Introduction

The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) is an autonomous body under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. It is accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL) (ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for Chemical & Biological testing of human & horse samples and ISO/IEC 17025:2010 for Proficiency testing) and World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) (2008) for testing of urine & blood samples from human sports. The accreditation for the testing of blood samples (Human Growth Hormone & Blood Parameters) acquired in April 2010.