{"id":6044,"date":"2026-08-29T12:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6044"},"modified":"2026-08-29T15:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:49:16","slug":"national-testing-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-testing-house\/","title":{"rendered":"National Test House"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Test House Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Test House (NTH) is set to host a celebration for its 115th Foundation Day at its Jakkuru Campus in Bengaluru.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Test House<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>premier scientific organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 1912<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the then Railway Board.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Mandate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is India\u2019s largest <\/span><b>multi-location multidisciplinary industrial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> central government\u2019s <\/span><b>testing laboratory <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dealing with almost all sorts of testing, <\/span><b>calibration and quality evaluation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> related to industry, commerce, trade etc. as per international and national standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Functions<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Technical Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It offers <\/span><b>technical consultancy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, testing, calibration, and quality evaluation across various sectors, adhering to both national and international standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Accreditation Role: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also actively involved in supporting the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) and BIS by providing technical assistance in the accreditation and standard formation activities, respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Drone certification:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the pioneering governmental entity in <\/span><b>India for drone certification.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Other Functions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testing, Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Testing, Organic Food Testing and other advanced technological areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its branches are established at <\/span><b>Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Ghaziabad, Jaipur, Guwahati<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Varanasi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Ministry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is functioning under the administrative control of the Department of Consumer Affairs, <\/span><b>Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food &amp; Public Distribution.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2304228&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Test House is a premier scientific organization of the Government of India. 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