.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, liberalised policies for the .in domain allow unlimited second-level registrations under .in. Unlimited registrations under the previously structured existing zones are also allowed:

• .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)

Four zones are reserved for use by qualified organizations in India:

• .ac.in (Academic 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. As of April 2005, that number has increased to over 100,000, with names registered from 108 different countries. Roughly 80% of the registrants are from India, Germany, and the United States.

External links and references

• .in whois information from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority website (out-of-date as of April 14, 2005)
• Policies from the INRegistry website
• How India's .IN Domain Rouses from its Slumber, an April 2005 article from the CircleID Network website