EIA Consultant Organization

Scheme for Accreditation of
EIA Consultant Organizations
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA

Contents
S.No Subject Page No

1.0 Introduction 04
2.0 Nomenclature / Abbreviations 07
3.0 Requirements 09
3.1 Eligibility 09
3.2 Skills and Knowledge of Experts 09
3.2.1 EIA Coordinators 10
3.2.2. Functional Experts 10
3.3 Work Experience of Functional Area Experts 19
3.4 Scope of Accreditation 19
3.5 Facilities 20
3.6 Collection of Data/ Information 20
3.7 Administration of EIA Consultant Organization 21
3.8 Complaints and Appeals 22
3.9 Confidentiality 22
3.10 Changes 22
3.11 Assessment of the organization 22
3.11.1 Language 22
3.11.2 Initial Assessment 23
3.11.3 Office Assessment & Interview 23
3.11.4 Surveillance and Re-assessment 25
3.12 Suspension or Cancellation 25
3.13 Appeals 26
3.14 Application Form 26
3.15 Category of Accreditation 26
4.0 Code of Conduct for Consulting Organizations 29
5.0 Fee Structure 30
6.0 List of Annexures
Annexure –I : Personal Attributes of the EIA Coordinator and 32
Functional Area Experts
Annexure – II : Typical Processing Cycle of Application 33
Annexure – III : Application Form for NABET Accreditation 34
Annexure – III A : Project Sectors 38
Annexure – III B : Format for Appraisal of Laboratories for 41
Environmental Monitoring
Annexure – IV : Resume Format 44
Annexure – V : Declaration of EIA Coordinator/ Functional 48
Area Expert of their association
Annexure – VI : Checklist of Enclosures 49
Annexure – VII : Gradation in Assessment 51
QCI – NABET Scheme for Accreditation of EIA Consultant Organizations
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a statutory requirement for most

developmental and industrial activities in our country. This is to ensure that
development and environment protection go hand-in-hand. To achieve this objective,
it is crucial that quality of EIAs being carried out are of a high order so that possible
impacts on environment of such activities can be assessed and mitigative
measures could be adopted. However, the present situation is far from satisfactory,
since the EIAs being developed, more often than not, do not measure upto the
required quality.
Some of the reasons for EIAs not being of required quality are:
- Improper / inadequate scoping for the EIA

- Consultants not having adequate understanding for developing EIAs
- Poor quality of inputs to EIAs
- Mostly “copy-cut-paste” jobs
- No checks on the competence of EIA Consultants
- No liability of EIA consultants
- Very few in-house reports
In the new Environmental Clearance Notification of Ministry of Environment

& Forests (MOEF), many new aspects have been addressed, particularly scoping for
the EIA (which is now done by the Ministry or State Level Authority vide the MOEF
notification dated September 14, 2006), checklist for environmental impacts,
guidelines for EIA report's structure etc. Once a proper scoping is developed then the
EIA is expected to address the main issues concerning that project.
Quality Council of India (QCI), the national accreditation body, was established as
an autonomous non-profit organization jointly by the Government of India and the
Indian Industry represented by the three premier industry associations,
Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM),
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
National Accreditation Board for Education & Training (NABET), a constituent

board of Quality Council of India, has launched the scheme for accreditation of EIA
consultant organizations. The accreditation under this scheme is based on the
resources available with the organization including technical expertise of consultant,
resource persons, their educational background as well as experience and expertise.
The objective of this scheme is to meaningfully contribute towards improving the
quality of EIAs.
1.2 EIAs are essentially multi disciplinary activities where inputs are required from
specialists having knowledge of the industry for which EIAs are to be carried out as
well as in functional areas like air pollution control, water pollution control, noise
and vibration, ecology and bio-diversity, land use, ground water, surface water and
hydrology, socio economic aspects, risks and hazard management etc.
QCI – NABET/ EIA 105/ January 10/ Rev 06 Page 4

The key person in developing an EIA is the EIA Coordinator who should have broad
knowledge about the project, as well as the functional areas which are likely to be
affected by the activities related to the project in its construction, operation and the
closure phases. The functional area experts are expected to assess the impacts
from the proposed development / industrial activities in their respective areas of
expertise and then feed the same to the EIA Coordinator. The EIA Coordinator
would then be able to correlate the projected impacts and develop an overall
environment impact assessment and environment management plan (EMP).
Projects for which EIAs are required to be done can be broadly categorized under the
following heads as given in the new EIA Notification:
- Mining, extraction of natural resources, power generation

- Primary processing
- Materials production
- Materials processing
- Manufacturing fabrication
- Services sector
- Physical Infrastructure including Environmental Services
- Building/ Construction Projects/ Area Development Projects and Townships
1.3 Keeping the above requirements in view, the present EIA accreditation scheme have
been developed by NABET. This document covers:
i) Guidelines to the applicants for accreditation on requisite skills and

knowledge, educational background and experience in the respective areas of
functional area experts.
ii) Eligibility of applicants for accreditation
iii) Assessment procedure followed by NABET
iv) Application details
The scheme will also help clients (for identifying proper EIA Consultants) who
would like to carry out EIA studies as part of due diligence process or for assessing
the impacts of their activities on the environment, not necessarily required by statutes.
Assessment Process (in brief, details given later)
Assessment process for an EIA Consultant Organization would cover the following:
* Desk top review of documents pertaining to background of the organization,

manpower, equipment, experience, etc in the requisite formats given in this
format
* On site verification of office infrastructure, laboratories, facilities & interview
of the EIA coordinator/s and some of the functional area experts
NABET reserves the right to visit the site un-announced, if it deems necessary.

The consultant organization shall develop and maintain documented procedures for
effective administration of the consultancy projects in line with requirements stated in
Clause 3.7 of this document.
Accreditation under this scheme is available without restriction to all applicants who satisfy
the accreditation requirements.
QCI - NABET reserves all rights to amend its accreditation scheme, procedures and fees
etc. as it may deem fit. Applicants are requested to refer to the updated scheme on QCI
website (www.qcin.org) before applying for their accreditation.
All information provided by the applicants can be verified and shared with the stakeholders
including MOEF at any stage during or after the assessment process. NABET reserves the
right to utilize the information provided by the applicants for legal, research, for sharing
with other IPC (International Personnel Certification Association) members or for any other
purpose as may be deemed fit by NABET. However, the identity of the accredited EIA
Consultant Organizations would be masked for sensitive information related to business
whenever it is called for/ appropriate. In case an applicant wants the information to be kept
confidential, a communication must be sent to NABET citing reasons for the same.
NABET reserves the right to take decision in this regard.
Please contact NABET office for the latest information.

2.0 Nomenclature/ Abbreviations
The evaluation of documentary evidence submitted by the applicant in

Desk Top Review
support of the application.
A NABET Assessor is the person designated by NABET to review the

NABET Assessor
relevant documentation submitted by the applicant and to verify the
competence of the applicant at his premises including interviewing the
key persons, for accreditation in line with the NABET requirements.
CPCB Central Pollution Control Board

EAC Expert Appraisal Committee
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EMP Environmental Management Plan
ESP Electrostatic Precipitator
FAE Functional Area Expert
GIS Geographical Information System
GLC Ground Level Concentration
GLP Good Laboratory Practice
IPC International Personnel Certification Association
ISO International Organization for Standardization
MOEF Ministry of Environment & Forests
NABL National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
NABET National Accreditation Board for Education & Training
NOx Nitrogen Oxides
QCI Quality Council of India
QMS Quality Management System
RPM Respirable Particulate Matter
SO2 Sulphur Dioxide
SPCB State Pollution Control Board
VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds

