TESTING AND ANALYTICAL SERVICES CELL

Testing and Analytical Services Cell ( TASC) coordinates the testing and analysis requirement of research scholars, academicians and  industries in and around Kerala. Having very sophisticated analytical equipments of state of art facilities  , CSIR-NIIST  caters to the needs of the students and small scale industries and entrepreneurs and thereby maximize the utilization of these sophisticated equipments. Though these equipments are meant for the requirements of the ongoing R&D activities of the Institute, as a policy NIIST  extends utilization of these facilities for the public in general and students in particular on payment basis. Those seeking the testing and analytical facilities of the Institute may contact the coordinator for the above cell with a written request who will give necessary guidelines for executing the analytical and testing of samples. While trying its level best to cater to the analytical and testing requirement of external students/agencies, NIIST reserves right to accept or reject the external request under circumstances of excess load on a particular analytical facility or when such equipment is down and under repair or facilities /expertise for executing the work is not available.

Coordinator:

Mr. Chandrakanth C.K
Coordinator, Testing and Analytical Services Cell
Senior Principal Scientist
Research Planning and Business Development Division
CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology ( NIIST)
Industrial Estate Post, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 019.
Phone: 0471-2515261 
Fax: 0471- 2491712
Email: chandra[at]niist.res.in

For online booking, kindly register on https://www.analyticsir.in/index and upload relevant KYC documents.

(Only Email enquiries will be entertained)

Testing & Analytical Charges At NIIST,Trivandrum 

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For availing students concession, the request should be made on Institute/Department Letter Head duly signed by the HoD/Principal/Research Supervisor.

AGRO PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

SL NO	Facility/ Equipment	Rate			Remarks
		For R&D Instt & SSI	Students	Industry
1	GC-MS	2190	1100	4380	Per sample
2	F.T.I.R	900	450	1800	”
3	DSC	1350	750	2700	”
4	HPLC	1800	1000	3600	”

 

MICROBIAL PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

SL NO	Facility/ Equipment	Rate			Remarks
		For R&D Instt & SSI	Students	Industry
1	F.T.I.R	900	450	1800	Per sample
2	Enzyme activity assays for technical grade enzymes (cellulase, xylanase, pectinase, amylase, protease, esterase)	2500	1000	5000	”
3	Evaluation of lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol production	15000	10000	30000	Per lignocellulosic biomass evaluation

 

CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

SL NO	Facility/ Equipment	Rate			Remarks
		For R&D Instt & SSI	Students	Industry
1	IR Spectroscopy	690	350	1380	Per sample
2	1H NMR (500 Mhz)	1110	900	2220	”
3	13C NMR  (500 Mhz)	2190	1800	4380	”
4	2D NMR  (500 Mhz)	4350	3600	8700	”
5	31P NMR  (500 Mhz)	1650	1380	3300	”
6	HR-TEM (Old)	10500	5250	21000	”
7	Carbon Coated Grid	400	400	480	”
8	Scanning probe	5250	3780	10500	”
9	Microscope(AFM/STM)				”
10	GCMS Analysis	1140	780	2280	”
11	High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy	2250	1500	4500	”
12	Single Crystal XRD	15000	7500	30000	”
13	Transient spectra analysis	7500	3750	15000	”
14	Fluorescence Spectrometer with Vis and NIR Detectors	278	555	1110	”
15	Con-focal Raman Microscopy	1500	1080	3000	”
16	HR-TEM (STEM, EELS-Mapping)	12500	6250	25000	”
17	Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy measurement	1000/- for the first one hour + 500/- for additional hours		2000/- for the first one hour + 1000/- for additional hours

 

