NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)

Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

APPLICATION FOR NABCB ACCREDITATION

Inspection Body Accreditation Scheme as per ISO/IEC 17020 Standard

To apply for accreditation, please complete this application form and send it to NABCB at the address
mentioned above accompanied by:
1. Documents as listed in Part V of application;
2. Completed Cross Reference Matrix [BCB F-010 (IB)] for Document Review by NABCB;
3. Application Fee (with applicable taxes) in favour of Quality Council of India.

Before completing this application form and submitting application, relevant NABCB documents for
Inspection Body Accreditation Scheme should be carefully studied. If any clarification is needed, please
contact NABCB at nabcb@qcin.org. Instructions to fill this Application are provided at the end of the
format.

If additional space is required for providing information for any item, the information may be annexed as
a separate sheet.

Please tick in the appropriate box.

Application for Accreditation Initial Renewal

Please provide information as per the format and in the space given.
PART – I GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Name of Inspection Body

2. Type of Inspection Body A B C

3. Address of Main Office

City
State PIN

4. Contact Details Phone

Fax
E-mail
Web

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 NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)
Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

8. Ownership Details

Also please provide Declaration on Shareholder(s) and Director(s) of

the Inspection Body in NABCB format BCB F026, which is available on
the NABCB website.

10. Legal Registration Details Status

Regn. No.
Date of Regn.
Regn. Authority

14. Place of Registration

If registered outside the country where Main Office is located. Also

provide above the details of approval to operate or to do business in
India / SAARC country and annex copy of the approval granted.

16. Chief Executive Name

Designation

18. Primary Contact Person Name

Designation
Phone
Mobile
E-mail

23. Branch Office Location(s)

Mention above the Branch Office locations and annex details as per the
format in Table A.

PART – II TECHNICAL INFORMATION

26. Scope of Accreditation

Mention above the Scope Sector Codes applied for accreditation and
annex detailed Scope of Accreditation as per the format in Table B.

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 NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)
Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

30. Inspection Equipment Calibration Status

with Type, Make & Range / Capacity
Calibration Agency Cal. Frequency Calibration Date
(if owned by IB)

Annex separate sheet if more space is required to provide information.

PART – III PERSONNEL INFORMATION

43. Quality Manager Name

44. Number of Personnel Managerial Staff Inspection Staff Support Staff Total
Location(s)

Mention only numbers above and annex details of key Managerial and all Inspection Personnel as per
the format in Table C.

PART – IV OTHER INFORMATION

54. Other activities within the

same legal entity

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 NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)
Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

55. Related Organization(s),

if any, and their activities,

56. Major Clients

57. Financial Performance Financial Year Insp. Income Total Income Net Profit
(for last 3 financial years)

61. Inspection Mark Regn. No. Regn. Date Regn. Authority

Registration, if any

63. Other Accreditation(s),

Approval(s) from Govt. or
Regulatory Bodies, if any

64. Request for Yes / No

We intend to have Pre-assessment by NABCB
Pre-assessment Will inform later

PART – V ANNEXED INFORMATION

1. Organization Registration Certificate & Memorandum / Articles of Association (copy only) Annex – 1

2. Declaration on Shareholder(s) and Director(s) of Inspection Body Annex – 2

3. Master List of Documents (with issue and/or revision status) Annex – 3

4. Quality Manual in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020 : 2012 Annex – 4

5. Procedure Manual / Procedures including technical documents, formats, checklists etc. Annex – 5

6. Duly filled Cross reference Matrix [BCB F-010 (IB)] for Document Review by NABCB Annex – 6

7. Branch Office(s) to be covered under accreditation (list as per format in Table – A) Annex – 7

8. Scope of Accreditation applied (details as per format in Table – B) Annex – 8

9. List of Managerial & Inspection Personnel (list as per format in Table – C) Annex – 9

10. Business Liability Insurance (copy only) Annex – 10

11. Documented ‘Inspection Contract / Agreement’ (as specimen) Annex – 11

12. Recently Issued ‘Inspection Reports / Certificates’ (few as specimen) Annex – 12

13. Inspection Mark Specimen & its Registration Certificate (copy only) Annex – 13

14. Application Fee - Amount, Cheque / DD No., Date: Annex – 14

15. Other Documents (annex list) Annex – 15

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 NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)
Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

