Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) functions under Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India.

The products are tested for safety as per the applicable IS standard. Overseas Manufacturers are required to have a local representative in India.

This program is for the manufacturer and unique registration is granted for each manufacturing location.

It's activities include:

• Issue of Generic Requirements (GR), Interface Requirements (IR), Service Requirements (SR) and Standards for Telecom Products and Services
• Field evaluation of products and Systems
• National Fundamental Plans
• Support to DoT on technology issues
• Testing & Certification of Telecom products

For the purpose of testing, four Regional Telecom Engineering Centers (RTECs) have been established which are located at New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Kolkata.

With the notification of Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules 2017 enabling mandatory testing and certification of telecom equipment (MTCTE), TEC has been designated as the Telegraph Authority for the purpose of administration of MTCTE procedure and Surveillance Procedure, and for formulation of Essential Requirements under MTCTE.

MTCTE Objective

• Any telecom equipment does not degrade performance of existing network to which it is connected
• Safety of the end-users
• Protection of users and general public by ensuring that radio frequency emissions under threshold
• Telecom equipment complies with the relevant national/international regulatory standards and requirements.
• The testing and certification envisaged in this procedure ensures that the equipment meets all TEC prescribed Essential Requirements
• Any equipment to be used in Licensed Telecom Service Providers network may have to undergo additional tests as specified in License
• The quality and reliability of equipment is not part of this procedure, hence, the same is not guaranteed through this certification. OEMs/ importers/ dealers themselves will be responsible for necessary quality and reliability criteria claimed by them.

MTCTE Frame Work - Simple Flow

MTCTE Frame Work - Detailed

Exempted Products for MTCTE Certification

MTCTE Product List

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