Online Private Limited Company Registration

A minimum of 2 directors and 2 shareholders is required. One person can serve as both director and shareholder. At least one director must be an Indian resident — someone who has spent 182 or more days in India during the preceding calendar year. A physical registered office address anywhere in India is also mandatory.

With the MCA’s SPICe+ portal, the end-to-end process takes 7–10 working days once all documents and DSCs are ready. Here is a typical day-by-day breakdown: Day 1–2 for DSC, Day 2–3 for name approval, Day 3–5 for document preparation, Day 5–7 for form filing, and Day 7–10 for Certificate of Incorporation from the ROC.

The Consultant Guru charges a flat all-inclusive fee starting at ₹12,000. This covers government fees, stamp duty, DSC charges for directors, professional CA fees, and 18% GST. There are no hidden charges. For companies with higher authorised capital or additional directors, the fee may vary slightly — we provide an exact quote before you commit.

Under the Companies Act, 2013, there is no minimum authorised share capital requirement for a Private Limited Company. You can technically start with ₹1 as authorised capital. However, most founders choose ₹1 lakh as a practical starting point. Remember: paid-up capital (actual money invested) can be much lower than authorised capital.

No. The entire registration process is 100% online through the MCA portal. All documents are submitted digitally using DSCs. Even DSC procurement can be done remotely via video KYC. This means NRIs and foreign nationals can register a company in India without visiting the country even once.

Yes. 100% Foreign Direct Investment is permitted in most sectors under the automatic route. A foreign national or NRI can be a director and/or shareholder of an Indian Private Limited Company, provided that at least one of the directors is an Indian citizen who resides in India. Foreign directors must submit notarised and apostilled passport copies and address proof.

The key differences: (1) Funding — only a Pvt Ltd can raise equity capital from investors; LLPs cannot issue shares to VCs or angel investors. (2) Governance — Pvt Ltd is regulated by the Companies Act, 2013 with stricter disclosure norms; LLP is governed by the LLP Act, 2008 with simpler compliance. (3) Taxation — LLPs do not have Dividend Distribution Tax; Pvt Ltd dividends are taxable in shareholders’ hands. (4) Conversion — converting an LLP to Pvt Ltd later is costly and time-consuming. Our recommendation: choose Pvt Ltd if you plan to raise funding or scale significantly.

If the MCA rejects your proposed name, we immediately file one of the pre-agreed alternative names at no additional charge. Our process minimises rejection risk by conducting a thorough name availability search on the MCA portal, checking for similar trademarks in the IP India database, and avoiding restricted words — all before the first filing. Our name approval success rate on the first or second attempt is over 95%.

GST registration is not a prerequisite for company incorporation. However, through the AGILE-PRO form filed with SPICe+, you can simultaneously apply for GST at the time of incorporation — which we recommend for businesses that will conduct inter-state trade, e-commerce, or B2B services. Mandatory GST registration is required when annual turnover crosses ₹20 lakhs (₹10 lakhs for North-Eastern states).

INC-20A is the “Declaration of Commencement of Business” — a mandatory form that must be filed within 180 days of the Certificate of Incorporation. Without filing INC-20A, your company cannot legally commence any business operations or exercise its borrowing powers. Non-filing attracts a penalty of ₹50,000 on the company and ₹1,000 per day on each defaulting director. In extreme cases, the ROC can strike off the company. We track and file this for every client we register.

SPICe+ (Simplified Proforma for Incorporating a Company Electronically Plus) is the MCA’s single integrated form for company incorporation. It consists of two parts: Part A (name reservation) and Part B (full incorporation, DIN application, PAN, TAN, GSTIN, EPFO, and ESIC registrations in one go). SPICe+ replaced the old INC-32 form in 2020 and dramatically reduced incorporation timelines.

Yes. In a Private Limited Company, the same individual can simultaneously be a director and a shareholder. In fact, a common setup for two-founder companies is for each founder to be both a director and an equal shareholder. However, if only one person wants to run the entire company alone, the appropriate structure would be a One Person Company (OPC), not a Private Limited Company.

A Private Limited Company can have a maximum of 200 shareholders (excluding current and former employees who hold shares). There is no prescribed maximum on directors, though the Companies Act sets a maximum of 15 directors — additional directors can be appointed with shareholder approval through a special resolution.

Key annual compliances include: (1) Conducting a minimum of 4 board meetings per year, (2) Filing AOC-4 (financial statements) within 30 days of AGM, (3) Filing MGT-7 or MGT-7A (annual return) within 60 days of AGM, (4) Filing income tax return by 31st October, (5) Maintaining statutory registers, (6) Filing DIR-3 KYC for all directors annually. Missing any of these attracts penalties. Our Annual Compliance Package handles all of these for a fixed annual fee.

Private Limited Companies (and LLPs) recognised by DPIIT under Startup India receive: (1) Income tax exemption for 3 consecutive years under Section 80-IAC (applicable to profits, subject to conditions), (2) Exemption from angel tax on investments up to a specified limit, (3) Self-certification under 6 labour laws and 3 environmental laws, (4) Faster IP registration with 80% rebate on patent fees, (5) Priority in government procurement tenders. We can assist with the DPIIT Startup India application after incorporation.