General Terms And Conditions.
Generic names are not allowed.(eg. news.co.in, shipping.gov.in are not allowed)
For domains under all categories, except ind.in and gen.in, the domain must be derived from the name of the organisation name/entity. (eg. A registered company Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited can opt for a domain bhel.co.in but NOT xyz.co.in or bharat.co.in)
Organisations should register the domain name within the appropriate second level domains(SLDs) that corresponds to the type of the organisation/entity as outlined in the below table. (eg. An academic institute Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay can opt for a domain iitb.ac.in but NOT iitb.firm.in or iitb.mil.in)
The Administrative contact of the domain must be from the organisation/entity requesting the domain name.
For domains under all categories, except ind.in and gen.in, the organisation/entity applying for the domain name must have it's office in India.
It is necessary to run domain name servers(DNS servers) for the domain being registered. These servers provide the service for translating domain names to IP addresses for hosts in the domain
These name servers may belong to either the organisation or the Internet Service Provider/Web Service Provider(ISP/WSP).
The ISP/WSP can be located in ANY PART of the world.
The name servers can be located in ANY PART of the world.
It is recommended that there are at least two independent name servers(primary and secondary name server)
It is mandatory to run atleast the primary nameserver for the domain.
The name servers must be up, permanently connected to the Internet, and configured correctly to respond to DNS requests for the domain, before the application is submitted.
Establishing the primary and secondary name servers in physically separate locations and on different networks is strongly recommended.
Please click on a category given below, to get the conditions and requirements for the corresponding category.
co.in -- For Registered Companies/Trademarks/Banks
firm.in -- For Proprietary Concerns/Partnership Firms/Shops/Liaison Offices
ac.in -- For Academic Community
res.in -- For Research Institutes
gov.in -- For Government Organisations
mil.in -- For Military Establishments
net.in -- For Internet Service Providers
in -- For Internet Service Providers
org.in -- For Non-profit Organisations
ind.in -- For Individuals
gen.in -- For General/Miscellaneous Purpose
co.in
Who can apply Registered Companies/Organizations
Requirements If domain name is derived from the company name, then the company must be registered with Registrar of Companies in India.
If domain name is same as the trademark, then the trademark must be registered in India with the Trademark Registry of India.
If domain name is derived from the bank name, then the bank must be approved by Reserve Bank of India.
The domain will be provisionally activated immediately if the conditions given above are satisfied.
Domain Name should confirm to the syntax.
The domain will be allotted once the necessary documents and the payment reach within 1 month from the date of activation of domain name.
If the documents and the payment fail to reach us within the stipulated period, the domain name will be deactivated.
Documents Required Certificate from the Registrar of Companies
OR
Trademark registration certificate, if domain is company's trademark. If the trademark has not been registered yet, then a copy of the application made for the trademark and the search documents provided by Trademark Registry, to indicate that the required trademark has been searched through in all classes should be submitted.
Banks should submit a copy of the approval they receive from Reserve Bank of India.
Registration Charges Rs. 1500 for two years
firm.in
Who can apply Proprietory Concerns, Partnership Firms, Shops, Liaison office of MNCs operating from abroad.
Requirements The domain will be activated and allotted on receipt of the payment and provided all the conditions given above are satisfied.
Domain Name should confirm to the syntax.
Documents Required A written request in form of a letter or fax, on the letterhead of the Organization.
Registration Charges Rs. 1500 for two years
ac.in
Who can apply Public and Private educational institutions, Primary and Secondary Schools, Government and Private Colleges, Professional and Vocational Institutes, Universities
Requirements The domain will be activated and allotted on receipt of the payment and provided all the conditions given above are satisfied.
Domain Name should confirm to the syntax.
Documents Required A written request in form of a letter or fax,on the letterhead of the Organization.
Registration Charges Rs. 1500 for two years
res.in
Who can apply Research Institutes
Requirements The domain will be activated and allotted on receipt of the payment and provided all the conditions given above are satisfied.
Domain Name should confirm to the syntax.
Documents Required A written request in form of a letter or fax, on the letterhead of the Organization.
Registration Charges Rs. 1500 for two years
gov.in
Who can apply Indian Government Organisations (See the list of organisations registered under .gov).Allotment of gov.in is restricted to Government Departments only and not for Govt Undertakings, Autonomous bodies,Quasi Govt bodies etc under the administrative control of the Govt.
Requirements The request should come from state or central government department, in writing, in addition to online registration.
This written request should be in the form of a letter or fax, on the letterhead of the concerned officer/department of the Government.
Govt. Department could refer to the list of Govt. organisations already registered with us in order to avoid duplication / name clash.
At the State level the request should be from the Chief Secretary of the State or a Secretary of the State Govt as delegated by the Chief Secretary.
For registration at District, City, Taluka and panchayat levels, the request should come from the District Collector.
For a central level department (e.g Customs, Income-Tax), ideally the head/central office should request for a domain name. Alternatively a suffix/prefix should be added to the domain name, to give its location identity.
The administrative contact address to be filled in the on-line form must be same as the address of the concerned officer/Department of the government.
Intermediaries or ISPs are not allowed to apply on behalf of any government department, for registration under this category.
The domain will be activated and allotted on receipt of the payment and provided all the conditions given above are satisfied.
Domain Name should confirm to the syntax.
Documents Required A written request in form of a letter or fax, on the letterhead of the concerned officer/Department of the government, as described above.
Registration Charges Rs. 1500 for two years
mil.in
Who can apply Only for Military Establishments
Requirements The domain will be activated and allotted on receipt of the payment and provided all the conditions given above are satisfied.
Domain Name should confirm to the syntax.
Documents Required A written request in form of a letter or fax, on the letterhead of the concerned officer/Department of the Military Establishment.
Registration Charges Rs. 1500 for two years
net.in, .in
Who can apply Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
Requirements The net.in and .in domain are specifically reserved for network service providers and e-mail service providers (commonly called ISPs) in India. This domain is alloted on producing a copy of DoT license for ISP operations.
If the domain name is same as the trademark, then the trademark must be registered with the Trademark Registry of India.
The domain will be provisionally activated immediately if all the conditions given above are satisfied.
Domain Name should confirm to the syntax.
The domain will be allotted once the necessary documents and the payment reach within 1 month from the date of application of domain name.
If these documents and the payment fail to reach us within the stipulated period, the domain name will be de-activated.
Documents Required ISP license issued by the DoT India, and
Trademark registration documents, if domain is company's trademark. If the trademark has not been registered yet, a copy of the application made for the trademark and the search documents provided by Trademark Registry, to indicate that the required trademark has been searched through in all the classes should be submitted.
Registration Charges Rs. 1500 for two years
org.in
Who can apply Non-profit organisations, Voluntary services, Charitable institutions, Social and Religious services, Societies, Political parties, Sports associations
Requirements The applicant should belong to the above mentioned category.
The domain will be activated and allotted on receipt of the payment and provided all the conditions given above are satisfied.
Domain Name should confirm to the syntax.