.sc Domain Registration India

.sc Domain Registration — What You Get

.sc is the country code for Seychelles, introduced on 9 May 1997. The IANA record lists VCS Pty Ltd (Victoria Computer Services) as the registry, and the zone is offered internationally through the former Afilias global platform — today part of Identity Digital.

Registrations are direct at the second level, with third-level labels com.sc, net.sc, org.sc, edu.sc and gov.sc alongside. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed in the root zone, and disputes run under the standard UDRP policy.

The IANA record publishes no IDN script tables for .sc, so plan on plain ASCII labels. The defining trait is price: this is a deliberately premium-priced zone, which is exactly why short .sc names keep resale value.

Who Can Register a .sc Domain Name

The zone is sold openly through international registrars to buyers worldwide, including India, with no residence requirement — the price tag, not paperwork, is the barrier. Seychelles-based entities get priority where names are contested, and restricted third-level labels such as edu.sc and gov.sc are reserved for qualifying bodies.

In earlier years .sc was also marketed to businesses in Scotland and the US state of South Carolina as an SC-initial ending; those resellers have gone, but the initials still drive registrations.

• No Seychelles address or company is needed — an Indian registrant supplies Indian contact details.
• Open second-level names plus com.sc, net.sc and org.sc; edu.sc and gov.sc are restricted.
• Seychelles entities receive priority treatment where a name is contested.
• Premium pricing applies across the zone — short names cost substantially more.

What a .sc Domain Is Used For

The SC initials carry the zone: SoundCloud's shortcut exit.sc is the best-known use, and Scottish and South Carolina businesses have used the ending as their local initials.

For an Indian buyer, .sc makes sense when the brand's initials are SC — a company like Suresh Chemicals reads naturally as sureshchemicals.sc — or when a hack-style name ends in sc.

At this price it is a considered purchase: a brand-initial name for print and business cards, not a casual second registration.

.sc Domain Registration Plans & Pricing (INR)

WebJi lists .sc at ₹10,773 a year for registration and ₹12,879 for renewal, read on 4 November 2026, before 18% GST. Registry premium names cost more and are quoted before payment — this whole zone sits in a premium band.

WebJi billing prices, read on 4 November 2026 — the renewal column is what the second and later years cost, before 18% GST.

.sc Renewal, Transfer and Expiry Rules

Renewals run in the same year blocks at the renewal band — budget for the higher renewal figure from year two, and keep the registrant email reachable with auto-renew on.

After expiry the name passes through a grace and redemption sequence before release — a renewal grace window, then redemption where recovery costs an extra fee, then deletion. A dropped .sc is not held for the previous owner, and at these prices losing one hurts.

Transfers move with an authorisation code taken from the current registrar, and WebJi bills a .sc transfer at ₹10,773. As a country code, .sc sits outside the ICANN 60-day rule that governs .com, but the registry platform applies its own locks after registration or transfer.

.sc vs .com and .in for an Indian Business

The extension is not a ranking factor: content and links decide placement. Choose .sc only when the SC initials genuinely carry the brand; for everything else .com is cheaper and more familiar, and .in or .co.in carries Indian identity for a fraction of the price.

Given the premium band, most Indian buyers register .sc as the exact-initials brand name and point it at their main .com or .in site.

• .sc — Seychelles' premium code, ₹10,773 a year, renewal ₹12,879.
• .com — global default, ₹1,380/year, renewal ₹1,480.
• .in — Indian identity, ₹1,000/year.
• .co.in — Indian commercial second level, ₹809/year.

How to Register a .sc Domain with WebJi

Registration is one order: search the name, enter registrant details, pay in INR, and the registry entry is created. There is no Seychelles document check.

Steps:

• Search your name with the domain search box on this page; a .sc result shows free, taken or premium.
• Enter registrant details exactly as they should appear in the registry record.
• Pick your term and pay in INR by UPI, card or net-banking; the GST invoice is issued at once.
• Point the nameservers at your host and allow a few hours for DNS propagation.
• Turn on auto-renew — at this renewal price you do not want a redemption fee on top.

Why WebJi for .sc Domain Registration

WebJi has sold and managed domains since 2005, and the same team handles registry rules, transfers and renewals today.

• Selling domains since 2005, with ccTLD procedures handled in-house.
• 12,000+ clients across India and overseas keep their domains at WebJi®.
• 24/7 email support in Hindi and English at support@webji.services, average first reply under 60 minutes.
• INR pricing with an 18% GST invoice on every order, payable by UPI, card or net-banking.
• Free migration of an existing site or DNS, subject to terms and approval.