Converting UTC to IST
To convert Coordinated Universal Time to India Standard Time, add 5 hours and 30 minutes (UTC+5:30). India does not observe daylight saving, so this five and a half hour difference is the same every day of the year — there is no summer shift to remember. The live clocks and input above do the math for you using your browser's copy of the official timezone database, so the result is always correct with no manual calculation.
What Is the Difference Between UTC and IST?
UTC — Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+0, all year) is the global time reference and never changes with the seasons.
IST — India Standard Time (UTC+5:30, all year) covers all of India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai. India uses a single time zone with a half-hour offset and does not observe daylight saving.
Because neither UTC nor IST shifts for daylight saving, the gap between them is always exactly 5 hours 30 minutes. India is always UTC+5:30, five and a half hours ahead of UTC, all year round.
UTC to IST Conversion Table
Every hour of the day in Coordinated Universal Time with its equivalent in India Standard Time — a fixed +5:30 offset, computed live from the official timezone rules. The highlighted row is the current hour.
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UTC and India Time
UTC is the standard for servers, logs, aviation, and coordinating across countries because it is unambiguous and never shifts for daylight saving. India Standard Time is what people across India actually set their clocks to, so it is the natural choice for scheduling calls, deliveries, and meetings with teams in India. Converting from UTC to IST bridges the two — take a UTC timestamp from a system or an international team and see when it lands on the India clock, always exactly UTC+5:30 ahead.
FAQ
What's the time difference between UTC and IST right now?
It's shown live under the clocks above — always 5 hours 30 minutes, since India does not observe daylight saving.
Is the conversion table accurate?
Yes — everything on this page is computed from the IANA timezone database in your browser, using India's fixed UTC+5:30 offset.
Can I convert a specific date and time?
For a specific future date across any pair of zones, use the full time zone converter.