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CIRT
A Centre of Excellence in Automotive Engineering & Road Transport Management
Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) a premier institute in the field of auto
component testing, is a the joint initiative of The Ministry of Shipping and Transport,
Government of India and the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings
(ASRTU). Established since 1967 in Pune, acquiring the area of 90 acres.
CIRT is a leading institute in the field of engineering research, testing of auto
components, vehicle certification and research, consultancy & training in transport
policy, planning and management. With more than 4 decades of experience it has
emerged as a single window for the public transport industry. CIRT is well equipped
with state-of-art infrastructure and highly qualified and trained workforce.
ACHIEVEMENTS : NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
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MoRTH approved CIRT under Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR) for certification of vehicles and Safety
Critical Components.
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Director General Supplies & Disposals (DGS&D) recognized CIRT for testing samples for their rate
contracts.
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The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, MOST & GOI has recognized CIRT as Scientific &
Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO).
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Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for Testing of Samples for Certification.
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Partnered with TATA Motors and established IDTR in Pune.
Institute Profile
A PICTURE TOUR
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
Head
Safety &
Homologation
Head
Engineering
Division
•Tyre & Wheel Rim Lab
•Vehicle Crash Lab
•Auto Component Lab
•Structural Dynamic Lab
•Photometric Lab
• Electrical Lab
•Metallurgical Lab
•Polymer Lab
Head
Administration
Service Division
Head
Training
& Consultancy
•Research &
Consultancy
Centre
• Administration
•Management
Development
Centre
• Library &
Publication
• Accounts
• Utility
• Data Bank
• Hostel
• Stores
•Environmental Lab
•Petroleum Lab
OUR MISSION
ALL TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS UNDER ONE ROOF
Core Areas
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CIRT assists the MoRTH on several
projects related to public transport and
road safety under various schemes as a
Technical Evaluating & Monitoring
Agency.
CIRT officials are members of various
Expert Committees on Public Transport,
Road Safety, Motor Vehicle Legislation
& ITS.
Dedicated team of officials with
assurance of delivering superior returns
to clients through its cost-effective and
high value services model.
CIRT has the track record, in-place
relationships and professional staff to
meet your needs for today and tomorrow.
 Comprehensive traffic and transportation studies for several cities,
ports and states in the country and abroad, feasibility studies &
preparation of layout plans for bus rapid transit systems (BRTS),
metro bus system, toll-based expressways, toll plazas & automated
border check posts and driving training institutes and driving test
tracks
 Road safety management, road safety audits & computerised driver
testing systems
 Issues in transport policy & economics, mechanical engineering,
freight transportation, futuristic technologies, environmental
pollution, alternative fuels & third party bus body inspection.
 Studies for state transport undertakings (STU) on origin-destination
of passengers, route rationalization, performance improvement
measures, organizational restructuring, layout plans for bus
terminals, depots & workshops, upgradation of facilities at bus
terminals, intelligent transport system (ITS), preparation of
transport policy, public transport planning and management,
strategic planning for sustainable development, assessment of
customer satisfaction, computerisation of traffic, maintenance,
stores & inventory, administration and accounts departments, bid
process management for civil and traffic projects & procurement of
vehicles, vehicle engineering & fuel management
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Consultancy
 JnNURM projects for procurement of buses in the urban centers
subhashini@cirtindia.com
020-67345300, Ext-412
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The most important publication of the Institute is the quarterly Journal - Indian
Journal of Transport Management. The journal is addressed to the field of road
transport and its management. It provides a medium for sharing experiences &
exchanging information/ideas on the technological innovations in the sphere of
transport and its management.
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CIRT also publishes various other publications and a number of reports and
proceedings of seminars and workshops conducted at the Institute on topics
related to transport policy and management
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Notable among them is the annual publication “State Transport Undertakings:
Profile & Performance”. This publication provides comprehensive statistics on
financial and physical performance of the STUs in the country. The publication is
very useful and referred by the management and senior officials of the STUs along
with government departments, ministries, policy makers and NITI Aayog.
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The CIRT Library has around 40 publication titles available for sale.
