India has published the essential requirements for TEC Mandatory Certification for telecom equipment. Any Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)/ importer/ dealer who wishes to sell, import, or use any telecom equipment in India, shall have to obtain Certificate from the Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC) and mark or affix the equipment with the appropriate Certification label.
The TEC Mandatory Certification is expected to take affect October 2018. The procedure for certification has been released by the Ministry of Communications Department of Telecommunications. To read more about the MTCTE, you can view the document here.
The Essential Requirements (ER) to be complied for the purpose of certification under this procedure are specified below.
I. EMI/EMC: As prescribed by TEC
II. Safety: As prescribed by TEC
III.Technical Requirements: As prescribed by TEC
IV.Other Requirements: As notified by TEC/DoT/any Government Agency from time to time
V. Security Requirements: As per notification issued by DoT
The testing is to be carried out by Indian Accredited Lab and based upon their test reports, the certificate shall be issued by TEC.
For a list of devices and equipment that will require TEC mandatory certification, please contact our iCertifi team.