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

SL NO	Facility/ Equipment	Rate			Remarks
		For R&D Instt & SSI	Students	Industry
1	X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)	4000	3000	8000	Survey & HR scan or depth profile (max. 120min XPS analysis time) per sample. Any additional analysis for 20% extra.
2	X-ray Powder Diffraction (pXRD)	1320	660	2640	Per sample
3	2D – X-ray Diffraction (2D XRD)	3750	2500	7500	”
4	Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)	4500	2250	9000	”
5	SEM-EDS Two frame analysis	4500	2250	9000	”
6	SEM-EDS With X-ray dot mapping	10800	5400	21600	”
7	Liquid Nitrogen	150	60	240	Per litre
8	PPMS Vibrating Sample Magnetometry (VSM)Testing Charges /Hour	3000	1500	6000	Per sample
9	PPMS Thermal Transport Option (TTO) Testing Charges /Hour	4000	2000	8000	Per Hour
10	PPMS Electrical Transport Option (ETO) Electrical Conductivity/Hall Effect Testing Charges /Hour	4000	2000	8000	”
11	Trace Element analysis AAS	1890	1500	3780	Per sample
12	Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence	1140	900	2280	”
13	Surface area Analyzer Tristar 3000-BET	4500	2250	9000	”
14	Thermo gravimetric/Differential thermal analyzer- analysis Diamond TG/DTA Perkin Elmer	4350	2180	8700	”
15	Contact Angle Goniometer	450	250	865	”
16	Polarised Optical Microscope (Leica DM2700P with digital camera and software)	1200	600	2400	”
17	Dielectric Spectroscopy (1 mHz to 32 MHz) Solartron 1260	1200	600	2400	”
18	Optical Metallography  (Leica DMRX microscope with digital camera and material work station)	1200	600	2400	”
19	Stereomicroscope (Zeiss microscope with digital camera)	1200	600	2400	”
20	Micro-hardness tesing(clemex,js 2000)	1350	680	2700	”
21	Mechanical Testing facilities Instron UTM; 10 ton static Universal testing Machine (Instron, UK,Model;1195-5500R)	1800	1380	3600	”
22	Brinell/Vickers Hardness Testing; Imported hardness tester INDENTEC,UK roughness, fatigue etc;10 to Dynamic testing machine Instron, UK	10800	5400	21600	”
23	Model 8801 Wear & friction monitor DUCOM Instruments Model TR20LE	1200	600	2400	”
24	Thermal Conductivity Testing (Xe-Flash Technique)	3750	2400	7500	”
25	Dilatometry (Thermal Expansivity	2250	1500	4500	”
26	Thermomechanical Analyzer (Hitachi)	2500	1250	5000	”
27	Thermal Conductivity Testing (Xe-Flash Technique)	3750	2400	7500	”
28	EMI Shielding and Microwave Dielectric Testing	3000	1500	6000	”
29	Screen and Stencil Printing (without consumables like patterned screen, conductive ink etc)	4000	2500	8000	”
30	Screen and Stencil Printing (consumables like patterned screen, conductive ink, cleaning solution etc. should be provided by the user)	1000	500	2000	”
31	Isostatic Lamination Pressing	2000	1000	4000	”
32	Ferroelectric P-E Measurement	3000	1500	6000	”
33	RF Dielectric Measurement	2000	1000	4000	”
34	Particle size analyser	480	320	960	”
35	Zeta Potential Analyser	480	320	960	”
36	Rheometer	2040	1360	4080	Per programme
37	Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)	3240	2000	6480	Per sample
38	Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA)	1500	1000	3000	”

 