Publication
editor@cirtindia.com
020-67345300, Ext-507
The Management Development Center (MDC) with
its focus on building capacity in transport sector
offers following training solutions:
 Foundation training programme - developed for
newly recruited officers, developed on proven
expertise in meeting organisational expectations and
adapting to individual learning needs.
 Advance training programme – developed for
updating the knowledge on latest development &
policy and platform for exchange of ideas with peers.
 Allied training programmes – addressing the needs
of
day-to-day
management
like
General
management, RTI, stress management, soft skills.
 We conduct conferences, seminars & workshops
related to various topics in the field of:
(a) Enhancing quality culture in STUs
(b) Tyre retreading materials
(c) Tyre & Rim
(d) Urban transport, Intelligent transport system
(e) Safety and Homologation
 M. Tech programme (2yrs full time) in Automobile
Engineering (Vehicle Engineering & Transport
Management) jointly with Vel Tech.
 Customised solutions – designed for addresses the
specific needs of the clients
STATE-OF-ART TRAINING FACILITY
CIRT is situated on a verdant campus consisting of
classrooms, seminar hall, library, computer center,
testing and sports facilities. The campus provides a
conducive environment for learning and intellectual
growth. The programmes are both residential & non
residential with aim at formal & informal processes of
learning both within & outside the classroom.
Management Development Center
training@cirtindia.com
020-67345300 Ext--415
 The Data Bank maintains time series & cross sectional data on the physical &
financial performance of the STUs.
Databank
databank@cirtindia.com
020-67345300 Ext--431
 The Annual Performance Statistics of the STUs is published in the form of a
booklet titled “ Profile & Performance of STUs” every year. Also Half yearly and
Yearly Quick Performance Review of the STUs is published in the Indian Journal of
Transport Management (IJTM).
 The Data Bank collates & compiles the STUs’ performance to finalize the Transport
Minister’s Trophy for the STUs with the lowest accident record, the ASRTU
productivity awards on vehicle productivity, tyre performance & fuel efficiency.
Every year, the Data Bank supplies the performance statistics of the urban STUs in
Maharashtra to the Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Government of
Maharashtra for inclusion in their book “Economic Survey of Maharashtra,
Mumbai” & also makes the data available to government agencies, academicians
& research scholars.
 The Data Bank also serves as a source of statistical information on STUs
performance/inter-STU comparison, needed for various case studies and
consultancy assignments undertaken by CIRT’s consultancy centre.
Safety & Homologation division was established in the year 2007-08. This division of CIRT deals with
Certification and Homologation of Motor Vehicles as per Central Motor Vehicle 1989.. CIRT has extensive
experience in certification of international and national brands for various buses and trucks. CIRT also
undertakes the certification of E-rickshaws and 2-wheelers. CIRT is equipped with state-of–art CMVR testing
facilities. Safety & Homologation division carries out the following main activities:
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Formulation of Automotive Standards
Homologation of Vehicles
Accreditation of Bus Body Builders
Third party inspection of buses
Type Approval and Conformity of Production of safety critical components
Providing valuable inputs to MoRTH, STUs, RTAs in policy matters as and when required
Inspection of different types and categories of buses
since 2006, we are into product audit, plant audit and
Third Party Inspections. We undertake inspection of
buses of STU’s, local transport corporations, vehicle
manufacturers as well as private parties.
CIRT is an active member in the formulation and finalization of Automotive Industry Standards &
Indian Standards. Safety & Homologation has the conveyorship for a number of Automotive industry
Standards like AIS:110 for Run flat tyres, AIS:119 for sleeper coaches, AIS:063 for School bus code,
conversion of AIS:044 of tyres to IS:15633, 36 & 27. Active contribution in Formulation and
finalization of Bus Code- AIS:052 and its revisions. Safety & Homologation is instrumental in
formulation of the Urban bus specification I & II and ITS related specifications for the bus industry.
