A. In order to support Start-ups and Micro & Small Enterprises (MSE’s), the competent authority has decided to reimburse testing and certification charges for Start-ups and MSEs in respect of testing and certification in the field of telecom under mandatory/voluntary testing certification scheme.
Through this Scheme Department of Telecommunication (DoT) will reimburse a part of testing charges incurred by Start-ups & MSE’s at Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) designated/ recognized labs or at NABL accredited Lab(s) [in case there is no TEC designated Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) for a particular test facility] and certification charges under mandatory/voluntary testing certification scheme.

A. In order to be eligible for reimbursement under the Testing & Certification Scheme, Start-ups should have valid registration with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India in the Start-Up category.
In order to be eligible for reimbursement under the scheme, the MSEs firms shall have valid registration with Ministry of MSME, either in Micro or Small Category.
Start-up/ MSE’s should be incorporated in Indian Territory.
Start-up/ MSE’s annual revenue should not have crossed INR 5 crores in any financial year (since incorporation) and the Start-up should not have raised funds more than INR 10 crores.

A. The application for reimbursement of testing and certification charges will be allowed to be accepted for the certificates issued (MTCTE/voluntary) after the date of notification of scheme

A. The reimbursement of testing done at Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) / National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS) designated/ recognized labs or at NABL accredited Lab(s) [in case there is no TEC designated CAB for a particular test facility] in India & certification charges will be made as per the below mentioned categorization:

Category	Reimbursement of Testing and Certification Charges (in %)
Start-Ups	75%
Micro Enterprises	60%
Small Enterprises	50%

A. A DPIIT-recognized startup is a company registered with the Department for Promotion
of Industry and Internal Trade. For registration, visit This Link

A. Testing and certification of telecom equipment are key enabler for Start-ups and telecom MSE’s, to ensure acceptance at both national and international deployment. Certificated products/solutions build consumer confidence and drive business growth, fostering adoption in domestic and global markets.
Startups and MSE’s make their products compliant to national and international Standards.

A. Tests and certification covered under Mandatory and Voluntary testing and certifications are covered for reimbursement.
TEC/NCCS has published a list of all mandatory/voluntary test/ test standards covered under the scheme. These procedures and documents are available and can be accessed on MTCTE portal i.e https://www.mtcte.tec.gov.in/ ,https://nccs.gov.in/ and TEC website https://www.tec.gov.in