The Bureau of Indian Standards (Department of Consumer Affairs) has notified the establishment of 16 Indian Standards under Rule 15(1) of the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018. The notification specifies that the standards listed in Column 2 of the Schedule have been established on the dates indicated in Column 3. Where prior standards exist, as listed in Column 4, those shall remain in force concurrently until withdrawal on the dates indicated in Column 5.

The following Indian Standards have been established with effect from March 30, 2026. Where a superseded standard exists, it remains in concurrent force until September 30, 2026.

Standards established with concurrent withdrawal of prior versions on September 30, 2026:

IS 5367 : 2026 — Forceps, Eye, Strabismus, for Advancement (Prince’s and Worth’s Patterns) — Specification (First Revision). Supersedes IS 5367 – 1969.

IS 8572 : 2026 — Paper-Covered Flexible/Stranded Copper Conductors for Transformer Leads — Specification (Second Revision). Supersedes IS 8572 : 1993 (First Revision).

IS 10408 : 2026 — Eye, Spatula, Green’s Pattern — Specification (First Revision). Supersedes IS 10408 – 1983.

IS 12556 : 2026 / IEC 60946 : 1988 — Binary Direct Voltage Signals for Process Measurement and Control Systems — Specification (First Revision). Supersedes IS 12556 – 1988.

IS 13970 (Part 2) : 2026 / ISO 8549-2 : 2023 — Prosthetics and Orthotics — Vocabulary — Part 2 Terms Relating to External Limb Prostheses (Second Revision). Supersedes IS 13970 (Part 2) : 2023 / ISO 8549-2 : 2020 — Part 2 Terms Relating to External Limb Prostheses and Wearers of These Prostheses (First Revision).

Standards established with no prior version to be withdrawn:

IS/ISO/IEC 5259-5 : 2025 — Artificial Intelligence — Data Quality for Analytics and Machine Learning (ML) — Part 5 Data Quality Governance Framework. No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.

IS/ISO/IEC TS 12791 : 2024 — Information Technology — Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Treatment of Unwanted Bias in Classification and Regression Machine Learning Tasks. No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.

IS 13970 (Part 4) : 2026 / ISO 8549-4 : 2020 — Prosthetics and Orthotics — Vocabulary — Part 4 Terms Relating to Limb Amputation. No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.

IS 16463 (Part 31) : 2026 / IEC 61643-31 : 2018 — Low-Voltage Surge Protective Devices — Part 31 Requirements and Test Methods for SPDs for Photovoltaic Installations. No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.

IS 19490 (Part 1) : 2026 — Implants for Surgery — Metal Intramedullary Nailing Systems — Part 1 Intramedullary Nails (ISO 15142-1 : 2003, MOD). No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.

IS 19631 : 2026 — Portable Ramps — Specification. No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.

IS 19642 : 2026 / ISO 6273 : 2024 — Assistive Products — Accessibility Guidelines and Requirements to Survey the Needs of Persons with Sensory Disabilities for Assistive Products and Services. No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.

IS/ISO/IEC TR 20226 : 2025 — Information Technology — Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Environmental Sustainability Aspects of AI Systems. No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.

IS/ISO/IEC TR 24027 : 2021 — Information Technology — Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Bias in AI Systems and AI Aided Decision Making. No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.

IS/ISO/IEC 42005 : 2025 — Information Technology — Artificial Intelligence (AI) — AI System Impact Assessment. No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.

IS/ISO/IEC 42006 : 2025 — Information Technology — Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Requirements for Bodies Providing Audit and Certification of Artificial Intelligence Management Systems. No prior standard. No withdrawal applicable.