STQC-Certified CCTV Cameras for Factories (India, Checked Oct 2026)

By the Mama Editorial Team. Last verified: 16 October 2026 (monthly re-check), against the STQC IoTSCS certified product list (Essential Requirements) and the BIS CRS list of CCTV models complying with the security Essential Requirements. Specs were read from each manufacturer's published datasheet on 29 September 2026.

The table below lists 40 PoE IP cameras from four brands (Prama, CP Plus, Matrix and Honeywell). We found each model by name in a STQC Essential Requirements (ER) certificate on stqc.gov.in and checked its specs on the maker's own datasheet on 29 September 2026. Those 40 models sit on 18 certificates, and every certificate is valid until at least March 2028. On 16 October 2026 we re-checked all of them: the same certificates, unchanged, and every one of the 40 models also appears in the BIS CRS security-ER list. To check a model yourself, type the exact model string, suffix included, into Mama's CCTV certificate checker, or open the certificate PDF linked in its row.

One thing to know before you use any "STQC list": STQC's IoTSCS scheme page now carries a notice that the certified list for network cameras "is no longer being updated and is retained solely for historical reference". The same page cites a MeitY circular dated 04.02.2026. Since then, STQC issues its security test report under the Compulsory Registration Order, which is the BIS registration route, instead of as a separate certificate. So certificates already on the STQC list still carry their printed expiry dates, but any camera certified after January 2026 will show up on BIS CRS, not on the STQC page. That is why this list can only grow if we check both registers every month.

How to use this list

Filter the "Suggested zone" column by the part of your floor you are planning. We base each tag on the datasheet, using a written rule, not a judgement of image quality:

• line: dome, turret or motorised-varifocal models. Mounted over a machine or conveyor, these let you frame the work area tightly. Use 4 MP and above where you need to read gauges or count parts.
• dust: IP67-rated models with a dome or turret body. Dust cannot get in, and the smooth front is easy to wipe in lint, flour, cement or grinding dust. Models that also list IK10 are impact-rated, which matters in forklift aisles.
• night: IR reach of 50 m or more, or a dual-light / warm-light model that can switch to colour at night. Use this for the third shift, unlit yards and stores.
• gate: bullets with 50 m or more of IR, and preferably a motorised varifocal lens, for the main gate, the weighbridge and the loading bay. For number plates you still need a dedicated ANPR camera. None in this table is sold as ANPR.
• heat: not tagged per row. Every model here is rated to a maximum of +60 °C operating temperature on its datasheet. In a furnace bay, forging shop or tin-roof shed, measure the air temperature at the mounting point in May before you buy. If it goes above 60 °C, no camera in this table is rated for that spot without a cooled housing.

Two practical notes from the certificates themselves:

• The suffix matters. A certificate covers the exact string it prints. Matrix, for example, certified the "P2" variants (such as "SATATYA CIBR50FL40CWP P2"), and Prama certified the "(D2)" variants. A quote that drops the suffix is a different product until proved otherwise.
• Firmware matters too. Each certificate says it "applies only to specific version and release of the product in its evaluated configuration", and the annexure lists the firmware version tested. When the cameras arrive, ask the installer to show that the firmware is the certified release or a later one approved by the maker.

The list: 40 certified factory cameras

"Valid until" is the expiry date printed on the STQC certificate. Click the model name for the manufacturer's datasheet, and the certificate number for the PDF on stqc.gov.in. "Checked on" is the date of the last certificate re-check; the spec columns come from the datasheets as read on 29.09.2026. To see how a camera's RTSP and ONVIF support plays with your recorder, use the ONVIF/RTSP compatibility matrix.

† The certificate states the tested unit was a pre-production ("not productionize") sample, with production to start after certification. Ask the vendor for the shipped model's firmware and a declaration that it matches the certified sample.

‡ The certificate required an end-of-life software-library review within six months of an STQC letter dated 23 April 2025; whether it was completed is not visible in the PDF. Ask the vendor for STQC's confirmation.

A few things the table shows at a glance:

• Prama has the most rows because its certificates list models one by one. The STQC list carries 27 Prama certificates with 58 models (checked 16 Oct 2026); the 18 rows here come from 11 of them.
• CP Plus "LQ" models list RTSPS (encrypted RTSP) in the datasheet protocol line. Most NVRs and video-analytics tools accept it, but ask your integrator to confirm on the recorder you already own.
• Honeywell's 50 Series lists ONVIF Profile M alongside S, G and T. Profile M carries analytics metadata, which matters if you plan to add AI later.
• Power: all rows run on standard 802.3af PoE, except the two Prama motorised bullets (PT-NC346P3 and PT-NC326P3). Their datasheets specify 802.3at (PoE+), so size your switch for them.

