The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published on June 23, 2025 a revised guideline for Implementation of IS 18112 ‘Digital Television Receiver for Satellite Broadcast Transmission Specification’. A brief summary is as follow. Scope of Products : Covers Plasma, LCD, and LED televisions under mandatory BIS certification. Requires TVs to comply with: IS 616:2017/IEC 60065:2014 IS 18112 Mandatory Date of Implementation: October 26, 2025 Key Deadlines : Applications as per IS 616:2017/IEC 60065 alone will be processed until September 25, 2025. Models solely compliant with IS 616 will be deleted from the scope or licences, and non-compliant licences will be cancelled post October 26, 2025. Labelling and Standard Marking Requirements: Post implementation, licensees must display both standard numbers IS 616/IEC 60065 and IS 18112 — below the standard mark on the product label. Only one licence number will be assigned to cover compliance with both IS 616 and IS 18112. Inclusion Guidelines for Existing Licensees: Existing licences under IS 616 must apply for inclusion of compliance with IS 18112. Models already having TV tuners can submit IS 18112 test reports referencing the related IS 616 report. Inclusion requests failing to meet the guidelines by the implementation date will be rejected. Application Requirements for New Licences: New applications for TVs compliant with both IS 616 and IS 18112 must follow the Guidelines for Grant of Licence (GoL) under Conformity Assessment Scheme II of BIS Regulations, 2018. Existing applications pending after October 26, 2025 will be rejected.
India – Revised Guidelines for Implementation of IS 18112 ‘Digital Television Receiver for Satellite Broadcast Transmission Specification’
