ˈɪndiən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ hɐz dɪvˈɛləpt ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv dˈaɪəlɛkts, dɪstˈɪŋkt fɹʌmðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl slˈæʃ stˈændɚd ˈɪndiən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ðæt ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾɚz hæv ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ænd ˈɪnstɪtˌuːʃənəlˌaɪz, ænd ɪɾ ɪz pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ ɐ pˈɜːsənz sˌoʊsɪˌoʊlɪŋɡwˈɪstɪk bˈækɡɹaʊnd fɹʌmðə dˈaɪəlɛkt ðæt ðeɪ ɛmplˈɔɪ.
Indian English has developed a number of dialects, distinct from the General/Standard Indian English that educators have attempted to establish and institutionalise, and it is possible to distinguish a person's sociolinguistic background from the dialect that they employ.