INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 07/05/2020

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH

Status of new COVID-19 Govt. & Private laboratories for RTPCR based testing as per request of
the State Govt.

Proposals of Category 1 labs received by ICMR and referred back to State/ Mentor Institute

S. No. State Name of the Laboratory Updated Status

1. Bihar (1) ANMMCH, Gaya Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/PS health on
14/04/2020
2. Chhattisgarh (1) Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/PS health on
Bilaspur 14/04/2020
3. Delhi (1) IBHAS Delhi Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/PS health on
15/04/2020
5. Maharashtra (8) Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/Municipal
Topiwala National Medical College,
Commis/PS health on 15/04/2020.
Mumbai
Telephonic discussion made with Dean
Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/Municipal
Lokmanya Tilka Medical College, Sion
Commis.. on 15/04/2020. Telephonic
Mumbai
discussion made with Dean and Micro HoD
HBT Medical College & Cooper Hospital Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/Municipal
Mumbai Commis./PS,Health. on 15/04/2020.
Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/PS,Health.
Govt. Medical College, Baramati,
on 15/04/2020
Shri Vasantrao Naik Govt. Medical Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/ PS,Health.
College, Yavatmal on 15/04/2020
Govt. Medical College, Chandrapur Email sent to Dean/Mentor InsPS,Health. on
15/04/2020
Dr. Shankrrao Chavan Govt. Medical Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/ PS,Health.
College, Nanded, on 15/04/2020
Government Medical College,Gondia Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/ PS,Health.
on 15/04/2020
6. Meghalaya (1) Govt. Civil Hospital, Tura, Meghalaya Email sent to Dean/Mentor Ins/PS health on
14/04/2020

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 Private Medical Colleges/ Private Laboratories:
S. State Name of the Medical College /
No. Laboratory
1 Madhya Pradesh Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical
(3) Sciences, Indore
Index Medical College Hospital &
Research Institute
RKDF Medical College and Research
centre, Bhopal
2 Karnataka (3) JN Medical College, KAHER Belagavi
S. S Institute of Medical Sciences and
Research Centre
K.S.Hegde Medical Academy,
Mangalore
3 Uttarakhand (2) Mahantra Indresh Medical College,
Dehradun
Himalayan Institute of Medical
Sciences, Dehradun
4 Telangana (2) LEPRA Society, Hyderabad
RVM Institute Of Medical Sciences
And Resarech Center, Siddipet
5 Uttar Pardesh Subharti Medical College,Meerut
(1)
6 Haryana (2) Imperial Life Sciences, Gurgaon
M.M. Institute of Medical Sciences and
Research, Ambala
7 Maharastra (18) ORANGE CITY HOSPITAL &
RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Nagpur
MGM Medical College and Hospital,
Aurangabad
K.J Somaiya Medical College, Sion
Mumbai
Terna Medical College Talegaon
Dabhade, Pune
Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial
Medical College, Dhule
Dr. VVPF's Medical College,
Ahmednagar
Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College,
Pune
Requirements Status
QC Under Process Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
NABL certified but not Email sent to Dean/Mentor
for Realtime PCR based Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
testing
NABL certificate reqd
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certified but not Email sent to Dean/Mentor
for Realtime PCR based Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
testing
NABL certificate reqd
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
NABL certified Scope Email sent to Dean/Mentor
pending Ins/PS health on 21/04/2020
NABL certificate not Email sent to Dean/Mentor
received Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
NABL certificate not Email sent to Dean/Mentor
received Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
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 S. State Name of the Medical College / Laboratory
No.
Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon
BKL Walawalkar Rural Medical College,
Ratanagiri
Prakash Institute of Medical Sciences &
Research , Sangli
SMBT insitute of Medical Sciences &
Research Centre, Nashik
Vedanta Institute of Medical Sciences,
Palghar
NKP Salve Medical College, Nagpur
MIMSR Medical College, Latur
Indian Institute of Medical Sciences &
Research, Jalna
Panjabrao Deshmukh Medical College,
Amravati
Ashwini Rural Medical College,
Hospital & Research Centre
Datta Meghe Medical College &
Shalinitai Meghe Hospital and Research
Centre, Nagpur
8 Tamil nadu (4) Velammal Medical College Hospital &
Research Institute, Madurai
Sundaram Medical Foundation
Dr. Rangarajan Memorial Hospital, Chennai
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College
& Hospital
Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences &
Research,Coimbatore
9 Sikkim (1) Sikkim Manipal College of Medical
Sciences, Gangtok
10 Andhra Pradesh Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical
(2) Sciences, Eluru, West Godavari
Narayana Medical College, Nellore
Requirements Status
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 16/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Previous list
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd Email to be sent
NABL certificate reqd Email sent to Dean/Mentor
Ins/PS health on 15/04/2020
NABL certificate reqd
NABL certificate reqd
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 INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH

Protocol for approving a COVID-19 testing facility in view of National Emergency

ICMR is willing to facilitate establishment of a full-fledged COVID-19 testing facility in all

Government Medical Colleges and Private Medical Colleges (for private MCs: NABL accreditation for
real-time PCR of RNA viruses is required).

A laboratory will be considered fit for assessment by ICMR when the following basic requirements
will be available:

1. Real Time RT-PCR machine which is calibrated and functional.

2. Biosafety Level 2 cabinet which is calibrated and functional.
3. Cold centrifuge
4. Pipettes, RNA extraction kits, plasticware and other basic consumables.
5. Autoclave for sterilizing the waste.
6. Staff is available and has some previous experience of work using real-time PCR
machine.
7. Biomedical waste management policy in place and understanding on segregation of
infectious waste.

Once the above requirements are met, only then ICMR may be approached for approval.

Steps of Approval from ICMR:

Categories Nomenclature
Category 1: Any of the above- Cannot be considered in the present form.
mentioned requirements 1-7 are State Govt. support is required for meeting the
not met. above criteria.
Category 2: All the above Under review
requirements 1-7 are fulfilled.
Category 3: Staff trained at Approved
nearest VRDL and the trainer
recommends the lab.
Category 4: First test is run Functional Lab. Fit to start independent testing
independently and successfully
by the lab and results are shared
with ICMR.

*As and when the labs will move from category 1 to 2, ICMR will consider facilitating a COVID-19
testing facility.