Group VI now covers Vehicle Tracking Devices, Smart Electricity Meters and Feedback Devices under NCCS’s CSR framework
India’s National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS) issued an Office Memorandum on March 27, 2026, amending its earlier framework for CSR testing and expanding the grouped testing scope to include IoT ITSARs. Under the amendment, three IoT device categories — Vehicle Tracking Device, Smart Electricity Meter, and Feedback Device — are now included as Group VI within the CSR testing structure.
A missing IoT group is now in place
NCCS explains that its earlier memorandum of January 2, 2025 had already grouped devices from Group I to Group V for the purpose of designating TSTLs for CSR testing. At that stage, IoT ITSARs had not yet been published, so they were not included in the grouping model. The March 2026 amendment fills that gap by formally adding the newly published IoT device categories as Group VI.
The most useful point is in the annexure
For manufacturers and testing teams, the most practical part of the update is not only the new group itself, but the testing approach attached to it. In the annexure, NCCS states that all CSR clauses are the same across the three IoT ITSARs, which means they can be tested against any one of the three IoT device types in Group VI. That creates a clearer and potentially more efficient basis for CSR test planning.
Why this matters for certification planning
This amendment gives companies a more defined route for handling IoT products under India’s security compliance framework. For OEMs, importers, and certification teams, the update helps clarify how these device categories should be positioned for lab designation, test strategy, and project scheduling.
Where companies manage several related IoT product variants, the grouped approach may also help reduce unnecessary duplication in CSR testing activities.
