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Public Safety Standards of the Republic of India

Made available to the public under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act of 1986 and the Right to Information Act of
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Division Name: Electrotechnical

Section Name: Power Cables (ETD 9)

STA ND A R D YEAR TITL E IBR

IS 692 (pdf) 1994 Paper insulated lead-sheathed cables for rated voltage up to and
including 33 kv specification
IS 694 (pdf) 2010 POLYVINYL CHLORIDE INSULATED UNSHEATHED AND IEC 60227 - 1
IS 694 (txt) SHEATHED CABLES/CORDS WITH RIGID AND FLEXIBLE to 5
CONDUCTOR FOR RATED VOLTAGES UP TO AND INCLUDING
450/750 V
IS 1255 (pdf) 1983 Code of practice for installation and maintenance of power cables
IS 1255 (txt) up to and including 33 kV rating
IS 1554-1 (pdf) 1988 PVC insulated (heavy duty) electric cables, Part 1: For working IEC 60502)
IS 1554-1 (txt) voltages up to and including 1 100 V
IS 1554-2 (pdf) 1988 PVC Insulated (Heavy Duty) Electric Cables, Part 2: for Working 60502)
IS 1554-2 (txt) Voltages from 3'3 kV up to and Including 11 kV
IS 2465 (pdf) 1984 Cables for motor vehicles
IS 2465 (txt)
IS 2593 (pdf) 1984 Flexible Cables for Miners' Cap-lamps
IS 2593 (txt)
IS 3961-1 (pdf) 1967 Recommended current ratings for cables, Part 1: Paper insulated
lead sheathed cables
IS 3961-2 (pdf) 1967 Recommended current ratings for cables, Part 2: PVC insulated
IS 3961-2 (txt) and PVC sheathed heavy duty cables
IS 3961-3 (pdf) 1968 Recommended current ratings for cables, Part 3: Rubber
IS 3961-3 (txt) insulated cables
IS 3961-5 (pdf) 1968 Recommended current ratings for cables, Part 5: PVC insulated
IS 3961-5 (txt) light duty cables
IS 4289-1 (pdf) 1984 Flexible Cables for Lifts and Other Flexible Connections, Part 1: IEC 60245-5
IS 4289-1 (txt) Elastomer Insulated Cables
IS 4289-2 (pdf) 2000 Flexible Cables for Lifts and Other Flexible Connections, Part 2: IEC 60227-6
IS 4289-2 (txt) PVC Insulated Circular Cables
IS 5819 (pdf) 1970 Recommended Short-circuit Ratings of High Voltage PVC Cables
IS 5819 (txt)
IS 5831 (pdf) 1984 PVC insulation and sheath of electric cables IEC 60502
IS 5831 (txt)

