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TPM in India: CII TPM Club, Certificates and the EOT Award

Short answer

In India, TPM is promoted by CII TPM Club India, part of the Confederation of Indian Industry, which signed an MoU with JIPM in March 1998. Alongside JIPM's own awards, CII runs a ladder of certificates and an Excellence in Operational Technology (EOT) award that mark progress at about one, two and three years of implementation.

MaintWiz holds the autonomous maintenance records, abnormality tags and their closure by machine, the evidence each CII rung is judged on.

How MaintWiz helps: MaintWiz, an AI CMMS built for TPM, brings all eight pillars, 5S, OEE, Kaizen and OPL together, captures records on mobile, raises work orders automatically from IoT signals and manages safety through ePTW. SAP PM and MM integration through web services and every pillar on one AI CMMS suit plants following the CII TPM Club path. See MaintWiz TPM modules · See all four free files

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Key takeaways

  • CII TPM Club India was created within CII after an MoU with JIPM in March 1998 and promotes TPM in India.
  • CII's 2024 outline sets three rungs: a Strong Commitment certificate (about 1 year), a Significant Achievement certificate (about 2 years) and the EOT award (about 3 years), each in Silver, Gold or Platinum by points out of 1000.
  • Eligibility is tied to autonomous maintenance progress by machine and to results, with thresholds set by CII.
  • JIPM names the Confederation of Indian Industry as its associate agency for TPM Excellence Award assessment in India.
  • MaintWiz, an AI CMMS built for TPM, holds the autonomous maintenance, audit, training and loss records an assessor reads across all eight pillars with 5S, OEE, Kaizen and OPL on one equipment list, with mobile capture, tag-to-work-order, IoT-triggered work orders and ePTW, and rolls out in 6 to 8 weeks.

CII TPM Club

What is CII TPM Club India?

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) signed an MoU with the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) in March 1998 and created TPM Club India as an entity within CII, as the launch vehicle to promote TPM in India. It is run from the CII Institute of Quality (CII-IQ) in Bengaluru, which lists Total Productive Maintenance among its offerings, and it has launched a professional membership for people working with TPM. JIPM's own TPM Awards page lists the Confederation of Indian Industry as its associate agency for India for the assessment of TPM Excellence Awards outside Japan, alongside agencies in Thailand, the United Kingdom and Germany.

CII TPM Club ladder: three rungs, three bands

Each rung is scored out of 1000 points: Silver from 700, Gold from 800, Platinum from 850

Beyond the ladder: JIPM TPM Excellence Award, assessed in India through CII as JIPM's associate agency

  1. 1
    CII Strong Commitment certificateAbout 1 year after TPM implementation
    Silver 700+Gold 800+Platinum 850+
    Autonomous maintenance: step 3 completed on 25 to 30% of machines and step 4 begun on those machines
    1000points
  2. 2
    CII Significant Achievement certificateAbout 2 years after implementation, or a year after the first certificate
    Silver 700+Gold 800+Platinum 850+
    Autonomous maintenance: step 3 on at least 60% of machines and step 4 on 20%
    1000points
  3. 3
    CII EOT awardAbout 3 years after implementation, or a year after Significant Achievement
    Silver 700+Gold 800+Platinum 850+
    Autonomous maintenance: step 3 on all machines and step 4 on at least 70%, with step 4 complete on model machines
    1000points
  4. 4
    EOT Sustenance awardA year after reaching EOT Platinum
    +1 yrafter EOT Platinum

Source: CII Certificate and EOT Award Assessment Outline, 2024 (revision R4)

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Figure 1. CII's three rungs, Strong Commitment, Significant Achievement and the EOT award, each scored out of 1000 into Silver, Gold or Platinum. EOT Platinum leads to the EOT Sustenance award a year later.

What certificates and awards does CII offer?

CII's 2024 outline, titled CII Certificate and EOT Award Assessment Outline (revision R4), describes a three-rung path at about one, two and three years of implementation. Its stated reason is to give companies milestones during a long journey; the outline says JIPM confers its excellence award only around the fifth year of implementation and that many companies lose momentum before that.

CII certificate and award ladder as described in the 2024 outline
RungRoughly whenCategoriesValidity (per outline)
CII Strong Commitment certificateAbout 1 year after TPM implementationSilver, Gold, Platinum by pointsUp to 2 years
CII Significant Achievement certificateAbout 2 years after implementation, or a year after the first certificateSilver, Gold, Platinum by pointsUp to 2 years
CII EOT award (Excellence in Operational Technology)About 3 years after implementation, or a year after Significant AchievementSilver, Gold, Platinum by pointsUp to 2 years
EOT Sustenance awardA year after reaching EOT PlatinumAs defined in the outlineAs defined in the outline

Points are out of 1000. For the certificates the outline gives a minimum of 700 points for Silver, 800 for Gold and 850 for Platinum; the same bands appear for the EOT award. Companies can apply in a later year to improve their category. Hold that evidence in one system with TPM software for Indian plants (Figure 2).

