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| ERNET India is Domain
Registrar for all the Educational and
Research Institutes including schools
in India. It will register Domains at
second and third level in the following
zones. |
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ac.in
(Academic) |
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edu.in
(Academic) |
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res.in
(Indian research institutes) |
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| Nomenclature |
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Registry |
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| An Internet Domain
Name Registry is an entity that receives
Domain Name Service (DNS) information
from Domain Name Registrars, inserts
that information into a centralized
database and propagates the information
in Internet zone files on the Internet
so that domain names can be found by
users around the world via applications
such as the world wide web and email.
e.g. IN Registry is the official .IN
registry. It is appointed by the government
of India, and is operating under the
authority of NIXI (National Internet
Exchange of India). |
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Registrar |
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| A Registrar provides
direct services to Domain Name Registrants.
The Registrar database contains customer
information in addition to the DNS information
contained in the Registry database.
Registrars process name registrations
for Internet end-users and then send
the necessary DNS information to a Registry
for entry into the centralized Registry
database and ultimate propagation over
the Internet e.g. ERNET India is exclusive
Registrar for ac.in, edu.in & res.in
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Registrant |
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| The individual or
organization that registers a specific
domain name with a registrar. This individual
or organization holds the right to use
that specific domain name for a specified
period of time, provided certain conditions
are met and the registration fees are
paid. This person or organization is
the "legal entity" bound by
the terms of the Domain Name Registration
Agreement with the registrar. |
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| General
Registration Policies |
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| The Domain names
under ".IN" in the Zones edu.in,
ac.in & res.in will be allocated
as per the terms available at http://www.registry.in/ |
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| Domain
Dispute Resolution Policy |
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| FOR THE TERMS
& CONDITIONS INCLUDING INDIAN
INTERNET DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE RESOLUTION
POLICY KINDLY REFER TO THE WEB SITE
http://www.registry.in |
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| Reserved Names |
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The government has
reserved a list of names for government
and registry use.
Also domain names,
both in abbreviated form like IIT, IIM
and NIT etc. and expanded form like Indian Institute of Technology, Indian
institute of Management and National
Institute of Technology etc. will be
reserved for these organizations in
all the zones i.e. in, ac.in, edu.in,
res.in and ernet.in |
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| Domain
Naming Conventions / Guidelines |
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| For Users who apply
for registering domain names under ".IN"
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Domain name
should be available. To check
for availability click |
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.IN domain
names may be between 3 and 63
characters in length. |
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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. |
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Other special
characters like the underscore
"_", exclamation mark "!" etc
are not permitted. |
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Domain names
are not case-sensitive.(i.e. you
may use a mix of upper or lower
case letters) |
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www.company.ac.in
is not a domain name; www
is actually, the name of a computer
in the domain - company.ac.in. |
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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.
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The Administrative
contact of the domain must be
from the organisation/entity requesting
the domain name. |
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Nameservers:
In order to appear (the domain
requested) in the zone file and
resolve on the Internet, at least
one (1) valid nameserver along
with the valid DNS entry must
be associated with the domain
name, before the registration
is done with ERNET India. The
use of at least two valid nameservers
is highly recommended. |
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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. |
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These nameservers
may belong to either the organisation
or the Internet Service Provider/Web
Service Provider (ISP/WSP). |
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The ISP/WSP
can be located in ANY
PART of the world. |
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The nameservers
can be located in ANY
PART of the world. |
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It is recommended
that there are at least two independent
nameservers (primary and secondary
nameserver) |
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It is mandatory
to run at least the primary nameserver
for the domain. |
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The nameservers
must be up, permanently connected
to the Internet, and configured
correctly to respond to DNS requests
for the domain, before the application
is submitted. |
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Establishing
the primary and secondary name
servers in physically separate
locations and on different networks
is strongly recommended. |
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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.
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The registry
has the authority to deny or suspend
a registration if it conflicts
with the sovereign national interest
or public order. |
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| The Registrant's
Representations |
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| By applying to register
a domain name, or by asking Registrar
to maintain or renew a domain name registration,
the Registrant represents and warrants
to the Registrar that: |
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The
statements that the Registrant
made in the Registrant's Application
Form for Registration of Domain
Name are complete and accurate; |
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To the Registrant's
knowledge, the registration of
the domain name will not infringe
upon or otherwise violate the
rights of any third party; |
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The Registrant
is not registering the domain
name for an unlawful purpose;
and |
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The Registrant
will not knowingly use the domain
name in violation of any applicable
laws or regulations. |
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