Safety & Homologation
shd@cirtindia.com
020-67345300, Ext-511
LABORATORIES WE HAVE
Tyre and
Wheel Rim
Vehicle Crash
Petroleum Lab
Auto
Component
Environmental
Engineering
Research
Center
Laboratories
Structural
Dynamic
Polymer
Electrical
Metallurgical
Photometric
Tyre laboratory is equipped with state of the
art facilities for testing automotive tyres and
wheel rims. Tyre Lab. can undertake testing
of tyres and wheel rims as per National and
Tyre Endurance Test Machine
International Standards. It can undertake
testing of 2 and 3 wheelers, passenger car,
HCV and Aeroplane tyres. Tyre Lab. has
Endurance Test Machine, Dynamic wheel
cornering fatigue test machine, Universal tyre
test machine, Uniformity test machine for
Tyre Uniformity Machine
passenger cars & Trucks/Bus radial tyres,
Hydraulic burst test machine for tyres,
impact resistance test machine for wheel
rim, Wheel rim torsion test etc.
Testing facilities available
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Cornering fatigue test
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Tyre uniformity test
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Endurance test
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Load speed performance test
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Radial fatigue test of wheel rim
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Tyre burst test
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Radial, lateral, tangential stiffness
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Plunger energy test
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Bead unseating force test
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Foot prints test
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Impact test for wheel rim
Tyre Lab
Cornering Fatigue Test Machine
tyrelab@cirtindia.com
020-67345300, Ext-494
Waterproofing Test Chamber
Walk In Chamber
Roll Over Test Platform
Vehicle crash laboratory is equipped with
state-of-art
facilities
for
undertaking
structural strength of trucks and buses as per
national and international standards.
Rear Wall Strength Rig
Roof Strength test rig
Test facilities available
• Roll over test platform
• Frontal impact test rig
• Rear wall strength rig
• Cabin roof strength test rig
• Under run protective devices test rig
• Waterproofing/rain/shower test chamber
• walk-in-chamber - walk-in-chamber can be used for
cold startability test for engine, wiping test,
demist/defrost test, humid soak/corrosion test/
climate ageing test for vehicles
Under Run Protective Devices
Test Rig
Frontal Impact Test
Vehicle Crash Lab
vcl@cirtindia.com
020-67345300, Ext-498
Flammability Chamber
Lubricating Oil
Filter Test Rig
Pendulum
Roundness Tester
impact Test Rig
Automobile Laboratory is equipped with test facilities forFan Belt Endurance test rig (3 Pulley), Oil Seal Performance test rig,
Co-efficient of friction test rig (Scale Rig), Performance test
(Endurance test) of Mechanical and Hydraulic Jacks (Bottle & Trolley
type), Life & Efficiency test rig of Lube Oil Filters, Life & Efficiency
test rig of Diesel Fuel Filters, Air Filter test rig, Fabrication Integrity
test for oil filter, Elements, Millipore Apparatus, Impulses test rig for
Oil Filters and Flexible Fuel/Oil Hoses), Impact Resistance test
(Plastic Fuel Tank), Fuel Permeability test chamber (Plastic Fuel
Tank), Resistance to fire (Plastic Fuel Tank) Mechanical Strength/
Resistance to high temperature test (Plastic Fuel Tank) Fire
Resistance test chamber for plywood viz. Flammability, Flame
Penetration and Burning Rate tests, Chary Impact tester for
Chequered plywood, Air Circulating Ovens, Surface Roughness
Tester, Roundness Tester, Profile Projector Piston Ring Light
Leakage Tester, Ball Bearing Radial Clearance Tester, Ball Bearing
Radial Runout Tester, Electronic Height Gauge, Electronic Piston
Ring Tester, Main Leaf Endurance Test Rig, Brinell Hardness tester
for Spring Leaves, Torque test rig for Wheel Nut Spanner/Tommy
Bar, Torque test rig for Self Locking Nuts
Components can be tested :
• Brake linings, clutch facings.
• Lubricating oil filters, diesel filters & air filters
• Oil seals
• Fan belts (cogged v-belts and v-ribbed belts)
• Fuel & oil hoses,
• Hydraulic brake hose assy.
