Indian Standards Institute (ISI)

ISI has been founded to establish standards for the orderly growth of the industries and the maintenance of industrial output efficiency. It offers an ISI mark which is an industrial goods certification mark in India. It is the most common and identified certification mark throughout the Indian sub-continent, so far.

Procedure

• Preliminary Inspection
• Preliminary inspection of the unit is carried out on a allotted date after of recording of application. During this inspection the firm’s manufacturing capability and controls, quality control techniques, testing facilities available and the technical skills of the personnel are evaluated. Samples of products are tested and also drawn for testing in laboratories specified for the product
• Recording
• On scrutiny of the application and enclosed documents at the facilitation counter of the BO, if the application is found complete in all respects, it is recorded and assigned an application number. The application is acknowledged and the number is conveyed to the applicant across the counter for future reference. A second stage scrutiny (Technical Scrutiny) of application will be undertake.
• Visit by BIS Officer
• The concerned BO where the application has been submitted further scrutinizes the application, self evaluation-cum-verification report and test report(s) submitted by the Applicant. A factory visit is arranged to verify capabilities of the organization with respect to Manufacturing and Testing facilities and competence of Quality Control Personnel During the verification audit, sample(s) of product from regular production is also tested, sealed for Testing in an independent laboratory. However, the conformity of this sample does not form a pre-condition for grant of licence. After receipt of the test report(s) of the sample drawn during the verification visit, the case will be reviewed. If the sample is found failing, marking shall be stopped immediately.
• Grant of Licence
• Grant of licence will be considered by the Competent Authority after scrutiny of required documents submitted by the applicant and verification of the same by BIS to its satisfaction as per BIS Act, Rules and Regulations and guidelines formulated for the purpose. The initial validity period of the licence is one year. Licence can be renewed for further period of one/two years, subject to satisfactory operation of licence as observed during periodic inspections, factory & independent testing of samples drawn from factory and market.
• Validity
• The initial validity period of the licence is one year. Licence can be renewed for further period of one/two years, subject to satisfactory operation of licence as observed during periodic inspections, factory & independent testing of samples drawn from factory and market