She was built by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia,[5] and was commissioned to Navy service on 27 April 2012.

These ships use stealth technologies and a special hull design to ensure a reduced radar cross section.

Much of the equipment on the ship is Russian-made, but a significant number of systems of Indian origin have also been incorporated.

[1] On 17th July 2024, INS Teg was deployed along with an P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft to assist in search and rescue operations after a Comoros-flagged oil tanker MV Prestige Falcon capsized off the coast of Oman while heading towards port of Aden, Yemen.

It received orders on July 15th and proceeded for the Search and Rescue mission along with the Royal Navy of Oman.