MaintWiz Jishu Hozen dashboard counting source of contamination and hard to access records as assigned, closed and completed
Figure 2. MaintWiz counts Jishu Hozen source-of-contamination and hard-to-access records as assigned, closed and completed, the step 2 progress that comes before CII's step 3 threshold of 25 to 30% of machines for the Strong Commitment certificate.

Downloads

TPM India templates: master plan, step coverage and award checklist

  • Autonomous maintenance step coverage planner (plan v actual by quarter): Dashboard sheet
    ExcelAutonomous maintenance step coverage planner (plan v actual by quarter)

    See how many machines have passed each Jishu Hozen step against your quarterly plan

    Sheets
    Dashboard, Inputs, Machines, Plan dates, Actual dates, Plan, Read me
    Print
    A4
    Version
    v1.1, 5 November 2026
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  • TPM master plan template: 12 steps and 3-year pillar Gantt: Dashboard sheet
    ExcelTPM master plan template: 12 steps and 3-year pillar Gantt

    Plan the 12 TPM steps and a three-year Gantt by pillar and quarter

    Sheets
    Dashboard, Inputs, Plan, Pillar Gantt, Checklist, Read me
    Print
    A4
    Version
    v1.0, 2 November 2026
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  • TPM readiness self-assessment and pillar audit workbook: Dashboard sheet
    ExcelTPM readiness self-assessment and pillar audit workbook

    Score 27 questions across 12 dimensions, read a readiness index from 0 to 100 and your place on the 12 steps

    Sheets
    Dashboard, Inputs, Assessment, Scale, Pillar rubric, Pillar audit, Plant Head page, Read me
    Print
    A4
    Version
    v1.0, 2 November 2026
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  • TPM Excellence Award readiness tracker: evidence by pillar, results and award category: Dashboard sheet
    ExcelTPM Excellence Award readiness tracker: evidence by pillar, results and award category

    Evidence tracker for the TPM Excellence Award: 11 areas, prompts by pillar, results trend and a mock shindan

    Sheets
    Dashboard, Inputs, Criteria, Evidence, Mock assessment (shindan), Prep tasks, Read me
    Print
    A4
    Version
    v1.1, 4 November 2026
    Get the Excel file

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Eligibility

What does a company have to have done to be eligible?

The outline sets eligibility conditions for each rung. They include a preparation phase, deployment on a share of machines, progress on autonomous maintenance steps, and results.

Eligibility conditions as printed in the 2024 CII outline
RungAutonomous maintenance progressOther conditions (summarised)
Strong CommitmentStep 3 completed on 25 to 30% of machines and step 4 begun on those machinesThe five preparation steps and a kick-off done; about a year of activity; 1S and 2S complete across shop floor and office; four pillars implemented and two more initiated
Significant AchievementStep 3 on at least 60% of machines and step 4 on 20%Six pillars deployed by all staff; two further pillars optional; focused improvement on at least 60% of machines
EOT awardStep 3 on all machines and step 4 on at least 70%, with step 4 complete on model machinesAt least three years of implementation, or a year after Significant Achievement; six pillars deployed and two more initiated as needed

Jishu Hozen progress CII expects at each rung

Share of machines on which each Jishu Hozen step must be complete, as printed in CII's 2024 outline

Strong Commitment certificate

Step 3
Cleaning, inspection and lubrication standards: 25 to 30% of machines
Step 4
General inspection: begun on those machines

Significant Achievement certificate

Step 3
Cleaning, inspection and lubrication standards: at least 60% of machines
Step 4
General inspection: 20% of machines

EOT award

Step 3
Cleaning, inspection and lubrication standards: all machines
Step 4
General inspection: at least 70% of machines, complete on model machines

Source: CII Certificate and EOT Award Assessment Outline, 2024 (revision R4); step 1 initial cleaning is Shoki Seiso

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Figure 3. For the Strong Commitment certificate CII expects Jishu Hozen step 3 complete on 25 to 30% of machines and step 4 begun on them; later rungs raise the share and the step, up to all machines at step 3.

The percentages above are counted on machines. MaintWiz holds the autonomous maintenance records, abnormality tags and their closure by equipment in its autonomous maintenance software menu, reports and dashboard, so your machine list and the evidence behind each step sit on one equipment list. Book a demo with your equipment list.

MaintWiz AI agents run on your plant's own records, such as tags, work orders and losses, and generate a list of what needs to be watched. The agent proposes and your team approves, so every action keeps a named owner.

For each rung the outline also lists tangible results (productivity, quality, cost, delivery, safety and morale) and intangible results, and names essential results: for example, no fatal accident in the last year and reductions in breakdown frequency and defect quantity, with larger reductions required for the EOT award.

Assessment

How does the assessment work?

The EOT assessment has two stages and is scored out of 1000: at least 500 points takes an applicant to the second stage, and at least 700 there wins the award. Assessors read four weighted parameters, and each rests on records that one system can hold.

