Q.What does the ISI mark certify?

The ISI mark is a quality-certification mark applied mainly to industrial and electrical products in India, after they have been tested against the relevant Indian standard for that category of product. …

The ISI mark is one of the standard quality-certification marks used in India, issued by the recognised national standards body after a product has been tested against the relevant Indian standard for that particular category of product. It is applied mainly to industrial and electrical products — common examples include electrical wires and cables, pressure cookers, LPG cylinders and regulators, helmets, cement, and similar items where a manufacturing defect could pose a genuine safety risk to the user.

A product carrying the ISI mark has been checked and found to meet the defined quality and safety requirements laid down for that product category, covering aspects such as material quality, construction, and safe performance under normal use. A similar-looking product without the mark has simply not been verified in the same way — it may still be safe, but there is no independent, testable assurance of that, which is exactly the gap the mark is meant to close for the buyer. …

A frequent mix-up is confusing the ISI mark (industrial/electrical goods) with Agmark (agricultural produce) or the Hallmark (precious metal p …