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International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT) is located at
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state of India. The Rs 1100 crore facility has facilities for vehicle homologation and also testing laboratories for noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and passive safety. It also includes a powertrain laboratory, engine dynamometers, emission laboratory with Euro-V capability, a fatigue laboratory, passive safety laboratory, and vehicle test tracks. iCAT is also being developed as a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for component development and NVH. Tests and approvals of vehicles and their components are conducted under the Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) – Rule No. 126 for which iCAT is accredited for. iCAT also has permission by BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) for tests on wheels, tires and glass for BIS certification. iCAT is also accredited by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for testing and approval of generators.


Facilities

The following facilities are being provided at ICAT: *Active & passive safety testing *Component evaluation testing *Fatigue testing *Material testing *EMI / EMC laboratory *Noise Vibration Harshness *
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*Vehicle Evaluation Facilities &
Homologation Homologation (Greek ''homologeo'', ὁμολογέω, "to agree") is the granting of approval by an official authority. This may be a court of law, a government department, or an academic or professional body, any of which would normally work fr ...
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ICAT Convention Centre (ICC)
*Engine Test Lab *Vehicle test cell *On road testing


See also

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Automotive Research & Testing Center The Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC; ) is a government funded non-profit automotive research facility located in Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. History ARTC was founded in 1990 under the auspices of the Ministry of Econo ...
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NATRiP National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP), the largest and one of the most significant initiatives in automotive sector so far, represents a unique joining of hands between the Government of India, a number of state gover ...


References

{{reflist Automotive testing agencies Research institutes in Haryana Automotive industry in India Research institutes established in 2006 2006 establishments in Haryana