PART –VI DECLARATION

We the Authorized Representatives on behalf of our inspection body declare the following:
1. All statements, information and documents provided along with this application are correct to the best
of our knowledge and belief.
2. NABCB accreditation criteria, requirements, procedures and documents have been read, understood
and implemented.
3. The terms & conditions in the NABCB Agreement for Inspection Bodies [format BCB F-003 (IB)
available on the NABCB website] have been read, understood and the agreement shall be signed
promptly on receiving intimation of grant of accreditation from NABCB.
4. Have adequate resources to undertake inspection work for the scope of accreditation requested, undergo
assessment as well as maintain accreditation, and shall pay all necessary fee and charges (including any
applicable taxes) to NABCB.
5. Shall ensure that the operations, staff, facilities, and procedures of our inspection body will always
continue to comply with the NABCB criteria, requirements, procedures & documents for accreditation.
6. Shall always maintain impartiality and integrity in operations as well as in inspection work.
7. Shall always provide, or give access to, all documents, records, information and facilities during the
entire assessment process to enable a thorough evaluation of our inspection body and also later during
the period of accreditation.
8. Shall take adequate and prompt corrective and/or preventive action(s) as may be necessary on the
issues raised by NABCB.
9. Shall immediately notify NABCB of any significant changes in its organizational status / structure,
operations, facilities, main policies, procedures, staff or competence, which are likely to affect our
accreditation or the terms in which the scope of accreditation is expressed.
10. Shall undertake routine assessments, surveillances & reassessments as scheduled by NABCB and also
the verification or surprise visits as decided by NABCB.
11. Any fee and charges payable by our inspection body and which remains unpaid shall be recovered from
our inspection body with late payment charges as appropriate and decided by NABCB.
12. If our inspection body at any time is found not complying with the above declaration or the
requirements of ISO/IEC 17020 and/or NABCB or is found misrepresenting scope of accreditation or
misusing accreditation or carrying out malpractices or bringing NABCB into disrepute, any action
against our inspection body may be taken including suspension or withdrawal as deemed appropriate by
NABCB.
13. If any information given along with this application is later found to be false, NABCB may decide to
cancel our application.
Authorized Representative Alternate Authorized Representative
Signature
Name
Designation
E-mail

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 NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)
Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

Date
Place

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 NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)
Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

INSPECTION BODY BRANCH OFFICE LOCATION(S) TABLE – A

S. No. Branch Office location with Phone, Fax & E-mail; Local Activities Performed
complete address Contact Person (with
Designation)
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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 NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)
Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

INSPECTION BODY SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TABLE – B

S. No. IAF Scope Inspection Field Stage4 and Range5 Inspection Requirement(s)6 Office(s) where
Sector and of Inspection(s) [Standards / Regulations / Methods/ Procedures] competence for
Classification Specific Item(s)3 See Note 4 below the Table each scope exists
Code2 Number Title
(Indicative) identification
with year of
publication
1.

2.

3.

4.

Note 1: Specify ‘Type’ of Inspection Body (A/B/C) – please refer ISO/IEC 17020 standard. The inspection body should generally apply for only one
‘Type’ for the scope sectors for which it seeks accreditation. However, it may apply for different ‘Types’ for different scope sectors, but within a scope
sector only ‘Type’ shall be allowed.
Note 2: In column 2, indicate the IAF scope sector classification code as given in Annex 1 of NABCB accreditation procedure BCB 201(IB).
Note 3: In column 3, indicate the specific Product(s) / Design(s) / Installation(s) / Process(s) / Service(s) etc. for which accreditation for inspection is
sought within the relevant IAF code indicated in column 2.
Note 4: In column 4, indicate the Stage of inspection, for example- Stage-wise, Final, In-service, Quantity, Quality, Design Review, Documents
Review, Inspection of Practices e.g. GMP/GHP, Process(es), Service(s) etc.
Note 5: The ‘Range’ of inspection defines limits of competence for specific item as mentioned in the scope. However, where no range is stated, it shall
imply that the inspection body is competent to inspect the specified item as mentioned in the scope for its complete range.
Note 6: In column 5, indicate the specific Standards, Regulations, Specifications, Methods and Procedures etc. applicable to the product / process /
practice / service/ installation etc. in column 3 clearly giving the following information in respect of each one of them. Number identification of the
standard, regulation, specification, method etc. along with year of publication in column 5(i) and corresponding Title in column 5(ii). Where the
inspections are carried out in accordance with the QAP’s provided by clients, the standards referred in the QAPs shall be clearly identified and
included in column 5.
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Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

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 NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)
Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

INSPECTION BODY MANAGERIAL & INSPECTION PERSONNEL TABLE – C

S. No. Name with Designation Qualifications & Years Location Competence for
of Relevant Experience Scope Sector
Code(s)
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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 NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)
Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

Instructions to fill the Application Form

Before submitting a formal application for accreditation, inspection body shall ensure that NABCB
Accreditation Criteria, Procedure and other conditions for accreditation are understood, and shall ensure that
their quality management systems, procedures, facilities, resources etc. comply with requirements.

Although the instructions are self-sufficient to guide the applicant to fill this application form, inspection
body may contact NABCB staff members to seek any clarification on any of the information / document
required to be provided along with the application or on NABCB Accreditation Criteria and Procedure.

This application shall be submitted for initial application, renewal of accreditation (at least 6 months before
expiry of accreditation) and for any extension of scope requested during the validity of the accreditation
period. In the application for renewal of accreditation all information / documents as required in the
application shall be provided and scope of accreditation requested may be revised (addition and/or deletion
to current scope of accreditation) as required.

Instructions for providing information against each of the points in the application form are given below:

1. Specify your organization name (name of the legal entity) followed by the name of division / section, if
any, under which inspection services are undertaken as you wish it to appear on the Certificate of
Accreditation. Organization name specified shall have proper legal status as accepted by NABCB (refer
Accreditation Procedure). If an inspection body is a division / section of an organization, the legal status of
the parent organization shall be indicated.

