Welcome to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The latest FAQ'S published by various Government Departments, Directorates, Organisations, Institutions and local bodies of are listed here.

  1. 1. Can International firms participate in Auctions published on eAuction portal with DSC which is not issued by Indian CA ?


    As per the IT ACT, this eAuction portal does not allow to register any DSC issued by CAs other than Indian CAs. Foreign Bidders may contact Indian Certifying agencies to get DSC issued, details of which are available under the Downloads link of this portal.

  2. 2. Can International Bidder (outside India) get DSC on line without physically visiting India ?


    Yes. Kindly refer to the link DSC for foreign Bidders under the Downloads Option which is available in the Home Page. Following the procedure given, the Foreign Bidder / Consultant can get the Indian DSC issued and participate in this eAuction portal without visiting India.

  3. 3. I am unable to map DSC on the portal, it does not proceed further after selecting Certificate during mapping process on the portal. What changes in settings are to be done in my local client for this to work ?


    Foreign Bidders may do the below settings in your PC

    1. Go to Control Panel

    2. Choose the Icon - Region and Language and set the Format as English (United States)

    3. Choose the Tab - Location and set the Current Location as India

    4. Choose the Tab - Keyboards and Languages and Click

    1. Go to Control Panel

    5. Set the Default input language as English (United States-US)

    6. Ensure that in Installed services section English (United States-US) keyboard is listed in first place. Use Move Up/Move Down button to manure the order.

    Note: After completion of process,bidder can either revoke the above setting or use the language selection in Task bar to switch between languages.