Testing Services for Schools & Colleges
Equinox Labs is India's largest testing and auditing partner for schools and colleges, trusted by leading institutions including Vibgyor, JBCN International School, Poddar International School, Oberoi International School and Dhirubhai Ambani International School. We test drinking water, assess indoor air quality and run surface swab checks, so safety and hygiene never become an afterthought.
Why campus food and water compliance matters
A canteen or hostel mess feeds the same students every day, which means any lapse in hygiene doesn't stay isolated. It spreads through a captive population fast. Add a drinking water source that hasn't been retested since installation, and a single incident can turn into a parent complaint, a regulatory notice, or worse.
Equinox Labs tests canteen and hostel mess food against FSSAI norms, checks drinking water across campus and hostel blocks against BIS 10500, and supports institutions preparing for FSSAI's Eat Right Campus recognition, so your administration has documented, defensible compliance instead of assumptions.
Built for canteens, mess halls and campus water points
Testing, licensing and training scoped to how a campus actually feeds and hydrates its students.
Water Testing
Drinking water across classroom blocks, hostels and sports facilities tested against BIS 10500, so every water point on campus meets the same standard.
Explore Drinking Water TestingFood Safety Testing
Canteen and hostel mess food tested for microbiological safety and hygiene, so daily meals stay well within FSSAI norms.
Explore Food Safety TestingFSSAI Compliance
Canteen and mess FSSAI licensing, renewals and Schedule 4 hygiene compliance, handled end-to-end so nothing lapses mid-term.
Explore FSSAI ComplianceAudits
Independent audits that benchmark your canteen and mess against the standard, including certification support for FSSAI's Eat Right Campus recognition.
Explore AuditsFoSTaC Training
FSSAI-empanelled training for canteen and mess staff, so day-to-day food handling meets the standard your test reports confirm.
Explore FoSTaC TrainingGreen Building Certification
Indoor air, water and acoustic testing mapped to IGBC, LEED and WELL credit requirements for campuses pursuing certification.
Explore Certification TestingFrom scoping to certified report, in four steps
The same rigour whether it's one canteen or a full campus with hostels.
Scope Your Campus
Tell us which canteens, mess halls or water points need testing.
Site Visit
Our field team collects food and water samples directly from your campus.
Accredited Testing
Samples are tested at NABL-accredited labs against the relevant standard.
Report & Action Plan
You get a certified report and practical guidance on any corrective action needed.
Access the Equinox PortalCompliance parents and management can both trust
Consistent methodology and reporting, across every canteen, mess and hostel block.
NABL Accredited
ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing means your reports are defensible with regulators, accreditation bodies and parents alike.
Pan-India Coverage
Field teams cover 500+ cities, so multi-campus institutions get the same standard of testing everywhere.
Regulatory Fluency
Working knowledge of BIS and FSSAI requirements, including Eat Right Campus recognition criteria.
A Dedicated Account Manager
One point of contact who understands your academic calendar and campus testing schedule.
Schools & colleges compliance FAQs
We recommend testing at least once every six months, and immediately after any change of catering vendor, kitchen renovation, or a hygiene complaint from students or staff.
Yes. Our audit team supports institutions preparing for FSSAI's Eat Right Campus recognition, benchmarking your canteen and mess against the certification criteria before you apply.
Yes, each kitchen or mess hall on campus can be scoped and reported individually, or consolidated into a single campus-wide report, whichever your administration prefers.
We can test as many water points as your campus needs covered: classroom blocks, hostels, sports facilities and administrative buildings can each be sampled and reported on.
Yes, our FSSAI-empanelled FoSTaC training covers canteen and mess staff, so day-to-day food handling holds up to the same standard your test reports confirm.