NCIM endeavors to supply pure, nonpathogenic, viable and authentic cultures. Orders for cultures are accepted by letters on official letter head duly signed by Head of the Institute/Department and should specify the scientific name of the microorganism and preferably its NCIM accession number. Orders by telephone are not accepted as well as cultures are not supplied by VPP.

The cultures are generally supplied on agar slopes and are sent by courier / registered parcel only after the receipt of the payment. The payments for the cultures should be made in advance either by cash or demand draft payable to Director, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008. The requestor should confirm the availability of cultures before making the payment. Please indicate the correct address to which cultures should be sent.

The correspondence regarding the supply of cultures as well as for catalogue should be addressed to:

Scientist In-charge,
National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (NCIM),
National Chemical Laboratory
Pune 411 008, Maharashtra
INDIA
Telephone : 91-20- 25902670
Fax : 91-20-25902671

E-mail : ncim@ncl.res.in.

Please visit us at
http://www.ncl-india.org/ncim/
http://wdcm.nig.ac.jp/CCINFO/CCINFO.xml?3

The cultures, if, found damaged by postal handling or contaminated during the transit will be replaced free of cost only if these are returned to us within three weeks.

The charges per tube/vial for the cultures are as follows:

	Government Institutes/Universities/ CSIR Laboratories	Rs. 250/- (Plus 10.3% service tax)
	Industries/Commercial Institutes	Rs. 1000/- (Plus 10.3% service tax)
	Overseas countries	US $ 80/-  (excluding service, postage & handling)
	NCIM catalogue of strains	Rs. 100/-

It should please be noted that there is no practice of sending invoice or bills in triplicate. Please contact our Accounts Section for receipt (Tel. 25902661, Email: fao@ncl.res.in)