The
ISI mark is a standards-compliance mark for industrial products in India since 1950. The mark certifies that a product conforms to an Indian standard (IS) developed by the
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body of India. The ISI is an
initialism of Indian Standards Institution . The ISI mark is mandatory for certain products to be sold in India, such as electrical appliances including switches,
electric motors, wiring cables, heaters,
kitchen appliances, etc., and other products like
Portland cement,
LPG valves, LPG cylinders,
automotive tyres ,etc. In the case of most other products, ISI marks are optional. ISI was founded to establish standards for the orderly growth of industries and for maintaining industrial output efficiency. It offers an ISI mark which is a standards-compliance mark for industrial products in India. ISI Marks means the products are checked for their quality.