National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories, New Delhi

National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) is an autonomous body under the aegis of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, and is registered under the Societies Act. NABL has been established with the objective to provide Government, Industry Associations and Industry in general with a scheme for third-party assessment of the quality and technical competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Government of India has authorised NABL as the sole accreditation body for Testing and Calibration laboratories.

In order to achieve this objective, NABL provides laboratory accreditation services to laboratories that are performing tests / calibrations in accordance with NABL criteria, which is based on internationally accepted standards and guidelines, such as ISO / IEC Guide 25, ISO / IEC 17025 and EN 45001. These services are offered in a non-discriminatory manner and are accessible to all testing and calibration laboratories in India and abroad, regardless of their ownership, legal status, size and degree of independence.

NABL has established its Accreditation System in accordance with ISO/IEC Guide 58, which is followed internationally.

NABL also satisfies the requirements of APLAC MR001. NABL had undergone a peer evaluation by a 4 member team of APLAC in July 2000, based on which NABL qualified as an APLAC MRA (Mutual Recognition Arrangement) Partner as well as a Signatory to ILAC Arrangements. This distinction has brought additional responsibility on NABL and its accredited laboratories. Annual Surveillance are carried out to ensure that the accredited laboratories are continuing to comply the accreditation criteria. NABL and its accredited laboratories are also required to meet the new challenges arising out of requirements such as satisfactory participation in a recognized Proficiency Testing Programme and the requirement of estimating the Uncertainty in Measurements even by the testing laboratories. NABL has already published the revised guideline on Estimation of Uncertainty in Measurement for Calibration Laboratories. NABL also conducts One-Day Awareness Programmes on key issues such as Uncertainty in Measurement, Proficiency Testing, Validation etc. at different parts of India so that applicant and accredited laboratories can take the appropriate action.

Contact

For more information please contact:

National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories
3rd Floor, NISCAIR Building
14, Satsang Vihar Marg, New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi – 110067 (India)
Tel.: 91–11–26529718 – 20, 26526864
Fax: 91–11–26529716
E-mail: info at nabl-india dot org
Website: www.nabl-india.org