Mandatory Testing

MANDATORY TESTING NOTIFICATION: The Government vide notification dated 5.9.2017 has mandated testing and certification of all telecom products that are used or capable of being used in Indian telecom Network licensed by the Government. The telecom products are called “telegraph” in the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, which means “appliance, instrument, material or apparatus”. Copy of Notification and Details are given below. 

MANDATORY TESTING PROCEDURE: The procedure for Mandatory Testing & Certification of Telecom Equipment has been given by TEC and is called MT&CTE. The relevant document given below with other details. 

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS (ER) & General: The TEC is framing Essential Requirements for all the specified telecom products to be covered under Mandatory testing. Various meetings are being held in TEC in this behalf convened by the concerned DDG of the technical division. These meetings are called MATCOF. There is a DDG Telecom Certification, who is overall responsible for implementation of the mandatory testing under leadership and guidance of Sr. DDG, TEC. The procedure for mandatory testing has been defined in a document called MT&CTE. Some draft FAQs and clarifications are posted in TEC Website, which also contains draft ERs of all products and industry/ stakeholders can offer their views on all of them as per defined timelines. 

Industry is encouraged to please study the draft ERs/FAQ/Clarifications and join the meetings in TEC to offer comments and views during MATCOF and other meetings.   Interested members may please send individual sms their email id to Manisha at 99 991 75001 or cmaimanisha@gmail.com for such updates.

TEMA TEC MTCTE Revised procedure conference" 29th June, 2021

Presentation by DDG TEC on MTCTE
Presentation by DDG TEC on Technology approval and certificate of approval

TEMA/CMAI INFORMATION & CIRCULARS

Govt orders relating to Mandatory testing

ERs (Essential Requirements) by TEC

• ER for Mobile Devices

TEC has finalised ER for several products. Click here

ER Details and copies also available at TEC web site https://tec.gov.in/essential-requirements

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