IDEMI Mumbai (Sion–Chunabhatti) in 2026: Courses, Fees, Calibration and Testing Labs

IDEMI is the government institute on the Eastern Express Highway at Chunabhatti, near Sion, that most Mumbai engineers know for one thing: calibration certificates. Its NABL-accredited labs calibrate meters, gauges and thermocouples for factories, and its test labs check products for electrical safety and EMC. It's also a training institute, with AICTE diplomas for Class 10 students and short courses for working technicians. This guide covers both sides using IDEMI's own 2026-27 admission notice and service pages: courses, fees, admission dates, what the labs test, the extension centres and how to get there.

Quick answer

IDEMI Mumbai (Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments, now MSME Technology Centre, Mumbai) is a Government of India society under the Ministry of MSME, founded in 1969, at Swatantryaveer Tatya Tope Marg, Chunabhatti, Sion, Mumbai 400022. It runs AICTE diplomas, PG and short courses, NABL-accredited calibration labs, product testing (safety, EMC, environmental, pumps) and a tool room.

• Diplomas in Tool & Die Making, Robotics & Mechatronics and 3D Animation & Graphics: ₹24,000 a semester, merit-based, Class 10 pass

• Registration fee ₹200 per course; 2026-27 registration opened on 17 April 2026

• NABL accreditation: calibration CC-2287, testing TC-5538 (ISO/IEC 17025:2017)

• Extension centres in Bengaluru, Sakinaka (Andheri East) and Nagpur

What IDEMI is

The Government of India set up IDEMI as a society in 1969 to help the Indian instrument industry grow — electrical, electronic and process-control instruments — through design help, quality control and training. It runs under the Ministry of MSME. A governing council chaired by the Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner (MSME) oversees it, and a Principal Director heads it. The Department of Scientific & Industrial Research recognises it as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO). It also holds ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D (aerospace) certification.

The Ministry lists IDEMI among its 18 MSME Technology Centres, with the sector "Electrical & Electronic Components Design & Manufacturing and Calibration & Testing". That is why its notices now say MSME Technology Centre, Mumbai. It is the only one of the 18 whose main business is measurement. See all the centres in our MSME Technology Centres guide, or open the IDEMI directory profile for a map.

People search for it as "IDEMI Sion" and "IDEMI Chunabhatti" — it's the same campus. Chunabhatti is the neighbourhood and Harbour-line station; Sion is the better-known area next to it.

IDEMI diploma courses and fees (2026-27)

IDEMI's three-year diplomas are AICTE-approved. MSBTE (the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education) has certified them as equivalent to its own diplomas — Tool & Die Making to Mechanical Engineering, and 3D Animation & Graphics to Information Technology.

What it costs: six semesters at ₹24,000 is ₹1,44,000 in tuition, plus the registration fee and any other charges in the prospectus. SC/ST students have their tuition reimbursed after they pass each academic year, but pay the other fees. Seats are reserved for SC, ST, OBC, PH and EWS candidates as per rules. The admission notice says seat numbers are provisional.

The course page gives the age band as 15–18 (three years' relaxation for SC/ST), but its cut-off date still says 1 July 2025. Ask the training office ([email protected]) to confirm the age rule for your year before you register. IDEMI does not publish a hostel for diploma students — plan to commute.

How admission works — and the 2026 dates

There's no entrance exam for the diplomas: IDEMI ranks applicants on merit and publishes up to three merit lists. For 2026-27:

IDEMI diploma admissions, 2026 cycle

17 Apr 2026

Online and offline registration opens

27 Jun 2026

First merit list; admissions from 30 June (deadline 13 July)

16 Jul 2026

Second merit list; admissions 17–25 July

3 Aug 2026

Third merit list; admission deadline 7 August

10 Aug 2026

Classes begin

To apply, register on idemi.org/training/aicte, pay ₹200 for each course you want (₹100 for SC/ST, non-refundable), and watch the site for the merit lists. If you're selected, report with all original documents and the fee before the deadline. Reserved-category candidates need a caste certificate, and OBC candidates a non-creamy-layer certificate. Spot admissions sometimes follow if seats remain, as in 2025. The 2026 cycle is closed, so expect the next one to open around April.

For course-specific questions, the 2026 notice lists separate coordinators: Tool & Die Making 7021221498, Robotics & Mechatronics 9819495547, 3D Animation 9821473895.

PG diplomas, post diplomas, short courses and online training

If you already have a diploma or degree, IDEMI's longer NSQF courses are the main draw.

• PG diplomas (18 months, NSQF level 8, 25 seats each): Tool Design & CAD/CAM, Mechatronics, Mechanical Product Design (B.E. in the relevant branch), and Advanced Animation & Film Making (graduates, preferably IT or multimedia). Listed fee ₹1,20,000.
• Post diplomas (12 months, NSQF level 6): Tool Design & CAD/CAM (diploma in mechanical, production, electrical, electronics or instrumentation) and Advanced Animation & Film Making. The animation post diploma is listed at ₹80,000.
• Six-month NSQF courses (25 seats): Master Certificate in Mechatronics (level 6, ₹40,000, for diploma holders), Advanced Embedded Technology (level 6, ₹30,000, for diploma, B.E. or B.Sc. holders), 3D Animation with Maya (level 5, ₹30,000, after Class 10) and 3D Animation & Special Effects (level 6, ₹60,000, after Class 12). Graphics & Web Designing is a three-month course at ₹25,000.

