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FAQ : Domain
Name Registration
What are the
eligibility
requirements for obtaining a name in the GOV.IN domain?
The use of
GOV.IN Domain is restricted to the constituents of Indian
Government at various levels right from Central,
State/UT, District & Sub-District.
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Are Government
Schools/Colleges/Universities are eligible for names in
the GOV.IN Domain?
Educational Institutions are advised
to register domain names under AC.IN or EDU.IN or RES.IN
as per their functions/activities.
ERNET is the exclusive registrar for
the AC.IN, EDU.IN & RES.IN Domain names. Please
visit the site http://www.registry.ernet.in
and follow the registration procedures to register a
domain name under AC.IN, EDU.IN & RES.IN.
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My Department already has a name
in the NIC.IN domain. Can we still request and use a
name in the GOV.IN domain? Do we have to give up our
existing name?
As per the latest .IN Domain Name
Policy, Department of Information Technology, Government
of India has advised all Union as well as State Government
Departments to have a Domain name under GOV.IN to provide
on-line Services over the Internet.
If your web site is already hosted on
NIC.IN or any other domain, you can acquire a domain name
under GOV.IN and map the same to the existing website. No
need to give up your existing name, the acquired GOV.IN
domain name can be mapped with the website along with the
existing domain names.
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How do I register a GOV.IN domain
name for my Department?
Eligible Government Departments may apply for a name in
the GOV.IN domain online, at the GOV.IN Domain Registrar
Web site : http://registry.gov.in
or http://domain.gov.in.
Eligibility criteria, Domain naming conventions, Domain
Name registration Procedures, related policies, and
other information are available on the above-mentioned
website.
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How can I check whether a domain
name is available or not?
Please follow the link http://www.registry.gov.in/domain-info/domain_check.html
to check the availability of a domain name.
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What are the naming conventions
for GOV.IN domain?
For details on domain naming conventions under GOV.IN
Domain, Please visit http://www.registry.gov.in/domain-info/domain_syntax.html
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What are the valid
characters for a domain name and how long can it be?
The only valid characters for a domain
name are letters, numbers and a hyphen. Other characters,
including a space, are not permitted. Domain names cannot
begin or end with a hyphen. A domain name may be between 3
and 63 characters in length (excluding the extension
GOV.IN). For more detail, please visit http://www.registry.gov.in/domain-info/domain_syntax.html.
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Who has to sign
the Authorization
Letter?
Authorization Letter should be signed
by the Secretary to the Ministry/Department in the case
of Central Government . While at State level the request
should be from the Chief Secretary of the State or a
Secretary of the State Government as nominated by the
Chief Secretary. For registration at District &
Sub-District levels, the request should come from the
District Collector.
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Where do I send my
Authorization Letter?
The Authorization letter has to be sent to the
following address
GOV.IN Domain Registrar,
Room No. 375, 3rd Floor(A4B4),
National Informatics Centre(NIC),
Department of Information Technology, MoCIT,
A-Block, CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003.
For immediate action, you can Fax
the copy of the Authorization letter to +91-11-24368854
and then send the original letter by Post/Courier to the
above-mentioned address.
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Who is domain Registarnt? and What is Registrant ID?
Registrant is the person who signup on http://registry.gov.in for registering a GOV.IN domain.
Registrant must be person from the department who is owning the domain name.
Registrant ID is a 10 digit Alpha numeric ID sent to the mail id of Registrant who signup at http://registry.gov.in.
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