Asian domains: India (.co.in)

Indian Domain Name Queue Check: When entering your search string don't write “www” or the Indian domain type, ie. “co.in”. Therefore to search “www.nominate.co.in” enter “nominate” and nothing else.

The only letters allowed within a domain name are: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Spaces are NOT ALLOWED.

Back Order:

To back order search for its availabilty in our queue by using the box above and then create an account and back order the domain name.

Monitoring

We wont charge to monitor the domain name (expect for excess numbers † and will only charge you upon a successfull registration.

We do not auction domains and accept only one order per domain name.

Excessive Number clause †

We reserve the right to charge an annual management fee of £1 per domain name requested per year where, if in our opinion the number of names being monitored in an account is excessive (over 300 domains).

Once the domain is registered

Once the domain name is registered we will debit your account the recovery fee. You then may use our DNS servers free of charge. Future renewals are at a very competative price so you never need to transfer away, but you are able to FREE of charge if you wish, after all the domain is your!. Domains registered with us are automatically provided with their own under-construction page - this notifies potential registrants that the name has been acquired and is now registered. The under-construction page is offered free of charge and may be used indefinitely.

It is possible for Web and/or Mail forwarding to be provided for Indian domains.

Domain transfer/release fees are charged are by a majority of registrars, but Domain Recover makes no charge to transfer a domain to another Indian domain name registrar.

Background

.in is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for India. The domain is operated by INRegistry under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India. INRegistry was appointed by the government of India.

As of 2005[update], liberalised policies for the .in domain allow unlimited second-level registrations under .in. Unlimited registrations under the previously structured existing zones are also allowed:.in (available to anyone; used by companies, individuals, and organizations in India).co.in (originally for banks, registered companies, and trademarks).firm.in (originally for shops, partnerships, liaison offices, sole proprietorships).net.in (originally for Internet service providers).org.in (originally for non-profit organizations).gen.in (originally for general/miscellaneous use).ind.in (originally for individuals)Six zones are reserved for use by qualified organizations in India:.ac.in (Academic institutions).edu.in (Educational institutions).res.in (Indian research institutes).gov.in (Indian government).mil.in (Indian military)Before the more liberal policies for the .in domain, only 7000 names had been registered between 1992 and 2004. By the end of 2006, that number had increased to over 200,000, with names registered by web users in over 150 countries. Roughly 80% of the registrants are from India, Germany, and the United States.

The domain .nic.in is reserved for India's National Informatics Centre, but in practice most Indian government agencies have domains ending in .nic.in.


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