Stages and timing

The outline describes a two-stage assessment for the EOT award. In the 2024 cycle the first stage ran from February to June and the second from July to November, with awards received between September and December. Two assessors carry out the assessment on site at the applicant's plant, with online assessment possible by agreement. An optional pre-assessment, described as a health assessment of the plant, can be requested about two months before the first stage.

Scoring

A 1000-point checklist is used. The summary sheet for the certificates weights four parameters: involvement of top management and employees with the preparatory steps (200 points), implementation of the six pillars and the quality of presentations off site (250), the same on site (250) and overall results and benefits (300). To go from the first to the second stage of the EOT assessment an applicant needs at least 500 points; to receive the award, at least 700 in the second stage.

The four weighted parameters of the CII assessment and the records behind them
Weighted parameter (points)Records the assessor readsWhere MaintWiz holds them
Top management and employee involvement in the preparatory steps (200)Policy, targets, master plan, pillar owners and training givenTraining management records and the pillar dashboards
Implementation of the six pillars and quality of presentations off site (250)Step audits, Kaizen sheets and projects, tag registersAutonomous maintenance software and Kaizen software
The same on site (250)Tags raised and closed by machine, 5S findings, step statusAbnormality register and 5S audits
Overall results and benefits (300)OEE, breakdown frequency, defects, near missesOEE software, quality defect software and near miss and BBSO software

Fees

The 2024 outline lists assessment fees per assessment day, excluding travel, accommodation and tax: INR 1.5 lakh for the Strong Commitment certificate, INR 1.8 lakh for Significant Achievement and INR 2.5 lakh for each EOT stage.

Indian winners

How many Indian plants win each year?

India has 470 of the 1,569 JIPM TPM award entries outside Japan for 2006 to 2025, and 118 of the 335 in 2021-25, the most of any country in TPM award winners by country. JIPM's 2023 to 2025 lists include Indian plants in every award category printed there, and Bajaj Auto received the Award for World Class TPM Achievement in 2023 (Indian winners by plant). CII's certificate ladder and JIPM's award both read the plant's records, and MaintWiz holds them for both.

CII and JIPM

How do CII's programme and JIPM's award relate?

How the CII programme relates to the JIPM award
CII certificates and EOT awardJIPM TPM Excellence Award
Run byCII TPM Club India, BengaluruJIPM, Tokyo; assessment outside Japan through associate agencies, which for India is CII
Entry pointA ladder from about year 1Its own criteria; see JIPM's application outline
DocumentsCII's assessment outline (published as a PDF)JIPM's application outline, from JIPM or its associate agency (CII in India)
UseMilestones and recognition during the journeyExternal recognition of a mature programme

The CII ladder gives milestones at about one, two and three years; the JIPM award follows a mature programme. MaintWiz holds the same evidence for both. Whichever route you choose, the readiness self-assessment and the award preparation checklist help you collect the evidence.

How should a plant prepare?

  • Obtain the outline from CII TPM Club India and copy its criteria into a tracker.
  • Check the autonomous maintenance step status of every machine: the eligibility conditions are written in steps and percentages of machines; see the pages on steps 1 and 2, 4 and 5 and 6 and 7.
  • Keep the evidence trail: registers, audit sheets, project files, training records and measured results on fixed definitions.
  • Set the pillar organisation and the master plan early; the outline's first weighted item is top management and employee involvement in the preparatory steps.
  • Use internal audits and a pre-assessment before the first stage.

Build the staged plan in TPM implementation and assign pillar owners with TPM roles and responsibilities. Book a demo to see your machine list with its tags and autonomous maintenance records in MaintWiz.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is CII TPM Club India?

It is a TPM promotion body created within the Confederation of Indian Industry after an MoU with JIPM in March 1998. It runs from CII Institute of Quality in Bengaluru and promotes TPM through training, membership and certification.

What is the CII EOT award?

EOT stands for Excellence in Operational Technology. In CII's 2024 outline it is the award given after about three years of TPM implementation, in Silver, Gold or Platinum categories by points out of 1000, after a two-stage assessment.

What are the CII TPM certificates?

CII's outline describes a Strong Commitment certificate at about one year and a Significant Achievement certificate at about two years, each in Silver, Gold or Platinum by points, then the EOT award at about three years.

Is CII an associate agency of JIPM?

Yes. JIPM lists the Confederation of Indian Industry as its associate agency for TPM Excellence Award assessment in India, alongside agencies in Thailand, the United Kingdom and Germany.

How many points are needed for the EOT award?

The 2024 outline requires at least 500 points out of 1000 in the first stage to proceed and at least 700 in the second stage to receive the award, with Gold and Platinum bands at 800 and 850.

Where can I get the current CII assessment outline?

From CII TPM Club India, whose website links the CII Certificate and EOT Award Assessment Outline. The outline sets out the criteria, points bands, stages and fees for each rung.

Sources

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