The PG page still shows an old 2020-21 advertisement next to these fees, and the 10% discount for OBC, NT and women candidates may have changed. Confirm the current fee with the course coordinator before you pay. IDEMI also runs government-sponsored free or subsidised batches under schemes such as ESDP, the SC-ST Hub, NBCFDC and MeitY animation courses. These are announced on the home page, so check it each month.

For working engineers, the professional courses are short and specific. They include a two-day workshop on dimensional metrology or on electrical instrument calibration (₹7,000), a three-day workshop on calibrating pressure, temperature and flow instruments (₹9,000), and online programmes on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and internal audit (three days, ₹7,000) and measurement uncertainty under NABL-141 (two days, ₹6,000). Quality managers preparing a lab for NABL accreditation use these.

Calibration labs: what you can send to IDEMI

This is IDEMI's best-known service. Its labs were first accredited in 1989 under the Department of Science and Technology's scheme and later by NABL under ISO/IEC 17025:2017. The certificate number is CC-2287. IDEMI says its standards are traceable to SI units through national labs including NPL India, NIST (USA) and PTB (Germany).

Its customers include transformer, motor, switchgear and cable makers, and continuous-process plants (cement, steel, petrochemicals, pharma, dairy, automobiles). It also handles aviation, naval, space and defence calibrations and biomedical lab equipment. For an MSME, the practical point is simple: if a customer audit or ISO 9001 surveillance asks for NABL-traceable calibration certificates, IDEMI can issue them. Download the Customer Request Form from the calibration page, or contact the electro-technical lab at [email protected] (extension 240).

Testing, tool room and design services for MSMEs

IDEMI's testing lab is NABL-accredited under TC-5538 and also accredited by the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) for telecom testing.

What a manufacturer can get from IDEMI

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• Electrical safety testing to IEC/EN 61010-1, 60335-1 / IS 302, 60950-1 / IS 13252, 60065 / IS 616, 60204-1 and 60601-1 (medical): dielectric strength, leakage current, temperature rise, glow-wire, ball pressure and more
• EMI/EMC immunity tests (IEC 61000-4-2 to 4-29: ESD to 30 kV, surge to 7 kV, radiated immunity 80 MHz–6 GHz) and emission tests to CISPR 11, 14, 15, 22, 25 and 32
• Environmental and IP (ingress protection) testing, type testing to BIS, IEC, BS and NEMA, and LED product testing
• Monoblock and centrifugal pump-set testing, plus a steam boiler / LOCA test facility
• Tool room: progressive and compound press tools, two- and three-plate and hot-runner injection moulds, pressure die-casting dies, jigs and fixtures
• Machining: 3-, 4- and 5-axis CNC milling, CNC turning, wire-cut and C-axis EDM, optical profile grinding; 3D printing and plastic rapid prototyping
• Product design and development, and technology transfer of instruments developed in-house, on a non-exclusive basis
• On-site calibration and testing at plants and on ships, energy audits and harmonic measurement

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For tool room work, email [email protected] (extension 244). For testing, email [email protected] (extension 235). Send drawings or product details and the standard you need to meet. The testing pages link to a TEC test-fee schedule; other prices come by quotation. Quote your Udyam registration number, since MSME-linked support (IDEMI is a nodal office for NSIC inspection and the SFURTI cluster scheme) asks for it. Our quotation generator helps you compare IDEMI's price with a private lab's like for like.

Extension centres: Bengaluru, Sakinaka and Nagpur

"IDEMI Bangalore" is searched surprisingly often. IDEMI runs these satellites:

The website menu also lists a Nashik extension centre, but no details were published when we checked.

Address, hours and how to reach IDEMI

• Address: IDEMI, Swatantryaveer Tatya Tope Marg, Eastern Express Highway, opposite Everard Nagar bus stop, Chunabhatti, Sion, Mumbai 400022.
• Phone: 022-2405 0301/02/03/04 (reception extension 228; training extension 238). Email: [email protected], [email protected].
• Hours: Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. Closed on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and all Sundays.

By train: Chunabhatti station on the Harbour line is about a 10-minute walk. From Sion on the Central line it's about 2 km. An auto costs around ₹30, or take BEST buses 356 Ltd, 375 Ltd, 376, 473 or 505 Ltd. By road: IDEMI is on the Eastern Express Highway, with buses towards CSMT and Navi Mumbai. By air: about 10 km from Mumbai airport's terminals.

