The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has removed five devices, including mobile handsets and smart watches, from its prior mandatory testing and certification list. The devices exempted from prior mandatory testing and certification in respect of parameters include ‘mobile user equipment/mobile handset’, ‘server’, ‘smart watch’, ‘smart camera’ and ‘point of sale devices’.
The move aims at ensuring there is no duplication in terms of testing and certification of these five products as they are already covered under the list of the Ministry of Electronics and IT.
The rule of mandatory testing was introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and IT to check the sale of spurious imports and low quality products in India.
