INDIAN	
AUTOMOTIVE	SAFETY	REGULATIONS	
Dr.	Rohit	Singh	Lather,	Ph.D.
Associate	Professor,	
The	NorthCap	University
INDIAN	AUTOMOTIVE	INDUSTRY
ARAI,	Pune
VEHICLE	PRODUCTION	IN	INDIA
ARAI,	Pune
INTRODUCTION	
• The Indian automotive safety standards have been criticized as being insufficient
and ineffective
• India is world's sixth-largest car market
• India the only country among the global top ten car markets without a testing
program that measures the safetyof vehicles
• However, harmonizing India's vehicle safety standards with global standards is
expected to help automakers export locallyproduced cars globally
Is	my	car	safe	to	
drive?
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Do	we	have	any	
plans	for	safer	
vehicles		plans	in	
India…..
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We	Have	
BNVSAP
What	is	
BNVSAP?
Bharat	New	Vehicle	Safety	Assessment	Program (BNVSAP)
Bharat	New	Vehicle	Safety	Assessment	Program (BNVSAP)
• The Bharat	New	Vehicle	Safety	Assessment	Program (BNVSAP)	is	a	proposed New	Car	Assessment	Program	for	
India	set	up	by	the	government	of	India
• BNVSAP	would	start	the	official	testing	from	October	2017	onwards
• Cars	will	be	assigned	by	star	ratings	based	on	their	safety	performance	
• To	be	implemented	in	phases,	by	the	National	Automotive	Testing	and	R&	D	Infrastructure	Project (NATRIP)	
• Its	10th	NCAP	in	the	world
• New	cars	sold	in	India	will	need	to	comply	with	voluntary	star	ratings	based	on crash	safety	performance	tests	
• Critical	safety	features	such	as Airbags,ABS,	and seat	belt	reminders to	become	standard	in	cars	sold	in	India
• Offset front	crash,	side	and	rear	impact tests	will	be	required	by	2017
• Cars	will	gradually	have	to	meet	more	stringent	norms	such	as pedestrian	protection,	whiplash	injury	and	child	
restraint	systems standards	and	requirements
• It	is	estimated	that	vehicles	in	India	will	cost	8–15%	more	resulting	from	compliance	with	these	norms
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• The car testingprotocols is defined byARAI as follows:
- Frontal	offset	testing	(64 kmph proposed)
- Side	impact	testing
- Pedestrian	protection	testing
- Rear	impact	testing
- Child	dummy	dynamic	crash	testing
• Points	would	be	awarded	to	the	car	based	on	the	safety	features	in	the	car	like	ABS,	seat	belt	reminders,	child	
lock,	and	Electronic	Stability	Control
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NEAR	FUTURE	SAFETY	STANDARDS
ARAI,	Pune

Indian Safety Norms