Definitions of some related terms:
Experience
EIA Coordinator To work as an independent EIA coordinator for particular sector/s, s/he
should have a minimum experience of 7 years. Out of these 7 years, 2 years should preferably
be in the stated sector/s in operations/maintenance/projects, the balance could be in EIA
preparation either assisting the EIA coordinator or as a Functional Area Expert or in base line
data generation and analysis.
Functional Area Experts To work as an independent Functional Area Expert, s/he should
have minimum 3 years of experience. Out of these 3 years, minimum 1 year should be in the
stated functional area/s, balance could be in consultancy/teaching and the like in the stated
area/s of expertise.
Exposure
EIA Coordinator Should have been involved in preparation of at least 3 EIA s of the
sector/ s or should have been involved in environmental auditing/ monitoring for minimum 2
– 3 assignments in the sector/ s.
Training
Functional Area Experts The duration of the training should be minimum 3 days and
conducted/organized by Universities, Research Institutes, Professional Bodies, Industry
Associations or other recognized organizations.
For all the above, documentary evidences are required to be provided

3.0 Requirements
3.1 Eligibility
Only organizations will be considered for accreditation.
These can be government, public sector or private organizations which could be proprietary
firms, partnership firms or companies (Pvt. & Public Limited), bodies registered under
Society Acts, under Section 25 of Companies Act, Research Institutes and the like.
Universities including IITs, CSIR labs, other labs and/or research based organizations
conducting EIA studies can also apply for accreditation.
3.2 Skills and Knowledge of Experts
As mentioned earlier, EIA is a multi-disciplinary activity where the central figure is the EIA
coordinator who has the domain knowledge of sector/s of the project/s for which the EIA is to
be developed and the environmental aspects related to the project. The EIA Coordinator can
then seek inputs from various functional area experts, analyze and collate the inputs to
develop the impact assessment and a management plan. Hence, to ensure that a Consultant
Organization has the basic human resource infra-structure in place to support EIA activities, it
is required that it has at least one EIA Coordinator and 3/5 key Functional Area Experts (Ref.
Section 3.2.2) in full time employment with the organization. Additional human resource
required as EIA Coordinators or Functional Area Experts to cover all sectors applied for, may
be empanelled with the organization. For empanelled coordinators/experts, a declaration of
association with the organization is to be submitted as per Annexure V of this document. A
documented procedure should be available with the Consultant Organization for selection and
appointment of empanelled EIA Coordinators and Functional Area Experts.
It is, however, preferable that the Consultant Organization should have enough in-house
resources to deploy one EIA coordinator for maximum five sectors, so that an appropriate and
detailed EIA analysis can be done. As regards Functional Area Experts (FAE), since by
definition, these are areas of specialized expertise, a person can be FAE of maximum four
areas of expertise.
A person may be the EIA Coordinator for any number of sectors (vide Annexure III A)
(though preferably not more than five) provided s/he fulfils the requirements of the scheme
mentioned in Section 3.2.1 below in respect of educational qualification and
experience/exposure for the sector/s for which accreditation have been sought.

3.2.1 EIA Coordinators
3.2.1.1 Minimum educational background and training
a) Bachelor/ Masters/ Ph.D. Degree in Engineering or Masters/ Ph.D. degree

in Science or Humanities in any of the subjects mentioned below
Engineering - Chemical, Civil, Mining, Electrical or Environmental

or allied Engineering, Architecture (Architecture or
Town and Country Planning)
Sciences - Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Botany,

Zoology, Geology, Geography, Forestry or Agricultural
Sciences
Humanities - Economics, Sociology, Law or Management
b) Specific Training (Preferable)
Training on analysis and integration of inputs from various functional

experts and developing Environmental Impact Assessment reports.
3.2.1.2 Experience/ Exposure
A person must have minimum 7 years working experience related to EIA

preparation to function as an independent EIA Coordinator.
For the sector/s for which s/he wants to work as an independent EIA
coordinator, the experience/exposure for the specific sectors will be
governed by the requirements mentioned in Section 3.2 above. S/he should
have an overall knowledge of the concerned sector/s and a clear
understanding of environmental and socio-economic aspects related to
those sectors.
S/he should be thoroughly aware of national and global environmental

concerns and familiar with all environmental regulations, the EIA
Notification and its Amendments and public consultation procedures.
3.2.2 Functional Area Experts
The expertise in some of the key functional areas is an integral part of all
EIAs. Hence, the following FAEs should be available in-house (full time
employment) -

a) Air Pollution Control

b) Water Pollution Control
c) Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Management
For Sectors having pronounced impacts on ecology and socio economy like
Mining, River valley projects, Thermal Power plants, Primary
metallurgical industries, Major petrochemical complexes, Major airport
projects and Pipelines and Transportation projects & the like (through eco-
sensitive areas) the Ecology & Bio diversity and the Socio Economy
experts should be available in-house.
These experts should meet the qualifications and experience specified in

this document. There should be formal agreement between the organization
and empanelled experts. Documentary evidence of such association,
coming into effect within 30 days prior to the date of application, should be
submitted.
In case of utilization of such external expertise, the empanelled experts

should submit a signed statement mentioning the number of organizations
they are associated with for similar work and that they are not members of
state or central EIA Expert Committees or Authorities (Annexure V).
The qualifications, skills and knowledge of the experts in different

functional areas to be utilized by the EIA Consultant Organization for
EIA studies have been specified hereunder. Minimum experience
required of a person to work as an independent Functional Area Expert is
mentioned in Section 3.3.
3.2.2.1 Land Use
(i) Minimum Educational Qualification
a) University Degree in
• Physical Planning, Architecture

• Civil Engineering or Geo informatics or remote sensing or
Environmental Economics
• Master Degree in Geography, Remote sensing
b) Training (Preferable)
Specialized training in site description, preparation of land use map,

cartography and Spatial Planning (GIS and other computer application,
Remote sensing, etc.)
(ii) Specific Experience - In any one or more of the following areas
a) Generation and analysis of data related to land use pattern

b) Developing land use map of urban, semi-urban, rural and mixed areas
using GIS
c) GIS based land use analysis and development
d) Integration of land use related data/ information for assessing

environmental impacts of developmental projects
3.2.2.2 Air Pollution Prevention, Monitoring & Control
a) University degree (Graduation/ Post Graduation/ Doctorate/ Equivalent)

in any of the following
• Engineering - Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical, Civil
• Environmental Sciences
• Physics or Chemistry
Specialized course/ training in air pollution measurement, prevention,

monitoring, air pollution or control equipment.
(ii) Experience in Air Pollution Monitoring: At least in any one or more of

the following
a) Meteorology - measurement of wind speed, wind direction, relative

humidity, wet & dry bulb temperature, rainfall etc.
b) Air quality monitoring, suspended particulate matters, respirable

particulate matters, SO2, NOx, CO, hydrocarbons & other relevant
parameters including VOCs
c) Measurement of ambient air quality
d) Stack monitoring - Particulate matter, SO2, NOx, & other relevant

parameters
e) Handling and use of air pollution measuring equipment/ instruments like

High volume air samplers, RPM measurement, Stack monitoring kit,
Personal samplers.
f) Assessment of Green House Gas Emissions
g) Knowledge of international treaties related to emissions.
(iii) Experience in Air Pollution Prevention & Control: At least in any one or

more of the following
a) Reduction in process emissions at source design and installation of

air pollution control equipment
b) Reduction in fugitive emissions

c) Design and installation of emission control systems involving
• Identifying & assessing quantum of emission

• Identifying the most suitable control device e.g. condensers, spray
systems, scrubbers, cyclones, ESPs, bag filters etc.
• Design of air pollution control systems and their efficiencies
• Interlocking control systems with production plants
d) Cost estimates for control systems
3.2.2.3 Meteorology, Air Quality Modeling & Prediction
a) University degree in (Graduation/ Post-Graduation/ Doctorate/

Equivalent) in any of the following
• Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Statistics

• Environmental Engineering
Specialized course/ training on air quality modeling, air pollution

meteorology, atmospheric sciences & impact prediction
(ii) Experience in air quality simulations: In any one or more of the following
using primary or secondary meteorological data
a) Application of air quality models and simulation, selection of air

quality monitoring sites and designing of air quality monitoring
network, prediction of GLC and plotting of GLC isopleths determining
worst case scenario involving
• Source to receptor - point source, area source, line source models

• Receptor to source models
• Industrial Source Complex Model or any other advanced version of
the same model
• Models used should meet the requirements of CPCB guidelines

