.shiksha Domain Registration India

.shiksha Domain Registration — What You Get

.shiksha is a generic top-level domain whose string, shiksha, comes from Sanskrit and is the everyday Hindi word for education, learning, study or training — a word every Indian user knows from school itself. Afilias applied for it, signed its registry agreement with ICANN on 14 November 2013, and the string was implemented on 16 January 2014 and entered the DNS root on 18 January 2014; after Afilias was absorbed, the IANA record lists Identity Digital Limited as today's operator.

The application's stated mission was a shared online space for educational institutions and learning centres, with emphasis on the Indian subcontinent — a global alternative to the tightly-restricted .edu, open to self-selected registrants after the sunrise period.

Terms run 1 to 10 years and the delegation is DNSSEC-signed. It is the rare new gTLD whose very name targets Indian users, which is why Indian registrars carry it prominently.

Who Can Register a .shiksha Domain Name

Anyone can register a .shiksha name: a school, a coaching institute, a tutor, an edtech startup or a student — with no documents, no accreditation check and no restriction that the site be educational. Unlike .edu, which is closed to most institutions outside a US accreditation list, .shiksha is open to all comers, first-come, first-served.

• Allowed characters: letters, digits and hyphens; a hyphen cannot start or end the name.
• No recognition or affiliation needed — a private coaching centre registers the same way a university does.
• Premium names — short or common words — carry registry premium pricing, quoted before you pay.
• First completed order wins: a name is not held while you decide.

What a .shiksha Domain Is Used For

The zone's natural home is Indian education: coaching institutes, K-12 schools, play schools, competitive-exam portals, tutoring marketplaces, edtech products and skill-training centres — a name like neetprep.shiksha or spduschool.shiksha says the sector in the language of the audience.

Because shiksha is a Sanskrit-rooted word, the ending also travels to audiences that read Devanagari-adjacent languages, and diaspora education services use it for the same signal.

It is one of the few themed endings cheaper than .com on first-year pricing, which suits institutes registering a name per course or per campus.

.shiksha Domain Registration Plans & Pricing (INR)

WebJi lists .shiksha at ₹1,891 a year for registration and ₹2,302 for renewal, read on 4 November 2026, before 18% GST. Premium names cost more and are quoted before payment.

WebJi billing prices, read on 4 November 2026 — the renewal column is what the second and later years cost, before 18% GST.

.shiksha Renewal, Transfer and Expiry Rules

A .shiksha term runs 1 to 10 years and renews in the same blocks, at the renewal band rather than the first-year rate. Renewal reminders go to the registrant email, so keep that address reachable and turn auto-renew on.

After expiry the name follows the standard gTLD sequence: roughly 45 days of auto-renew grace, then 30 days of redemption where the registrar charges a recovery fee, then a five-day pending-delete window before it returns to the open market. A dropped .shiksha is not held for the previous owner.

To transfer, unlock the name and take its EPP authorisation code from the current registrar, then approve the email sent to the registrant address. WebJi bills a .shiksha transfer at ₹1,891, a completed transfer adds a year to the term, and a name is locked for 60 days after registration or transfer under ICANN rules.

.shiksha vs .com and .in for an Indian Education Business

The extension is not a ranking factor: content and links decide placement. The choice is about meaning — .shiksha says "education" in the audience's own language, .in says "India" across every sector, and .com says nothing but is what people type by reflex.

A practical pattern for Indian institutes: the .com or .in carries the institution's main site, and a .shiksha name carries the admissions or course microsite — jee.shiksha reads as a product, not just an address. Institutes serving only their city often prefer .co.in for familiarity and price, and hold one .shiksha for the exam-brand pages.

Where .shiksha beats both rivals is memorability for Hindi-speaking parents and students: the word does the explaining.

• .shiksha — education, said in Sanskrit-Hindi, ₹1,891 a year, renewal ₹2,302.
• .in — Indian identity across all sectors, ₹1,000/year.
• .com — global default, ₹1,380/year, renewal ₹1,480.
• .co.in — Indian commercial second level, ₹809/year.

How to Register a .shiksha Domain with WebJi

Registration is one order: check the name, pick a term, pay in INR, and the registry entry is created with the contacts you supply. There is no approval stage, no accreditation check and no document upload.

Steps:

• Search the name with the domain search box on this page; a .shiksha result shows free, taken or premium.
• Enter registrant details exactly as they should appear in WHOIS, and decide whether to apply privacy.
• Choose a term from 1 to 10 years and pay in INR. The GST invoice is issued at once.
• Point the nameservers at your host, then allow for DNS propagation, usually a few hours.
• Turn on auto-renew and check the registrant email, because renewal notices go there.

Why WebJi for .shiksha Domain Registration

WebJi has sold and managed domains since 2005, and the same team handles registry rules, transfers and renewals today.

• Selling domains since 2005, with gTLD procedures handled in-house.
• 12,000+ clients across India and overseas keep their domains at WebJi®.
• 24/7 email support in Hindi and English at support@webji.services, average first reply under 60 minutes.
• INR pricing with an 18% GST invoice on every order, payable by UPI, card or net-banking.
• Free migration of an existing site or DNS, subject to terms and approval.