1. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

2. GENESIS OF BIS OBJECTIVES ISI CERTIFICATION MARK ACT, 1952
INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION (PREDECESSOR OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS) SET UP ON JANUARY 1947
OBJECTIVES
PROMOTE STANDARDIZATION ,QUALITY CONTROL AND SIMPLIFICATION IN INDUSTRY & COMMERCE
ISI CERTIFICATION MARK ACT, 1952
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SCHEME LAUNCHED IN
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS)
ESTABLISHED ON 1 APRIL 1987 UNDER BIS ACT, AS STATUTORY BODY

3. MAIN ACTIVITIES STANDARDS FORMULATION CERTIFICATION
PRODUCT (includes ECO Mark, Gold and Silver Hall Marking)
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (QMS,EMS,HACCP,OHSMC)
LABORATORY MANAGEMENT
STANDARDS PROMOTION
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
OTHERS
- WTO-TBT ENQUIRY POINT
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD

4. BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

5. BUREAU 14 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE CERTIFICATION
LEGAL
COMMITTEE
STANDARDS
COMMITTEE
LABORATORY
COMMITTEE
CONSUMER
POLICY
COMMITTEE
PLANNING &
DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
DIVISION
COUNCIL 14
COMMITTEE
SUBCOMMITTEE
PANEL

6. Overview of BIS Standardization Activity
ADGT / DDGT
ADGT/ DDGT
CED ( 34)
CHD (20)
ETD (37)
FAD (20)
GPD (33)
MED (24)
MSD (7)
MTD (22)
PCD (10)
TED (15)
TXD (19)
WRD (17)
LITD (22)
MEHPD (23)
Fig. in ( ) is the no. of SCs under DC

7. AREAS OF OPERATION ALL MANUFACTURES EXCLUDE:
DRUGS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, EMISSION STANDARDS, ROADS & BRIDGES.

8. BIS TECHNICAL DIVISION COUNCILS
GENERAL & PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
CHEMICAL
CIVIL ENGINEERING
ELECTRONICS AND IT
ELECTROTECHNICAL
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND HOSPITAL PLANNING
METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
PETROCHEMICAL
TEXTILE
TRANSPORT ENGINEERING
WATER RESOURCES

9. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
PARTICIPATION IN ISO
FOUNDER MEMBER OF ISO
- PARTICIPATING MEMBER
DEVCO, COPOLCO, CASCO, INFCO
53 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
SECRETARIAT
4 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
5 SUBCOMMITTEES
PARTICIPATION IN IEC
PARTICIPATING SINCE 1949
PARTICIPATING MEMBER
46 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

10. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES (Cont)
CODEX ALEMENTARIUS COMMISSION
WTO-TBT AGREEMENT
FOCUS
EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION IN ISO/IEC WORK
CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH
REGIONAL GROUPINGS e.g. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
COUNTRIES HAVING TRADE WITH INDIA

11. STANDARDS FORMULATION
OVERVIEW
STANDARDS IN FORCE >18000
DIVISIONAL COUNCILS
TECHNICAL COMMITTEES > 1160
TECHNICAL EXPERTS > 26000
BASIC APPROACHES
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
INTERESTS REPRESENTED
MANUFACTURERS
CONSUMERS
TECHNOLOGISTS
DOMINANT ROLE BY CONSUMERS ENSURING CONSUMER INTEREST
CONSENSUS PRINCIPLE

12. FOCUS OF STANDARDS FORMULATION
NEED BASED & DEMAND DRIVEN
RIGOROUS CRITERIA TO ESTABLISH NEED
FASTER DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS
CONTEMPORARINESS
STATE OF ART TECHNOLOGY
HARMONIZATION WITH INTERNATIONAL (ISO/IEC) AND REGIONAL STANDARDS (EEC/EN)

13. STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
COMMENTS
NEW WORK ITEM
CIRCULATION TO
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
SECOND
DRAFT
FIRST
DRAFT
COMMENTS
PUBLIC
CIRCULATION
(90 DAYS)
CIRCULATION TO
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
MEETING
COMMENTS
MEETING
NATIONAL STANDARD
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

14. PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
Modeled on
ISO Guide 28
Conforms to
ISO Guide 65
ISO TYPE 5
SCHEME
Almost
1200
Products
Voluntary
Scheme

15. Certification Process
APPLICATION
PRELIMINARY INSPECTION
TESTING OF SAMPLES
ACCEPTANCE OF SCHEME OF TESTING AND INSPECTION
MARKING FEE
GRANT OF LICENCE
MONITORING/SURVEILLANCE
SURPRISE VISITS
TESTING IN FACTORY
TESTING IN INDEPENDENT LABORATORIES
FACTORY SAMPLES
MARKET SAMPLES
FEEDBACK FROM ORGANIZED CONSUMERS
INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS
RENEWAL OF LICENCE EVERY ONE/ TWO YEARS

16. Certification of Foreign Manufacturers and Imported Goods
Launched in September 1999.
Allows Grant of BIS Standard Mark to Foreign Manufacturers and Indian Importers.
Prime Objective of the scheme
- Regulating quality of imports

17. THANKS!