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.edu.pk Domain Registration

The world edu is driven from education hence an .edu.pk is an education purpose country code second level domain (ccTld) designed purely for education related institutions in Pakistan, since the ccTld is dedicated to registered education institution, colleges, universities and schools so only they can register domain names with .edu.pk tld for their online presence. Unlike .pk domain which is open to registration, .edu.pk can only be registered by authorized entities that are in education and those who don’t have any formal government appeal to run educational related entity cannot get a edu.pk domain name. This ccTld can also be registered by the private (non-government) educational organizations that are affiliated with education departments.

Registration process and domain renewal criteria for the .edu.pk is simply like other pk domains however the registration criteria is slightly different as there is a verification process involved where the PKNIC checks whether the person or organization registering the edu.pk domain is valid educational body that is authorized by the government’s education department. Minimum time period to register edu.pk domain is two (2) years. SilkHost.pk being the pk domain reseller can help you in registering and renewing any .edu.pk domain on the lowest price. You can compare prices offered by SilkHosting with any other providers in Pakistan and outside Pakistan and ensure you are getting best prices along with best quality of the service.

.edu.pk Domain Price

Price Type Price
Registration $13.46
Renewal $15.06
The process to buy and register .edu.pk domain name is very easy, as step one buyer has to check the .edu.pk domain availability that has the best, smallest and easy to remember representation of their educational body which can be done by searching the name in the search bar given at top. If the name you are searching is available, then as next step is to place order and make the payment so that the domain can be reserved (once the domain is reserved no one else can take it). Once the domain is reserved now as next step you will have to provide the following documents which are required to process the domain registration process for any .edu.pk domain name.

* Letter of authorization signed by the Vice Chancellor/Principal/Head of the institute on the original stationary letterhead (no photocopies or laser printed letterheads).
* Proof/claim of being a registered and active educational institute (i-e copy of registration documents with a government education body etc).
* CNIC copy of the authority signing the authorization letter.

Once you are prepared with the above mentioned requirements in both physical and electronic copy, please send us over email at support[@]silkhost.pk and also send a hard copy to the address given below. You can always reach out to our support in case you have any question. Upon verification your domain will be registered. If your domain is already registered, you can always reach us for domain renewal on our lowest domain prices. Apart from domain registration you can also take advantage of our best quality low price hosting services.

.edu.pk Domain FAQs

Who can reserve / register a .edu.pk domain name?

All PKNIC resellers (including SilkHost) can reserve / register a .edu.pk domain name without any binding.

What is the minimum and maximum period for which a .edu.pk domain can be registered?

Any .edu.pk domain can be registered for a minimum period of 2 years and a maximum period of 10 years like all pk domains this can also be register for even number of years i.e. 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.

Facilitating administrations are accessible for .edu.pk?

General public domains that can be registered by any one i.e. Pakistani or non Pakistani and non general what are reserved for educational institutes and government organizations and bodies.

Can a .edu.pk domain be registered for non-educational purpose?

No, .edu.pk domains can only be registered for education purpose by the educational institutions as it is dedicated to education sector only. Any .edu.pk registered for illegal use or using fake papers can be cancelled.

What are the characters and length valid for .edu.pk domain names?

It's between 2 and 63 characters and its contains (A-Z)and (0-9) combination of these. You cannot have hyphens at the beginning or at the end of a domain name, you cannot have 2 consecutive ones (e.g. aa--bb.ae)

Where to send educational body documenters for the verification?

All the documents for domain processing will be to the following address (as hard copy) and soft copy will be sent to support[@]silkhost.pk
PKNIC Collection, 435 Tariq Block, Garden Town, Lahore. Pakistan

What is requirement of domain transfer?

To transfer your .edu.pk domain, you simply need an auth-code