• Radiator hoses, rubber hoses
• Water pumps (performance & endurance tests)
• Radiator pressure cap
• Fuel tanks (metallic and plastic)
• Mechanical & hydraulic jacks
• Welding electrodes
• Plywoods
• Ball & roller bearings
• Leaf spring assemblies & spring leaves
• Spring steel flats for leaf springs
• Piston, gudgeon pin & piston rings
• High pressure fuel pipes & nozzle leakage pipes
• Fasteners (bolts & nuts)
• Self locking nuts
• Wheel nut spanner & tommy bar
Height Gauge
Surface Roughness
Tester
Auto Lab
automobilelab@cirtindia.com
020-67345300, Ext-458/59/60
Test Facilities available
• Power steering, C.V. joint endurance, ball joint endurance and
multi axis fatigue/endurance test
Mechanical & Power Steering Test Rig
• Fatigue/endurance test
Structural dynamic laboratory has got
• Load/deflection test
special purpose machines as well as
• Bond strength test
universal test machine for testing various
• Vibration test (vertical)
Rotary Actuator
automobile sub-assemblies. It can
• Twisting torque test
undertake testing of steering, CV joint,
• Steering test
ball joint, clutch plate assembly etc.
• Turning test on input shaft
• Sliding test on out put shaft
Ball Joint Endurance Test Rig
• Turning torque test
• Mechanical & power steering test rig
• Rigidity test strength test
C.V. Joint Endurance Tester
• C.V. Joint test
• Radial expansion test
Multi Axis Simulation Test (MAST)
• Ball joint test
• Oscillation angle test
Linear Actuator
• Torque test, rigidity test
Structural Dynamic Lab
• Static & fatigue strength test
fatiguelab@cirtindia.com
020-67345300, Ext-489/90
• Muddy water durability test
Spectrometer
Reflectance and Transmittance tester
Photo-goniometer
Photo-goniometer
Photometry laboratory can undertake testing of head lights, tail lights,
direction of indicators, reflectors, stop lights, plastic lens etc.
Photometry Laboratory has following sophisticated equippments • Photo-goniometer & retro (LMT make) – photometry and colourimetry
• Integrating spheres
• Spectrometer for UV radiation for halogen lamps, intensity & colour for LED
Integrating Spheres
• Reflectance and transmittance tester
• Colour spectrometer for warning triangle & reflective tapes
• Bending tester for mirror
Photometric Lab
• Impact tester for mirror
Water spray Chamber
photometrylab@cirtindia.com
020-67345300, Ext-499
Battery Test System
Dust Chamber
Test Facilities available
• Battery testing system (BITRODE USA) for capacity,
• High rate discharge,
• Life cycle tests of batteries for automobile & other applications
• Electro dynamic vibration system (1000 kgf)
• Wheatstone & kelvin bridge
• High voltage tester
• Spark test rig for cables
• Climatic chamber (-50 to 150°C and 95% RH max)
• Cold chamber (-40 °C)
• Air circulating ovens
• Water spray chamber
• Dust chamber
• Salt spray test chamber
Climatic Chamber
• Switch test rig
• Voltage regulator and alternator test rig
• Co-efficient friction test rig for carbon brush
Electrical laboratory Can undertake
testing of batteries, lamps, switches,
voltage regulators, alternators, wiping
system, mirrors, cables, pressure &
temperature gauges, carbon brushes,
electrical fan, field coils, insulation
tape etc.
