•Built a multi class classification model based on the Non-Linear SVM algorithm for classifying glass type by adopting the OVA strategy •Verified various classifier models using several kernel functions (Gaussian, RBF, Polynomial) and by tuning their respective parameters •Adopted k-fold cross-validation technique by stratified sampling for an unbiased evaluation of classifier models on a limited data sample •Measured performance in terms of Predictive accuracy, F1score, Precision and Recall and constructed the respective ROC curve