Bureau of Indian Standard
National Building Code of India 2016 Vol. I - New Delhi Bureau of Indian Standard 2016 - iii, 97..
The National Building Code of India (NBC), a comprehensive building Code, is a national instrument providing guidelines
for regulating the building construction activities across the country. It serves as a Model Code for adoption by all
agencies involved in building construction works be they Public Works Departments, other government construction departments,
local bodies or private construction agencies. The Code mainly contains administrative regulations, development control rules
and general building requirements; fire safety requirements; stipulations regarding materials, structural design and
construction (including safety); building and plumbing services; approach to sustainability; and asset and facility management.
The Code was first published in 1970 at the instance of Planning Commission and then first revised in 1983. Thereafter three
major amendments were issued to the 1983 version, two in 1987 and the third in 1997. The second revision of the Code
was in 2005, to which two amendments were issued in 2015.
Contents
PART 0 INTEGRATED APPROACH – A PRE-REQUISITE FOR APPLYING THE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE
PART 1 DEFINITIONS
PART 2 ADMINISTRATION
PART 3 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL RULES AND GENERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
PART 4 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY
PART 5 BUILDING MATERIALS
PART 6 STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Section 1 Loads, Forces and Effects
Section 2 Soils and Foundations
Section 3 Timber and Bamboo
3A Timber
3B Bamboo
Section 4 Masonry
Section 5 Concrete
5A Plain and Reinforced Concrete
5B Prestressed Concrete
Section 6 Steel
Section 7 Prefabrication and Systems Building and Mixed/Composite Construction
7A Prefabricated Concrete
7B Systems Building and Mixed/Composite Construction
Section 8 Glass and Glazing
BIS, Jaipur
Construction
343.5407869 / BIS
National Building Code of India 2016 Vol. I - New Delhi Bureau of Indian Standard 2016 - iii, 97..
The National Building Code of India (NBC), a comprehensive building Code, is a national instrument providing guidelines
for regulating the building construction activities across the country. It serves as a Model Code for adoption by all
agencies involved in building construction works be they Public Works Departments, other government construction departments,
local bodies or private construction agencies. The Code mainly contains administrative regulations, development control rules
and general building requirements; fire safety requirements; stipulations regarding materials, structural design and
construction (including safety); building and plumbing services; approach to sustainability; and asset and facility management.
The Code was first published in 1970 at the instance of Planning Commission and then first revised in 1983. Thereafter three
major amendments were issued to the 1983 version, two in 1987 and the third in 1997. The second revision of the Code
was in 2005, to which two amendments were issued in 2015.
Contents
PART 0 INTEGRATED APPROACH – A PRE-REQUISITE FOR APPLYING THE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE
PART 1 DEFINITIONS
PART 2 ADMINISTRATION
PART 3 DEVELOPMENT CONTROL RULES AND GENERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
PART 4 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY
PART 5 BUILDING MATERIALS
PART 6 STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Section 1 Loads, Forces and Effects
Section 2 Soils and Foundations
Section 3 Timber and Bamboo
3A Timber
3B Bamboo
Section 4 Masonry
Section 5 Concrete
5A Plain and Reinforced Concrete
5B Prestressed Concrete
Section 6 Steel
Section 7 Prefabrication and Systems Building and Mixed/Composite Construction
7A Prefabricated Concrete
7B Systems Building and Mixed/Composite Construction
Section 8 Glass and Glazing
BIS, Jaipur
Construction
343.5407869 / BIS