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 FORM FOR RATING AGENCIES

Zero Defect – Zero Effect (ZED) Certification Scheme
To apply for NABCB Approval under Zero Defect – Zero Effect (ZED) Certification Scheme,
please complete this application form and send it to QCI at the address mentioned above
accompanied by:

1. Documents as listed in Part IV of application;

2. Application Fee (with applicable taxes) in favour of Quality Council of India.

Before completing this application form and submitting, relevant ZED scheme documents available at
website link (http://www.qcin.org/nabcb/ZED-Certification-Scheme.php), should be carefully studied.
If any clarification is needed, please contact NABCB.

If additional space is required for providing information to any item, the information may be annexed
as a separate sheet.
Please provide information as per the format and in the space given.
PART – I GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Name of the R a t i n g
Agency

2. Address of Main Office

City
State PIN

3. Contact Details Phone

Fax
E-mail
Web

4. Ownership Details

5. Legal Registration Details Status

Regn. No.
Date of Regn.
Regn. Authority

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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

6. 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.

7. Chief Executive Name

Designation

8. Primary Contact Person Name

Designation
Phone
Mobile
E-mail

9. Branch Office Location(s),

if any

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

PART – II PERSONNEL INFORMATION

10. Quality Manager Name

11. Personnel for ZED Managerial Staff Assessors Support Staff Total
Scheme
Location(s)

Mention only numbers above and annex details of key Managerial Personnel and all Assessors at the
Main Office as well as Branch Office locations 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

PART – III OTHER INFORMATION

PART
12. – IV Accreditation as
NABCB ANNEXED INFORMATION
per ISO/IEC 17020, if
1. any
Organization Registration Certificate & Memorandum / Articles of Association (copy only) Annex – 1
Please specify Accreditation Cert.
2. Master
No. List of Documents
and Validity Period relating to ZED Certification Scheme (with issue and/or revision status) Annex – 2
3. Quality Manual in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020, if available Annex – 3
4. Other
13. Documentation relatingfrom
Approval(s) to ZED Certification Scheme (Procedures, Competence Criteria, Formats, Annex – 4
Checklists etc.)
Govt. a)
or Regulatory
Document of Legal entity
Bodies,b) if any
Organization chart
c)Liability analysis and insurance
d)Procedure for impartiality management and COI analysis
14. Other e)
activities
Contractwithin the
review in respect of ZED assessment allocated by QCI
same legal entity
f) Contractual terms binding staff for managing impartiality and confidentiality
g) Terms and contract of engagement of personnel
h) Competence related documents (CVs, evaluation, monitoring, training etc)
i) Procedure for handling complaints
15. Related Organization(s),
j) A link to ZED website on the Rating Agency’s webpage
if any, and their activities
5. Branch Office(s) to be covered under approval (list as per format in Table – A Annex – 5
16.
6. Major Clients Personnel & Auditors (list as per format in Table – B)
List of Managerial Annex – 6
(Rating related)
7. Application Fee - Amount, Cheque / DD No., Date: Annex – 7
8. Other Documents (annex list) Annex – 8
17. Financial Performance Financial Year Cert. Income Total Income Net Profit
(for last 3 financial years)

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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 –V DECLARATION

I, the Authorized Representative on behalf of our Rating Agency, agree to the following Terms &
Conditions of NABCB as well as Rules and Procedures for NABCB Approval under the ZED
Certification Scheme, and 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. ZED Scheme criteria requirements, procedures and documents have been read, understood and
implemented.
3. Shall ensure that the operation staff and assessors of our rating agency will always continue to
comply with the ZED Scheme requirements and procedures.
4. Shall always maintain impartiality and integrity in operations as well as in certification
work.
5. Shall always provide, or give access to, all documents, records, information and facilities during
the entire assessment process to enable a thorough assessment of our rating agency and also
later during the period of approval.
6. Shall take adequate and prompt corrective and/or preventive action(s) as may be necessary on
the issues raised by NABCB.
7. Shall immediately notify NABCB of any significant changes in organizational status / structure,
operations, facilities, main policies, procedures, staff or competence, which are likely to affect our
approval.
8. Shall undertake routine assessments, surveillances & reassessments as scheduled by NABCB and
also the verification or surprise visits as decided by NABCB.
9. Any fee and charges payable by our rating agency and which remains unpaid shall be recovered from
our rating agency with late payment charges as appropriate and decided by NABCB.
10. If our certification body at any time is found not complying with the above declaration or
the requirements of NABCB or the ISO/IEC 17020 standard as applicable or is found
misrepresenting or misusing approval or carrying out malpractices or bringing NABCB into
disrepute, any action against our certification body may be taken including suspension,
withdrawal or debar as deemed appropriate by NABCB.
11. If any information given along with this application is later found to be false, NABCB may decide
to cancel our application.
12. We shall obtain NABCB accreditation as per ISO/ IEC 17020, as applicable for the ZED
Certification Scheme within one year of provisional approval.

Authorized Representative
Signature

Name
Designation
E-mail
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

RATING AGENCY 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.

RATING AGENCY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL & ASSESSORS TABLE – B

S.No. Name with Designation Qualifications & Years of Location

Relevant Experience

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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