India’s national accreditation system under the Quality Council of India (QCI) has been ranked 5th in the world in the recent Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021.
India’s overall QI system ranking continues to be in the Top 10 at the 10th position, with the standardization system (under BIS) at 9th and the metrology system (under NPL-CSIR) at 21st position in the world.
According to the report, the top 25 countries in the world are mainly located in Asia-Pacific, North America, and Europe. Some of these include India, Australia, Turkey, and Brazil.
The methodology of the GQII rankings takes into account the data collected from various sources during the year. The 2021 rankings are based on data collected till the end of December 2021 and analysed through 2022.
This initiative is supported by various organizations such as Germany’s BMZ and the PTB.
