S No Group Number Task Date of creation Time Frame No of Members
1. PCD 01 : WG01 - - 7
2. PCD 01 : WG02 a) To formulate Indian Standards for instrumental test methods for petroleum, petroleum products, synthetic fuels and biofuels (excluding bitumen, lubricants, greases and gaseous fuels); b) To organize Inter-laboratory studies for formulating the relevant Indian standards. 15-10-2024 15-02-2025 5
3. PCD 01 : WG03 (i) To formulate Indian Standards for instrumental test methods for petroleum, and related products of natural or synthetic origin (excluding bitumen), (ii) To organize Inter-laboratory studies for formulating the relevant Indian standards. 15-10-2024 15-02-2025 4
4. PCD 01 : WG04 (i) To formulate Indian Standards for instrumental test methods for petroleum, and related products of natural or synthetic origin (excluding bitumen), (ii) To organize Inter-laboratory studies for formulating the relevant Indian standards. 15-10-2024 15-02-2025 4
5. PCD 01 : WG05 (i) To formulate Indian Standards for instrumental test methods for petroleum, and related products of natural or synthetic origin (excluding bitumen), (ii) To organize Inter-laboratory studies for formulating the relevant Indian standards. 15-10-2024 15-02-2025 5
6. PCD 01 : WG06 (i) To formulate Indian Standards for instrumental test methods for petroleum, and related products of natural or synthetic origin (excluding bitumen), (ii) To organize Inter-laboratory studies for formulating the relevant Indian standards. 15-10-2024 15-02-2025 6
7. PCD 01 : WG07 Review of IS 1448 (Part 18): 2020 - Method of test for petroleum and its products Part 18 distillation of petroleum products (Third Revision). 30-10-2024 30-04-2025 6
8. PCD 01 : WG08 Review of IS (Part 155): 2020 - Methods of test for petroleum and its products Part 155 Determination of trace nitrogen in liquid petroleum hydrocarbons by oxidative combustion with chemiluminescence detector. 30-10-2024 30-04-2025 5
9. PCD 01 : WG10 Review of IS 1448 (Part 176): 2020 - Methods of Test for Petroleum and its Products Part 176 Petroleum Products - Determination of Acid Number - Semi-micro Colour-indicator Titration Method. 30-10-2024 30-04-2025 4
10. PCD 01 : WG11 Review of IS 1448 (Part 177): 2020 - Methods of Test for Petroleum and its Products Part 177 Aviation Fuels - Estimation of Net Specific Energy. 30-10-2024 30-04-2025 4
11. PCD 01 : WG12 Review of IS 1448 (Part 178): 2020 - Methods of Test for Petroleum and its Products Part 178 Clear Liquids - Estimation of Colour by the platinum Cobalt Colour Scale. 30-10-2024 30-04-2025 5
12. PCD 01 : WG13 Review of IS 1448 (Part 182): 2020 - Methods of Test for Petroleum and its Products Part 182 Petroleum Products - Determination of Water - Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration Method. 30-10-2024 30-04-2025 4
13. PCD 01 : WG14 To conclude comments on WC document PCD 1 (22415)P - Determination of FAME in biodiesel blended automotive diesel/ paraffinic diesel fuel by HPLC RI Detection. 18-11-2024 18-12-2024 3
14. PCD 01 : WG15 PCD 1:3 Review of IS 1447 Part 1: 2021 - Methods of Sampling of Petroleum and its Products Part 1 Manual Sampling (Second Revision) 25-11-2024 25-05-2025 6
15. PCD 01 : WG16 alternate test methods for Cetane Number Measurement 14-01-2025 14-06-2025 5
16. PCD 01 : WG17 Identification of Instrumental test method 14-01-2025 14-01-2025 8
17. PCD 01 : WG18 revision of IS 1448 (Part 87): 1979 14-01-2025 14-06-2025 5
18. PCD 01 : WG19 replacement of mercury thermometers 14-01-2025 14-06-2025 11
19. PCD 01 : WG20 alternate Test Method (FTIR) For RON Testing 14-01-2025 14-06-2025 9
20. PCD 01 : WG21 Review and Monitoring of progress of the R & D Projects with project code PCD0056 & PCD0073. 30-05-2024 30-05-2025 5
21. PCD 01 : WG22 Revision of IS 1448 (Part 118) 19-03-2025 19-09-2025 3
22. PCD 01 : WG23 Determination of Elements in Un-used Lubricating Greases by ICP-AES 27-03-2025 27-09-2025 5
23. PCD 01 : WG24 Working Group to conclude the comments received on the IS 18887: 2024 DME Blended Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Fuel — Quantitative Determination of Dimethyl Ether (DME) Content by Gas Chromatography 23-06-2025 23-09-2025 5