Indian Standard Time | |
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Time zone | |
UTC offset | |
IST | UTC+05:30 |
Current time | |
05:15, 17 December 2024 IST [refresh] | |
Observance of DST | |
DST is not observed in this time zone. |
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout the Republic of India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star").[1] It is indicated as Asia/Kolkata in the IANA time zone database.