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

SL NO	Facility/ Equipment	Method/ Instrument	Rate			Remarks
			For R&D Instt & SSI	Students	Industry
1	Physico Chemical Analysis of Water		3500	1750	7000	Per sample*
2	Physico Chemical Analysis of Water+Microbiological testing		6000	3000	12000	”
3	Microbiological Testing of Water		2500	1250	5000	”
4	Colour comparison	Visual	390	200	780	”
5	Conductivity	Conductivity Meter-Schott	300	150	600	”
6	pH	pH Meter Systronics 320	300	150	600	”
7	Suspended solids	Gravimetry	300	150	600	”
8	Settle able solids	Gravimetry	300	150	600	”
9	Volatile Suspended solids	Gravimetry	1000	500	2000	”
10	Dissolved solids	Gravimetry	500	250	1000	”
11	Total solids	Gravimetry	750	380	1500	”
12	Turbidity	Nephleometry	300	150	600	”
13	Acidity	Titrimetry	400	200	800	”
14	Alkalinity	Titrimetry	400	200	800	”
15	BOD	5-Day,20@C	3500	1750	7000	”
16	Calcium	Titrimetry	400	200	800	”
17	Carbondioxide	Titrimetry	400	200	800	”
18	COD	Dichromate	2500	1250	5000	”
19	Chloride	Argentometric method	400	200	800	”
20	Residual chlorine	Titrimetry	500	250	1000	”
21	Dissolved Oxygen(DO)	DO Meter	300	150	600	”
22	Fluoride	ISE	750	380	1500	”
23	Hardness	Titrimetry	500	250	1000	”
24	Iron	Colorimetry	500	250	1000	”
25	Magnesium	Titrimetry	500	250	1000	”
26	Nitrate	Colorimetry, Shimadzu	500	250	1000	”
27	Nitrite	Colorimetry	500	250	1000	”
28	Nitrogen(Ammoniacal)	Distillation	750	380	1500	”
29	Nitrogen(Kjhelda)	Distillation	1000	500	2000	”
30	Oil & Grease	Gravimetry	750	380	1500	”
31	Phenols	Colorimetry	1000	500	2000	”
32	Phosphate (Ortho)	Colorimetry	600	300	1200	”
33	Phosphate (Total)	Colorimetry	1000	500	2000	”
34	Silica	Colorimetry	800	400	1600	”
35	Sodium & Potassium	Flame photometry,Systonics 128	500	250	1000	”
36	Sulphate	Turbidimetry Gravimetry	750	380	1500	”
37	Dissolved Sulphide	Iodometry	750	380	1500	”
38	Microbiological testing total plate count	Spread plate, Laminar flow, Chamber	1800	900	3600	”
39	Total Coliform count	MPN, Laminar flow chamber	1800	900	3600	”
40	Faecal streptococci	MPN, Spread plate, Laminar flow, Chamber	2000	1000	4000	”
41	TOC analyzer (Liquid samples)	Combustion method  Make: Analytica Jena Model: Multi N/C 3100	1000	500	2000	”
42	TOC analyzer  (Solid/Slurry samples)	Combustion method  Make: Analytica Jena Model: Multi N/C 3100	1500	750	3000	”
43	Perchlorate analysis	IC method	2700	1350	5400	”
44	Perchlorate analysis	Electrode method	1400	700	2800	”
45	Field Olfactometer (SM 100) along with Breathing Air compressor	Rental Basis	2000	NA	4000	Per day
* The rates of analysis mentioned are of indicative nature and are only applicable to the characterization of homogeneous and isotropic samples. The actual charges shall vary depending on the nature, condition, number of samples etc. and the costs towards sample preparation, conditioning, homogenization etc. shall be charged in actuals. The analysis charges shall be estimated purely on case to case basis ascertaining the actual conditions.

 
Important Notice for Mode of Payment:

In an effort to go cashless mode of transaction , CSIR-NIIST doesn’t accept payments in cash, DD or cheque towards analytical services with effect from January 01, 2017.
The charges towards analytical services along with applicable GST @ 18% is to be paid only through e-transfer which can be made using the following account details:

Name of the Account Holder	Director, NIIST (CSIR), Trivandrum
Complete Contact Address	Industrial Estate P.O, Trivandrum – 695019
Institution Account Name ( as per Bank Record)	(NIIST) Regional Research Laboratory
Account Number	67047723825
IFS Code	SBIN0070030
Bank Name	STATE BANK OF INDIA
Branch Name	Pappanamcode. (RTGS enabled)
Complete Branch Address	Pappanamcode, Trivandrum , Kerala -695019
MICR No.	695002943
Account Type	SB

After making the payment, a print out with the details of the transaction has to be submitted along with the application for the testing and analytical services. CSIR-NIIST shall provide the analytical services only after ascertaining the credit of the charges into the NIIST bank account.