IDEMI vs other MSME technology centres

• NABL calibration or EMC/safety testing in western India: IDEMI Mumbai.
• A tool & die diploma in Mumbai with MSBTE equivalence: IDEMI, or IGTR Aurangabad's Mumbai and Pune centres — see the IGTR guide.
• Tool design diplomas, an M.E. or heavy CNC job work in the south: CITD Hyderabad.
• Auto-parts tooling and training in north India: CTR Ludhiana.
• Electronics (ESDM) skills elsewhere: ESTC Ramnagar or the new TCSP centres in the MSME Technology Centres guide.
• Testing linked to government purchase registration: NSIC Technical Services Centres.

Official IDEMI links

• IDEMI websiteNotices, merit lists, scheme courses
• AICTE diploma admissionsRegistration, merit lists, dates
• Diploma admission notice 2026-27 (PDF)Courses, intake, fees, how to apply
• Calibration laboratoriesScope, request form, NABL CC-2287
• Safety testing (and other test labs)Standards covered, testing charges link
• Who's Who / department contactsExtensions and emails by lab
• Ministry of MSME — Tool Rooms and Technology CentresAll 18 centres and their sectors

What to do next

Students: register on idemi.org as soon as the next admission notice appears (April in 2026), apply for more than one diploma if you're unsure, and check each merit list on its date — the admission windows are only a week or two long. Manufacturers: list the instruments due for calibration this year, ask IDEMI for a quote, and bundle them into one visit. If you need EMC or safety testing before a product launch, contact the testing lab early so the test plan is ready in time. For tool rooms and technology centres in other states, browse the technology centre directory.

Frequently asked questions

What is the full form of IDEMI?

IDEMI stands for Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments. It is a Government of India society under the Ministry of MSME, set up in 1969 to support India's instrument industry, and now styles itself MSME Technology Centre, Mumbai. The campus is on the Eastern Express Highway at Chunabhatti, Sion, Mumbai 400022.

What courses does IDEMI Mumbai offer?

Three AICTE-approved three-year diplomas (Tool & Die Making, Robotics & Mechatronics, 3D Animation & Graphics) at ₹24,000 a semester; 12-month post diplomas and 18-month PG diplomas in tool design, mechatronics, product design and animation; three- to six-month NSQF courses in mechatronics, embedded systems and animation; and two- to three-day calibration and ISO/IEC 17025 workshops for working engineers.

How do I get admission to the IDEMI diploma?

Register online on idemi.org (the 2026-27 window opened on 17 April 2026) and pay the ₹200 registration fee per course. Selection is on merit, not an entrance test. IDEMI publishes three merit lists; in 2026 the last admission deadline was 7 August and classes began on 10 August. You need Class 10; 12th Science or ITI holders can apply for direct second-year entry.

Is IDEMI's calibration lab NABL accredited?

Yes. IDEMI's calibration laboratories are accredited by NABL under ISO/IEC 17025:2017 with certificate number CC-2287, and its testing laboratory under TC-5538. It has held accreditation (first through the Department of Science and Technology's NCTCF scheme, from 1989) for over 30 years. Check the current scope on the NABL website before you send instruments.

Does IDEMI have a centre in Bengaluru?

Yes. IDEMI's Extension Centre Bengaluru was set up in 2018 under the Ministry of MSME's hub-and-spoke model, at the MSME Development Institute, Rajajinagar Industrial Estate, Bengaluru 560010. It focuses on electronics (ESDM): PLC, PCB design and automation courses, animation courses, and prototyping and incubation support for MSMEs.

What is the nearest station to IDEMI?

Chunabhatti on the Harbour line is about a 10-minute walk away. On the Central line, get off at Sion, about 2 km away: an auto costs around ₹30, or take BEST buses such as 356 Ltd, 375 Ltd, 376, 473 or 505 Ltd. IDEMI is opposite the Everard Nagar bus stop on the Eastern Express Highway, roughly 10 km from Mumbai airport.

Sources & verification

Figures on this page were checked against the sources below when it was last reviewed on 7 October 2026. Each rate and limit is stored once with its own official source and review date, and official update channels are monitored daily so changes are picked up. How we verify

1. 1.Admission Notice for AICTE First Year Diploma Courses 2026-27 — Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (MSME Technology Centre, Mumbai) · accessed 7 October 2026
2. 2.AICTE Approved Diploma Courses page and 2026-27 prospectus — IDEMI Mumbai · accessed 7 October 2026
3. 3.Post Graduate / Post Diploma, Short Term and Professional Courses pages — IDEMI Mumbai · accessed 7 October 2026
4. 4.Calibration Laboratories, Testing and Tool Room Services pages — IDEMI Mumbai · accessed 7 October 2026
5. 5.About, At a Glance, Who's Who and How to Reach pages — IDEMI Mumbai · accessed 7 October 2026
6. 6.Extension Centres page — IDEMI Mumbai · accessed 7 October 2026
7. 7.MSME Tool Rooms / Technology Centres — sectors served — Ministry of MSME · accessed 7 October 2026
8. 8.TCSP Program Overview — 18 existing Technology Centres — Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME) · accessed 7 October 2026