Academic Notifications of BIS

We are excited to announce the Online Technical Session Series that will be hosted as online webinars starting from 27 October 2025. -1 hour online discipline-wise sessions -Three times a week -1600 h to 1700 h -Open to students of MoU partner institutes -Digital Certificates to all attending -Great opportunity to learn from BIS experts

Detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for each project and submission guidelines are available on the BIS portal at https://www.services.bis.gov.in/php/BIS_2.0/eBIS/research-projects-commissioned .

BIS successfully organized a workshop for the Mentors of MoU Partner Institutes on 30 July 2025 at National Institute of Training for Standardization, Noida. The workshop, chaired by Shri Pramod Kumar Tiwari (IAS), Director General BIS, witnessed participation of around 90 delegates representing 38 MoU partner institutes.

BIS successfully conducted a sensitization workshop for Startups/Innovators in collaboration with IIT Kanpur at SIIC situated in the IIT Kanpur Campus. More than 100 delegates participated in the day long workshop.

To get latest news and updates on standards, please click on the link "Manak Samachar" on BIS website

Standards watch cover the latest news and updates on standardization and quality ecosystem in the country

BIS signs MoUs with six new premiere Institutes

A national quiz competition on “National Standardization Ecosystem and Consumer Rights” was conducted by Bureau of Indian Standards for the students of premier engineering and professional institutes of the country (IITs, NITs, IIMs and others) with whom BIS has singed MoUs. The quiz received an overwhelming response with 3397 students from 78 institutes participating in the competition. Every participant was awarded with a certificate by BIS and winners were awarded Cash Prizes along with certi

BIS organizes a workshop on Sustainable Development at IIT Roorkee on 27 Feb 2025

R&D Projects whose last date of submission was 30 August 2024 have been awarded. The list is hosted on our website.

Learning resource on Module on Basics of Standardization is uploaded on dashboard for use and reference. Presentations on the module also uploaded under the tab 'Reference Material for Technical Session'

Please find attached brief about some important standards published during the week

Please find attached the brief about important standards published during the last week

R&D Projects whose last date of submission was 15 May 2024 have been awarded. The list is hosted on our website.

Please find attached the brief about the important Indian Standards Published during the last week

The last date for submission of R&D Projects has been extended to 30 August 2024. All interested proposers are requested to send their proposals well in advance before the last date.

We are pleased to announce that BIS is planning discipline wise 2-days Annual Conventions for Deans/HoDs of our MoU Partners. The plan for the conventions is shared for kind reference with a request to all concerned to prepare accordingly.

Please find attached list and brief about some important Indian Standards published during the last week.

Technical Sessions initiated at MoU partners who have submitted their plans. More than 20 sessions scheduled for July 2024. Other institutes requested once again to submit their plans to initialize the sessions and not miss out on this great opportunity.

Others are requested to share their plans at the earliest

IIT Bombay is hosting its Annual CSR Conclave 2024 today on the theme of “Unlocking CSR for impactful research.” BIS features as a proud partner and BIS officers attend the event.

Other MoU partners are also requested to submit their plans at the earliest for timely allocation of faculty

MoU partners have submitted their annual action plan for conducting technical sessions on standardization and Indian Standards in their various departments under educational outreach initiative of BIS.

More than 35 MoU institutes have set up 126 Standard Clubs in multiple departments and many are in process of setting up. These Standard Clubs meaningfully engage students in various interesting activities relating to standards and standardization.

The deadline for the submission of R&D proposals for 82 new R & D projects on the offer is extended till 15th May, 24.

84 R&D projects on subjects under standardization have been sanctioned under phase-1. Details can be seen on URL given.

Draft Annual Action Plan for Technical Sessions on Indian Standards shared with all 91 MoU Institutions to plan incorporation of lectures on basic concepts of standardization and subject specific standards in various disciplines. These lectures will help the students to get acquainted with the Indian Standards and their implementation in their area of study and work.

BIS has successfully conducted faculty sensitization programmes in 81 MoU partner institutes to apprise the faculty, scholars and students about BIS and its activities and how they can participate in various initiatives of BIS like taking up R&D projects, participating in technical committees, commenting on draft Indian Standards etc.

Membership vacancies for various Technical Committees of BIS are open for faculty of MoU partners (refer URL). Interested faculties are requested to go through the vacancies on offer on BIS academic dashboard to apply in their field of expertise and interest.

82 new ToRs for R&D projects are hosted on BIS academic dashboard with last date of receipt of proposals as 15 May 2024 (refer URL). All MoU partners are requested to kindly make sure that their proposals reach BIS within the stipulated time.