Domain names/DNS
Country Code TLD Registrations---.IN registrations
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.IN is the country code TLD for India; however, India
has made its name space available to any interested registrants,
regardless of residency.
.IN Residency Requirements
.IN is an open registry; you do not have to be a resident or business operator in India to register a .IN domain.
There are certain names that are not available for registration. All one-character and two-character domains, are reserved by government and NIXI order, and are not available to the public. In addition, the following restrictions apply to .IN domain names:
Minimum length for the second level domain name is three characters.
Maximum name length (excluding "http://www" and ".IN") is 63 characters.
Only letters, digits, and hyphens will be accepted in a domain name. Names cannot begin or end with hyphens.
A complete list of reserved names can be found at:
http://www.inregistry.in/Reserved%20Names
The following third level domains are also available:
.CO.IN
.FIRM.IN
.ORG.IN
.IND.IN
.NET.IN
.GEN.IN
The minimum registration period for .IN domains is one year and the maximum is ten years.