​​What exactly is TEC certification?

TEC certification is a required accreditation for all telecom equipment dealers in order to import, produce, and sell telecom equipment. After the equipment has passed the Indian TEC MTCTE, or Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment, system, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre grants the certification.

What exactly is MTCTE?

It is the obligatory testing that your telecom product must pass in order to obtain a TEC license.

What is the certificate number for TEC?

The TEC certification number is your telecom equipment's unique identifier. Once you have it, you may use it to prove to your buyers that your product is legitimate.

What is MTECTE testing and certification, and why is the registration of TEC certificates required in India?

Can you picture India without telecommunications infrastructure? None of this would have happened if the Startup India programme had not given birth to the concept of Connect India. With over 40 million internet users, consumers require more telecom resources than ever before. You may offer them the same using the TEC certificate number.

Any product imported into India must meet regulatory norms. In the case of telecom equipment, particular TEC requirements must be followed. After you comply with it, you will receive the TEC approval certificate for importing items.

​​TEC Certification Eligibility Criteria in India

What are the goods that require TEC certification, or what is the MTCTE product list?

The following is the most recent list of TEC-covered equipment:-

PABX

Private automated branch exchange is a typical telecom equipment used in companies for telephony. On PABX, you must acquire TEC registration in India.

Telephone Equipment with Two Wires

The two-wire telephone system is the bedrock of industrial communications. Importing Two wired telephone equipment requires TEC certification.

Fax Machine Group 3

Fax machines accepted Group 3 specifications in 1980. While fax machines are hardly used nowadays, they nevertheless require TEC certification to be imported into any Indian state.

Modem for data

The principal instrument that connects you to the internet, the data modem, clearly requires clearance per the criteria for utilising the product's TEC mark. As a result, TEC certification on the data modem is also required.

Téléphone without corde

While cell phones have mostly overtaken landlines, the appeal of cordless phones cannot be denied. If you still need to import these goods, you must get TEC certification on cordless telephones.

Pon Broadband Equipment Family

PON, or passive optical network, is a technology found in a wide range of broadband devices. Importing the PON series of broadband equipment requires TEC certification.

Feedback Mechanisms

Feedback devices are devices like encoders, resolvers, Hall sensors, and others that require a closed-loop system to monitor the correctness of operations. Feedback devices cannot be imported or sold unless they have received TEC certification.

Customer Premises ISDN Equipment

ISDN terminal equipment, also known as ISDN customer premises equipment, is a device that allows users to access ISDN services provided by network providers. To import or sell ISDN Customer Premises Equipment, which is a critical component for various telecommunication services, one must obtain TEC certification.

Terminal Transmission Equipment

TEC has control over all transmission terminal equipment. As a result, transmission terminal equipment requires TEC certification.

What are the products that MTCTE does not cover?

While the aforementioned nine pieces of equipment are subject to MTCTE testing, the following items are not:-

 1. Spare parts/components/modules/CKD/SKD.

 2. Instruments for testing.

 3. Equipment for research and development.

 4. Personal-use equipment that is only accessible in restricted quantities Telecom equipment that is passive.

 5. Integrated systems and networks that include more than one piece of telecom equipment.

 6. UPS systems, power supplies, batteries, and solar equipment.

The following are the items that, for the time being, do not fall within the authority of the Telecommunication Engineering Center:-

 1. Internet of Things sensors.

 2. Inter-Sectoral Instruments.

 3. television set-top box.

 4. Multi-purpose gadgets with Wi-Fi and internet access.

 5. Other than TEC, mandatory government programmes particularly include equipment with communications modules.

To use the TEC certificate in India, you must follow a prescribed procedure that includes the submission of standard papers.

​​Documents Required for TEC Certification in India

TEC documentation requirements

The following documents are required for TEC certification in India:

 1. An authorization letter authorising us to act as your representative in TEC certification proceedings.

 2. A Memorandum of Understanding between your organisation and ours proof of the manufacturing unit's address.

 3. A paper outlining the technical specifications of the telecom equipment.

 4. A copy of your trademark registration, if you have one.

 5. The authority letter of the brand owner is not the owner of the production unit.

 6. A material bill in.xls format.

 7. original test reports for GCS goods, as well as test findings and reports for SCS items.

 8. Payment for the TEC certificate.

​​ In India, we are in the process of obtaining support from our TEC certification.

 Registration for TEC certificates online

The following describes the TEC certification procedure in India. Remember to contact a professional to handle the TEC certification process on your behalf.

Compile the necessary documentation

You must first assemble them and send them to our professionals. You shouldn't be concerned. We will inform you exactly what you need to do to get TEC certified.

We begin the testing procedure

We will now ask you to give us a sample of the product for which you desire the TEC certification. The material will subsequently be tested in one of our affiliate laboratories.

Creating an account on the TEC portal

Apply online for TEC clearance in India. However, you must first register with the portal. We will use your login information to access the TEC portal. Although the procedure is subject to regulatory clearance, we promise you that we have covered everything prior.

After receiving clearance for the TEC certification login, submit the online application for the TEC certificate.

You will receive the TEC certificate login after your firm has been authorised for registration. We will submit the TEC approval application. Remember to pay the TEC certificate costs as well.

The application will then be evaluated by the regulatory agency.

After we submit your application, authorities from the regulating agency will review it. During that period, Certpedia will keep you informed of the progress of your TEC certification.

Obtaining the TEC certification

It is not a matter of whether or not your application will be granted when you work with our specialists. It's just a matter of "when." As a result, when your application is granted, we will email you the TEC approval. At this point, all you need to do is download the TEC certificate.

After obtaining TEC certification, you would be able to import telecom products into India. However, keep in mind if your product requires a TEC license.

​​Our support in obtaining TEC certification in India

Certpedia is here to help.

The TEC certification procedure in India is lengthy and difficult, but only if you attempt to finish it on your own. Certpedia strives to make things easy for you. How? It's simple: rather than delegating all of the difficult labour, we complete the TEC certificate procedure ourselves.

From the obligatory testing to the certification, our TEC approval specialists will be by your side every step of the way. All you have to do is call us and inform us about your TEC certification requirements. Your local TEC registration professionals are always eager to assist.

Certpedia offers TEC registration services by providing end-to-end assistance for certification needs through our TEC certification agents:

 1. We serve as your appointed Indian representative.

 2. We submit your TEC certification application.

 3. We aid you in locating a lab that can provide you with the test report.

 4. We submit the application and check in with the Telecommunication Engineering Center.

Simply put, we walk you through every step of the TEC certification process in India. Please contact us if your company is interested in importing telecom products.