablllLy Lo execuLe real esLaLe pro[ecLs as per Lhe speclfled quallLy level and wlLhln Lhe sLlpulaLed Llme schedule and ablllLy Lo Lransfer clean LlLle ls Good DA4 8elow Average 1he uevelopers ablllLy Lo execuLe real esLaLe pro[ecLs as per Lhe speclfled quallLy level and wlLhln Lhe sLlpulaLed Llme schedule and ablllLy Lo Lransfer clean LlLle ls 8eow Average DAS oor 1he uevelopers ablllLy Lo execuLe real esLaLe pro[ecLs as per Lhe speclfled quallLy level and wlLhln Lhe sLlpulaLed Llme schedule and ablllLy Lo Lransfer clean LlLle ls oor Note ckl5ll moy opply - (plos) slqo fot totloqs ftom uA1 to uAJ to teflect compototlve stooJloq wltblo tbe coteqoty C8Lul1 8A1lnC
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nSlC 8aLlng
$r. No Name CIty PatIng AssIgned 0ate AssIgned* ConstItutIon 1 (K) Shethra Exports Tirupur SE 2B 13-Jul-11 Proprietorship 2 1 M Welding Systems Aurangabad SE 3B 15-Jun-11 Others 3 1st Print Chennai SE 3C 21-Feb-11 Others 4 3ACE Associates Cuttack SE 3B 3-Sep-10 Proprietorship 5 A B Composites Private Limited Kolkata SE 2B 31-May-11 Private Limited 6 A B Power System Solution Nanded SE 2B 15-Jun-11 Others 7 A B Rice Mills KURUKSHETRA SE 3C 15-Nov-10 Partnership Firm 8 A B Rolling Mills Private Limited Mumbai SE 2C 3-Aug-11 Private Limited
nSlC 8aLlng scale
nSlC C8lSlL raLlngs for SSls wlll reflecL Lwo componenLs llnanclal SLrengLh and erformance CapablllLy
I|nanc|a Strength n|gh Moderate Low erformance Capab||ty n|ghest S 1A S 18 S 1C n|gh S 2A S 28 S 2C Moderate S 3A S 38 S 3C Weak S 4A S 48 S 4C oor S SA S S8 S SC
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8roker CuallLy 8aLlng Company Name Industry Name Grad|ng AslL C MehLa lnvesLmenL lnLerrmedlaLes LlmlLed 8roklng Company 8C1 lndla lnfollne LlmlLed 8roklng Company 8C1 lndlabulls SecurlLles LlmlLed 8roklng Company 8C1 !M llnanclal Servlces rlvaLe LlmlLed 8roklng Company 8C1 Ml Clobal Slfy SecurlLles lndla rlvaLe LlmlLed 8roklng Company 8C1
8roker CuallLy gradlng scale A C8lSlL 8roker Cradlng ls an oplnlon on Lhe quallLy of operaLlons and servlce provlded by Lhe graded sLock broker 1he gradlng wlll be expressed on a flvepolnL scale from 81 to 8S wlLh 81 belng Lhe hlghesL
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Concluslon Aftei going thiough this 0nit, you will be able to:
Explain the meaning anu ueteiminants of cieuit iating,
Illustiate the iating methouology,
esciibe the auvances anu limitations of cieuit iating,