.in

.in
Introduced8 May 1989 (8 May 1989)
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryINRegistry
SponsorNational Internet Exchange of India
Intended useEntities connected with India
Actual useVery popular in India. Liberalisation of registration rules in 2005 led to a large increase in registrations including overseas registrations.
Registered domains3 million+ (May 2022)[1][2]
Registration restrictionsNo restrictions on who can register second-level domains or most third-level domains; various specific restrictions under some of those specialised subdomains.
StructureMay register at the second level or at the third level beneath generic-category 2nd-level domains
DocumentsPolicies
Dispute policies.IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP)
DNSSECYes
Registry websiteregistry.in
.भारत
Logo for .भारत, (romanized as .bharat)
Introduced5 February 2011 (5 February 2011)[3]
TLD typeInternationalised (Devanagari) country code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryINRegistry
SponsorNational Internet Exchange of India
Intended useEntities connected with
 India
Actual useGetting popular in India.
Registration restrictionsDevanagari script.
Also comply with certain Devanagari Phonological rules; restrictions under some specialized subdomains like सरकार.भारत (≈ gov.in) and विद्या.भारत (≈ edu.in)
StructureMay register at the second level or at the third level beneath generic-category 2nd-level domains.
DNS namexn--h2brj9c
DNSSECYes
Registry websiteरजिस्ट्री.भारत (registry.bharat)

.in is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for India. It was made available in 1989, four years after original generic top-level domains such as .com, .net and the country code like .us. It is currently administered by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).

  1. ^ "Registry.In | .IN is India's Country Code Top Level domain (ccTLD)". IN Registry. National Internet Exchange of India. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ Agarwal, Surabhi; Alawadhi, Neha (27 July 2016). "IT Ministry plans ad campaign to promote .in domain name". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. ^ ".भारत - TLDpedia".