Product Certification Licensing Procedure in BIS

APPLICATION TO BIS Apply to BIS in specified application form Pay fees: Rs 1000.00 APPLICATION FEES Rs 7000.00 1 DAY VISIT CHARGES Testing charge/advance MF/Lic Fee- Optional Get acknowledgement across the counter along with application number CM/A- XXXXXXX

PROCEDURES NORMAL PROCEDURE - 60 + Testing time SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE - 30 + Expected Test time TATKAL PROCEDURE - 30 + Reduced Test Time

NORMAL PROCEDURE Recording Of Application Inspection By BIS Sampling By BIS Testing By BIS All Is In Order Grant Of Licence- No Review**

NORMAL PROCEDURE Sl. No Activity Time Norms under Normal Scheme a document specifying nationally or Scrutiny internationally of application + informing agreed properties of discrepancies/ date of preliminary inspection manufactured goods, principles for procedure, etc Oxford Dictionary a document, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for granted up to a maximum period of another 15 days. Submission activities of IR by or IO to their BO & results ISO Guide 2 I Recording of application/ Rejection On the date of receipt of application II Within 7 days after recording of application, the concerned officer shall fix the date for preliminary inspection within 15 days from the date of recording of the application. The concerned officer shall also examine the application and inform the applicant about any deficiency / missing information, if any, in the application and / or enclosures attached therewith. Applicant shall be advised to ensure compliance and make information/documents available during PI. No other documents/information shall be insisted for before PI. III Preliminary inspection visit By IO within 15 days of recording of application. In case of request from the applicant for postponement of the visit for preliminary inspection, such request shall be IV preparation of draft red form in case pending actions are not required By IO within 7 working days of recording of application

Sl. No V VI NORMAL PROCEDURE Activity Time Norms under Normal Scheme a document specifying nationally or Grant of licence, case GOL is At the earliest possible based internationally factory testing agreed properties of Deposit of sample to Sample manufactured goods, principles for Cell of BO (in case GOL is working day based procedure, on independent testing) etc Oxford Dictionary a document, established by consensus submission of report by Sample Cell and approved by a recognized body, that acknowledgement by T&C. Grant provides, of licence if the for sample common is and repeated use, tested for all applicable rules, guidelines or characteristics for requirements & found passing/communicate activities or their to results ISO Guide 2 VII Completion of testing & VIII applicant in case of failure If carried by IO (light sample less than 10 Kg) by next If despatched by Courier/ Transporters IO to ensure it reaches the concerned lab within 7 working days. Within time limits set for normal procedure. In case no limit has been specified it shall be taken as 45 days from the date of receipt by T&C as per the Within 3/20 working days of uploading of TR by T&C. (Normally IO shall put up the case within 3 days of the receipt of TR adherence to time norms circular). 20 days have been allowed for BO to approve/seek clarification/verification visits, if any, from the applicant for deficiencies if any in PI/TRs and clarifications are required from applicant).

TATKAL PROCEDURE Recording of application Inspection by BIS Sampling by BIS Testing by BIS All is in order Grant of licence- no review**

TATKAL PROCEDURE Sl. Time Norms under Tatkal Licensing shceme No I Recording of application/ Rejection On the date of receipt of application II Activity a document specifying nationally or internationally agreed properties of Scrutiny of application + informing discrepancies/ manufactured date of preliminary goods, officer shall principles fix the date for preliminary for inspection / inspection verification inspection within 15 days from the date of procedure, etc recording Oxford of the application. Dictionary The concerned a document, established by consensus the application and / or enclosures attached therewith. and approved by a recognized body, that information/documents available during PI. No other provides, for common documents/information and repeated shall be insisted for before use, PI. rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results ISO Guide 2 Within 3 days after recording of application, the concerned officer shall also examine the application and inform the applicant about any deficiency / missing information, if any, in Applicant shall be advised to ensure compliance and make III Preliminary inspection visit By IO within 15 working days of recording of application. In case of request from the applicant for postponement of the visit for preliminary inspection / verification, such request shall be granted up to a maximum period of another 7 days IV Submission of IR by IO to BO By IO within 5 working days.

