A forced discharge test apparatus for a battery cell, comprising: a heating circuit configured to heat at a predetermined heating rate in response to a first control signal; a discharge circuit connected in parallel to the battery cell and configured to discharge the battery cell in response to a second control signal; a temperature sensor configured to detect a cell temperature of the battery cell; and a control unit operably coupled to the heating circuit, the discharge circuit and the temperature sensor, wherein the control unit is configured to: output the first control signal at a first time point in response to a test command being received, the test command including i th resistance setting information indicating that a resistance of the discharge circuit is set to be equal to i th test resistance among first to m th test resistances and j th temperature setting information requesting the setting of a discharge start temperature to be equal to j th test temperature among first to n th test temperatures, output the second control signal in response to the cell temperature reaching the j th test temperature at a second time point after the first time point, and determine that the j th test temperature is valid with respect to the i th test resistance when the cell temperature is equal to or lower than an upper temperature limit at a third time point at which a predetermined heating time has passed from the first time point, and wherein m is a natural number of 2 or greater, n is a natural number of 2 or greater, i is a natural number of m or smaller, and j is a natural number of n or smaller. a heating circuit configured to heat at a predetermined heating rate in response to a first control signal; a discharge circuit connected in parallel to the battery cell and configured to discharge the battery cell in response to a second control signal; a temperature sensor configured to detect a cell temperature of the battery cell; and a control unit operably coupled to the heating circuit, the discharge circuit and the temperature sensor, wherein the control unit is configured to: output the first control signal at a first time point in response to a test command being received, the test command including i th resistance setting information indicating that a resistance of the discharge circuit is set to be equal to i th test resistance among first to m th test resistances and j th temperature setting information requesting the setting of a discharge start temperature to be equal to j th test temperature among first to n th test temperatures, output the second control signal in response to the cell temperature reaching the j th test temperature at a second time point after the first time point, and determine that the j th test temperature is valid with respect to the i th test resistance when the cell temperature is equal to or lower than an upper temperature limit at a third time point at which a predetermined heating time has passed from the first time point, and wherein m is a natural number of 2 or greater, n is a natural number of 2 or greater, i is a natural number of m or smaller, and j is a natural number of n or smaller. output the first control signal at a first time point in response to a test command being received, the test command including i th resistance setting information indicating that a resistance of the discharge circuit is set to be equal to i th test resistance among first to m th test resistances and j th temperature setting information requesting the setting of a discharge start temperature to be equal to j th test temperature among first to n th test temperatures, output the second control signal in response to the cell temperature reaching the j th test temperature at a second time point after the first time point, and determine that the j th test temperature is valid with respect to the i th test resistance when the cell temperature is equal to or lower than an upper temperature limit at a third time point at which a predetermined heating time has passed from the first time point, and wherein m is a natural number of 2 or greater, n is a natural number of 2 or greater, i is a natural number of m or smaller, and j is a natural number of n or smaller.