Technical services

Technical services: - services rendered to the client/customer, based on available knowledge, expertise, skills, infrastructure and facilities of the lab. It includes:

1) testing & analysis (including certification & calibration)

2) routine training

3) advisory technical assistance

4) fabrication, production and supply of special products of R&D

5) repair & maintenance

6) providing information

Financial aspects: -

(1) Expenses on the following factors (except for supply of information/ database):

A) Cost of

(a) Deployed CSIR staff mandays as per CSIR prescribes rate and

(b) Temporary staff deployed at actual cost + 40 % OH

B) Cost of consumable raw materials/consumable (chemicals, glassware, stationary, raw materials, component & other store items) with 25% OH (towards expenses for purchase, storage, handling etc.

C) Cost of consumable raw materials/consumable with 25% OH (toward expenses for purchase, storage, handling etc.)

D) Equipment usage cost/ depreciation/ replacement cost

E) Any other out-of-pocket expenditure

(2) IF/OC: at the discretion of director, considering the nature of the client, the benefit accruing and the client paying capacity.

(3) Service tax

Project charge = (1) + (2)

Total project cost = (1) + (2) + (3)