The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India (QCI), has launched its new Medical Application Portal designed for ISO 15189:2022 applicant laboratories.

The online portal was unveiled during a virtual event titled “GOING LIVE”, marking a major step in NABL’s mission to enhance ease, efficiency, and transparency in the accreditation process.

The new portal has been redesigned to reflect the real-world operations of medical laboratories, offering a streamlined application process with improved user experience, reduced timelines, and greater accuracy. It introduces several enhancements, including a restructured application flow, standardized templates, a comprehensive pre-registration checklist, an intuitive interface, and a multi-user access feature that enables laboratories to assign multiple users with distinct access rights. This is expected to accelerate data entry, enhance oversight, and ensure accountability throughout the accreditation lifecycle.   

QCI Chairperson Jaxay Shah said that the portal can reduce tasks that once took weeks or even months to just two to three hours.

He further noted that this represents “one of the most significant disruptions in the quality ecosystem,” adding that the same approach will now be extended to other sectors, embedding technology-driven efficiency, innovation, and responsiveness at the heart of India’s quality journey.  

Dr. Sandip Shah, Chairperson of NABL, also described the portal as a “transformational step” towards making the accreditation process more transparent and efficient. He emphasised that with multi-user access and simplified features, NABL is enhancing ease of doing business for laboratories and reinforcing its commitment to India’s quality ecosystem.

The initiative is expected to benefit hundreds of medical laboratories across India, providing them with an intuitive, transparent, and efficient digital platform for accreditation under ISO 15189:2022.

The launch featured a live demonstration of the portal, a walkthrough of its features, and an interactive question-and-answer session with participants from medical laboratories nationwide.