IS 5950 (pdf) 1984 Shot firing cables (for use other than in shafts)
IS 5950 (txt)
IS 6380 (pdf) 1984 Elastomeric insulation and sheath of electric cables IEC 60502
IS 6554 (pdf) 1983 Soldering Ferrules of Straight-Through Joints
IS 7093 (pdf) 1973 Straight through joint boxes and lead sleeves for paper insulated
IS 7093 (txt) lead sheathed cables up to and including 11 kV
IS 7098-1 (pdf) 1988 Crosslinked polyethylene insulated PVC sheathed cables, Part 1: IEC 60502
IS 7098-1 (txt) For working voltage upto and including 1 100 V
IS 7098-2 (pdf) 2011 Crosslinked Polyethylene Insulated Thermoplastics Sheathed
IS 7098-2 (txt) Cables, Part 2: for Working Voltages from 3.3 kV up to and
Including 33 kV
IS 7098-3 (pdf) 1993 Cross-linked polyethylene insulated thermoplastic sheathed
cables, Part 3: For working voltages from 66 kV upto and
including 220 kV
IS 8130 (pdf) 1984 Conductors for insulated electric cables and flexible cords IEC 60228
IS 8130 (txt)
IS 8308 (pdf) 1993 Compression type tubular in-line connectors for aluminium
conductors of insulated cables
IS 8309 (pdf) 1993 Compression type tubular terminal ends for aluminium conductors
of insulated cables
IS 8337 (pdf) 1976 Performance requirements of compression joints of aluminium
IS 8337 (txt) conductors in insulated cables
IS 8394 (pdf) 1977 Soldering and welding type terminal ends for conductors of
insulated cables
IS 8438 (pdf) 1987 Moulds of cast resin based straight through joints for cables for
voltages upto and including 1100 V
IS 9553 (pdf) 1987 Moulds suitable for cast resin based terminations for cables for
IS 9553 (txt) voltages up to and including 1000 V
IS 9646 (pdf) 1992 Moulds suitable for cast resin-based joints for cables for voltages
IS 9646 (txt) upto and including 1 100 V
IS 9857 (pdf) 1990 Welding Cables IEC 60245-6
IS 9968-1 (pdf) 1988 Elastomer insulated cables, Part 1: For working voltages upto and
IS 9968-1 (txt) including 1 100 V
IS 9968-2 (pdf) 2002 Elastomer-insulated Cables, Part 2: For Working Voltages from
3.3 kV up to and Including 3 3kV
IS 10418 (pdf) 1982 Drums for electric cables
IS 10418 (txt)
IS 10435-1 (pdf) 1983 Inverted Type Cable end Boxes for Outdoor Terminations Suitable
IS 10435-1 (txt) for Paper Insulated Cables, Part I: Belted Type, Multicore Cables
up to and Including II kV Grade
IS 10462-1 (pdf) 1983 Fictitious Calculation Method for Determination of Dimensions of IEC 60502
IS 10462-1 (txt) Protective Coverings of Cables, Part I: Elastomeric and
Thermoplastic Insulated Cables
IS 10462-2 (pdf) 1991 Fictitious calculation method for determination of dimensions of IEC 60055-2
protective coverings of cables, Part 2: Paper insulated cables
IS 10606 (pdf) 1983 Cast iron joint boxes for tee and branch trouser joints suitable for
IS 10606 (txt) paper insulated cables for voltages upto and including 11 kV
IS 10810-0 (pdf) 1984 Method of test for cables, Part 0: General
IS 10810-1 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 1: Annealing test for wires used
in conductors
IS 10810-2 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 2: Tensile test for aluminium
wires
IS 10810-3 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 3: Wrapping test for aluminium
wires
IS 10810-4 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 4: Persulphate test of conductor
IS 10810-5 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 5: Conductor resistance test
IS 10810-6 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 6: Thickness of thermoplastic
and elastomeric insulation and sheath
IS 10810-7 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 7: Tensile strength and
IS 10810-7 (txt) elongation at break of thermoplastic and elastomeric insulation
and sheath
IS 10810-8 (pdf) 1984 Method of test for cables, Part 8: Breaking strength and
elongation at break for impregnated paper insulation
IS 10810-9 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 9: Tear resistance for paper
insulation
IS 10810-10 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 10: Loss of mass test
IS 10810-11 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 11: Thermal aging in air
IS 10810-12 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 12: Shrinkage Test
IS 10810-13 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 13: Ozone resistance test
IS 10810-13 (txt)
IS 10810-14 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 14: Heat shock test
IS 10810-15 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 15: Hot Deformation Test
IS 10810-16 (pdf) 1986 Methods of test for cables, Part 16: Accelerated ageing test by
oxygen pressure method
IS 10810-17 (pdf) 1986 Methods of test for cables, Part 17: Tear resistance test for heavy
duty sheath
IS 10810-19 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 19: Bleeding and blooming test
IS 10810-20 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 20: Cold bend test
IS 10810-21 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 21: Cold impact test
IS 10810-22 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 22: Vicat softening point
IS 10810-23 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 23: Melt-flow index
IS 10810-24 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 24: Water soluble impurities test
of insulating paper
IS 10810-25 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 25: Conductivity of water extract
test of insulating paper
IS 10810-26 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 26: pH value of water extract test
of insulating paper
IS 10810-27 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 27: Ash Content Test of
Insulating Paper
IS 10810-28 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 28: Water absorption test
(Electrical)
IS 10810-29 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 29: Environmental stress
cracking test
IS 10810-30 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 30: Hot set test
IS 10810-31 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 31: Oil resistance test
IS 10810-32 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 32: Carbon content test for
polyethylene
IS 10810-33 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 33: Water absorption test
(Gravimetric)
IS 10810-34 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 34: Measurement of thickness of
metallic sheath
IS 10810-35 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 35: Determination of Tin in Lead
Alloy for Sheathing
IS 10810-36 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 36: Dimensions of armouring
material
IS 10810-37 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 37: Tensile Strength and
Elongation at Break of Armouring Materials
IS 10810-38 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 38: Torsion test on galvanized
steel wires for armouring
IS 10810-39 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 39: Winding test on galvanized
steel strips for armouring
IS 10810-40 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 40: Uniformity of Zinc Coating on
Steel Armour
IS 10810-41 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 41: Mass of zinc coating on steel
armour
IS 10810-42 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 42: Resistivity test of armour
wires and strips and conductance test of armour (wires/strips)
IS 10810-43 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 43: Insulation Resistance
IS 10810-44 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 44: Spark test
IS 10810-45 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 45: High Voltage Test
IS 10810-46 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 46: Partial discharge test
IS 10810-47 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 47: Impulse test
IS 10810-48 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 48: Dielectric Power Factor Test
IS 10810-49 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 49: Heating Cycle Test
IS 10810-50 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 50: Bending test
IS 10810-51 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 51: Dripping test
IS 10810-52 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 52: Drainage test
IS 10810-53 (pdf) 1984 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 53: Flammability Test
IS 10810-54 (pdf) 1984 Methods of test for cables, Part 54: Static flexibility test
IS 10810-55 (pdf) 1986 Methods of test for cables, Part 55: Abrasion test
IS 10810-56 (pdf) 1987 Methods of test for cables, Part 56: Accelerated aging by the air-
pressure method
IS 10810-57 (pdf) 1987 Methods of test for cables, Part 57: Flexing test
IS 10810-58 (pdf) 1998 Methods of test for cables, Part 58: Oxygen index test - [IS
IS 10810-58 (txt) 10810(Part 58]
IS 10810-59 (pdf) 1988 Methods of test for cables, Part 59: Determination of the amount
of halogen acid gas evolved during combustion of polymeric
materials taken from cables
IS 10810-60 (pdf) 1988 Methods of test for cables, Part 60: Thermal stability of PVC
insulation and sheath
IS 10810-61 (pdf) 1988 Methods of test for cables, Part 61: Flame retardant test
IS 10810-62 (pdf) 1993 Methods of test for cables, Part 62: Fire resistance test for
IS 10810-62 (txt) bunched cables
IS 10810-63 (pdf) 1993 Methods of test for cables, Part 63: Smoke density of electric
IS 10810-63 (txt) cables under fire conditions
IS 10810-64 (pdf) 2003 Methods of Test for Cables, Part 64: Measurement of
Temperature Index
IS 10877 (pdf) 1984 Dimensions for Moulds for Cast Resin Based Indoor Terminations
IS 10877 (txt) for Cables for Working Voltages from 3.3 kV Up to and Including
11 kV
IS 11979 (pdf) 1987 Moulds for cast resin based straight through joints for cables for
IS 11979 (txt) working voltages from 3.3 kV upto and including 11 kV

