IST — India Standard Time

The civil time of India and Sri Lanka, fixed at UTC+5:30 year-round. One of the few half-hour timezone offsets in widespread use.

Abbreviation
IST
Full name
India Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+5:30
Type
Standard time

Cities that use IST as their standard time

Note: IST is ambiguous — it also refers to Israel Standard Time (UTC+2) and Irish Standard Time (UTC+1). On this site, /timezone/ist/ refers to India Standard Time.