# Who can validate and verify an India-Japan JCM project?

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A third-party entity registered by the JCM secretariat. It must know the India-Japan JCM and be ISO 14065-accredited on ISO 14064-2 by an IAF member body, or accredited with the Indian Carbon Market and by NABCB, or a CDM Designated Operational Entity or Article 6.4 operational entity.

## Three ways to qualify

1. Accredited under ISO 14065, based on ISO 14064-2, by an accreditation body that is a member of the International Accreditation Forum.
2. Accredited with the Indian Carbon Market and by the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB).
3. A Designated Operational Entity under the CDM, or an operational entity accredited by the Supervisory Body of the Article 6.4 mechanism.
4. In every case, with sufficient knowledge of the India-Japan JCM, and registered by the secretariat.

## What the entity does

- Validates the proposed project as described in the draft PDD and writes a validation report.
- Verifies the monitored reductions in each monitoring report and writes a verification report.
- You contract it, it sends its reports to you, and you submit them.

## Checks before you hire

- Is it on the secretariat's list of registered third-party entities, for your sectoral scope?
- Has its registration ever been suspended? The Joint Committee can suspend or withdraw one for fraud, malfeasance or incompetence, or if it no longer qualifies.
- The Rule of Implementation does not say whether one entity may both validate and verify the same project. Check the secretariat's detailed procedures before assuming it can.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible is not a third-party entity and cannot validate or verify a JCM project. It keeps the energy and fuel records the entity samples, each linked to its source bill.

- [What a VVB is and how to choose one](https://senseible.earth/answers/what-is-a-vvb-and-how-to-choose-one)
- [Starting a JCM project](https://senseible.earth/answers/india-japan-jcm-how-to-start-project)
- [Verra VVB rotation](https://senseible.earth/answers/verra-v5-vvb-rotation-rule)
- [Carbon credits](https://senseible.earth/carbon-credits)

Sources: [Rule of Implementation of the Joint Crediting Mechanism between India and Japan (MoEFCC)](https://moef.gov.in/storage/tender/1784699228.pdf)

Last reviewed 2026-11-03. The Joint Committee can modify the Rule of Implementation with both governments' written approval, and the secretariat issues detailed procedures and forms; check the latest versions on moef.gov.in.