What is the Full Form of ISI?

The full form of ISI is Indian Standards Institute. The main motive behind the establishment of ISI is to make standards for the growth of industry orderly and maintain the quality production in industry. It facilitates the mark of an ISI that acts as the certification mark of an industrial products in India.

In the Indian subcontinent, this is the most used and popular mark of certification till now. The mark indicates that the goods produced as per the Indian Standards proposed by the Indian Standard Institute.

Standardization is essential for life and it may be represented in various manifestations of nature and livelihood. It encourages people to improve the quality of life and make them aware about safety, public health and protection of environment.

History of ISI

In 1947, in the month of January 06, the ISI was come into existence and in the month of June of the same year Dr. Lal C. Verman was appointed as the first director of the ISI.

Initially, it was popular as BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards). It decides the criterion of goods quality for consumer and industry. After the verification of quality and standard of products it provides a mark of certification to them.

According to the legislation of 1986, permission was provided to the BIS for certification. In India, it is mandatory to have a level of certification mark to sell products in India. After obtaining the criteria of BIS for their products or services in any organization, it will be eligible for the certification of ISI.

Having 25 members in its corporate body it represents both central as well as state governments, members of parliament, industrial sectors, various institutions of research and science, professional bodies and consumer organizations.

The president of this organization is the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and its vice-president is Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

General Products having ISI marks

The mark of certification is compulsory to sell any product in Indian market such as electrical equipment like electric motors, switches, wiring cables, heaters, kitchen appliances etc., and also in other items like drinking water and packaged foods, various Grocery items with packaging, different items of LPG, tires, Portland cement etc.

Many organizations use fake ISI marks that are not certified by the ISI. So, be careful while getting any products from the market. In the fake ISI marks, it doesn’t contain the compulsory license number of 7 digits.

IS number is placed above the mark of ISI that denotes Indian standard number of that products.

Objectives and Procedure of ISI Standard

The manufacturer wants to get a license from the authority of ISI for their products under the scheme of marking. They have to maintain the prescribed steps proposed in the license.

The appointed inspectors will check regularly whether the quality of the products is maintained or not as per the instructions of the ISI. Sometimes, they will collect samples of various products to investigate whenever they wish from anywhere and test these at their laboratory.

It is free for the customers to launch a complaint against any products having the mark of ISI to the officials of ISI for the same. Actions will be taken promptly according to the complaints by the ISI.

Producer will be punished, if they use the mark of ISI fraudulently. ISI has many laboratories across India in different parts to test the quality of products.

Functions of ISI

We have mention here some main functions of ISI that they perform are as:

1. They set the standard for various goods, components and processes.
2. They ensure that the produced goods are of good quality.
3. They provide certificate to the industrial products.
4. They inform various organization about the standard of products.
5. They do promotion of general standard at national as well as international levels.
6. They assured the customers about the quality and performance of various products.
7. They help to avoid the unnecessary varieties.
8. They help to maintain the production cost of products.

Fees Structure for ISI certification

Fees required for new application

1. For registration, you have to pay an application fee of ₹ 1,000/-

2. Processing fee along with one test report is ₹ 25,000/-. For additional test along with the application, you will be charged with the extra fees of ₹ 10,000/- for each test.

3. Registration Fee that annually is ₹ 1,000/- and is charged ₹ 2,000/- for the validity of two years.

Total summation of the fees = test report ₹ 28,000/- + service tax which is applicable on the test report.

You can pay this amount via Demand Draft (DD) or NEFT (Internet Banking).

Other ISI Full Form

• ISI: Indian Statistical Institute

Conclusion

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