World Accreditation Day

The Quality Council of India (QCI), the national custodian of accreditation in India, commemorated World Accreditation Day 2025 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 9 June 2025.

• Observed globally every year on June 9, World Accreditation Day highlights the role of accreditation in strengthening quality infrastructure, enabling global trade, and fostering economic development.

• QCI, through its constituent boards—the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) and the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB)—partners with global bodies such as the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) to align India’s quality and conformance infrastructure with international benchmarks.

• This year’s theme, “Accreditation: Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)”, underscored the strategic role accreditation plays in enhancing competitiveness, market access, and credibility for MSMEs.