DIN APPLICATION PROCESS

Apply For DIN

DIN APPLICATION PROCESS

Any person intending to apply for DIN shall have to make an application in eForm DIR-3 and should follow the following procedure:

1. eForm DIR-3 has to follow the online e-Filing process .

2. Attach the photograph (in .jpg format) and scanned copy of supporting documents i.e. proof of identity (PAN Only in case of Indian Citizen), and proof of residence as per the guidelines. Physical documents are not required to submit at DIN cell.

3. Along with the supporting documents, Verification as per Form DIR-4 shall also be attached. This shall contain the Name, Father’s name, date of birth and text of declaration and physical signature of the applicant.

4. The eForm shall have to be digitally signed and shall be uploaded on MCA21 portal.

5. Upon upload, Pay the fees for eForm DIR-3. Only electronic payment of the fees shall be allowed (I.e. Netbanking / Credit Card). No challan payment will be accepted under revised procedure of DIN allotment.

The applicant is required to get himself/herself registered on the MCA21 Portal to obtain login id, which is necessary for payment of the fees. After obtaining the login-id, Login to the MCA21 portal and click on 'eForm upload' link available under the 'eForms' tab for uploading the eForm DIR-3 . eForm DIR-3 will be processed only after the DIN application fee is paid.

6. Upon upload and successful payment,

Form DIR-3 is mandatorily to be signed by an Applicant and a practicing professional or secretary (who is a member of ICSI) in whole time employment or the Director of the existing company

Approved DIN shall be generated in case the form is being signed by a practicing professional and details have not been identified as potential duplicate. Provisional DIN shall be generated in case form is signed by secretary in whole time employment or Director of existing company and details have been found as potential duplicate. A suitable informational message and an email shall be provided to the user that the DIN shall be approved after due verification by the DIN cell.

7. Processing of e Form DIR-3

In case, DIR-3 gets certified by the professional (i.e. CA(in whole time practice)/ CS(in whole time practice)/ CWA (in whole time practice)/, the DIN will be approved by the system immediately online (in case it is not potential duplicate).

8. Post-approval changes in particulars of Form DIR-3

If there is any change in the particulars submitted in eform DIR-3, applicant can submit e-form DIR-6 online. For instance in the event of change of address of a director, he/ she is required to intimate this change by submitting eform DIR-6 along with the required attested documents.

Documents/ Attachments for obtaining DIN

1. Digital Signature of the applicant.
2. High Resolution photograph of the applicant in .jpg format.

3.       Proof of Identity- (PAN only in case of Indian Citizen) attested by a practicing professional or secretary (who is a member of ICSI) in whole time employment or the Director of the existing company (in .pdf format)

4. Proof of residence- ) attested by a practicing professional or secretary (who is a member of ICSI) in whole time employment or the Director of the existing company (in .pdf format)

5.       Affidavit in DIR-4 format.

Affidavit Format: (i.e, Verification as per form DIR-4 as per the format given on the website)

 Affidavit

1. I, ……………… (name of applicant), Son/Daughter* of

…………….. (applicant’s father’s name), born on …………..(date of

birth), resident of ……………..(present residential address of the

applicant) hereby confirm and verify that the particulars given in the

Form DIN-1 are true and correct and also in agreement with the

documents being attached to the Form DIN-1 and I am solely

responsible for its accuracy.

2. I further confirm that

(i) The photograph and document attached to the Form DIN-1

belong to me. I further confirm that all required documents have been

duly attested by me or duly attested by either Public Notary or a

Gazetted Officer of a Government and are attached to the form DIN-1

and

(ii) I am not restrained/ disqualified/ removed of, for being appointed

as director of a company under the provisions of Companies Act,

1956 including Section 203, 274, 284 and 388 (E) of the said Act or

for being appointed as a designated partner of a limited liability partnership

under the provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 including

section 5 of the said Act and

(iii) I have not been declared as proclaimed offender by any Economic

 Offence Court or Judicial Magistrate Court or High Court or any other

 Court and

(iv) I have not been already allotted a Director Identification Number (DIN)

 under Section 266B of the Companies Act, 1956 or a Designated Partner

 Identification Number (DPIN) under section 7 of the Limited Liability

 Partnership Act, 2008.

(v) Mr/ Ms ……………… CA/ CS/ CWA in practice has been authorised to

 digitally sign DIN application on my behalf.

(vi) The particulars of address provided in DIN-1 of the applicant and documents

attached as address proof are correct beyond all reasonable doubts.

(vii) I have not furnished any false information or suppressed any material

information with view to obtain DIN. In case information provided

is found to be false or suppressed or willful omission, I have no

objection to de-activate and cancel the DIN alloted by the Central

Government and I shall be liable for penal action u/s 628 of the

Companies Act.

(viii) In case of DIN allotted by the Central Government has not been activated

within 365 days from the date of allotment, I have no objection for

cancelling/ Deactivating for cancelling/ deactivating the allotted DIN.

*Note: Strike out whichever is not applicable.

Signature:

 (Name)

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Ø  Please note that Income Tax PAN is mandatory in case of Indian applicants so the applicant details (name, father’s name, date of birth) should be as per the PAN details. The particulars filled in form DIR-3 should match with the details given in the supporting documents to be submitted along with DIN application. Any mis-match will lead to rejection of DIN application.

Ø  Fee Payable: Rs. 500 per application.

Ø  Present Address proof which should not be older than 2 months

GROUNDS OF REJECTION OF DIN APPLICATION:

A provisional DIN is approved only after scrutiny of the documents attached with the application. Some of the common mistakes committed by applicants and on account of which the DIN application gets rejected are as under

Non-submission of supporting documents

•The proof of identity of the applicant is not submitted.

•The proof of father's name of the applicant is not submitted.

•The proof of father's name of the applicant is not submitted.

•The proof of date of birth of the applicant is not submitted.

•The proof of residential address of the applicant is not submitted.

•The copy of passport (for foreign nationals) is not submitted

Invalid Application/supporting Documents

•The supporting documents are invalid or expired.

•The proof of identity submitted has not been issued by a Government Agency.

•The application/enclosed evidence has handwritten entries.

•The submitted application is a duplicate DIN application and already one application of that applicant is pending or approved.

•The submitted application does not have photograph affixed.

•The signatures are not appended to the prescribed place.

•The applicant's name filled in application form does not match with the name in the enclosed evidence.

•The applicant's father's name filled in application form does not match with the father's name in the enclosed evidence.

•The applicant's date (DD/MM/YY) of birth filled in application form does not match with the date of birth in the enclosed evidence.

•The address details filled in the application do not match with those contained in the enclosed supporting evidence.

•The gender is not entered correctly in Form DIR-3.

•Identification number entered in application does not match with the identity proof enclosed.

•If enclosed documents are not self attested.