{"id":15449,"date":"2018-10-31T05:44:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T05:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/?p=15449"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:15:51","slug":"how-to-register-a-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/how-to-register-a-company\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Register a Company in India: Step by Step Procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India has always been a land of opportunity for businesses to thrive with a wide potential consumer base of over 1.35 billion as of 2018. There are about 11,89,826\u00a0 active companies operating in India as of June 2018. India also has been getting rid of archaic and out-of-date laws and enabling ease of doing business with <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/one-day-company-incorporation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One-Day company Incorporation<\/a><\/span> and easy <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/company-incorporation-procedure-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Company incorporation procedure<\/a><\/span>. It can always be a profitable idea to start a company in India if you do your marketing homework well. However, before you can get started with any business activities, you have to incorporate your business legally to avoid any operational hiccups. Let&#8217;s look at how to register a company in India, the steps, the documents and everything in-between.<\/p>\n<div class=\"index\">\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #e5e7e9; margin: 20px; padding: 10px;\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/how-to-register-a-company\/#Step_1_Deciding_your_Business_Structure\" title=\"Step 1: Deciding your Business Structure\">Step 1: Deciding your Business Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/how-to-register-a-company\/#Types_of_Business_Structures\" title=\"Types of Business Structures\">Types of Business Structures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/how-to-register-a-company\/#Business_Structure_Importance\" title=\"Business Structure: Importance\">Business Structure: Importance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/how-to-register-a-company\/#Step_2_Obtaining_a_DSC_Digital_Signature_Certificate\" title=\"Step 2: Obtaining a DSC [Digital Signature Certificate]\">Step 2: Obtaining a DSC [Digital Signature Certificate]<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/how-to-register-a-company\/#Step_3_File_for_Name_Approval\" title=\"Step 3: File for Name Approval\">Step 3: File for Name Approval<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/how-to-register-a-company\/#Step_4_Obtain_DIN\" title=\"Step 4: Obtain DIN\">Step 4: Obtain DIN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/how-to-register-a-company\/#Step_5_File_for_Incorporation\" title=\"Step 5: File for Incorporation\">Step 5: File for Incorporation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/how-to-register-a-company\/#Step_6_File_AoA_and_MoA\" title=\"Step 6: File AoA and MoA\">Step 6: File AoA and MoA<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Register_a_Company_The_Steps\"><\/span><strong>How to Register a Company: The Steps<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"#struct\">Decide your Business Structure<\/a><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"#types\">Types of Business Structures<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"#imp_struct\">Business Structure: Importance<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#consider\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Things to Consider<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dsc\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Obtain a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#name\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">File for Name Approval<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#din\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Obtain DIN<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#incorporate\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">File for Incorporation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#moa_aoa\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">File MoA and AoA<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"struct\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Deciding_your_Business_Structure\"><\/span><strong>Step 1: Deciding your Business Structure<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is one of the most fundamental and foundational steps for registration of a company anywhere around the world.\u00a0 Deciding the business structure of your company will basically define the path your company takes and how it handles operations for its entire lifetime. Thus, it becomes a pivotal step to decide the right business structure conforming to your firm&#8217;s needs and wants. There are many types of <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/business-structures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Structures in India<\/a><\/span>, and it can be hard to decide which one to go for. Therefore, we&#8217;ll take a brief look at all the business structures in order to help you choose the best one.<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> how to register a company<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"types\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Business_Structures\"><\/span><strong>Types of Business Structures<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[fusion_table fusion_table_type=&#8221;1&#8243; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_offset=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Company Types<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">Minimum Shareholders<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">Suitable for<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">Tax Advantages<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">Legal Compliance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Limited Liability Partnerships<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Businesses with low investment needs and Businesses offering Services<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Depreciation Benefits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"left\">Tax Returns like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/gst-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GST Return <\/a> and ROC returns to be filed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">One Person Company<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Solo owners with the intention of restricting their liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"left\">Startup India Higher benefits on benefits allow for tax holiday in the first 3 years of operation. No tax on dividend distribution<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Business Returns. ROC Compliances are limited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Private Limited Company<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">High turnover businesses<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"left\">Tax holiday in the first years of operation in accordance with Startup India higher benefits<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Business and Tax Returns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/file-roc-compliance-for-private-limited-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ROC Compliances<\/a>\u00a0 have to be filed and Statutory Audit is