• Collation, analysis and use of primary and secondary

meteorological data
• Experience in source inventory and apportionment preferred
b) Prediction of impacts
• Plotting GLC on maps showing industry and other important

features
3.2.2.4 Water Pollution Prevention, Control & Prediction of Impacts
a) University degree (Graduation/ Post Graduation/ Doctorate or

Equivalent) in any of the following:
• Engineering - Environmental, Chemical, Civil

• Masters degree in Environmental Sciences
• Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, or Toxicology,
Biotechnology
Specialized course/ training on water pollution & control technologies
(ii) Specific experience: In any one or more of the following areas
a) Water quality monitoring
b) Water use auditing, water balance, water budgeting, water conservation,

and developing schemes for cascading use (recycle, reuse) of water
c) Identification, characterization and segregation of effluent streams and

designing or erection of effluent treatment systems for physico
chemical and biological treatment.
d) Water quality modeling for prediction of impacts of effluent discharge

to receiving water bodies
3.2.2.5 Ecology and Biodiversity
a) University Post graduation degree/ doctorate in any of the following

disciplines from recognized Universities

• Zoology
• Botany
• Forestry
• Subjects of Natural Science viz, micro-biology, bio-technology,
bio-chemistry.
Training on Ecosystem analysis and evaluation, Landscape ecology,

Impact Assessment on ecology/ biodiversity from various industrial,
infrastructural and other developmental work projects
(ii) Specific Experience/ Skills: In any one or more of the following
a) Basic knowledge of application of taxonomy in resource inventory

(flora and fauna) of the project area
b) Conducting ecological/ wildlife surveys and preparation of status

reports for endangered species of animals and plants and experience of
providing guidance and support for conservation of species and habitats
c) Adequate knowledge of EIA Legislation process in India
d) Understanding of policies, guidelines and legislations related to ecology

biodiversity conservation
e) Specialized training in the field of impact assessment and ecological

monitoring will be an added advantage
f) Contribution to EIA documentation
3.2.2.6 Noise / Vibration
a) University degree in any of the following
• Engineering - Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil

• Sciences - Post Graduate Degree in Physics, Statistics or
Environmental Sciences covering noise/ vibration measurement,
prediction & control.
(ii) Specific Experience: In any one or more of the following areas
a) Working in an acoustics laboratory of repute involving data collection

using noise/ vibration monitoring equipment & data processing

analysis.
b) Prediction of noise/vibration isopleths levels using relevant pollution

models in residential, sensitive (hospitals, educational institutions,
religious places etc.), commercial and industrial areas and noise
due to community activities, urban traffic, highway traffic,
railroad, aviation, commercial & industrial activities.
c) Control of noise from mining operations, vehicular noise, airport noise,

industrial noise, noise emanating from community activities, indoor
noise, highways, railways, design and optimization of noise/vibration
attenuation devices.
3.2.2.7 Socio-Economic aspect
a) University graduation in sociology or economics with post graduation/

doctorate degree in any of the following subjects
• Rural Development & Management – rural economics
• Economic Sociology
Training on Social Impact Assessment of development projects in Rural/

Urban areas.
(ii) Specific experience: In any one or more of the following
a) Design and develop format/ questionnaire for base line survey, social
changes arising out of development projects and assessment of data so
collected.
b) Evaluation of socio economic status evaluation of both tribal and non

tribal areas
c) Demonstrated capacity to interact and develop rapport at community

level will be an added advantage
3.2.2.8 Hydrology, Ground Water & Water Conservation
• Hydrology, Civil Engineering or Geology

• Post Graduation degree in Geology, Geophysics, Hydrology,

Surface Hydrology, Geohydrology, Water resources system.
Specialized training/ course on impacts on ground water & hydrology,

water conservation, water recycling and rain water harvesting from
development projects
(ii) Specific Experience: In any one or more of the following
a) Analysis of surface hydrological data pertaining to flow fluctuation,

estimation of flows at 10, 50 and 90 percentile levels; setting up and
interpretation of gauging station readings, designing of ground water
table measurement and monitoring network. Computation of ground
water recharge, flow rate and direction.
b) Plotting of ground water contours
c) Analysis and description of aquifer characteristics e.g. permeability,

transmissivity, storage coefficient etc., estimation of groundwater
potential and recharge phenomenon, determination of impact of
withdrawal of groundwater
d) Preparation of water budget for an area
3.2.2.9 Geology & Soil
a) University degree (Graduation, Post Graduation, Doctorate or

equivalent) in Geology, Agricultural Sciences or Geophysics
b) Specialized training/course (Preferable) on soil science & geology from

different types of development projects
a) Geology and Geomorphological analysis/ description

b) Stratigraphy
c) Lithology
d) Seismic Analysis
e) Analysis and characteristics of Soils
f) Land use capability assessment
g) Construction of Geological and Soil Maps
h) Soil Sampling and Analysis
i) Productivity potential of soils
j) Impact study on soils (e.g. due to leachate phenomena and air
pollutant fallout)

3.2.2.10 Risk Assessment & Hazard Management
University Graduate degree in
• Chemical Engineering, Toxicology, Fire Engineering

• Post graduate training/ Diploma on Industrial Safety
a) Identification of Hazards & Hazardous Substances

b) Risks and Consequences Analysis using latest software’s such as
Phast Micro or SAFETI
c) Preparation of Impact Diagrams
d) Vulnerability Assessment
e) Preparation of Onsite Emergency Preparedness Plan
f) Preparation of Offsite Disaster Management Plan
3.2.2.11 Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Management
(i) Minimum Educational Qualification:
• Chemical, Civil or Environmental Engineering

• Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Environmental
Economics
• Subjects of Natural Science viz micro-biology, bio-technology,
bio-chemistry and the like.
Training on waste identification, waste inventorization and treatment and

disposal of waste
(ii) Specific Experience/ Skills: In any one or more of the following –
a) Identification and management of wastes as per Hazardous Waste

Rules 2008 and subsequent amendments as well as per multi-lateral
environmental agreements such as Basal Convention
b) In industry and business involved in recycling, re-use and recovery
activities
c) Experience in managing high volume low impact waste such as Fly-
ash, Phospo Gypsum, Red Mud, Lime Sludge and the like.
d) Experience in neutralization/ stabilization/ treatment/ disposal of

hazardous wastes
e) Experience in managing dumpsites and engineered landfills.
Note:
All the Functional Area Experts should have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the
relevant Acts & Rules pertaining to their areas of expertise.
3.3 Work Experience of Functional Area Experts
Different EIAs will require inputs from diverse Functional Area Experts depending on
the type and magnitude of the projects and depth /extent of anticipated
environmental impacts. To help EIA Consultant organization select functional area
experts, the following guidelines are recommended:
3.3.1 Functional Area Expert
Expertise level and duration of experience of Functional Area Experts for

developing various categories of EIA would depend on magnitude,
complexity and anticipated environmental impacts of the project for which
the EIA is to be developed.
For relatively smaller projects with limited environmental impacts, s/he

should have minimum 3 years of experience, to work as an independent
FAE. Out of these 3 years, minimum 1 year should be in the stated
functional area/s, balance could be in consultancy/teaching and the like in
the stated area/s of expertise. Till they get up to 3 years’ experience, fresh
graduates in various areas of functional expertise, may be associated with a
senior functional area expert of his/ her area of expertise, if they are
working with an EIA Consultant Organization.
For larger projects, however, the experts should have five years of
experience and for mega projects and for areas of predominant impact, the
Functional Area Expert should preferably have at least 7 years experience to
work as an independent FAE. e.g. – for river valley projects or major
mining projects in forest areas, the ecology and biodiversity experts should
have at least 7 years of experience to analyze and assess the impact of such
projects on various facets of the environment.
Till they get up to 3 years’ experience, graduates in various areas of

functional expertise, may be associated with a senior functional area expert
of his/ her area of expertise.
3.4 Scope of Accreditation
The applicant must clearly specify the sectors for which it is seeking accreditation
with NABET as per Annexure III- A.

