Current Time

UTC - Coordinated Universal Time

IST - India Standard Time

Convert a Specific Time

Enter date & time in UTC

Result in IST

24-Hour Reference Table

Midnight-to-midnight in UTC and the corresponding IST time.

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)	IST (India Standard Time)

How to Convert UTC to IST

The Formula

IST = UTC + 5 hours 30 minutes

Example

12:00 PM UTC = 05:30 PM IST

DST Note

India does not observe DST. The offset is fixed at UTC+5:30 year-round.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. India uses a single fixed offset of UTC+5:30 year-round. There is no DST adjustment.

IST (UTC+5:30) uses a 30-minute offset rather than a full hour. This is because India's geographic center aligns better with UTC+5:30 than either UTC+5 or UTC+6.

All of India uses IST, including Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Pune. Sri Lanka also uses IST (UTC+5:30).

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks. It does not change for DST and serves as the reference for all other time zones.