Domain Name Registration
NIC is providing web hosting services to various Indian Government Ministries/Departments/
Organisations/ Institutions as well as State Government Departments and District
Administrations in GOV.IN Domains. The web hosting services are also extended on
the other country level domains like .IN, AC.IN, ORG.IN
NIC is the exclusive registrar for the GOV.IN Domain names. 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. Please visit the site http://registry.gov.in
and follow the procedures to register a domain name under GOV.IN.
At present, the domain Name Registrations / Renewals under GOV.IN is offered as
free of charges. The procedures and other details of Domain Name registration can
be obtained from the above mentioned web site. The domain names are also registered
only for certain periods like one year/ two years. It has to be renewed after that
period by following the necessary procedures.
The domain Name Registration has to be done prior to Web Site Hosting. The concerned
user department is responsible for Registering / Renewing the Domain Names with
the Registrar.
Cloud Hosting
About MeghRaj Cloud
In order to utilise and harness the benefits of Cloud Computing, Government of India
has embarked upon an ambitious initiative - "GI Cloud" which has been named as 'MeghRaj'.
The focus of this initiative is to accelerate delivery of e-services in the country
while optimizing ICT spending of the Government. This will ensure optimum utilization
of the infrastructure and speed up the development and deployment of eGov applications.
The architectural vision of GI Cloud encompasses a set of discrete cloud computing
environments spread across multiple locations, built on existing or new (augmented)
infrastructure, following a set of common protocols, guidelines and standards issued
by the Government of India. Two Policy reports viz., "GI Cloud Strategic Direction
Paper" and "GI Cloud Adoption and Implementation Roadmap" have been prepared by
DeitY. The reports are available at: http://deity.gov.in/content/gi-cloud-initiative-meghraj
for download.
NIC National Cloud Services are presently available for Government Organizations
and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)./
How to Apply
User would be required to provide basic
details in 'Get NIC Cloud Services' window of this portal. The required to be entered
are as follows:
Department Name Contact Person's Name Designation Email and Mobile
Number Once these details are successfully submitted, Applicant will receive an
acknowledgement mail immediately on the email id provided. Subsequent
process can be followed from : https://cloud.gov.in/onboarding_procedure.php .
Web Hosting Registration
NIC has setup a huge web hosting infrastructure in its state-of-the-art IDC (Internet
Data Centre) which includes a large number of performance tuned, hi-end and secured
servers connected to a state-of-the-art SAN (Storage Area Network). The Data Centre
is connected to Internet on a high speed/bandwidth (4 gbps).
Network load balancing and clustering solutions are also implemented on the infrastructure
to effectively manage the heavy load on the websites / portals during peakhours
and to ensure a high degree of availability and performance.
Hosting Platform:
Web Hosting services are offered on Open Source & Windows Platforms and the servers
are powered with the state-of-the-art web technologies such as Perl, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET,
JSP, and Servlet etc.. All popular Databases like MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle & PostgreSQL
are also supported.
Service
Software
Technologies Supported
Web Application
IIS 6.0, IIS 7.5
ASP, ASP.Net (Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0)
Web Services
XML / SOAP / REST
Reporting Service
SQL Reporting
SQL server 2005/ SQL Server 2008/SQLServer 2012 based Reporting Services
Database
SQL server
SQL server 2005/ SQL Server 2008/SQLServer 2012
Oracle
Oracle 10g / Oracle 11i
Service
Software
Technologies Supported
Web Application
Apache (2.2.15) , Tomcat (6) & jboss (5,6)
PHP (5.3.3), Perl (5.10.1), Java Version 1.6.2 gcj (open JDK)
PhoneGap
Andriod / iPhone Apps
Database
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL 8.4.9 / PostgreSQL 9.0 / PostgreSQL 9.2.4
Oracle
Oracle 10g / Oracle 11i
For more details on Web Hosting procedures & charges, kindly go through the
web hosting document.
Remote Updation / Maintenance
We provide you the facility to update and maintain your site at your own will, sitting
at a remote location through a highly secure remote updation facility i.e FTP over
VPN. Presently it is a free of cost service.