Electro dynamic Vibration
machine
Cold Chamber
Electrical Lab
electricallab@cirtindia.com
020-67345300, Ext-463
Polymer
laboratory
testing
of
can
undertake
retreading
materials,
Abrasion Resistance
Equipment
DSC
extruded rubber products, tubes, flaps
and other rubber components
Tensile machine
TGA
Moving Die
Rheometer
Multi-head
Hardness Tester
Ozone Testing Machine
Chamber
Air Permeability
Chamber
Polymer lab has following sophisticated equipments
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Differential scanning calorimeter(dsc),
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Dynamic mechanical analyser- 4000 (DMA)
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Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR)
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Moving die rheometer 2000 (MDR)
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Thermo gravimetric analyser (TGA)
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Precision automatic multihead hardness tester
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Universal tensile testing machine
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Air permeability chamber
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Ozone machine chamber (static & dynamic)
 Abrasion test machine
 Digital hardness tester (shore A)
Polymer Lab
polymerlab@cirtindia.com
020-67345300 Ext-487
Rockwell
Hardness
Tester
Metallurgical Microscope
with Image Analyzer
Micro Hardness Tester
Stereo Microscope
and Image Analyzer
Universal Tensile Testing
Machine
Three Co-ordinate
Measuring Machine
Universal Hardness
Test facilities available
Tester
• Automatic rockwell hardness tester
Metallurgical laboratory undertakes testing of
• Brinell cum vickers hardness tester
all metallic auto components for various tests
• Metallurgical microscope with image analyzer
like microstructure, inclusion rating, case
• Micro hardness tester with motorized stage
depth, grain size measurement, hardness,
UV Visible Spector
• Rockwell hardness tester
tensile strength, impact etc. It also undertakes
Photometer
• Universal hardness tester
chemical analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous
• Stereo microscope and image analyzer
materials.
• Universal tensile testing machine
• Three co-ordinate measuring machine (1000mm x 1500mm x 800mm)
 Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
Atomic absorption
Spectrometer
 Direct reading spectrophotometer
 Electrochemical analyser
Automatic Rockwell
Hardness Tester
 ELTRA CS-2000 carbon sulphur apparatus
Metallurgical Lab
 UV visible spectrophotometer
Brinell cum Vickers
Hardness Tester
metlab@cirtindia.com
020-67345300 Ext-464,65
Water washout
Characteristics
Grease Penetrometer
Automatic COC Flash
Point Tester
Penetration Resistance
Tester & Head Foam
Impact Tester
Kinematic Viscosity Tester
Polymer lab has following sophisticated equipments
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Automatic cleveland open cup (COC) flash point tester
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Automatic titration system
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Four ball EP tester
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Circulating and glassware coolant test rig
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Roll stability tester
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Kinematic viscosity tester
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Rams bottom carbon residue tester
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Leakage tendency apparatus
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Foaming tendency apparatus
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Rust preventive apparatus
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Oxidation stability apparatus
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Stroking property for hyd. Brake fluid apparatus
Petroleum laboratory can undertake
testing of fuels, lubricating oils, greases,
Drop Point Apparatus
engine coolants,
brake fluid, CNG &
LPG kits and other petroleum products
Circulating Corrosion
Test Rig
Ball Drop
Equipment
Ramsbottom Carbon Resedue
Petroleum Lab
petrolab@cirtindia.com
020-67345300 Ext-485/86
Weatherometer
Ci-4000
Horizontal Flammability
Chamber
UV Chamber
(2000)
Environmental laboratory is equipped
with state-of-art facilities for testing of
paints, safety glass, upholstery fabric,
PVC flooring, PU foam, latex foam, bus
body materials etc.
Test facilities availableWeather O meters (ci 5000 and ci4000) - weather resistance, testing of paints,
safety glass, mirror & plastic components, UV chamber (2000) – UV radiation
test for paints & plastic components, scratch hardness tester (paint), colour
spectrophotometer (paint), flash point tester (paint), taber abrasion machine
(upholstery), flexing test rig for upholstery, flexing test rig for latex foam, flexing
test rig for coir foam, PUF shearing test rig for PU foam, PUF/COIR foam
hardness tester, latex foam hardness tester, tensile test machine (1 ton
capacity), environmental chambers - humidity chamber, cold chamber (-50°C,
1x2x1.5 M), air oven (+200°C, 1x2x1.5 M), horizontal flammability chamber
(bus body materials), vertical flammability chamber (bus body materials), air
circulating ovens
Vertical Flammability
Chamber
Hazemeter
Environmental Lab
environmentallab@cirtindia.com
020-67345300 Ext-461
Our Valuable clients
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF ROAD TRANSPORT
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF ROAD TRANSPORT
Post Box No 1897, Pune – Nashik Road,
Bhosari, Pune – 411026, India
Telephone: 020-67345300, Fax: 020-67345407
www.cirtindia.com
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