India becomes Chair of the Common Criteria Development Board for 2026–2028
India has been nominated Chair of the Common Criteria Development Board (CCDB), the technical core of the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement, from April 2026 to April 2028, MeitY said on 14 May 2026.
Summary
India has been nominated as Chair of the Common Criteria Development Board (CCDB) from April 2026 to April 2028, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said on 14 May 2026. The role was confirmed at the 1st Quarter Meeting of the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) in Tokyo, Japan, held 14–16 April 2026. The CCRA is the international arrangement for mutual recognition of IT security certificates, and the CCDB manages the technical work on the Common Criteria and the Common Methodology for IT Security Evaluation. India has been a CCRA member since 16 September 2013 as a Certificate Authorizing Nation, with MeitY's STQC Directorate as the certification body; the CCRA has 20 certificate-authorizing and 18 certificate-consuming nations.
Key facts
- Role
- Chair, Common Criteria Development Board (CCDB), April 2026–April 2028
- Confirmed
- CCRA 1st Quarter Meeting, Tokyo, 14–16 April 2026
- CCRA
- Mutual recognition of IT security certificates; 20 authorizing + 18 consuming nations
- India
- Member since 16 Sep 2013 as Certificate Authorizing Nation; STQC is certification body
Practice MCQs 2 questions
India's chairship of the Common Criteria Development Board (CCDB) for 2026–2028 was confirmed at a CCRA meeting held in April 2026 in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Tokyo
It was confirmed at the 1st Quarter Meeting of the CCRA held from 14 to 16 April 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.
Consider the following statements about India and the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA): 1. India has been a member of the CCRA since September 2013 as a Certificate Authorizing Nation. 2. CERT-In acts as India's official certification body for IT security evaluations under the Common Criteria. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. India joined on 16 September 2013; the official certification body is MeitY's STQC Directorate, not CERT-In.