Key Words:
ISO/IEC 17025: 1999 Compliance, Accreditation process, proficiency testing

Key Message:
•    To understand the importance of ISO/IEC 17025: 1999 compliance in clinical laboratory.
•    To comply with ISO/IEC 17025: 1999 standard and implement its specific requirements in clinical laboratories.

ABSTRACT
A number of healthcare sectors have emerged in recent times due to the era of specialisation. There is a rift in growing specialties where volume of cases per day is more important than quality service provision. To meet this demand as a check over quality service, many accreditation bodies have come up which are compliant with international standards. Such bodies provide a continuous check through audits and National Accreditation Board for testing and calibration laboratories (NABL) is one of them. This article outlines the accreditation process which has to be followed, the pre requisites, and resultant benefits due to accreditation