The complete step-wise procedure for a Website Owner to have VPN and FTP account
for Remote updation/Maintenance is given below:
- Obtain a VPN connection/account: In order to apply for VPN, Fill the VPN form.
- Submit the filled VPN form to your concerned NIC Web Coordinator(julie.rz[at]nic[dot]in).
- The Web Coordinator will forward the same to the NIC VPN group.
- You will recieve VPN account details from VPN Group and necessary guidelines/instructions
to setup and install necessary software for VPN connectivity.
- After the successfull setup, please get the FTP details from the concerned Web coordinator.
To know more about NIC VPN Services visit the website http://vpn.nic.in.
Staging Account & Security Auditing
Staging server is a replica of the server where your site will be hosted for testing.
The site has to be first uploaded and tested on staging server before it is launched
on the production server. If you already have a staging server account you can use
the same for uploading and testing your site. For acquiring an account in the staging
server, please contact the web coordinator.
Once the site is tested successfully on Staging Server, it has to undergo a mandatory
security audit before it is hosted on the production server. The Security auditing
service is being offered free of cost by NIC to all its users and further details
of the same are available at: http://security.nic.in
In case any Third party audits your website/web application, then to host your Website
in the NIC Server please contact Web Coordinator with security Audit clearance Certificate,
Report & Contents.
Value Added Services
Application Integration
NIC facilitates application Integration with the most advanced mechanisms to secure
the applications using Barcode, RFId, SMS, DSC, FingerPrint, Aadhar linking, Watermarking,
etc.
Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)
NIC issues Digital Signature Certificates for Government Departments and Public
Sector Organizations. NIC Certifying Authority (NICCA) is the official body responsible
for the issuance and maintenance of Digital Certificates for usage within the Government
of India domain.
(Concerned website :
https://nicca.nic.in )
Publishing Tenders
Publication of tender is free-of-charge as on date. Offices/Organisations under
the Central/State/UT Government should contact the NIC Coordinator in the concerned
State/UT. Tenders published on https://tenders.gov.in are also reflected on CPPP
(http://eprocure.gov.in). This tenders portal is meant for publication of tenders
of all Government Departments/Organisations/Offices only and owning nic.in/gov.in
email account is a must to request for the tender account. For Publishing Tenders
in the website, the following application forms may be used for requesting a tender
publication account:
Public Sector Units/Public Sector Banks click here to download the form.
Other Organisations/Institutions click here to download the form.
(Concerned website :
https://tenders.gov.in )
Web Cast
With the advent of high end streaming media technology, the concept of doing live/on-demand
webcast has gained popularity like never before.
(Concerned website :
http://webcast.nic.in )
Website Traffic Analysis
It is important to know how many visitors your site attracts and from which parts
of the world. We provide a detailed hit-analysis of your site which helps you in
developing effective strategies for future. Please submit a request to enable Traffic
Analysis services for your website. You will be receiving a mail with the user id
and password details.
(Concerned website : http://webservices.nic.in/webstat/default.aspx
)
Search Facility
We facilitate a comprehensive and powerful search facility on your website to help
the visitors locate the desired information quickly.
A local site search facility can be incorporated in your web site to help visitors
find the information they are looking for. This search facility not only allows
the visitor to search HTML Documents, but also allows them to search wide variety
of documents including PDF. The visitors can use simple keyword searches as well
as sophisticated, multipart queries that include phrases.
Adding a Site in GOI Directory
GOI Directory
http://goidirectory.nic.in is a one-of-its kind comprehensive collection
of links to web sites of various Government of India entities such as ministries,
departments, States/UTs, districts, organisations, institutions etc. at all levels.
It is regularly updated to include new links and offers facilities to suggest new
sites, send feedback and search through the complete content of all the linked sites.
It serves as a single window for all e-information of Indian Government.
Web Coordinator Details
All the web service requests should be routed through the web coordinator concerned.
Contact Details:
The Web Coordinator,
NIC, SDTC Kochi,
Third Floor, A - Block,
Kendriya Bhavan, CSEZ P.O.,
Kochi, Kerala - 682 037
E-mail:
Web coordinator(julie.rz[at]nic[dot]in)
Phone :- 0484 - 2423769, 2425088