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NIC Full form

Read this article to know about the full form of NIC, and about NIC domain registrations.

Network Information Centre (NIC) is the nodal agency for managing domain names in India. It is an intermediary between Domain Name Registrar and End Users or Registrants.

Table of Contents

  1. About NIC:
  2. NIC Domains registration:

About NIC:

The National Internet Exchange of India (NIC) is a neutral, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation established in 2002 and is responsible for the country’s domain name system (DNS).

It has two main functions:

  • The nodal agency for managing top-level domains (TLDs) in India.
  • To provide a neutral forum where all stakeholders can meet to discuss issues related to Internet governance in the country.

NIC Domains registration:

Nic. in is the official domain name registry in India. Nic registers the domain names. It is managed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). The Nic. in domain registration is free of cost and open to everyone without any restriction on the type of address or location.

NIC manages domains. It’s a Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology department founded in 1988. (MeitY). The National Informatics Centre (NIC) was the first .in Registrar.

NIC India is the nodal agency for managing domain names in India under NIRDA (National Internet Registry Delegation of Authority).

.in domain names registration

This section will teach you how to register a .in domain name.

NIC is the Internet name registry of India. The authority is responsible for assigning domain names to organisations and individuals in India which are not available as ccTLDs.

  • Create an account on nic. in website by entering your email address and password.
  • After registration, the system will ask you for details like the Registrar’s name and the Registrant’s Name (Owner). 
  • Fill these details correctly, then click on the “Next” button given below it.

.co.in domain names registration

The .co.in domain names registration service is provided by the National Informatics Centre, a part of the Ministry of Electronics and IT.

The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India. It has been established as a way to promote excellence in technology-driven governance solutions through its three main functions:

  1. Development, operation and maintenance of e-Governance applications.;
  2. Research and development for applying information technology in various domains.;
  3. Support other government organisations on e-governance initiatives.

.nic. in domain names registration

The .nic.in domain name extension is a top-level domain (TLD) for India that was created in 1997 by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the agency responsible for managing the world’s Internet domain names. It is one of many extensions, including .com, .net, and .org.

Since 1995, when it began as an experimental service offering email addresses at nic@nic.in, NIC has administered this domain name space to give simple access to all users.