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The National Building Code of India (NBC), a comprehensive building Code, is a national
instrument providing guidelines for regulating the building construction activities across the
country. It serves as a Model Code for adoption by all agencies involved in building
construction works be they Public Works Departments, other government construction
departments, local bodies or private construction agencies. The Code mainly contains
administrative regulations, development control rules and general building requirements;
fire safety requirements; stipulations regarding materials, structural design and construction
(including safety); and building and plumbing services.
The Code was first published in 1970 at the instance of Planning Commission and then
revised in 1983. Thereafter three major amendments were issued, two in 1987 and the third
in 1997.
Considering a series of further developments in the field of building construction including
the lessons learnt in the aftermath of number of natural calamities like devastating
earthquakes and super cyclones witnessed by the country, a Project for comprehensive
revision of NBC was taken up under the aegis of National Building Code Sectional
Committee, CED 46 of BIS and its 18 expert Panels; involving as many as 400 experts. As
a culmination of the Project, the revised NBC has now been brought out as National
Building Code of India 2005 (NBC 2005).
The comprehensive NBC 2005 contains 11 Parts some of which are further divided into
Sections totalling 26 chapters (see Annex 1). The salient features of the revised NBC (see
Annex 2) include, apart from other changes made, the changes specially in regard to further
enhancing our response to meet the challenges posed by natural calamities and reflecting
the state-of-the-art and contemporary applicable international practices.
The NBC 2005, priced at Rs 8700/-, is available from Sales Counter at BIS
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PART 4 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY
PART 5 BUILDING MATERIALS
PART 6 STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Section 1 Loads, Forces and Effects Section 2 Soils and Foundations
Section 3 Timber and Bamboo
3A Timber
3B Bamboo
Section 4 Masonry Section 5 Concrete
5A Plain and Reinforced Concrete
5B Prestressed Concrete
Section 6 Steel
Section 7 Prefabrication, Systems Building and Mixed/ Composite Construction
7A Prefabricated Concrete
7B Systems Building and Mixed/Composite Construction
PART 7 CONSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND SAFETY
PART 8 BUILDING SERVICES
Section 1 Lighting and Ventilation
Section 2 Electrical and Allied Installations
Section 3 Air conditioning, Heating and Mechanical Ventilation
Section 4 Acoustics, Sound Insulation and Noise Control
Section 5 Installation of Lifts and Escalators
PART 9 PLUMBING SERVICES
Section 1 Water Supply, Drainage and Sanitation (including
Solid Waste Management)
Section 2 Gas Supply
PART 10 LANDSCAPING, SIGNS AND OUTDOOR DISPLAY STRUCTURES
Section 1 Landscape Planning and Design
Section 2 Signs and Outdoor Display Structures