The applicant must apply to NABET for seeking any amendment/ addition in the
scope of accreditation in the prescribed format (Annexure III and III-A). For
assessment pertaining to additional scope/s, NABET reserves the right to conduct
additional partial assessment/s, if the amendment is sought immediately (expenses to
be borne by the applicant) or to cover it during the next surveillance assessment, when
no additional charges will be levied apart from those required for Surveillance
Assessment.
3.5 Facilities
The consultant organization shall have commensurate infrastructure like office space,
equipment etc. to support the scope of services being provided by the organization. In
case the Organization carries out baseline environmental data generation in-house,
then it should have necessary laboratory facilities and field monitoring equipment and
trained staff (details should be mentioned as required in the application form as per
Annexure III B).
3.6 Collection of Data/ information
3.6.1 Primary Data
a) Baseline environmental monitoring – This activity can be carried out either

through in house laboratory and resources or through outside laboratories. In
either case, the laboratory should preferably be accredited to NABL or
should have GLP certification. In case NABL accreditation or GLP
certification is not available, details as per Annexure III B (Format for
appraisal of Laboratories for Environmental Monitoring) should be
furnished for assessment and acceptance by NABET. Additionally, the
consultant organizations may also mention whether the laboratory is
recognized by SPCB/ CPCB/ MOEF.
In case of considerable delay in the preparation of EIA after the base line
data collection, there should be a written procedure for validation of the data
collected earlier.
b) For other forms of data generation through questionnaire/ interview/ other

methodologies, a documented procedure should be attached with the
application mentioning how credibility, appropriateness and relevance
of such data are ensured.
3.6.2 Secondary Data
Wherever possible primary data should be generated and used. The

consultant organization should have a written procedure on the use of
secondary data giving rationale for the same.
The documented procedure should also address how to ensure credibility,

appropriateness & relevance of secondary data and procedure for ground
verification of secondary data. Minimum secondary data shall be used to

supplement the primary data and under no circumstances this shall be

used as a replacement to primary data.
3.6.3 Work Outsourced
In case the consultant wants to out source a part of the work requiring very
specialized expertise like biodiversity study, ground water studies, socio-
economic data generation etc. there should be a written procedure for the
same. The procedure should include stages to be followed for such out-
sourced works including, how to assess the capability of the agency and
assure the quality of work done by them.
3.7 Administration of EIA Consultant Organization
3.7.1 The Quality Management System should be based on ISO 9001:2008

standards. It is, however, not mandatory that the consultant organization
should be ISO9001: 2008 certified.
Quality Management System should address the requirements of ISO

9001: 2008 including the company’s Quality Policy, documentation of the
system, its implementation, management review and methodologies put in
place for continual improvement.
The manual should address the specific requirements of QCI Scheme

including documented procedures for:
i. Ensuring updation of knowledge levels of full time employees

ii. Identifying, approving, monitoring performance, deploying and
ensuring updation of knowledge levels of empanelled experts
iii. Collection/ generation of primary data including methodologies for
ensuring accuracy, credibility, appropriateness and relevance of the
same
iv. Use of secondary data giving rationale for same and methodologies
for ensuring accuracy, credibility, appropriateness, relevance and
ground verification of the same
v. Work outsourced including methodologies for assessing capability/
performance and quality of the work
vi. Calibration of equipment and laboratory safety
vii. Complaints and Appeals
All information concerning EIA related work should be meticulously

documented, as defined in your QMS and meeting the requirements of the
QCI scheme.
3.7.2 Records
a) The organization shall maintain records to demonstrate conformance to

the NABET requirements

b) Records shall be maintained in English

c) Records may be in any medium – hard copy or soft copy.
d) These records shall be maintained for at least three years.
e) These records shall be made available to NABET on demand.
3.8 Complaints and Appeals
The EIA Consultant Organization shall have documented procedures for handling &
disposal of complaints within a reasonable time.
The documented procedure shall include provision for corrective and/or

preventive action to be taken, if required, as a result of any complaint or appeal.
The organization shall inform all clients of the right to make a complaint or an appeal
and shall provide written details of the process for doing so, on request.
The organization shall notify each complainant or appellant in writing of the result of
the complaint or appeal and of the right to appeal against the result to NABET.
The organization shall maintain records of all complaints and appeals, of their
resolution and the corrective and preventive actions taken.
3.9 Confidentiality
The organization shall have adequate arrangements consistent with applicable laws to
safeguard confidentiality of all information provided by its clients. These
arrangements shall be extended to include organizations or individuals acting on its
behalf and its representatives.
Except as required, information about an organization shall not be disclosed to a third

party without written consent of the organization.
3.10 Changes
The EIA consultant organization shall notify NABET of any major changes that it
makes in its quality manual, documents, experts, locations etc. Such intimation should
preferably be given as early as possible of affecting the changes, or at least once in 6
months after receiving initial accreditation or prior to Surveillance Assessment.
NABET reserves the right to carry out assessment of the impact of such changes on
accreditation if felt necessary. Expenses for this re-assessment shall be borne by the
organization.
3.11 Assessment of the organization
3.11.1 Language
All communication, documentation and records for NABET or those to be reviewed

by NABET, shall be in English.
3.11.2 Initial Assessment
3.11.2.1 Desktop review and Documentation assessment
NABET shall evaluate the following documents which shall be submitted along with
application for accreditation and the requisite application fee:
a) Details regarding the EIA Consultant Organization, experts to be

associated, experience and client list as per the application enclosed
with this document
b) Copy of one EIA carried out in preceding two years from the
date of application (EIA copy may be returned to the applicant, if so
desired, after processing of the application)
c) Quality Manual, addressing, among other things, all procedures

mentioned in this document
d) The criteria for selecting experts, procedures for assessing their

performance and keeping the knowledge levels updated for the expert
involved in developing the EIAs.
e) Office administration documents including promotional material.
After the evaluation, NABET will inform the organization of the non-
conformities and/or observations, if any.
NABET reserves the right to visit the site un-announced, if it deems necessary.
The organization shall be required to close all observations and non-conformities

before the next stage of assessment.
An assessment fee will be charged for the documentation assessment.
An additional full or partial evaluation may be done by NABET to verify the

compliance.
For any further verification of closure action of observations and non-conformities

requiring more than four hours, additional one man day fee would be charged. The
decision of NABET would be binding on the applicant in such cases. However,
NABET on it’s part will try to keep this as low as possible.
3.11.3 Office Assessment & Interview
Following review and acceptance of the detailed documentation and other

procedures, NABET shall undertake at least one full assessment of office, support
structure and the reports prepared by the organization.

The site assessment shall include interview of at least one EIA coordinator and the
above experts. The interviewees may include full time employees or empanelled
resources. NABET will inform in advance the Coordinators/Experts that its
Assessors would like to meet during the site assessment. During interview, relevant
documentary evidences of educational qualifications and experience are to be
provided.
Any changes in the accredited consultant organization especially pertaining to

the core areas of expertise should be immediately informed in writing to
NABET mentioning all relevant details in the prescribed format (Annexure –
IV). As mentioned above, the intimation to NABET should be given as early as
possible or at least on 6 monthly basis, that is with in 6 months of accreditation
given and again (if applicable) at the time of surveillance audit. NABET
reserves the right to conduct additional partial assessment or to cover it during
the next surveillance assessment.
In case the organization has multiple locations, then a partial assessment of few
selected locations may be conducted by NABET. The choice of locations shall be at
the discretion of NABET assessment team.
The EIA consultant organization shall be informed of the findings and non-
conformities, if any.
In case any corrective action is required, the organization shall make the necessary
corrections and improvements, and submit the appropriate documents within a
defined time schedule to NABET.
An assessment fee shall be charged for the office assessment and interviews based
on the scope (sectors) for which accreditation is sought – vide Section 5 for details
of Fee Structure.
An additional full or partial evaluation may be done by NABET to verify the

compliance.
For any further verification of closure action of observation and non-conformities

requiring more than four hours either at NABET office or on site of the applicant,
one additional man day fee would be charged. The decision of NABET would be
binding on the applicant in such cases.
The NABET Accreditation Committee shall take decision on accreditation for the
organization, depending on the assessment report.
The annual accreditation fee shall be payable by the organization on receipt of

information from NABET. Subsequently for every year, the organization will have
to clear the fee for surveillance assessment and pay the requisite fee for renewal of
accreditation. Details are mentioned in Section 5.
A certificate will be issued on receipt of fees as mentioned in Section 5.0.

