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Private Limited Company Registration

The structure investors expect. Limited liability, a separate legal identity, and the only practical route to raising equity.

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What this is

A private limited company is a separate legal person. It can own property, sue and be sued, and continue to exist when the founders change. Its members' liability is limited to the amount unpaid on their shares, so personal assets are not exposed to business debts.

It is the structure almost every institutional investor requires, because equity can be issued, transferred and diluted cleanly. That certainty is also the trade-off: a company files more with the Registrar of Companies than any other structure, and those filings are not optional.

Incorporation runs through the MCA V3 portal on the integrated SPICe+ form, which bundles name reservation, incorporation, PAN, TAN, and EPFO/ESIC registration into a single application signed with a Class-3 digital signature.

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What is included Basic
₹6,999.00 		Standard
₹12,999.00 		Premium
₹19,999.00 		Launch bundle
₹21,999.00
2 Class-3 Digital Signature Certificates
Name approval (SPICe+ Part A)
MOA and AOA drafting
SPICe+ Part B filing
Certificate of Incorporation
Company PAN and TAN
DIN for up to 2 directors
GST registration
Bank account opening assistance
Udyam (MSME) registration
First board resolution and share certificates
Annual ROC filing (AOC-4 and MGT-7)
DIR-3 KYC for all directors
Auditor appointment (ADT-1)
Statutory registers maintained
Dedicated compliance manager
GST Registration — Standard Included service · details Eligibility and threshold review · Application preparation and filing · ARN tracking · GSTIN certificate delivered to your vault · GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing for 3 months · HSN/SAC classification advice · Response to any clarification notice
Trademark Registration — Basic Included service · details Public search on the IP India database · Registrability opinion · Application filing in 1 class · Form TM-48 authorisation · Filing receipt and TM number delivered to your vault

Basic

₹6,999.00 professional fee

Everything needed to incorporate.

  • 2 Class-3 Digital Signature Certificates
  • Name approval (SPICe+ Part A)
  • MOA and AOA drafting
  • SPICe+ Part B filing
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Company PAN and TAN
  • DIN for up to 2 directors
  • GST registration
  • Bank account opening assistance
  • Udyam (MSME) registration
  • First board resolution and share certificates
  • Annual ROC filing (AOC-4 and MGT-7)
  • DIR-3 KYC for all directors
  • Auditor appointment (ADT-1)
  • Statutory registers maintained
  • Dedicated compliance manager
  • GST Registration — Standard (Eligibility and threshold review, Application preparation and filing, ARN tracking, GSTIN certificate delivered to your vault, GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing for 3 months, HSN/SAC classification advice, Response to any clarification notice)
  • Trademark Registration — Basic (Public search on the IP India database, Registrability opinion, Application filing in 1 class, Form TM-48 authorisation, Filing receipt and TM number delivered to your vault)
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Standard

₹12,999.00 professional fee

Incorporation plus the registrations you will need in month one.

  • 2 Class-3 Digital Signature Certificates
  • Name approval (SPICe+ Part A)
  • MOA and AOA drafting
  • SPICe+ Part B filing
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Company PAN and TAN
  • DIN for up to 2 directors
  • GST registration
  • Bank account opening assistance
  • Udyam (MSME) registration
  • First board resolution and share certificates
  • Annual ROC filing (AOC-4 and MGT-7)
  • DIR-3 KYC for all directors
  • Auditor appointment (ADT-1)
  • Statutory registers maintained
  • Dedicated compliance manager
  • GST Registration — Standard (Eligibility and threshold review, Application preparation and filing, ARN tracking, GSTIN certificate delivered to your vault, GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing for 3 months, HSN/SAC classification advice, Response to any clarification notice)
  • Trademark Registration — Basic (Public search on the IP India database, Registrability opinion, Application filing in 1 class, Form TM-48 authorisation, Filing receipt and TM number delivered to your vault)

Premium

₹19,999.00 professional fee

Incorporation plus a full year of statutory compliance.

  • 2 Class-3 Digital Signature Certificates
  • Name approval (SPICe+ Part A)
  • MOA and AOA drafting
  • SPICe+ Part B filing
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Company PAN and TAN
  • DIN for up to 2 directors
  • GST registration
  • Bank account opening assistance
  • Udyam (MSME) registration
  • First board resolution and share certificates
  • Annual ROC filing (AOC-4 and MGT-7)
  • DIR-3 KYC for all directors
  • Auditor appointment (ADT-1)
  • Statutory registers maintained
  • Dedicated compliance manager
  • GST Registration — Standard (Eligibility and threshold review, Application preparation and filing, ARN tracking, GSTIN certificate delivered to your vault, GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing for 3 months, HSN/SAC classification advice, Response to any clarification notice)
  • Trademark Registration — Basic (Public search on the IP India database, Registrability opinion, Application filing in 1 class, Form TM-48 authorisation, Filing receipt and TM number delivered to your vault)