How we check

1. Certificate first. We download every network-camera certificate PDF linked from STQC's IoTSCS Essential Requirements list: 53 certificates on 29 September 2026, and the same 53, with identical files, on the 16 October 2026 re-check. We read the model table in each annexure. A model enters the table only if its exact string appears on a certificate, and we record the certificate number and the printed expiry date.
2. Datasheet second. For IP rating, IR range, RTSP/ONVIF and PoE we use only the manufacturer's own product page or datasheet PDF. We don't use dealer listings, marketplace pages or reseller PDFs. For Matrix, the IP and IR figures come from the series page, which gives one spec for all fixed-lens variants in the series.
3. Nothing from secondary sources. Dealer "STQC lists" only tell us where to look. The 196-model figure you will see quoted is the STQC count itself: 196 models across the 53 certificates, by our reading of every certificate PDF on 7 October 2026; the 16 October 2026 re-download returned the same files. If a row can't be traced to a certificate and a datasheet, it stays out of the table.
4. Monthly re-check. Once a month we re-download the STQC list for every brand in the table. We compare it against last month, re-check any certificate within six months of expiry, and update the "Checked on" date. A row that has gone more than 60 days without a check comes out of the table until it is re-checked. The latest re-check ran on 16 October 2026.

What this list is not

• It is not a ranking. Rows are grouped by brand and certificate, not by quality. There are no scores and no top pick.
• It is not an image-quality test. A certificate tells you the camera passed India's cybersecurity Essential Requirements (no default passwords, encrypted streams, signed firmware and so on). It says nothing about how the picture looks in your lint-heavy weaving hall at 2 a.m.
• It is not complete. STQC holds 53 network-camera certificates covering 196 models, far more than the 40 here (checked 16 Oct 2026). We add rows to this table only as fast as we can check the datasheets. To search all 196 STQC models and the BIS security-ER list, use the certified CCTV finder, which filters by source, brand and certificate status.
• It is not a reason to rip out working cameras. The certification rule applies to cameras sold, manufactured or imported from 1 April 2026. Cameras already running on your floor can stay. Our guide on whether you have to replace factory CCTV in 2026 walks through the cases. Recorders are a separate question: see do NVRs and DVRs need STQC/BIS certification.

How to verify a model yourself

The quickest route is Mama's CCTV certificate checker: type the exact model string and it shows which STQC certificate or BIS R-number lists it, with the expiry date. To go to the source yourself, it takes about five minutes per model, on two government portals:

1. STQC (security, ER certificate). Go to stqc.gov.in, then IT & e-Governance → IT System & Product Certification → IoT System Certification Scheme. Press the "Archive" button under the notice to open the Essential Requirements certified product list. Open the certificate PDF for your brand and look for your exact model string, suffix included, in the annexure. Note the certificate expiry date. For cameras certified after January 2026, expect to find them on BIS CRS rather than on this list.
2. BIS registration (R-number). BIS publishes its list of CCTV models complying with the security Essential Requirements openly on crsbis.in (the "ER Certified CCTV" list), with no login. Search it for your exact model string and note the R-number and its validity. The R-number is also printed on the camera label under the BIS Standard Mark, next to "IS 13252 (Part 1)".

If the model on the installer's quote is not in either place under its exact name, ask for the certificate and the R-number in writing before you pay. Our explainer on the STQC/BIS-approved camera list covers what each stamp certifies. For picking cameras by lighting rather than by paperwork, see night and low-light cameras on a shop floor.

Changelog

• v1, 29 September 2026. First release: 40 models from 4 brands on 18 STQC ER certificates, with specs checked against manufacturer datasheets.
• v2, 16 October 2026. Monthly re-check: the STQC list still holds the same 53 certificates, with unchanged PDFs; all 40 rows keep their certificate and expiry date, and each model also appears in the BIS CRS security-ER list. "Checked on" dates updated. Added the STQC total of 196 models and links to the Finder, Checker and ONVIF/RTSP matrix.

Sources

• STQC, IoT System Certification Scheme (IoTSCS) page, including the notice on the network-camera list (read 29.09.2026 and 16.10.2026): https://www.stqc.gov.in/en/iot-system-certification-scheme-iotscs-0
• STQC, IoTSCS certified product list as per Essential Requirements, with the 53 certificate PDFs (read 29.09.2026, 07.10.2026 and 16.10.2026): https://stqc.gov.in/en/iot-system-certification-scheme-iotscs-certified-product-list-essential-requirements-ers
• BIS Compulsory Registration Scheme portal: https://www.crsbis.in/
• BIS CRS, list of registrations and models of CCTVs complying with ER for Security (read 16.10.2026): https://www.crsbis.in/BIS/listRegModelsER.do?hmode=ListRegModel_ER
• Manufacturer datasheets: Prama product pages (pramaindia.in), CP Plus product pages and datasheet PDFs (cpplusworld.com), Matrix Project Series bullet and dome pages (matrixcomsec.com), Honeywell 50 Series datasheets (honeywell.com). Each is linked from its model name in the table.

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