Expired domains will be held at the registry for a grace period defined by the registry. For .in the grace period is about 40 days.

During the grace period all associated services will cease working until the name is renewed (if and when this happens).

If a renewal is not made by the end of the grace period the domains will enter into a “PENDING DELETE RESTORABLE” state. These domains will be held by the appropriate Registry for an additional 30 days. During the “PENDING DELETE RESTORABLE” state it is still possible to restore the domain name and have it renewed.

After that 30 days, the domains will enter into a “PENDING DELETE SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE” state. There is another 5 days period (Pending Deletion Days) before the name becomes available to register again.

The domains are released at 20:00 UTC.