Launch bundle

₹21,999.00 professional fee

Company, GST and your trademark in one order

  • 2 Class-3 Digital Signature Certificates
  • Name approval (SPICe+ Part A)
  • MOA and AOA drafting
  • SPICe+ Part B filing
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Company PAN and TAN
  • DIN for up to 2 directors
  • GST registration
  • Bank account opening assistance
  • Udyam (MSME) registration
  • First board resolution and share certificates
  • GST Registration — Standard (Eligibility and threshold review, Application preparation and filing, ARN tracking, GSTIN certificate delivered to your vault, GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing for 3 months, HSN/SAC classification advice, Response to any clarification notice)
  • Trademark Registration — Basic (Public search on the IP India database, Registrability opinion, Application filing in 1 class, Form TM-48 authorisation, Filing receipt and TM number delivered to your vault)
  • Annual ROC filing (AOC-4 and MGT-7)
  • DIR-3 KYC for all directors
  • Auditor appointment (ADT-1)
  • Statutory registers maintained
  • Dedicated compliance manager

Government fees and stamp duty are extra.

Who can apply

Minimum two directors and two shareholders (the same two people may hold both roles). At least one director must be resident in India — that is, present in India for at least 182 days in the previous financial year. Maximum 200 shareholders.

There is no minimum paid-up capital requirement. A registered office address in India is required at the time of incorporation, and it may be a residential address.

A foreign national or a foreign company may hold shares, subject to the FDI rules for the sector concerned.

Documents you will need

For each director / partner

PAN card Self-attested copy of the PAN card of each director/partner.
Required
Aadhaar card Self-attested Aadhaar. The mobile number linked to it must be reachable for OTP.
Required
Passport-size photograph Recent colour photograph, plain background.
Required
Address proof Bank statement, electricity bill, mobile bill or telephone bill — not older than 2 months.
Required

For a foreign national

Passport (foreign nationals) Apostilled or consularised passport copy. Required only where a director is a foreign national.
If applicable

For the registered office

Registered office address proof Latest electricity/water/gas bill or property tax receipt for the premises — not older than 2 months.
Required
Rent agreement Required where the premises are rented.
If applicable
No-objection certificate from the owner Signed NOC from the property owner permitting use as the registered office.
Required

How it runs

1
Digital signatures

Class-3 DSC obtained for each proposed director, with video KYC.

Day 1–3
2
Name approval

Two name choices filed in SPICe+ Part A and reserved on approval.

Day 3–6
3
Drafting

MOA, AOA, INC-9 and DIR-2 prepared and signed.

Day 6–8
4
Filing

SPICe+ Part B and AGILE-PRO-S filed with the ROC and the challan paid.

Day 8–10
5
Incorporation

Certificate of Incorporation issued with PAN and TAN.

Day 10–15

What the fees are

Our professional fee
Standard package		 ₹12,999.00
MCA form fee (SPICe+)
Nil for companies with authorised capital up to ₹15 lakh. 		₹0.00
PAN and TAN issue fee ₹131.00
ROC registration fee
Nil for authorised capital up to ₹15 lakh (SPICe+). 		₹0.00
GST @ 18% on our fee ₹2,339.82
Government fees shown here are indicative. Statutory fees and state stamp duty change by notification and vary with your state and authorised capital. We confirm the exact figure for your case before you pay.

Select your state in the panel to see the fee that applies to you.

Penalties

Failing to file the annual return (MGT-7) or financial statements (AOC-4) attracts a late fee of ₹100 per form per day with no upper ceiling — a filing a year late costs about ₹36,500 per form.

A director who fails to file DIR-3 KYC has their DIN deactivated. A director of a company that has not filed financial statements or annual returns for three consecutive years is disqualified for five years and cannot be appointed to any company.

Prolonged non-filing leads the Registrar to strike the company off the register.

What comes after

FAQs

How long does registration actually take?

Ten to fifteen working days in a normal case. The variable is not our work — it is name approval and ROC processing. A rejected name adds three to five days, which is why we file two options and check availability against the MCA master data before filing.

Is there a minimum capital requirement?

No. The minimum paid-up capital requirement was removed in 2015. You can incorporate with any amount; ₹1,00,000 authorised capital is a common and inexpensive choice. Higher authorised capital increases the government fee, so there is a real cost to over-stating it.

Can I register at my home address?

Yes. A residential address is a valid registered office. You will need a recent utility bill for the premises and a no-objection certificate from the owner — including where the owner is a family member.

Do all directors need to be in India?

At least one director must be resident in India. The others may be foreign nationals, who will need an apostilled or consularised passport and address proof.

What is the difference between authorised and paid-up capital?

Authorised capital is the ceiling on what the company may issue; paid-up capital is what shareholders have actually paid in. You pay government fee on the authorised amount, so there is no benefit in setting it far above what you need.

Can I convert a proprietorship into a private limited company later?

Yes, and it is common. It is a separate process involving transfer of assets and liabilities, and it is materially more expensive than incorporating correctly at the start. If you expect to raise investment, start here.

What is a DSC and why does each director need one?

A Class-3 Digital Signature Certificate is a cryptographic signing token issued by a licensed certifying authority. Every MCA filing must be signed with one. It is valid for two or three years and is used for all subsequent filings, not just incorporation.

What happens if the ROC raises an objection?

The Registrar may mark the form for resubmission with specific defects. We correct and resubmit within the window at no extra professional fee. Resubmission typically adds five to seven days.

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