2. For describing the category of Inspection Body, refer to requirements as stated in ISO/IEC 17020:2012,
Clause 4.1.6. on Type A, B or C Inspection Body.

3. Specify the postal address of the physical location of the Main Office of your inspection body from where
inspection activities are managed. Also mention the country, if other than India, along with State. Main
Office of the Inspection Body is from where key activities relating to Top Management, Policy Formulation,
Quality Management System, HR, Administration, Inspection etc. are performed.

4. Provide the phone, fax, e-mail of the Main Office & website details of your inspection body.

5. Provide the information on the owner / majority stakeholder(s) of your inspection body.

6. Provide the Legal Registration Status (e.g. Government entity, Limited company, Private limited
company, Registered Society or equivalent) of your inspection body or the organization (if inspection body
is a division / section of the parent organization); Registration No. (Notification details or equivalent in case
of Government entity); Date of Registration and the Registration Authority. Also, annex a copy of the
Registration Certificate and Memorandum / Articles of Association or equivalent documentation of the
inspection body or the organization of which if it is a part along with the application. Applications from
Individuals, Proprietorship or Partnership firms are not accepted by NABCB. Registration documents such
as PAN Card, Service Tax etc. and other approvals / licenses shall not be accepted as documents for legal
establishment of an entity.

7. Specify the place where your inspection body or the organization (if inspection body is a division / section
of the parent organization) is registered. If registered outside the country where Main Office of an inspection
body as declared in this application is located, then provide details of valid approval(s) to operate from the
appropriate governmental authorities of the country where Main Office of the Inspection Body is located
(e.g. if the inspection body is registered outside India, approval from Reserve Bank of India is essential).
Refer NABCB Accreditation Procedure for more details. NABCB reserves its right to accept applications
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Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

from inspection bodies registered outside India and follows ILAC Policy on Cross-frontier Accreditation
(ILAC G 21 document).

8. Provide the name and the designation of the Chief Executive (however named) of the inspection body.

9. Provide the name, designation and contact details of the person of the inspection body who will be the
primary point of contact for NABCB on all matters related to application / accreditation.

10. Mention the location of all the Branch Office(s) and their activities. Annex complete details as per
format given in Table - A.

Branch Office is the key office operating under the overall Quality Management System established by the
Main Office of the Inspection Body and from where inspections or related key activities such as policy
formulation, inspection contact review, inspection planning & execution, assigning personnel, issue of
reports, inspector qualification / approval, skills development, monitoring of inspectors, technical
documentation & support, preparation & issue of inspection reports / certificates etc. are managed. The
Branch Office of an organization that operates independently and has established a separate Quality
Management System for itself as per the requirements of ISO/IEC 17020 and NABCB shall submit separate
application to NABCB as an independently operating inspection body.

11. Please provide the scope of accreditation as precise and detailed as possible in the format as given in
Table – B. Mention the Scope Sector Codes as given in NABCB Accreditation Procedure, BCB 201 (IB).

If any of the product, product, service or installation for inspection is not covered under NABCB
Classification, the inspection body may still apply for it. For each of the sector codes, specify the product,
process, service or installation for which the inspection body has inspection capabilities and wish to apply
for accreditation.

12. If the Inspection Body owns or maintains equipment used to perform the inspections for which
accreditation is sought, then provide the list of major equipment and their calibration status. Please refer to
the NABCB Accreditation Criteria for more details on policy for Measurement Traceability.

13. Provide the name of Quality Manager who is overall responsible for maintaining quality management
system of your inspection body in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020 and NABCB requirements.

14. Provide the number of managerial, inspection and other support staff at the Main Office and Branch
Office(s) of your inspection body.

Also annex details of key managerial and all inspection personnel as per the format given in Table – C.

15. Provide information on the other business activities / work of your inspection body or the parent
organization of which if it is a part.

16. Provide information on organization(s) directly / in-directly related to your inspection body or the parent
organization, and which may have any conflict of interest with the inspection services provided by your
inspection body.

17. Provide the list of major clients of your inspection body for the scope sectors applied for accreditation.

18. Provide audited inspection as well as total income (if legal entity include activities other than inspection)
and net profits for last 3 financial years.

19. Provide details of registration such as Registration No., Date & Authority of Registration of the unique
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Quality Council of India (QCI), 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002
Phone: +91-11-2337 8056 / 57; Fax: +91-11-2337 8678; E-mail: nabcb@qcin.org; Web: www.qcin.org;

Inspection Mark of your inspection body.

20. Provide information on other valid accreditation(s) your inspection body holds with the activity for
which accreditation has been granted and the name of the body providing such accreditation. Also, provide
information on approvals granted by the Govt. or Regulatory Bodies to your inspection body, if any.

21. Indicate your intent to have Pre-assessment of your inspection body. The intent may also be informed to
NABCB at the time of Document Review. Refer to the NABCB accreditation procedure for more details on
Pre-assessment.

Annex all documents as listed in Part-V of application and also those which you may consider relevant.

Provide signed Declaration as in Part-VI of application by two persons of your inspection body, the
Authorized Representative as well as the Alternate.

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