The short answer
6pm in British Summer Time is 10:30pm in India Standard Time.
British Summer Time is 4 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. It lands deep outside working hours in India Standard Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot.
British Summer Time☀
6pm
India Standard Time☾
10:30pm
Right now
8:41amBST · UTC+01:00 · Mon, Jun 22
1:11pmIST · UTC+05:30 · Mon, Jun 22
Read across to convert
British Summer Time
BST · UTC+01:00
India Standard Time
IST · UTC+05:30
Pinned6pmBritish Summer Time=10:30pmIndia Standard Time
12amMon
4:30am
1am
5:30am
2am
6:30am
3am
7:30am
4am
8:30am
5am
9:30am
WORK6am
10:30am
WORK7am
11:30am
WORKNOW
8am
12:30pm
WORK9am
WORK1:30pm
WORK10am
WORK2:30pm
WORK11am
WORK3:30pm
WORK12pm
WORK4:30pm
WORK1pm
WORK5:30pm
2pm
WORK6:30pm
3pm
WORK7:30pm
4pm
WORK8:30pm
5pm
9:30pm
PINNED
6pm
10:30pm
7pm
11:30pm
8pm
12:30amTue ·+1d
9pm
1:30amTue ·+1d
10pm
2:30amTue ·+1d
11pm
3:30amTue ·+1d
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Best time to meet=
Best for a call
British Summer Time
9am–1pm
India Standard Time
1:30pm–5:30pm
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amBritish Summer Time=1:30pmIndia Standard Time
12pmBritish Summer Time=4:30pmIndia Standard Time
3pmBritish Summer Time=7:30pmIndia Standard Time
5pmBritish Summer Time=9:30pmIndia Standard Time
9pmBritish Summer Time=1:30amIndia Standard Time · next day
In context
What each side covers.
British Summer Time
8:41amBST · UTC+01:00
Cities on this clock
India Standard Time
1:11pmIST · UTC+05:30
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India Standard Time
1:11pm
Eastern Standard Time
3:41am
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Greenwich Mean Time
8:41am
India Standard Time
1:11pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
12:41am
Eastern Standard Time
3:41am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
9:41am
India Standard Time
1:11pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between British Summer Time and India Standard Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between British Summer Time and India Standard Time?
- British Summer Time is 4 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 6pm in British Summer Time, what time is it in India Standard Time?
- 6pm in British Summer Time is 10:30pm in India Standard Time. It lands deep outside working hours in India Standard Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between British Summer Time and India Standard Time?
- 9am–1pm in British Summer Time lines up with 1:30pm–5:30pm in India Standard Time — both sides are inside a 9-to-5 working day.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — BST and IST — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.