A diagnosis system of an exhaust aftertreatment apparatus for an internal
combustion engine is arranged to execute a first deterioration diagnosis
of the exhaust aftertreatment apparatus on the basis of a change of a
catalyst downstream side air/fuel ratio relative to a change of a
catalyst upstream side air/fuel ratio during a rich spike control and to
execute a second deterioration diagnosis from an inversion cycle of a
feedback quantity during the feedback control of the catalyst downstream
side air/fuel ratio during a stoichiometric control when the first
deterioration diagnosis made a deterioration determination.