Sl. No V VI VII TATKAL PROCEDURE Within 10 working days of receipt of test report from in- Activity Time Norms under Tatkal Licensing shceme a document specifying nationally or Grant of licence, case GOL is At the earliest possible internationally agreed properties of based on factory testing Deposit of sample to Sample Cell of manufactured goods, principles for BO (in case GOL is based on day independent testing) procedure, etc Oxford Dictionary reaches the concerned lab within 5 working days. Completion of testing & submission of report a by document, Sample Cell established by consensus receipt by T&C as per the acknowledgement by T&C. and approved by a recognized body, that tested provides, for all applicable requirements for common charge sample Cell. and repeated use, & found passing/communicate to applicant rules, in case of guidelines failure or characteristics for activities or their results ISO Guide 2 VIII Grant of licence if the sample is If carried by IO (light sample less than 10 Kg) by next working If despatched by Courier/ Transporters IO to ensure it Within time limits set for priority samples. In case no limit has been specified it shall be taken as 45 days from the date of (Normally IO shall put up the case within 3 days of the receipt of TR (adherence to time norms circular). Additional 5 days have been allowed for BO to approve/seek clarification, if any, from the applicant for deficiencies if any in TRs and clarifications are required from applicant).

SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE Sampling By Applicant Testing By Applicant Recording Of Application Inspection By BIS sampling by BIS* Grant Of Licence- Testing By BIS* Review of sample drawn* All is in order- licence to continue

SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE Sl. Activity No I Recording of application/ Rejection II Scrutiny of application + informing discrepancies/ date of preliminary inspection Time Norms under Simplified Procedure On the date of receipt of application Within 15 days of recording of application, the concerned officer shall fix the date and undertake the verification visit. The concerned officer shall complete also examine the application and inform the applicant about any deficiency / missing information, if any, in the application and / or enclosures attached therewith. Applicant shall be advised to ensure compliance and make information/documents available during verification visit. No other documents/information shall be insisted for before verification visit. III Preliminary inspection visit By IO within 15 working days of recording of application. In case of request from the applicant for postponement of the visit for preliminary inspection / verification, such request shall be granted up to a maximum period of another 7 days IV Submission of IR by IO to BO By IO within 5 working days. V Grant of licence Within 7 working days of receipt of IR

BIS GUIDELINES GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS

SALIENT FEATURES IS 1180 (P-1):2014 DTs have been categorized into three groups based on their ratings: 3 Ф ( Sealed & Non-Sealed), up to & including 200kVA 3 Ф ( Sealed & Non-Sealed), above 200 kva & up to & including 2500kVA 1 Ф, sealed type, up to & including 25kVA

SALIENT FEATURES IS 1180 (P-1):2014 contd.. DTs have been divided into three categories based on their Energy Efficiency Levels: Energy Efficiency Level-I Energy Efficiency Level-II Energy Efficiency Level-III

SALIENT FEATURES IS 1180 (P-1):2014 contd.. DTs have been divided into two types based on the construction: Non-Sealed Type Provision for exchange of Air between the transformer and Atmosphere, Having breather and conservator Sealed Type- No provision for exchange of Air between the transformer and Atmosphere, Does not have a conservator

SAMPLING GUIDELINES Nominal System Voltage For 3-Phase Distribution Transformers Standard Ratings Up to and including 200 kva, 3 Phase 3.3 kv One sample of highest rating Above 200kVA and up to & including 2500 kva, 3 Phase One sample of highest rating 6.6 kv -do- -do- 11 kv -do- -do- Above 11 kv &Up to & including 22 kv Above 22 kv & Up to & including 33 kv -do- -do- -do- -do-

SAMPLING GUIDELINES For 1-Phase Distribution Transformers Nominal System Voltage Standard Ratings 11 kv One sample of highest rating 22 kv -do- 33 kv -do-

SAMPLING GUIDELINES contd.. Based on Basic Insulation Level (BIL) consideration Separate samples for Sealed and Non-sealed type Relaxation for lower energy efficiency levels, if higher energy efficiency level DT is tested and found passing

CONFORMITY OF RAW MATERIAL Compliance of CRGO Electrical Steel as per IS 3024(Clause 9.1 a) Compliance of Copper/Aluminium conductor (Clause 9.1 c) Compliance of Kraft Paper (Cl. 9.1 d), Press Board (Cl. 9.1 e) and Gasket (Cl. 15.4) Compliance of Transformer Oil (clause 10) as per IS 335 Compliance of Bushings (clause 12) as per IS 2099 /7421 & relevant part of IS 3347

CRGO Steel as per IS 3024 Conventional Grain Oriented (CGO) High Permeability Grain Oriented (HPGO) Domain Refined (DR) in HPGO 16 BIS licences under operation in the world 7 licences having DR grade in the scope of licence

TESTING FACILITIES 3 BIS Recognized Laboratories for IS 1180(Part 1) CPRI, Bangalore CPRI, Bhopal ERDA, Vadodra

PRESENT APPLICATION STATUS A total of 33 applications had been received as per 1989 version. After amendment to the QC order, the applicants have been informed to take action for obtaining BIS licence as per the 2014 version.

THANK YOU Central Marks Department-1 Bureau of Indian Standards 9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi 110002 email: cmd1@bis.org.in