NABET reserves all rights to amend its accreditation scheme, procedures and fees
etc. as it may deem fit. Applicants are requested to refer to the updated scheme on
QCI web site (www.qcin.org) before applying for their accreditation.
All information provided by the applicants can be verified and shared with the
stakeholders including MOEF at any stage during or after the assessment process.
NABET reserves the right to utilize the information provided by the applicant for
legal, research, for sharing with other IPC (International Personnel Certification
Association) members for any other purpose as may be deemed fit by NABET.
However, the identity of the accredited EIA consultant organizations would be
masked whenever it is called and appropriate. In case an applicant wants the
information to be kept confidential, a communication must be sent to NABET in
writing, citing reasons for the same. NABET reserves the right to take a decision in
this regard.
3.11.4 Surveillance and Re-assessment
(i) Surveillance Assessment
To assess an organization's continuing conformance to NABET scheme

and the effective implementation of the procedures, NABET shall conduct
an annual surveillance for administrative procedures, practices and records.
NABET reserves the right to carry out more frequent or longer

surveillance as necessary in case of complaints/concerns against the
organization. Cost for the same shall be borne by the consultant
organization.
NABET may also conduct surprise surveillance.
(ii) Re-assessment
NABET shall carry out reassessment after every 3 years. The scope of
such assessment will be same as that for the Initial Assessment including
document review, interviews, assessment of facilities, office procedures
and documentation to verify the compliance with the NABET scheme.
Fees applicable will be same as that for Initial Assessment
The organization shall apply in the requisite application form for the
reassessment enclosing the necessary papers and the fee.
3.12 Suspension or Cancellation
NABET may suspend or cancel an approval because of any of the following, but not
be limited to:
a) non compliance or violation of the NABET requirements and deviation
from facts as stated in application form and enclosures
b) providing insufficient or incorrect information including the

organization structure and employees (full time/ empanelled) to NABET

c) improper use of NABET Accreditation mark
d) major changes in EIA coordinators/ Experts for accredited sectors
without NABET approval
e) failure to report any major legal (mandatory compliance) changes
f) any other condition deemed appropriate by NABET
g) non payment of fees.
The decision for suspension or cancellation shall be taken by the NABET

Accreditation Committee.
3.13 Appeals
An appeal against NABET can be made in writing to the Board Chairman. An Appeal
Committee will be constituted out of the Board Members to resolve the issue
In case of non-acceptance of the decision of the Appeals Committee by the

applicant, the appeal can be made to the Secretary General, QCI, who will then
appoint an arbitrator for the purpose. The arbitration shall be held in the city of
Delhi and shall be in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.
A TYPICAL PROCESSING CYCLE OF APPLICATION IS GIVEN IN ANNEXURE II.
3.14 Application Form
Application Form should be complete in all respects. An incomplete Application Form

will result in delay of processing of application. Before sending the applications please
ensure that all the desired enclosures as per Annexure VI (Checklist for Enclosures)
are enclosed.
3.15 Category of Accreditation
The work involved in developing an EIA depends on the complexities of the projects
in terms of its’ environmental impacts, the size of the project and site specificities. The
resources required would also vary according to the type and the size of the project. As
regards quality of the EIAs, it would primarily depend on the quality of human
resource involved both in terms of their qualification and experience. Hence, to cater to
the needs of the project proponents for assessing the capabilities and resources
available with the prospective consultant, the Accreditation for the EIA Consultant
Organizations will be given in two Categories as explained under -
Category A
These EIA Consultant Organizations would be entitled to carry out EIAs for all
Category A projects as defined in the EIA Notification of MOEF dated September,
2006 and its subsequent Amendments. The applicant will have to meet each of the
following requirements, (apart from those mentioned elsewhere in this document e.g.
qualification and experience of EIA Coordinator/s and FAEs for the Sectors applied

for etc) –
1. One EIA Coordinator for maximum 5 sectors

2. One FAE representing maximum for 4 areas of expertise
3. At least one EIA Coordinator as full-time employee
4. At least 3/5 FAEs as full-time employees (vide section item 3.2 above)
5. The applicant shall be considered for accreditation for those sectors only for
which EIA Coordinator/s fulfils the requirements of Qualification and
Interview (e.g. if an EIA Consultant Organization has applied for 15 sectors
showing 3 EIA Coordinators and while two of them meet all requirements and
one meets the requirements of two sectors, then the organization shall be
considered for 10 + 2 i.e. 12 sectors only)
6. The assessment will be carried out in two parts –
i. Desktop Assessment - Stated capability of the organization based on the

documents submitted with the application
ii. Site Assessment and Interview of Experts and assessment of laboratory/
office facilities and compliance to procedures to verify the details given
in application.
The assessment will be done on a gradation basis with a total of 100 points – 25
for desktop assessment, 50 for interview/ site assessment and 25 based on
assessment of Accreditation Committee as detailed in Annexure VII.
The applicants who score 60% or above independently for desktop assessment
and for interview of experts/ site assessment (detailed in Annexure VII) would
be recommended for classification as Category A to the Accreditation
Committee.
7. The Accreditation Committee based on its assessment and judgement would

take the final decision on the accreditation of the consultant. The Accreditation
Committee may allocate suitable weightage of marks out of 25, as it may deem
appropriate.
Category B
1. The applicants who score 40 % & above but below 60 % independently in

documentation assessment and interview/ site assessment would be
recommended for being classified as Category B – i.e. eligible for carrying out
EIAs for projects defined under Category B in MOEF Notification dated
September 2006. Accreditation Committee based on its assessment will take
final decision on accreditation of such consultants.
The consultants who fail to score 40 % marks independently in desktop assessment

and interview/ site assessment, would not be recommended for accreditation to the
Accreditation Committee. The condition for categorization should be fulfilled as
specified above, in addition to scheme requirements.
The consultants who fail to get Category A classification or any Category of

accreditation, will be informed by NABET of the areas in which they need to improve

to get accreditation. Such consultants may re-apply to QCI once they feel confident of
having fulfilled necessary requirements.
Decision of the Accreditation Committee NABET will be final in this respect.
It may please be noted that initially the EIA Consultant Organizations are being
classified under two categories. – A & B. However, going forward, it is proposed to
further classify the consultants in more detail to afford the project proponents to select
the right consultant with right degree of expertise, experience, systems and facilities.
The accredited consultants are, therefore, advised to keep the QCI – NABET informed
of EIA projects carried out by them, No. of EIAs approved by the Govt.,
improvements in their organization and other relevant information, on yearly basis.
Clients wishing to carry out an EIA for reasons not covered by the MOEF Notification
dated Sep 14, 2006 and its’ subsequent amendments, may select any EIA Consultant
Organization.

4.0 Code of Conduct for Consultant Organizations
All consultants are obliged to improve the standing of the consultancy profession by
rigorously observing the Code of Conduct. Failure to do so may result in suspension or
withdrawal of accreditation.
The Consultant Organization undertakes:
a. To act professionally, accurately and in unbiased manner. Be truthful, accurate

and fair to the assigned work, without any fear or favour.
b. To judiciously use information provided by or acquired from the client

in developing the EIA and maintain confidentiality of information
received/acquired in connection with the assignment.
c. To avoid and / or declare any conflict of interest that may affect the work to be
carried out.
d. Not to accept any favor from the clients, or their representatives.
e. Not to act in a manner detrimental to the reputation of any of the stakeholders

including NABET and the client.
f. To co-operate fully in any formal enquiry procedure of NABET as per appeals

procedure.

