For Users who apply for registering domain names under ".IN"

• Domain name should be available.
• .IN domain names may be between 3 and 63 characters in length.
• Only letters (A-Z & a-z), digits (0-9), and hyphens will be accepted in a domain name. Names cannot begin or end with hyphens.
• Other special characters like the underscore "_”, exclamation mark "!" etc are not permitted.
• Domain names are not case-sensitive.(i.e. you may use a mix of upper or lower case letters)
• www.company.ac.in is not a domain name; www is actually, the name of a computer in the domain - company.ac.in.
• Contact information: Registrants must provide true, accurate contact information. The following contact types are required: Registrant, Administrative, Technical, Billing. As per standing policy, the contact data will be displayed in the .IN WHOIS, except for the Billing contact data, which is not displayed.
  
• The Administrative contact of the domain must be from the organization/entity requesting the domain name.
  
• Name servers: In order to appear (the domain requested) in the zone file and resolve on the Internet, at least one (1) valid name server along with the valid DNS entry must be associated with the domain name, before the registration is done with the registry . The use of at least two valid name servers is highly recommended.
  
• 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 organization 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 at least 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.
  
• Internationalized domain names (IDNs): The registry plans to accept IDN registrations in the future, including IDN registrations in Hindi, Tamil, and other Indian languages. Until further announcements, no applications for domain names in internationalized script (including diacritical marks) shall be accepted. Domains with hyphens in the third and fourth positions will be rejected.
  The registry has the authority to deny or suspend a registration if it conflicts with the sovereign national interest or public order.
  

CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

ac.in & edu.in

Who can apply?

Public and Private educational institutions, Primary and Secondary Schools, Government and Private Colleges, Professional and Vocational Institutes, Universities

Requirements

Payment has to be sent within one month of getting the domain registered, through D.D payable at ERNET India, New Delhi. If payment is not received within one month, registered domain will be withdrawn for such period till the payment is received at ERNET India 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 on the letterhead of the Organization duly signed by the head of the organization. (Registration of domain will be done only on receipt of the said document)

res.in

Who can apply?

Research Institutes

Requirements

Payment has to be sent within one month of getting the domain registered, through D.D payable at ERNET India, New Delhi. If payment is not received within one month, registered domain will be withdrawn for such period till the payment is received at ERNET India 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 on the letterhead of the Organization duly signed by the head of the organization. (Registration of domain will be done only on receipt of the said document)