ARAI Academy
VerifiedARAI Academy is the learning arm of the Automotive Research Association of India — the country's apex automotive R&D + homologation body. Courses cover EV powertrain, battery validation, homologation against AIS 156 / IS 17017 / ECE R100, and structured upskilling for OEM + Tier-1 engineers.
Affiliated with Ministry of Heavy Industries (GoI)
Research overview
ARAI is the canonical regulatory and testing authority for Indian automotive. Every EV sold in India routes through ARAI homologation. The Academy translates that operational depth into structured upskilling for working engineers — particularly those transitioning from ICE to EV roles.
Research centres (4)
Electric Vehicle Lab
EV vehicle-level testing + validation
Established 2017
Battery Testing Lab
Cell + pack characterisation, abuse testing, AIS 156 compliance
EMC Test Centre
CISPR 25 / IEC 61851 compliance testing
Powertrain Test Centre
Motor + inverter validation, drive-cycle testing
OEM collaborations (6)
Tata Motors EV
researchsince 1990Mahindra Electric
researchsince 2000Bajaj Auto EV
researchsince 2018Ather Energy
researchsince 2019Ola Electric
researchsince 2021Hero MotoCorp
researchsince 2010
Ongoing research projects
AIS 156 Phase 2 — propagation testing methodology
Battery safety · Funded by MoHI · ACTIVE
Indian Driving Cycle (IDC) v2 for EV range testing
Standards · PUBLISHED
Major facilities & labs
- ▪EV chassis dyno
- ▪Climatic test chambers
- ▪AIS 156 propagation test cell
- ▪Anechoic EMC chamber
- ▪Battery cycler bank (200+ channels)
- ▪Component-level test rigs