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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-12062026-273377
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 418]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026/JYAISTHA 21, 1948
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Telecommunications)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th June, 2026
G.S.R. 468(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4 and 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of
1885) and sections 4 and 10 of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933), the Central Government hereby
makes the following rules, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Use of Short-Range Automotive
Radar System in the 77-81 GHz band (Exemption from Licensing Requirements) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Application. They shall apply in respect of the 77-81 GHz frequency band.
3. Definitions.—(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "equivalent isotropic radiated power" means the total power that would have to be radiated by a
hypothetical isotropic antenna to give the same signal strength as the actual source in the direction of the strongest beam of
the antenna;
(b) "interference" means the effect of unwanted energy due to one or a combination of emissions, radiations
or induction on reception in a radio communication system, manifested by any performance degradation, misinterpretation
or loss of information that could have been extracted in the absence of such unwanted energy;
(c) “international standards" mean standards published by international organisations such as the International
Telecommunications Union, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, the American National Standards
Institute and the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection;
(d) "portal" means such portal as the Central Government may specify in this behalf on the website of the
Department of Telecommunications, Government of India;
(e) "Short-Range Automotive Radar System” means a radio equipment operating in the 77-81 GHz frequency
band installed on a vehicle for radiolocation purposes; and
(f) "vehicles" include, but are not limited to, passenger cars, buses, trucks, aircraft while taxing, railroad train
locomotives, train cars, monorails or trams, construction vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and boats or ships operated within
territorial waters of India.
(2) Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
(13 of 1885), the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933), the rules made under the said Acts or the National
Frequency Allocation Plan of the Central Government shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in those
Acts, the said rules or the said plan.
4. Exemption from licensing requirement.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian
Wireless Telegraphy (Possession) Rules, 1965, subject to fulfilment of the conditions specified in sub-rules (2) to (5),—
(a) the establishment, maintenance or working of a Short-Range Automotive Radar System installed on a
vehicle and operating in the 77–81 GHz frequency band, shall be permitted without assignment of radio frequency, on non-
interference, non-protection and non-exclusive basis; and
(b) no license shall be required for possession of such Short-Range Automotive Radar System by any person
or its sale or hire by any dealer.
(2) The Short-Range Automotive Radar System shall conform to the parameters specified in the following
Table, namely:—
TABLE
+---------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------------------+
| Frequency band| #Maximum average | *Maximum peak | Maximum emission | Maximum unwanted |
| | equivalent isotropic radiated power | equivalent isotropic radiated power | bandwidth | emissions limit |
+===============+================================-----+================================-----+======================+==========================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+---------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------------------+
| 77-81 GHz | 50 dBm | 55 dBm | 4 GHz | -30 dBm/MHz |
+---------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------------------+
# To be measured over 1 MHz resolution bandwidth using average detector and integrated over the total emission
bandwidth.
* To be measured over 1 MHz resolution bandwidth using peak detector over the entire emission bandwidth, shall
not be integrated over the emission bandwidth.
(3) Permission referred to in clause (a) of sub-rule (1) and exemption referred to in clause (b) of sub-rule (1)
shall be sought for each equipment type of Short-Range Automotive Radar System by making an application in this behalf
on the portal in the form set out in the Schedule annexed to these rules:
Provided that no such application shall be required where such approval has previously been accorded for
the similar equipment type and is published on the portal.
(4) The Short-Range Automotive Radar System shall be in conformity with such standards as may be notified
by the Bureau of Indian Standards or the Central Government or both:
Provided that where no such standards have been published, the Short-Range Automotive Radar System
shall conform to relevant international standards.
(5) On receipt of any information from a person, who holds a license under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 that his licensed system is receiving harmful interference from any other radio
equipment exempted under these rules, the Central Government or such officer as may be authorised by it in this behalf may
direct the user of such exempted radio equipment to expeditiously and not later than such timeframe as may be specified in
such direction, carry out measures to avoid interference, such as relocation of equipment, reduction in its power and use of
antennae of specified type.
SCHEDULE
[See rule 4(3)]
Form of application for equipment type approval*
Section A: Details of applicant
1. Name of manufacturing agency applying :
for equipment type approval
2. Postal address of manufacturing agency :
3. Name and address of Indian agency :
applying for the type approval
4. Name of product and the product :
identification (model number etc.)
Section B: Details of transmitter
5. Frequency range :
6. Number of preset switchable channels :
7. Number of voice/data/television channels :
(In case of multi-channel equipment)
8. Tx-Rx channel separation :
(In case of duplex/multi-channel equipment)
9. Adjacent channel separation :
(In case of multi-channel equipment)
10. Frequency stability :
11. Spurious/harmonic radiations :
(a) Carrier suppression :
(In case of carrier suppressed systems)
(b) Unwanted side band suppression :
(In case of single side band systems)
(c) 2nd harmonic radiations :
(d) 3rd harmonic radiations :
12. Maximum frequency deviation:
13. Mode of emission :
14. Bandwidth of emission :
15. Test tone deviation :
16. Base band frequency :
(In case of multi-channel equipment)
17. Type of modulation to be required :
18. Pre-emphasis :
19. Power output (At the input of antenna) :
20. Any other information :
Section C: Details of receivers
21. Frequency range :
22. Mode of reception :
23. Spurious response of receiver :
24. Sensitivity :
25. Frequency stability :
26. (a) Effective noise temperature :
(b) Threshold input level :
27. Intermediate frequency :
28. De-emphasis :
29. Selectivity :
30. Any other particulars :
Place:
Date:
*Note: Separate application should be submitted for each type of equipment
Signature of the applicant
[F. No. R-11014/03/2025-NT]
DEVENDRA KUMAR RAI, Jt. Secy.
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