Frequently Asked Questions
All the centers practicing histopathology and immunohistochemistry across India can participate in EQAS.
No. You can choose the module as per your facility and proceed with the payment accordingly (For Non NCG members).
At present, the IHC module is functional. The dates at which the subsequent modules will be open shall be notified soon on the website.
For non-NCG members, the payment has to be sent in the form of Demand Draft (DD). The DD has to be in the name of ‘NCGEQAS - Tata Memorial Hospital, Account number 3332, payable at Mumbai’. Exercise is free for NCG members.
We will send you a mail with the in-voice attached, once we receive your payment. Your centre will then be approved and you will get an user ID and password which is unique for your center on email. If you wish you could change this password after the first log in.
You have to first register on our website and then go ahead with the payment. Once we receive the payment, we shall approve your centre for participation in EQAS.
You will receive a notification email ncgeqas@tmc.gov.in instating by the same.
There is a link for forgot password available on the webpage, please click for new user ID and password.
For the IHC module we circulate slides every three months and the time between courier of slides to closure of Run is two months. Each module will have its own Run schedule which be on our Annual calendar on front page.
Call us and send the picture of the broken slide on the EQAS mobile number provided within 3 days of the receipt of the courier. We shall arrange for resending a new set of slides. However, new slide will not be provided if the slides are broken during performance of the test procedure.
We shall announce the last date once all the centers receive the couriers. It can be expected to be 2 weeks from the date of receipt of the courier.
Login to the website using the username and password, sent to you via mail during the registration of your centre. Enter the protocol used for staining, the test results and save the same. Generate a pdf of and send us a print out of the same along with the stained slides.
Note: it is mandatory to enter both the protocol and the results on the website, failing which the centre will be disqualified for the particular run. For web page user guidelines on how to enter the data, click here.
Yes. For IHC module, it is must to send both positive and negative in-house control slides.
Yes. It is mandatory for the participating center to send back the stained slide after entering their interpretations, failing which the center will be disqualified for the particular run.
Yes.
Ideal results after validation will be available on the pdf of the Report. Also the same will be made available on the website after RUN closure.
For predictive markers we are using help from Nordic Qc for validation. For diagnostic markers we validate using 4 to 5 antibodies on both manual and automated platforms. If there are any issues with the results please feel free to revert to us. As of now the EQAS is not Accredited.