Lok Sabha Question No. 2232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Software Testing Centres
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2232

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 15.03.2017

## SOFTWARE TESTING CENTRES

## 2232     SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a) Whether the Government has set up or proposes to set up software testing and quality assurance centres in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the centres set up so far;
- (c) whether such a centre is proposed to be set up at Visakhapatnam; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the progress made in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b):   Standardization Testing & Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate, an attached office  of  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology(MeitY)    has  established  10 Information  Technology (IT) Centres  in  the  country  and  these  Centres  are  co-located  with respective Electronics Regional Test Laboratory (ERTL) or Electronics Test & Development Centre(ETDC).  These Centres have been providing Software Testing and Quality Assurance Services in the area of  Information Technology  for nearly  a decade.  The services offered include testing  of  IT  Solutions  for  Functional  and  Non-functional  (Performance,  Usability, Security etc.)  parameters.  These Centres follow international best practices and have been equipped with requisite software tools and competent manpower.

Further,  STQC  Directorate  has  also  established  a  Bio-metrics  Devices  Test  Laboratory  to facilitate  Certification  of  Enrolment  and  Authentication  Devices  at  ETDC  (Mohali)  under MOU between STQC Directorate and UIDAI.

List  of  10  IT  Centres  (Software  Testing  Centres)  which  are  co-located  with  respective Electronics Regional Test Laboratory or Electronics Test and Development Centre is attached at Annexure.

(c) and (d): STQC has initiated action for setting up a seed IT Centres at Amravati, Andhra Pradesh as recommended by the State Government.  The space measuring 6200 sq feet for the centre has been allocated by the State Government at Kanuru Grampanchayat, Penamaluru (M), Vijaywada Rural.  The civil/ partition works for the building to make it plug-and-play is under progress as informed by Joint Director, (IT&C), Govt. of AP and is likely to become operational  in  May/June  2017.    The  Centre  will  cater  for  the  promotion  of  Standards, Software  Testing  and  Quality  Assurance  in  the  area  of  Information  Technology.    The sustenance of the Centre will be worked out jointly by Department and State Government.

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## Details of 10 Information Technology (IT) Centers

(Co located within Laboratories)

|   Sl No | State/UT    | Location of STQC IT Centers                                                                                                                  | Services Offered                                                                                    |
|---------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | New Delhi   | Electronics Regional Test Laboratory(North), Okhla Industrial Area, Phase -II, New Delhi -110020                                             | Functional and Non Functional Software Testing                                                      |
|       2 | West Bengal | Electronics Regional Test Laboratory(East) DN Block, Sector V, Salt Lake City Kolkata - 700 091                                              | Common Criteria                                                                                     |
|       3 | Kerala      | Electronics Regional Test Laboratory(South) ,Akkulam, Sreekariyam Road, Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 010                            | Functional and Non Functional Software Testing                                                      |
|       4 | Tripura     | Electronics Test &Development Centre(ETDC), Agartala Indira Nagar, P.O. Kunjarban Agartala - 799 006                                         | Functional Software Testing                                                                         |
|       5 | Karnataka   | Electronics Test &Development Centre(ETDC), Bengaluru Peenya Industrial Estate, 100 Feet Road , Bengaluru - 560 058                          | Functional and Non Functional Software Testing with Specialization of handling Defence Projects and |
|       6 | Tamil Nadu  | Electronics Test &Development Centre(ETDC), Chennai VSI Estate, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai - 600 041                                             | Functional and Non Functional Software Testing with Security Testing                                |
|       7 | Assam       | Electronics Test &Development Centre(ETDC), 1st &2nd Floor, Central Block, HOUSEFED Complex, Beltola-Basistha Road, Dispur, Guwahati: 781006 | Functional Software Testing                                                                         |
|       8 | Telangana   | Electronics Test &Development Centre(ETDC), Hyderabad Kamalanagar, ECIL PO, Hyderabad - 500762                                               | Functional and Non Functional Software Testing                                                      |
|       9 | Punjab      | Electronics Test &Development Centre(ETDC), Mohali B - 108, Phase - VIII, Mohali - 160 051                                                   | Certification of Biometric Devices, Functional Software Testing                                     |
|      10 | Maharashtra | Electronics Test &Development Centre(ETDC), Plot No.F7&8,                                                                                    | Functional and Non Functional Software                                                              |

## Annexure

MIDC Area, Opp. SEEPZ, Andheri(East), Mumbai-400093 Testing

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