IS 12909 (pdf) 1990 Power Cables - Dimensions for Moulds for Cast Resin Based
IS 12909 (txt) Outdoor Terminations for Voltages Above 1100 Volts and up to
and Including 11000 Volts
IS 12943 (pdf) 1990 Brass glands for PVC cables
IS 12943 (txt)
IS 13573-1 (pdf) 2011 Cable Accessories for Extruded Power Cables, Part 1: for
IS 13573-1 (txt) Working Voltages for 1.1 kV upto and Including 3.3kV(E) - Test
Methods and Test Requirements
IS 13573-2 (pdf) 2011 Cable Accessories for Extruded Power Cables, Part 2: for
IS 13573-2 (txt) Working Voltages for 3.3kV(UE) upto and Including 33kV(E) -
Test Requirements
IS 13573-3 (pdf) 2011 Cable Accessories for Extruded Power Cables, Part 3: for
IS 13573-3 (txt) Working Voltages for 3.3kV(UE) upto and Including 33kV(E) -
Test Methods
IS 13573 (pdf) 1992 Joints and Terminations of Polymeric Cables for Working
Voltages from 66kV Up To and Including 33 kV - Performance
Requirements and Type Test
IS 13705 (pdf) 1993 Transition Joints of Cables for Working Voltages from 11 kV Up to IEC 60502
IS 13705 (txt) and Including 33 kV - Performance Requirements and Type Tests
IS 14255 (pdf) 1995 Aerial Bunched Cables for working voltagess upto and including
IS 14255 (txt) 1100 Volts
IS 14494 (pdf) 1998 Elastomer insultated flexible cables for use in mines (combined
IS 14494 (txt) revision of IS:691 and IS:1026)

Last Updated: September 6, 2013