NEIST-SOPHISTICATED ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT FACILITY (NEIST-SAIF)

How to use the facility

Registration

Absolutely essential. It gives you a priority number and us a reference to your sample. SAIF office serves as the registration desk.
 

External users

University/ Colleges :

You can come in-person or send your samples along with a letter from the Head / Guide on your College/Institute original letterhead duly signed and sealed for registration stating that the analysis is for research purpose to qualify for academic concession. The letter should be addressed to The Director, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat-6, Assam.
National Lab :

You can come in-person or send your samples along with a letter from your Institute original letterhead duly signed and sealed for registration stating that the analysis is for research purpose. The letter should be addressed to The Director, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat-6, Assam.
Industry :

You can come in-person or send your samples along with a letter for registration. Covering letter should be on your company original letterhead duly signed and sealed and should also consists the following undertaking:

"In any event, the content of report/bill is meant for our information only and we will not use the content of this bill/report for advertisement, evidence or litigation.".
If your letter does not contain the above undertaking then your letter and samples for analysis will not be accepted. The letter should be addressed to The Director, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat-6, Assam.

In your letter mention that " You agree to acknowledge CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat in your publications and thesis if the SAIF Instrument results are incorporated/used in them."

As per the guidelines of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), in all publications of research work, wherein the analytical services of the SAIF have been made use of, the DST and the SAIF shall be duly acknowledged. Kindly send us the publication reference (Journal name/volume number/names of the authors/date of issue of the publication etc) to us.