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UTC to IST Converter

Convert UTC to India Standard Time instantly. Free and private — built for scheduling with Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and the rest of India.

UTC → IST Converter

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Converting UTC to IST

India Standard Time runs a flat 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of UTC, and it's the single timezone used across the entire country — from Kashmir to Kerala. The half-hour offset is what usually catches people out: simply adding 5 hours instead of 5.5 will leave every conversion 30 minutes short, which is enough to miss the start of a call or misread a deadline.

Unlike US or European timezones, IST doesn't observe Daylight Saving Time, so the offset never changes across the year — no DST notes to worry about. Enter any UTC date and time in the converter above, keep IST as the target, and you'll get the exact local time for India in a moment. It's a quick way to line up a meeting, a release, or a flight time with an India-based contact without doing the half-hour math in your head.

UTC to IST Conversion Table

India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) — a fixed offset all year, since India does not observe Daylight Saving Time.

UTC IST (UTC+5:30) UTC IST (UTC+5:30)

Frequently Asked Questions

IST (India Standard Time) is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of UTC. So 12:00 UTC is 5:30 PM IST. Unlike many other zones, this offset is fixed year-round.
No. India does not observe Daylight Saving Time, so IST stays at UTC+5:30 throughout the entire year — there's no seasonal shift to account for.
12:00 UTC is 5:30 PM (17:30) India Standard Time. Use the converter above for any other date or time.
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