Lok Sabha Question No. 352 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Software Testing Centre
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *352

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## SOFTWARE TESTING CENTRE

## *352     DR.  KAMBHAMPATI  HARIBABU:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND 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, location-wise.
- (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 FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ( SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) to (d):   A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *352 FOR 10.8.2016 REGARDING SOFTWARE TESTING CENTRE

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(a) and (b):  Standardization Testing & Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate is an attached office of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY). STQC Directorate 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  (IT)  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-metric Devices Test Laboratory  to facilitate Certification of Enrolment and Authentication Devices at ETDC(Mohali) under an 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 & Development Centre is attached at Annexure.

(c)  and  (d):    Action  has  been  initiated  for  setting  up  of  a  seed  IT  Centre  at  Amravati,  Andhra  Pradesh  as recommended by the State Government. The space for the Centre is to be allocated by the State Government. 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 the Ministry and the State Government.

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## Details of 10 Information Technology (IT) Centres

(Co-located within the Laboratories)

|   Sl.No. | State/UT    | Location of STQC IT Centres                                                                                            | Services Offered                                                                                                              |
|----------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | New Delhi   | Electronics Regional Test Laboratory (North), Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-II, New Delhi - 110 020.                    | Functional and non-Functional Software Testing                                                                                |
|        2 | West Bengal | Electronics Regional Test Laboratory (East), DN Block, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 700 091.      | Common Criteria Testing, Security Testing                                                                                     |
|        3 | Kerala      | Electronics Regional Test Laboratory (South), Akkulam, Sreekariyam Road, Sreekariyam P.O. Thiruvananthapuram - 695 017 | Functional and non-Functional Software Testing                                                                                |
|        4 | Tripura     | Electronics Test & Development centre (ETDC), ITI Campus, India Nagar, PO Kunjaban, Agartala - 799 006                 | Functional Software Testing                                                                                                   |
|        5 | Karnataka   | Electronics Test & Development Centre (ETDC), 100 feet Road, Peenya Industrial Estate, Bengaluru - 560 058.            | Functional and non-Functional Software Testing with specialization of handling Defence Projects and Enterprising Architecture |
|        6 | Tamil Nadu  | Electronics Test & Development Centre (ETDC), VSI Estate, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai - 600 041                             | Functional and non-Functional Software Testing with Security Testing                                                          |
|        7 | Assam       | Electronics Test & Development Centre (ETDC), Central Block ,Ist &2 nd Floor, Housefed complex, Beltola-Basistha       | Functional Software Testing                                                                                                   |

## ANNEXURE

|    |             | Road Dispur, Guwahati- 781 006                                                                                       |                                                                 |
|----|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|  8 | Telangana   | Electronics Test & Development Centre (ETDC), ECIL Post, Kamalanagar (North), Hyderabad - 500 062.                   | Functional and non-Functional Software Testing                  |
|  9 | Punjab      | Electronics Test & Development Centre (ETDC), B-108, Industrial Area, Phase - VIII, Mohali - 160 051.                | Certification of Biometric Devices, Functional Software Testing |
| 10 | Maharashtra | Electronics Test & Development Centre (ETDC), Agriculture College Campus, SIDI Premises, Shivajinagar , Pune-411 005 | Functional and non-Functional Software Testing                  |