5.0 Fee Structure
S.No Fee Details Fees (in Rs.) at minimum

Application Brochure 500
A 1st Year
1 Application Fee 15,000
2 Document Review 2 man days*
Site Assessment 1 – 10 Sectors# 1x2 man days*
3
11 – 40 Sectors 2x2 man days*
4 Travel, Boarding and Lodging At actuals**
Rs 4,000 per completed EIA.
In the first year, Rs 15,000 is payable in advance
for up to 4 completed EIAs after accreditation.
5 Annual Fee
For every additional completed EIA during that
year, Rs 4000 per project will be payable to
QCI.
B 2nd year
1 Site Assessment ## 1x1 man day*
Rs. 4,000 per completed EIA, payable on six
2 Annual Fee
monthly basis
C 3rd Year
1 Site Assessment ## 1x1 man day*
Rs. 4,000 per completed EIA, payable on six
2 Annual Fee
monthly basis
* The assessment charges are Rs 12,000/- per man day at the present rate. Numbers of days for assessment are
estimated and these may vary for larger organizations. QCI – NABET reserves the right to revise the man
day rate, if deemed necessary.
# The number of sectors for which accreditation is sought (vide Annexure III A)
** Economy class air fare/ Organization’s guest house or 3 Star (minimum) Hotel (boarding and lodging), local
travel by AC car/ taxis. The consultant organization may also make the ticketing & other arrangements as
per the requirements.
## The number of man days would increase for more than 10% change in Staff (EIA Coordinators/ Functional
Area Experts), for additional scopes and for multi-location offices.
Note:
• After getting accreditation, if an EIA consultant organization wishes to increase the
scope of accreditation, additional man day would be charged for documentation
review and for site/ office assessment, for each additional 5 sectors.
• For Reassessment after 3 years, all procedures and fees as in the Initial Assessment
will be applicable.
General Information on Payment of Fee for Accreditation
1. The fee is to be paid by a Demand Draft payable at Delhi or a local Cheque of

Delhi in favour of “Quality Council of India”.

2. Only the Application fee is to be sent along with the application. Applications not
accompanied by the application fee will not be considered.
3. The Annual fee for the first year is to be sent only after the receipt of confirmation
from NABET of the applicant having been approved for accreditation. Certificate
will be sent after receipt of full fees and expenses at NABET.
4. Annual fee, in terms of completed EIAs, is to be paid on six monthly basis.

‘Completed EIAs’ will mean EIA reports, in final form, submitted to the client.
Yearly renewal of accreditation will be given only on payment of all dues to
NABET.
5. The fees are not refundable.

Annexure - I
Personal Attributes of the EIA Coordinator &

Functional Area Experts
Desirable personal attributes for EIA Coordinators and Functional Area Experts are as
follows:
Ethical - Fair, truthful, sincere, honest and discreet; avoid

conflict of interest in work
Open minded - Willing to consider alternative ideas or points of

view;
Observant - Constantly and actively aware of organizational

culture and values, physical surroundings and
activities;
Perceptive - Aware of and able to understand the need for change

and improvement;
Versatile - Able to adapt to different situations and provide

alternative and creative solutions;
Tenacious - Persistent, focused on achieving objectives;
Decisive - Reaches timely conclusions based on logical

reasoning and analysis;
Self-reliant - Acts and functions independently while interacting

effectively with others;
Communicative - Able to listen to and interface with all levels of an

organization, confidently whilst sensitive to its
culture;
Practical - Realistic and flexible in approach with good

time management and leadership abilities
(concerned with facts and experiences);
Accountable - Take responsibility for their own actions

Annexure - II
Accreditation Process
Total time taken for the Accreditation process will be 75 – 150 days. This is subject to no
inordinate delay taking place at the Applicant’s end in submitting the clarifications/additional
information sought by NABET and in closure of Non Conformances and observations raised
by NABET.
APPLICATION FLOW
STAGE I STAGE II STAGE III
Administration Technical Assessment of First Office Assessment by

Assessment Documents by Assessor Assessors
For Document Nonconformance/ Nonconformance/ Observations

Completion/ Observations raised to raised to be closed by EIA
Updating as per be closed by EIA Consultant Organization
NABET Consultant Organization
requirements
No
Final approval by NABET
Assessors
Yes
No Yes
If Closed
Case to Accreditation Committee
No and Decision
Yes
ACCREDITATION AWARDED
Important:
In case the applicant does not respond within 60 days for any additional information or closure
actions for the NC’s and Observations, the application shall be deemed closed. The applicant
will have to re-submit the application for accreditation with all applicable fees.

Annexure - III
Application Form for NABET Accreditation
(Kindly attach separate sheets if necessary for more information)
1. Name of the Consultant organization
_________________________________________________________
Affix Passport Size
photograph of
_________________________________________________________ contact person
2. Contact details with the name of the contact person
_________________________________________________________
Tel No. _____________________________ Mobile _______________
Email_____________________________________________________
3. Legal Status of the organization

a) Public / Private / Government
b) Company / Partnership / Proprietorship / Registered Society
c) Research / Academic Institute
d) Industry Association
e) Others (please specify and attach necessary evidence)
4. Date of Registration/ Incorporation (attach copy of certificate of incorporation /

registration)
DD MM YY
5. Annual Turnover of the organization (attach balance sheet and IT returns for the last
3 years)
6. Organization Structure (with details of locations/associates etc.). For multi-functional

organizations, the organization structure of the stream related to EIA work may be
detailed out (attach organization chart and other details).
7. Please tick the project sector/ s for which you are seeking accreditation with NABET
as per Annexure III-A.
8. Technical Expertise (Full time and/or Empanelled) available with the organization
(attach CVs and the declaration of EIA Coordinators/ Functional Area Experts of
their association and declaration of their association with other organizations, if
applicable signed within 30 days preceding the date of application for accreditation
with NABET as per Annexure IV and V, respectively)
• EIA Coordinator (as per Section 3.2.1of criteria)*

Names Full Time/ Sector C.V.

Empanelled (For Accreditation) Attached
i. __________________________________________________________ Y/ N
ii. __________________________________________________________ Y/N
iii. __________________________________________________________ Y/N
iv. __________________________________________________________ Y/N
Total Numbers a) Full Time ________________b) Empanelled________________
• Functional Expert/ s (as per Section 3.2.2 of criteria )*
Names Full Time/ Functional C.V.

Empanelled Area Attached
i. ____________________________________________________________ Y/N
ii. ____________________________________________________________ Y/N
iii. ____________________________________________________________ Y/N
iv. ____________________________________________________________ Y/N
Total Numbers a) Full Time _________________b) Empanelled________________
Documentary evidence for stated experience, exposure and training of proposed

EIA Coordinators and Functional Area Experts to be provided to NABET Assessors
during interview.
Functional Areas
A. Land Use B. Air Pollution Control C. Air Quality Modeling
D. Water Pollution Control E. Noise & Vibration F. Ground Water & Hydrology
G. Ecology, Aquatic Terrestrial Flora and Fauna including Bio Diversity
H. Socio Economy I. Geology & Soil J Risk Hazards
K. Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Management M. Others (To specify)
Use separate sheet for additional names.
9. Procedure of identifying and approving of empanelled experts.(to be attached)
10. Procedure of monitoring performance of empanelled experts (to be attached)
11. Procedure of deploying empanelled experts to various projects(to be attached)

