Which cars will get 5-star rating in Bharat NCAP, how will the crash test be done?

India NCAP has started crash testing cars from October 1, which means cars no longer have to depend on the global safety rating for safety rating. So far, so many models have been registered for car crash test in India. Know here how India NCAP agency will give rating to cars in crash test.

From October 1, the Indian agency has started testing how safe all the vehicles running in India are. For this, India is doing car crash tests under the New Car Assessment Programme. According to reports, so far car manufacturing companies have registered about 30 models for crash tests. If you want to know how the Indian agency will give 5 star rating to cars during testing, then see its complete details here.

Here we will tell you that according to India NCAP, on how many scores the car will be given a 5 star rating.

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Bharat NCAP will give score according to the safety features available in the car along with the safety of both adult and child. According to Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, to achieve 5 star rating from Bharat NCAP, vehicles must have at least six airbags.

While the Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) test will check the impact on the adult and the driver in case of a collision, the Child Occupant Protection (COP) test will focus mostly on ISOFIX seats and airbag activation for the safety of children.

India NCAP will also evaluate the safety assist features of all vehicles to determine the final rating of the crash-tested car.

According to the agency, if a vehicle scores at least four marks in AOP and nine marks in COP, then it will pass the test with a one-star rating.

To achieve a 5 star rating, a vehicle has to score at least 27 marks in each category and 41 marks in total.

Difference between Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP

Global NCAP 2013 tests cars under the Latin NCAP protocol. At the same time, during the car test in India NCAP, Indian driving conditions and rules will be kept in mind.

The car needs a 5 star safety rating (for adults) in Global NCAP and must score at least 34 marks in the test. In which 16 numbers will be for front crash test, 16 numbers for side impact and 2 numbers for seatbelt reminder.

At the same time, for 5 star rating in Bharat NCAP, the vehicle will have to score at least 27 points for adult safety and at least 41 points for child safety.