Continent: Asia Capital: New Delhi Location: 28°36.8′N 77°12.5′E Area: 3,287,240 km² Population: 1,177,550,000 Time Zone: IST (UTC+5:30) Calling Code: +91

Zone Info

.IN is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of India

Zone Use

.IN is very popular for companies and individuals located in India or for orporations looking to do business with India.

Characters

• Minimum: 3
• Maximum: 63
• Letters and numbers
• Hyphens ("-"), however not at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD

Domain Registration

.IN domains can be registered online.

Change of Registrant

Registrant changes for .IN domains can be done online.

Domain Renewal

.IN domains can be renewed.

Deletion Process

.IN Domains can be deleted.

Restrictions

None.

Transfers

.IN Transfers are possible. Upon successfully transfering a domain, it is automatically renewed for one year. The registration period is extended by one year.

In the event, that the maximum registration period of ten years has already been reached, then the transfer will still get billed.

Transfer notes

• A .IN Domain Transfer must be initiated with a so-called "Authorisation Code", which can be obtained from the current registrar through the owner or Admin-C of the domain.
• Please ensure, that you have a correct "Authorisation Code" associated with the domain, before initiating the transfer, otherwise it will fail.
• Ensure that your respective domain does not have a lock-status (REGISTRAR-LOCK or HOLD). This can be seen in the WHOIS. If the domain is locked, then the owner can demand that this be unlocked.
• Initiate the transfer on time and not just shortly before the domain expires.
• Please ensure that the domain is older than 60 days otherwise the transfer will be denied.
• Please note that you need a signed request from the registrant before you initiate the transfer.

Transfer time

A transfer generally takes up to 5 to 10 days.