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The National Test House celebrated its 115th Foundation Day on 29 August 2026 at its Jakkuru campus in Bengaluru.
Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi was chief guest, with Ministers of State B.L. Verma and Shobha Karandlaje and Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare present.
A new NTH building, an advanced electric vehicle battery testing centre and a mobile application platform were inaugurated at the campus.
Joshi called for NTH to be transformed into a premier global testing and certification organisation as India's manufacturing base expands.
NTH was set up in 1912 at Alipore, Kolkata under the then Railway Board and now works under the Department of Consumer Affairs.
The Bureau of Indian Standards writes the standards and runs certification marks; NTH provides technical support in formulating them and tests products against them.
The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories accredits testing laboratories; NTH assists it technically, so the same institution both tests and helps underwrite the credibility of other testers.
QCI approved NTH Ghaziabad as a certification body for drone type certification under the UAS certification scheme.
The Department of Consumer Affairs uses laboratory evidence from bodies like NTH to enforce quality control orders and consumer protection rules against substandard goods.