Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority
Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan

Quality Control Centre (QCC)

Regular Activities

The Quality Control Centre (formerly Central Testing laboratories) undertakes testing and assessment of industrial raw materials and finished products to establish their quality, grade and dimensions with reference to national and international standards specifications of quality in the fields of chemicals, mechanical, engineering, electrical goods and appliances, building material and textile material and provides scientific advise to industrial units in regards to the improvement of the quality of their products.

This Centre is also looking for creating full-fledged inspection and testing facilities for Motorcycles, Auto rickshaws and four wheelers such as car, etc in the public sector specially for small and medium size enterprises who do not afford to have sophisticated equipment. Microbiology Lab has been already accredited according to ISO-17025 and efforts have been made to accredit others labs for which sufficient work have already been done.

Both the Quality Control Centre at Karachi and Lahore have the following Sections:

  1. Chemical
  2. Microbiological
  3. Physical & Engineering
  4. Electrical
  5. Building Materials
  6. Textile