The Environmental consultant organisations which are accredited for a particular sector or area and the category of project for that sector or area with the QCI or NABET or any other agency as may be notified by the MoEFCC from time to time shall be allowed to prepare the Environmental Impact Assessment report and Environmental Management Plan of a project in that sector and category and to appear before the concerned Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) or the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC). The Ministry will also prepare a panel of national level reputed educational and research institutions to work as Environmental Consultant Organizations.

Source: http://envfor.nic.in/sites/default/files/QCI%20Draft%20Notification%20Published.pdf