mandatory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Public Limited Company<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">High-risk, high-reward based high turnover businesses<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Lower and Reduced tax advantages as compared to others<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Business tax returns to be filed. Mandatory statutory audits to be performed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/fusion_table]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are other forms of Business Structures in India which operate outside the jurisdiction of the companies law and hence their registration is not mandatory. However, to ease operations and day-to-day functions it is always recommended to get these registered as well. The business structures are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sole Proprietorship<\/li>\n<li>Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)<\/li>\n<li>Partnership Firms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"imp_struct\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Business_Structure_Importance\"><\/span><strong>Business Structure: Importance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It can&#8217;t be stressed enough how important it is to choose the correct business structure to suit your businesses needs. In a way, choosing the right business structure for your business is one of the factors for its success. It is pivotal to choose the correct business structure because the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/income-tax-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Income Tax Returns<\/a><\/span>, as well as, the legal compliances for the business depend on its structure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For eg. Sole Proprietors only have to File their GST returns and their income tax returns in stark contrast to this, a private company has to file GST returns, Income Tax Returns, have to get their audits done along with various other legal compliances. Conforming to these compliances requires a business owner to invest their money to hire auditors, accountants, tax-filing experts and invest company&#8217;s time and resources into carrying out these legal compliances. Thus, before even getting started with a certain type of business structure it is advisable to acquaint yourself with the compliances you will be dealing with for a particular business structure and which compliances are you actually willing to comply to and make an informed decision to make.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contrary to this, although the companies might have more compliances, having a proper and recognized legal structure behind your business makes it appear more investment-friendly. An investor is less likely to invest in a sole trader or a sole proprietor and would much rather invest in a business idea backed by a proper legal structure(Private Company, Public company, LLP etc).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things to Consider for deciding the business structure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These are some of the main points every aspiring entrepreneur should think about while they&#8217;re thinking about what type of company\/business they want to run.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Number of Owners\/Partners<\/strong><br \/>\nSingle Business Owners who are in charge\/ownership of all the investments going to into the firm should rather go for a One Person Company. However, aspiring entrepreneurs with 2 or more proposed owners\/directors looking to attract more investments into the firm should rather go for an LLP or a Public \/ Private Limited Company.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Initial Investments in the business<\/strong><br \/>\nIf business owners want to spend as little capital on their hands as they can,\u00a0 they should consider <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/proprietorship-firm-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Registering a Sole Proprietorship Online\u00a0<\/a><\/span>or any of HUF (Hindu United Family) or a<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/partnership-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Partnership Registration\u00a0<\/a><\/span>however, if you are confident of the fact that you will be able to recover the investment made into the business in terms of setting up and compliance costs\u00a0 opt for a One Person Company Registration or a Limited Company (Private\/Public\/LLP) <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">how to register a company<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Liability<br \/>\n<\/strong>Certain business structures such as HUF, Sole Proprietors and Partnerships have something called unlimited liability. What does this mean? It basically means that in case there is any default in the repayment of loans,\u00a0 the money will be recovered from the members or partners in profit sharing ratios. In these cases,\u00a0 the risk to the personal assets of the owners is high.<br \/>\nOn the flip side, the firms with Limited Liability (LLPs and Company) have a limited liability meaning the amounts extracted from owners in the case of a default will only amount to the contributions made by them or the number of shares of the company they hold in their possession.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Income Tax Rates<\/strong><br \/>\nBusiness structures like the proprietorship and the HUF come under the normal slabs of income tax structure. Companies like LLPs, Public Companies, Private Companies are taxed at 30% income tax. For a sole proprietor, the business income is clubbed with other sources of income.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Attracting Investors<\/strong><br \/>\nHaving an unregistered business structure can be a hindering obstacle to overcome when you&#8217;re looking to attract an investor to raise some capital for the business. Legally established business structures like OPC, PLC, Public Company, LLP etc are much more likely to get the vote confidence from an investor\/investor firm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SO before, you ask yourself how to a register a company? Go ahead and take an informed decision about the business structure you&#8217;re going to incorporate.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dsc\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Obtaining_a_DSC_Digital_Signature_Certificate\"><\/span><strong>Step 2: Obtaining a DSC [Digital Signature Certificate]<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is a Digital Signature Certificate? you may ask. To explain that we will first address what is a Digital signature. A Digital Signature is a means to verify the authenticity of a software our in our case, a document. Most of the times, the Digital Signature is a copy of the physical signature however, it could also be a stamped seal which verifies the authenticity of the document and offers far more inherent security against impersonation. <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">how to register a company<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So what is a Digital Signature Certificate? Digital Signature Certificate or DSC for short is basically the digital equivalent of the physical certificates. It is basically used to verify the identity of a person or sometimes to access information and get services on the internet or to sign certain documents digitally. <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">how to register a company<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So how do you obtain a Digital Signature Certificate? The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has prescribed DSC Certifying Authorities (CAs) from whom you can obtain a DSC Check out the Certifying Authorities at (http:\/\/www.cca.gov.in\/cca\/?q=licensed_ca.html) which will take <strong>3-7 business <\/strong>days.