India's National Centre for Communications Security (NCCS) recently issued two notices, the main contents of which are as follows:

• On March 11, 2026, NCCS published a notice on security test hardening。 The notice requires the applicant to provide reinforcement guidelines that meet the requirements of the annex to the notice, and requires that the reinforcement measures remain effective after the equipment is rebooted, and the telecommunications security testing laboratory (TSTL) should conduct tests on the reinforced samples, and the test results should indicate whether the technical requirements are met due to the use of reinforcement measures;
• On March 17, 2026, NCCS released another security test notice allowing applicants to apply modifications to their "device under test" at TSTL (DUT) provided that the relevant declaration is submitted as set forth in the Annex to the Notice.

Click the links in the above list to view the original notice.

On February 25, 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Amendment Regulations, 2026 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations), which extends the validity of licenses to use its standard mark from 2 years to 5 years. Under the regulations, the first grant of a BIS Standard Mark Licence is valid for up to 5 years and can be renewed for 2 to 5 years with an annual prepayment of an annual fee. Previously, the issuance of BIS licenses was usually valid for up to 2 years and required frequent renewals.

Click this link to view the original text of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Amendment Regulations, 2026.

On March 9, 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published the Implementation Guidelines for Extended Reality Products (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, etc.) (in accordance with IS/IEC 62368-1:2023) and the Implementation Guidelines for Migration to IS/IEC 62368-1:2023. Where:

• The product implementation guidelines state that from May 1, 2026, new certifications for XR products shall not use IS 13252 (Part1): 2010 or IS 616: 2017;
• The migration implementation guidance states that for all electronic and information technology products, the current transition period for IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 and IS 13252 (Part1):2010 or IS 616:2017 is until November 1, 2028. During the transition period, existing certificate holders should complete the standard replacement, and the certificate using the old standard will become invalid after the transition period.

Click this link to view the product implementation guide, click this link to view the migration implementation guide.

The Ministry of Telecommunications (DoT) of India previously issued an announcement on January 20, 2026, to use the 5925-6425MHz frequency band for license-exempt applications. The DoT noted that some products had previously received certificates which supported but disabled 5925-6425MHz. The DoT issued another notice on March 6, 2026, setting out the compliance requirements for enabling the 5925-6425MHz band under the revised regulatory framework. Stakeholders of products capable of operating in the 5925-6425MHz band but only obtaining certificates for the 2.4GHz and/or 5GHz bands should reapply for a new certificate to enable the 5925-6425MHz band. These necessary steps must be completed by April 5, 2026. The 5925-6425 MHz band may not be enabled, activated, or used unless a new certificate authorization is obtained.

Click this link to view the original DoT announcement.

Following the exemption of product reports for repeaters, NB-IoT, and 5G FR2 by the Telecom Engineering Center of India (TEC) on December 29, 2025, TEC issued a notice on February 18, 2026 to add an exemption list, postponing the exemption reporting deadline for 5G NR Type 1-H base stations, composite active antenna systems, and 128G Fibre Channel products to June 30, 2026.

Click this link to view the original TEC announcement.

On February 2, 2026, the Telecom Engineering Centre of India solicited comments on the revision of the MTCTE procedure version 3 (TEC 93009:2024).

Click this link to view the original public comment article, click this link to view the original text of TEC 93009:2024 at this link. The call for comments is until March 4, 2026.

On January 20, 2026, the Ministry of Communications of India issued an announcement to use the frequency band 5925-6425MHz for license-free applications (Wi-Fi 6E, etc.). The announcement divides this band into two categories of license-free equipment, with low-power indoor equipment (LPI) allowing an EIRP of up to 30dBm and very low-power outdoor equipment allowing an EIRP of up to 14dBm. This band cannot be used for drones, vehicles, ships, and aircraft below a certain flight altitude (aircraft above 10,000 feet can be used). The announcement also includes a type approval application form. The announcement is effective from the date of publication.

Click this link to view the original announcement of the Ministry of Communications.

On December 31, 2025, the Wireless Planning and Coordination Authority (WPC) of India released the National Frequency Allocation Plan-2025, which allocates two frequency bands, 6475-6725MHz and 7025-7125MHz, for International Mobile Communication (IMT).

Click this link to view the original WPC NFAP-2025 publication.

On December 29, 2025, the Telecom Engineering Centre of India (TEC) issued three notices to postpone the implementation of a series of certification requirements, the main contents of which are as follows:

• Following the notice on June 26, 2025 that the deadline for receiving ILAC test reports from non-border sharing countries for four types of products, including cellular network base stations, was extended to December 31, 2025, this time it was extended by half a year to June 30, 2026. Click this link to download the original text of the notice;
• Similar to the above, extend the PON Series broadband device exemption period from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Clicking this link to download the original notice;
• Similar to the above, extend the reporting exemption for products such as repeaters, NB-IoT, 5G FR2, or specific parameters from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Click this link to download the original notice from this link.

On December 1, 2025, India's National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS) released version 2.0 of the Indian Telecom Security Standard (ITSAR) for Wi-Fi CPE and IP routers.

This new version provides clearer device coverage:

• Wi-Fi CPE: Now explicitly applicable to all types of APs, gateways, and home router products. Any Wi-Fi product with routing, NAT, or packet filtering is classified as a CPE.
• IP Routers: Available for all SDN, Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNF), Virtual Network Functions (VNF) types, and all deployment modes. All IPv4 requirements also apply to IPv6.

The security certification exemption period for Wi-Fi CPE and IP routers is only until March 31, 2026.

Click this link to view the Wi-Fi CPE ITSAR requirements, click this link views the IP router ITSAR requirements.