12. Procedure for ensuring updation of knowledge levels of full time/ empanelled experts
(to be attached).
13. How do you get field monitoring done to generate baseline environmental data
In-house laboratory Out-side laboratory
13.1 If in-house arrangement then details as per Annexure III B to be provided (Please
do include procedures for calibration of equipment and laboratory safety)
13.2 If outside laboratory, but not accredited with NABL or not GLP certified, same
details as 13.1 above to be submitted in addition to:
i. Procedure for identifying, selecting and approving field monitoring agencies

ii. Procedure for performance monitoring of outside laboratory
iii. Registration certificate, yearly turn-over of laboratory and certificate of
satisfactory work completed from 2-3 clients
13.3 If the laboratory is accredited by NABL or is GLP certified, only copy of the
certificate to be submitted (in such cases no further details are required)
14. What type of quality assurance procedures you adopt to ensure generation of reliable
i. Primary data including environmental baseline data, and

ii. Secondary data based on ground verification or otherwise
(Please submit your documented procedure meeting the requirements of section 3.6.1
and 3.6.2 of the scheme)
14.1. Furnish details of prediction model/software available in respect of
a) Air environment___________________________________________________
b) Water environment________________________________________________
c) Noise environment ________________________________________________
d) Any other __________________________________________________
15. Organization's experience in EIA Studies
a. No. of EIA studies carried out in the last three years

b. Attach the list of clients in last three years (not exceeding ten in number) and copies
of their work orders
c. Provide name/s and sector/ s of projects mentioned at (b) above with capital
investment (for three projects)

d. Provide completion certificates from clients for the projects mentioned at (b)
above
16. Out of the EIA's developed by you, provide details of
a. EIA's which went through public consultation process
b. Number of public consultations required for these EIA's
c. Records of public consultations for two cases including actions taken (to
be attached)
17.1 Number of EIA studies presented before the expert committee in MOEF, Delhi/ State
EAC Committee.
a. EIA studies accorded clearance by MOEF, Delhi/ State EAC Committee
b. Number of presentations for each EIA clearance
17.2 Copy of one EIA (Hard Copy) prepared by you in preceding two years from the
date of application.
18. Copy of Quality Manual (to be attached) Yes / No

(In case it is not available, it should be sent within 45 days of the application).
19. Please find enclosed the Demand Draft / Cheque (Delhi only) no. ……………….
for Rs…………………………… dated……………………..drawn on ………… in
favor of Quality Council of India, payable at New Delhi towards the application fee.
20. Declaration
We have carefully read all NABET guidelines for accreditation of EIA

Consultant organization. We confirm that the information provided in the application
in support of the application is correct to the best of our knowledge.
We authorize NABET to make any enquiry as deemed fit as part of the

reviewing process. We understand that in case any information is found to be
incorrect, it may result in rejection of this application and/or disqualification. We
authorize NABET to utilize the information provided in this application for legal,
research, training, sharing with other IPC members and/or for any other purpose as
may be deemed fit by NABET.
If accredited, we commit to notify NABET immediately of any changes in the

status where information regarding such changes, if declared may affect the
consideration for accreditation of the organization.
Signatures
Name
Designation
Date

Annexure –IIIA
Project Sectors
Please tick the desired project sector/s for NABET accreditation
S. No. Sectors Tick
1 Mining of minerals including Opencast / Underground mining
2 Offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration, development & production
3 River Valley, Hydel, Drainage and Irrigation projects
4 Thermal Power Plants
5 Nuclear power projects and processing of nuclear fuel
6 Coal washeries
7 Mineral beneficiation including pelletisation
8 Metallurgical industries (ferrous & non ferrous) – both primary and

secondary
9 Cement plants
10 Petroleum refining industry
11 Coke oven plants
12 Asbestos milling and asbestos based products
13 Chlor-alkali industry
14 Soda ash Industry
15 Leather/skin/hide processing industry
16 Chemical fertilizers
17 Pesticides industry and pesticide specific intermediates (excluding

formulations)
18 Petro-chemical complexes (industries based on processing of petroleum

fractions & natural gas and/or reforming to aromatics)
19 Textile – cotton and manmade fibers
20 Petrochemical based processing (processes other than cracking &

reformation and not covered under the complexes)

21 Synthetic organic chemicals industry (dyes & dye intermediates; bulk drugs
and intermediates excluding drug formulations; synthetic rubbers; basic
organic chemicals, other synthetic organic chemicals and chemical
intermediates)
22 Distilleries
23 Integrated paint industry
24 Pulp & paper industry excluding manufacturing of paper from wastepaper

and manufacture of paper from ready pulp with out bleaching
25 Sugar Industry
26 Induction/arc furnaces/cupola furnaces/submerged arc furnace/crucible

furnace/re-heating furnace of capacity more than 5Tonne per heat
27 Oil & gas transportation pipeline (crude and refinery/ petrochemical

products), passing through national parks/ sanctuaries/coral reefs
/ecologically sensitive areas including LNG terminal
28 Isolated storage & handling of Hazardous chemicals (As per threshold

planning quantity indicated in column 3 of schedule 2 & 3 of MSIHC Rules
1989 amended 2000)
29 Air ports
30 All ship breaking yards including ship breaking units
31 Industrial estates/ parks/ complexes/areas, export processing Zones(EPZs),

Special Economic Zones(SEZs), Biotech Parks, Leather Complexes
32 Common hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities

(TSDFs)
33 Ports, harbours, jetties, marine terminals, break waters and dredging
34 Highways, railways, transport terminals, mass rapid transport systems
35 Aerial ropeways
36 Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs)
37 Common Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility (CMSWMF)
38 Building and large construction projects including shopping malls,

multiplexes, commercial complexes, housing estates, hospitals, institutions
39 Townships and Area development projects
40 Additional Sectors:

i. Automobile and Auto Components
ii. Electroplating and Metal Coating
iii. Electrical and Electronics including component industry
iv. Glass and Ceramic Industry
v. Food Processing

Annexure –III B
Format for Appraisal of Laboratories for
Environmental Monitoring
1 Name of the firm
2 Address of the firm

(Include email address)
3 Contact person with

designation
4 Branches and its addresses (include
email address)
5 Turnover of the laboratory during

last three years
6 Are you an ISO company
7 Are you registered with any

pollution control board (Furnish
documentary evidence)
Ambient air quality monitoring -
Stack monitoring -
Water sampling and analysis -
Wastewater sampling and analysis -
Soil sampling and analysis -
Noise monitoring -
Meteorological data monitoring -
List of Services provided (provide Terrestrial ecological survey -
8
details)
Marine ecological survey -
Satellite imagery data interpretation -
Hydrology survey -
Marine studies -
Treatability studies -
Risk assessment -
Other (specify)

9 List of Laboratory equipments

(Provide details including type and
make)
Meteorological data collection:

Automatic -
Manual -
High volume sampler -
Noise meter -
Respirable particulate matter sampler -
List of monitoring equipment
10 (Provide detailed list with type and HC sampler - No.
make)
Soil sampler -
Marine ecology sampling kit -
Water sampling kits -
DG set -
Stack air sampler kit -
Other (specify)
Documented Procedure available (If yes,
11 Calibration of equipment
provide the same)
12 Details of staffs in laboratory
Total no. of employees
Years of
Name Designation Qualification experience in this
field
13
Provide details of the followings

14 Sampling and sample control.

Sample Plan
Sample identification
Sample registration
Sample retention and storage.
15 Laboratory safety program provide details Documented procedure for laboratory

safety including emergency plan and
training
16 List of jobs executed (provide satisfaction

certificate from client)
Do you have capability for mobile

laboratory set up
17
If yes, state details (equipments, personnel
etc.)

Annexure IV
Resume Format Affix

(For EIA Coordinator / Functional Expert) Passport
Size
Photograph
Mr./Ms./Mrs.
________________________________________________________________________
(First Name) (Middle Name) (Last Name)
1. Role in the Organization: i) (a) EIA Coordinator ii) (a) Functional Expert
(b) Sector/ s________________ (b) Area of Expertise _______________
2. Date of Birth _____________________________________________________________
3. Home address ____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
__________________________ Pin Code ____________________________
4. Tel. No. _________________________ 5. Fax No. ____________________________
6. Email address _________________________________________________________
7. Office address _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
____________________________ Pin Code ____________________
8. Tel. No. _________________________ 9. Fax No. _________________
10. Email address ________________________________________________________
11. Mailing address Home Office
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

12. General Education (Senior Secondary)
Educational Institution
Period Board Qualification Subjects Grade
& Address
13. Technical Education (Graduation & above):
Institution Name &

Period Qualification Subjects Grade
Address
14. Registered / recognized training courses attended:
Title of the Conducted / Organized by Dates

S.No. Result
Course (Name & Address) From To

15. Membership of Professional Bodies:
Membership
S.No. Professional Body (Name & Address) Valid Till
Grade No.
16. Experience (Please write in chronological order with present experience listed first):
A. General:
Organization with *Role/Duties/

Period Department Designation
address Responsibilities
B. Related to Environmental Impact Assessment:
Organization with *Role/ Duties/

