What is India TEC Certification? India TEC Certification Review, Features

The Indian Ministry of Communications issued the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, which stipulate that any telecommunications equipment must undergo mandatory testing and certification (MTCTE) before being sold or imported into India.

TEC certification related time

On September 5, 2017, the Indian Ministry of Communications issued the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, which stipulates that any telecommunications equipment must undergo mandatory testing and certification (MTCTE) before being sold or imported into India. It was implemented on October 1, 2018, requiring testing in a laboratory approved by TEC and obtaining a test report based on Essential Requirements (ER), and the certificate is issued by TEC.

On September 27, 2018, the Indian Ministry of Communications issued an official document to delay the mandatory implementation of MTCTE (TEC certification), which was postponed to January 1, 2019 and April 1, 2019. Since some test items are temporarily not capable of being tested by Indian laboratories, TEC will accept test reports from internationally recognized laboratories before March 1, 2019.

On March 12, 2019, the Telecommunications Engineering Center of India issued an official document to postpone the implementation of TEC mandatory certification for all telecommunications equipment to August 1, 2019. In other words, from August 1, 2019, all communication products produced, imported, distributed or sold in the Indian market must pass TEC mandatory certification.

About TEC Certification

The Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC) is a technical branch of the Indian government's telecommunications department, responsible for formulating common standards and specifications for telecommunications network equipment, services and interoperability (compatibility). It is also responsible for issuing documents such as interface approval, approval certificates, service approval and type approval, as well as issuing standard formulation and basic technical plan documents, cultivating professional talents, absorbing the latest technologies and R&D results, and is committed to the technical development of the telecommunications industry.

Certification Type

Currently, TEC has two types of certification schemes based on the product.

1. SCS (Simplified Certification Scheme): mainly for Group A/B products.

2. GCS (General Certification Scheme): mainly for B/C products.

Both types of products need to be tested in a laboratory designated by TEC or in a qualified laboratory in a MRA partner country.

Certification Process

Apply through TEC portal - submit CAB test in designated laboratory - upload test report of CAB after test in TEC portal - TEC reviews submission and grants certificate - TEC test.

Certification product requirements

1) EMI/EMC: According to TEC Standard TEC/SD/DD/EMC-221/05/OCT16.

2) Safety regulations: Based on TEC Letter no. TEC/R/Safety/2015 dated 15.04.2015.

3) Technical requirements.

4) Other requirements: SAR and/or ROHS and/or IPv6 and/or Green Passport, etc., and any requirements from TEC/DoT/any Government Agency.

5) Information security requirements: Based on DoT requirements.

Certification label requirements

Indian TEC certified products must have a label that contains at least the following:

1) OEM name;

2) Equipment trademark, brand, model and serial number;

3) India TEC certification mark.

Certificate renewal

The TEC certificate is valid for five years and an application for renewal must be submitted three months before expiration. If the basic elements of the product have not changed, TEC will issue a new certificate.