[2] The NDTL in India was established in 2008 with an aim to get permanently accredited by International Olympic Committee (IOC) and World Anti Doping Agency to do the testing for the banned drugs in human sports.
The Lab has successfully completed sample testing for numerous major International as well National events since its inception.
The first ever Ph.D. thesis : "Detectability of Indian glucocorticosteroid preparations in sports persons: Effect on the endogenous steroid profile" was submitted in April 2009 by Madhusudhana I.Reddy and degree has been awarded.
[8] The use of Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) is the most common and the oldest technology being used worldwide for dope testing .
This technique has helped detect the difficult drugs falling into various categories of banned substances and is becoming increasingly more important in the fight against doping.