Period Department Designation
address Responsibilities

* Specific Role (like EIA Preparation Team or Client of EIA)
17. Declaration by applicant
I attest that the above information relating to my education and experience is correct. I do
understand that any incorrect information will result in disqualification of self and
organizational accreditation with NABET.
Signature _____________________________________ Date ______/_________/_______
18. Declaration by the employer
The above information in relation to Mr./Ms. …………………………………………………

has been verified and found to be correct.
I understand in case the information is found to be incorrect it may result in the rejection/
suspension of this application for EIA Consultant accreditation.
Attested By _________________________________________________________________
Authorized Signatory: Name ___________________________________________________
Designation_________________________________________________________________

Annexure – V
Declaration of empanelled experts (EIA coordinator/ Functional Area Expert) of their

association
(to be signed within 30 days preceding the date of application for accreditation)
This is to confirm that I ________________________________________ am currently involved

with the following EIA projects:
EIA Coordinator or
S. No. Name of the Project Sector
Functional Area Expert*
* Areas of expertise to be mentioned by Functional Area Experts
It is also confirmed that, I am not a part of an Expert Appraisal Committee of the Centre or any
of the states.
Name ___________________________
Signatures ___________________________
Dated ___________________________

Annexure VI
Checklist of Enclosures
Kindly ensure that the following are enclosed with your application:-
Documents to be enclosed Yes/ No

1. Filled in Application form with the photograph of contact person –
(Annexure III)
2. Application Fees
3. Copy of the Legal Status of the organization including date of
registration/ incorporation
4. Company Registration Certificate
5. Organization Balance Sheet and Income Tax Returns, preferably for last
three years (depends on date of registration of organization)
6. Organization Structure with respect to people involved in EIA as well as
on the whole (Flow Chart in Hierarchy)
7. Scope of Accreditation to be mentioned– (Annexure IIIA)
8. Signed Resume of EIA Coordinator/s with photographs (Annexure IV)
ORIGINAL COPIES
9. Signed Resume of Functional Area Experts with photographs (Annexure
IV) ORIGINAL COPIES
10. Declaration of empanelled EIA Coordinator/ s and Functional Area
Expert/ s of their association (as per Annexure V) and declaration of their
association with other organizations, if applicable
11. Procedure for identifying/ approving/ deploying/ monitoring performance
and ensuring knowledge updation of empanelled experts
12. Procedure for ensuring updation of knowledge of full time experts
13. Following details vide Annexure III B (for in-house/ out-side
laboratories)
i. CV’s of laboratory staff
ii. Details of field monitoring and laboratory instruments / equipment as
mentioned in Annexure III B
iii. Procedure for calibration of equipment
iv. Procedure for laboratory safety including emergency plan and
training
v. Procedure for identifying, selecting and approving field monitoring
agencies (for out-side laboratories), if applicable
vi. Procedure for performance monitoring of out-side laboratories, if
applicable
vii. Registration certificate, yearly turn-over and certificate of
satisfactory work completed from 2 – 3 clients (for out-side
laboratories)

14. Copy of the certification for NABL accreditation or GLP certification , as

applicable
15. Procedure followed for ensuring credibility and appropriateness of
gathering of Primary and Secondary data
16. Procedure for work outsourced including methodology for assessing
capability of the agency and quality of work outsourced
17. Names of models/ software being followed
18. Client list, work orders and completion certificates vide point 15 of
application form
19. Names and sectors of three projects for which EIAs were developed by
you, with capital investment (vide point 15 c. of application form)
20. Records of public consultation for two cases including actions taken
21. One EIA report (prepared within preceding two years)

22. Quality Manual (In case it is not available, it should be sent within 45
days of the application)
23. Copies of promotional material

Annexure VII
Gradation in Assessment Process
I. Desktop Assessment : 25 marks
S.No. Aspect Marks

1 Compliance to qualification and experience requirements of
i. EIA Coordinator/ s 7.5
ii. Functional Area Expert/ s 7.5
2 System for baseline/ primary data and secondary data generation 5
3 Quality Manual 5
II. Interview and Site Assessment : 50 marks
S.No. Aspect Marks

1 Quality of personnel based on interview
i. EIA Coordinator/ s 10
ii. Functional Area Expert/ s 10
2 Laboratory Status 10
3 Office Facilities 5
4 Compliance to Quality Manual 10
5 Quality of EIAs 5
III. Decision of Accreditation Committee : 25 marks
For being recommended for Category A, an applicant has to score minimum 60% marks
independently in I and II above.
Applicants scoring 40 % and above but below 60% independently in I and II above will be
recommended for accreditation in Category B.
The applicants scoring less than 40% marks in I and II above will not be considered for
accreditation.
For further details contact:
Director,
National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET)
Quality Council of India, Institution of Engineers Building,
2nd Floor, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002, India
Tel: +91-11-2337 9321, 2337 8056, 2337 8057 Fax. No: 2337 9621
Email: nabet@qcin.org, abhay.nabet@qcin.org

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S.No Subject Page No

1.1 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a statutory requirement for most

- Improper / inadequate scoping for the EIA

In the new Environmental Clearance Notification of Ministry of Environment

National Accreditation Board for Education & Training (NABET), a constituent

QCI – NABET/ EIA 105/ January 10/ Rev 06 Page 4

- Mining, extraction of natural resources, power generation

i) Guidelines to the applicants for accreditation on requisite skills and

Assessment Process (in brief, details given later)

* Desk top review of documents pertaining to background of the organization,

QCI – NABET/ EIA 105/ January 10/ Rev 06 Page 5

Please contact NABET office for the latest information.

QCI – NABET/ EIA 105/ January 10/ Rev 06 Page 6

2.0 Nomenclature/ Abbreviations

The evaluation of documentary evidence submitted by the applicant in

A NABET Assessor is the person designated by NABET to review the

CPCB Central Pollution Control Board

QCI – NABET/ EIA 105/ January 10/ Rev 06 Page 7

Definitions of some related terms:

For all the above, documentary evidences are required to be provided

QCI – NABET/ EIA 105/ January 10/ Rev 06 Page 8

Only organizations will be considered for accreditation.

3.2 Skills and Knowledge of Experts

QCI – NABET/ EIA 105/ January 10/ Rev 06 Page 9

3.2.1 EIA Coordinators

3.2.1.1 Minimum educational background and training

a) Bachelor/ Masters/ Ph.D. Degree in Engineering or Masters/ Ph.D. degree

Engineering - Chemical, Civil, Mining, Electrical or Environmental

Sciences - Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Botany,

Humanities - Economics, Sociology, Law or Management

b) Specific Training (Preferable)

Training on analysis and integration of inputs from various functional

3.2.1.2 Experience/ Exposure

A person must have minimum 7 years working experience related to EIA

S/he should be thoroughly aware of national and global environmental

3.2.2 Functional Area Experts

QCI – NABET/ EIA 105/ January 10/ Rev 06 Page 10

a) Air Pollution Control

These experts should meet the qualifications and experience specified in

In case of utilization of such external expertise, the empanelled experts

The qualifications, skills and knowledge of the experts in different

3.2.2.1 Land Use

(i) Minimum Educational Qualification

• Physical Planning, Architecture

Specialized training in site description, preparation of land use map,

(ii) Specific Experience - In any one or more of the following areas

a) Generation and analysis of data related to land use pattern

QCI – NABET/ EIA 105/ January 10/ Rev 06 Page 11

c) GIS based land use analysis and development

d) Integration of land use related data/ information for assessing

3.2.2.2 Air Pollution Prevention, Monitoring & Control

(i) Minimum Educational Qualification

a) University degree (Graduation/ Post Graduation/ Doctorate/ Equivalent)

Specialized course/ training in air pollution measurement, prevention,

(ii) Experience in Air Pollution Monitoring: At least in any one or more of

a) Meteorology - measurement of wind speed, wind direction, relative

b) Air quality monitoring, suspended particulate matters, respirable

c) Measurement of ambient air quality

d) Stack monitoring - Particulate matter, SO2, NOx, & other relevant