Application Procedure

(I) Application Procedure

  1. Applicant shall first contact directly through e-mail/ postal letter to CGCERT and request for application form for the required scope of certification.
  2. CGCERT shall send / provide the requested application form to the applicant within fifteen days of the receipt of request. The application form consists of application for scope of certification, annual plan format and last three years history format.
  3. The applicant will have to submit his/ her application form within three month of the issue of the application. CGCERT shall acknowledge the receipt of the application form. During screening, if it is found that the application is incomplete, the applicant shall be requested to provide necessary and missing documents for registration.
  4. After receipt of the application, the administrative department of CGCERT shall screen and check the completeness of the application.
  5. If the application is found appropriate, then CGCERT shall assign a registration number to the operator in a prescribed format & a fee estimate and a contract form between CGCERT & the Operator shall be sent to the operator.
  6. Applicant will have to deposite 100% of the certification fees either in Cash or by Demand Draft in favor of CEO CGCERT, Raipur within 30 days of the signed contract to CGCERT in which they agree to comply with the NPOP standards, allow inspecton and provide updated information to CGCERT.

(II) Inspection Fee for Additional Visits

If an additional inspection visit is necessary because complete information has not been provided by the applicant at the time of the announced inspection or, due to conditional certification or otherwise the applicant will have to pay the fee in advance as mentioned in fee structure for the specific items.

(III) Unannounced Inspection Visit Fee

There is no fee to applicants for unannounced inspection visits to monitor compliance with the CGCERT's and NPOP Standards. However the operator will have to arrange boarding and lodging for Inspectors during inspection.

(IV) Refund of fee:

  1. Registration fee will not be refunded.
  2. If an applicant withdraws his/her application for certification prior to more than fifteen days of the proposed date of inspection, the applicant shall be refunded the deposited fee after deducting the 10% amount.
  3. If the applicant withdraws application of certification prior to less than fifteen days and more than three days of the proposed date of inspection, he/she will be refunded the deposited fee after deducting 25% amount.