BIS at a glance

The Indian Standards Institution (ISI) was setup in 1947 as a registered society, under Government of Indian Resolution. The institute provided the standards for rationalization, orderly industrial and commercial growth, quality production and competitive efficiency. In 1987 Bureau of Indian Standards Act was issued to govern the ISI. Why BIS Certification?
• Implementation of procedures defined in Indian Standards by BIS, helps in production with high quality.
• ISI mark on the product is well known as quality product to consumers in India. Products under mandatory marking are to be produced in India or imported with ISI mark only.
• ISI mark to manufacturers in foreign countries allows access to Indian market with a third party guarantee to consumer from BIS regarding the quality, safety and reliability of the product.

General Procedure for BIS Certification:

• Perform Testing of the product in India/ In-house as per Indian Standards.
• Prepare application to BIS for grant of license.
• BIS accepts the application and deput a auditor to visit the plant.
• During plant audit BIS draws samples and send them to an Indian lab for testing.
• If test results for samples from plant and plant quality audit are satisfactory. BIS grants the License to the applicant to mark ISI.
• Initial License is valid for 1 Year.