Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipments (MTCTE)

Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipments (MTCTE)

Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE)

MTCTE Procedure (ver 2.1/Release May 2021) with Amendment Dated 19.11.2022 and 23.03.2023 supersedes procedure no. TEC/MP/DD/TCP-711/02.Oct18

The Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017, provides that every telecom equipment must undergo mandatory testing and certification prior to sale, import of use in India. The final detailed procedure for Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipments (MTCTE) under these rules has been notified separately. The testing is to be carried out for conformance to Essential Requirements for the equipment, by Indian Accredited Labs designated by TEC and based upon their test reports, certificate shall be issued by TEC.

The application for certification under MTCTE is to be submitted on MTCTE Portal through which online administration of this procedure shall be carried out.

In case of any queries related to MTCTE, contact MTCTE helpdesk at

Email: help[dot]mtcte[dot]tec[at]gov[dot]in

Contact Number: 011-23329555