<\/p>\n<p>As an alternative, you can consider going for <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/digital-signature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DSC registration online<\/a><\/span> via LegalRaasta&#8217;s smooth processing system which takes <strong>less than 3 business days<\/strong> with extremely <strong>budget-friendly pricing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Different Classes of Digital Signature Certificates (DSC)<\/p>\n<p>Class 1 Certificate: Individuals\/Private Subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Class2 Certificate:\u00a0 Business Personnel as well as for personal and private use.<\/p>\n<p>Class 3 Certificate: High Assurance Certificates. Majorly for E-commerce Operators whether individuals or organizations<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_File_for_Name_Approval\"><\/span><strong>Step 3: File for Name Approval<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you have a plan to incorporate a company, you certainly have to have a name for it right? And it is pivotal that the name approval procedure of the company goes smoothly and without objections or it could stall all your progress of registering a company. To file for name approval for Public Companies, PLCs\u00a0(Public Limited Company), OPC, NBFC etc use the RUN(Reserve Unique Name) e-form Alternatively, to file for name approval, business owners can utilize the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/spice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPICe forms<\/a><\/span>. SPICe stands for Simplified Performa for Incorporating Company Digitally.<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">how to register a company<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to incorporate an LLP however, filing for name approval has to be done via the RUN-LLP forms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, before you even file for approval it is vital that you check that your company&#8217;s proposed name is not clashing with an already existing company name. You have to do this in order to prevent legal troubles since many times companies have performed <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/trademark-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trademark filing procedure<\/a><\/span> on their company name. Use our free tool to perform a <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/search.legalraasta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Company Name Search<\/a><\/span> and avoid any clashes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"din\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Obtain_DIN\"><\/span><strong>Step 4: Obtain DIN<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DIN stands for Director Identification Number and it is a unique identification number given by the Central Government to individuals intending to be the directors of a new or already existing company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIN Forms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>SPICe Forms<\/strong>: The SPICe forms are used for allocation of the DIN number to the proposed directors of a new company in the process of the company registration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIR-3 Form: <\/strong>DIR-3 form is a form for becoming a director of an already existing company. <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/dir-3-kyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">File DIR-3 Online<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DIR-6 Form: <\/strong> To convey the changes in any particulars of the existing directors<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"incorporate\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_File_for_Incorporation\"><\/span><strong>Step 5: File for Incorporation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Final step in the company incorporation procedure is filing for incorporation and the MCA has given dedicated forms for incorporation of companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SPICe Forms (INC-32) The SPICe forms allow for the incorporation processing of Limited Companies (Public \/Private\/ LLP\/OPC) and have the following procedures streamlined.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obtaining DIN<\/li>\n<li>Name Reservation<\/li>\n<li>Incorporation<\/li>\n<li>Pan Application<\/li>\n<li>TAN Number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For Incorporating an LLP, governed by the LLP Act, 2008, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced FiLLiP e-form to ease the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/companyregistrationonline.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">company registration<\/a><\/span> procedure.<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">how to register a company<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"moa_aoa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_6_File_AoA_and_MoA\"><\/span>Step 6: File AoA and MoA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MoA stands for Memorandum of Association and AoA stands for Articles of association. Together, these two form the constitution of the company. These two basically define the extent of the legal powers wielded by the company and the information about the business activities of the company along with the relationship of the company with the shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>Read More about: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/memorandum-and-articles-of-association\/#aoa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Articles of Association<\/a><\/span> and\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/memorandum-of-association-moa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memorandum of Association<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After you have filed for company registration, you have to file the constitution of the company. The MCA has provided the e-forms INC-33 for e-MoA and INC-34 e-AoA to help incorporate the company.<\/p>\n<p>In total, therefore to incorporate a company in Indiait would roughly take<strong> 7-8 business days. <\/strong>In addition to this, you have to follow Companies Post Incorporation Compliances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Therefore, these are the comprehensive step by step procedure for registering a company. With this guide, we hope to have answered all questions related to how to register a company that you might have. We wish you all the best in your endeavors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Get your company Registered easily and in the quickest time with the CA\/CS expert team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">LegalRaasta<\/span><\/a>, where we strive to simplify the legal journey. Call <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>+91-8750048585<\/strong><\/span> to get started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India has always been a land of opportunity for businesses to thrive with a wide potential consumer base of over 1.35 billion as of 2018. There are about 11,89,826\u00a0 active companies operating in India as of June 2018. 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