IST = UTC+5:30 — a unique 30-minute offset used by 1.4 billion people.
At independence in 1947, India chose the midpoint between UTC+5 and UTC+6 to keep one national timezone.
India NEVER changes its clocks. IST = UTC+5:30 on every single day of the year — 365 days.
IST is 10.5 hours ahead of EST. 9 AM EST = 7:30 PM IST Great for morning US/India calls!
IST is 5.5 hours ahead of GMT. Morning London = late afternoon India.
Use DCTIMEZONE to instantly convert any time to India Standard Time.
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