Bharat New Car Assessment Program (Bharat NCAP) and Global New Car Assessment Program (Global NCAP). The objective of both the institutes is to evaluate the safety of vehicles sold in India and inform buyers about safer vehicles.
There are some similarities between India NCAP and Global NCAP:
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Both the institutes rate vehicles for safety based on over 40 parameters.
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Both the institutes give a 1 to 5 star rating to the vehicles.
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Both institutes work with vehicle manufacturers to improve the safety of vehicles.
There are also some differences between India NCAP and Global NCAP:
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India NCAP only evaluates vehicles sold in India, while Global NCAP evaluates vehicles sold worldwide.
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India NCAP’s evaluation includes full-scale frontal offset crash test only, while Global NCAP’s evaluation includes full-scale frontal offset crash test as well as side impact test and rear overlap crash test.
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India NCAP’s assessment covers only adult occupant protection, while Global NCAP’s assessment covers both adult occupant protection and child occupant protection.
Both India NCAP and Global NCAP are important institutions for improving vehicle safety in India. Evaluations from both institutes inspire automakers to improve the safety of their vehicles. Buyers are also informed about the safer vehicles by India NCAP and Global NCAP ratings.