NABCB Brochure 2024
NABCB Brochure 2024
NABCB Brochure 2024
NABCB, a constituent Board of the Quality Council of India (QCI), is the National
Accreditation Body, Which provides accreditation to Certification, Inspection and
Validation & Verification Bodies in accordance with ISO Standards, International
requirements/ guidelines and NABCB Accreditation Criteria
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India ranked 5 on Accreditation in Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII)
NABCB, a constituent Board of the the Asia Pacific Accreditation customers in accordance with the
Quality Council of India (QCI), and is Cooperation (APAC). The sole objective national and international norms. It is
the national accreditation body, which is to promote international committed to providing equal
provides accreditation to Certification, equivalence and acceptance of India's opportunity to all the applicants with
Inspection and Validation and accredited conformity assessment highest level of transparency, integrity
Verification Bodies in accordance with reports / certificates globally by and confidentiality. This accreditation
ISO Standards, international becoming a signatory to the system of NABCB complies to the
requirements/ guidelines and NABCB Multilateral & Mutual Recognition requirements of ISO/IEC 17011
Accreditation Criteria. NABCB is Arrangements (MLAs / MRAs) of these “Conformity Assessment - General
internationally recognized and bodies a er undergoing successful Requirements for Accreditation Bodies
represents the interests of the Indian international peer evaluations. NABCB Accrediting Conformity Assessment
industry at the international forums is a member of IAF, ILAC and APAC as Bodies”, the international standard for
under the aegis of the International well as signatory to their MLAs / MRAs accreditation bodies, and other
Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the for different accreditation schemes. relevant international / national
International Laboratory Accreditation standards and IAF, ILAC and APAC.
Cooperation (ILAC), and its recognized The objective of NABCB is to provide
regional body in the Asia Pacific region, services to the satisfaction of its
QCI was set up through a Cabinet decision in 1997 as an Autonomous Body jointly by the Government of India and the Indian
Industry represented by the three premier industry associations i.e. Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(ASSOCHAM), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), to
establish and operate national accreditation structure and promote quality through National Quality Campaign. QCI is
registered as a non-profit Society. To realize the objective of improving quality competitiveness of Indian products and
services, QCI provides strategic direction to the quality movement in the country by securing recognition for India's conformity
assessment systems at the international level.
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, is the nodal ministry
for QCI. It functions through the different boards and vertical which include NABCB, NABL, NABET, NBQP, NABH, PADD and
PPID.
Quality Council of India | National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB)
Institution of Engineers Building, 1st Floor, 2- Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002
Tel: +91-11-23378056, 23379260 | Email: [email protected]
www.nabcb.qci.org.in