eForm INC-6 – One Person Company and Private Company – Application for Conversion
Part I – Law(s) Governing the eForm
Section and Rule Number(s)
e-Form INC-6 is required to be filed pursuant to Section 18 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 6 and 7(4) of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014.
Purpose of the e-Form
This e-Form is required to be filed in case of conversion of OPC into private or public or conversion of private into OPC. In case any One Person Company wants to convert itself into Private/Public Company then it can voluntarily apply through Form INC-6.
A private company can also make application for conversion into One Person Company by filing Form INC-6.
Part II – Instructions to fill the eForm
Specific Instructions to fill the eForm INC-6 at Field Level
Instructions to fill the eForm are tabulated below at field level. Only important fields that require detailed instructions to be filled in eForm are explained. Self-explanatory fields are not discussed.
Please ensure eForm MGT-14 (in case of conversion of OPC) must have been filed and approved before filing this eForm.
| S. No/ Section Name | Field Name | Instructions | |
| 1 | Application for | In case of Conversion of OPC into private company or Conversion of OPC into public company, user is required to fill Part A of the eForm.
In case of Conversion of Private company into OPC option, user will be required to fill Part A and B of the eForm. |
|
| 2 | (a) | Corporate identity Number (CIN) of the company |
|
| Pre-fill button | Click the Pre-fill button. On clicking the button, system will automatically display the name, registered office address, email ID, date of incorporation of the company, category, sub- category of the company and whether the company has share capital or not.
In case there is any change in the email ID, you can enter the new valid email ID. |
||
| 4 | Name of the company at the time of incorporation (to be displayed in the certificate) | Name of the company at the time of incorporation is prefilled in case the company is incorporated through MCA portal and in any other case, the same needs to be entered by the user. | |
| Part A – To be filled by the user in case of conversion of OPC into private company or public company. | |||
| 6 | A, b & c | Particulars of special resolution | Enter the details of special resolution authorizing conversion of company.
User should ensure eForm MGT-14 must have been filed before filing of this form and enter the details of SRN of the same. |
| 7 | I a & b | Authorized capital and paid up capital of the company | Enter the authorized and paid up capital of the company. |
| II a, b, c, d | Maximum number of members | Enter the maximum number of members of the company. Ensure maximum number of members are:
|
|
| Part B – This part is required to be filled in case of conversion of private company into OPC. | |||
| 8 | Director Identification number (DIN) | Enter an approved DIN, if any of the sole member of the OPC subsequent upon conversion. | |
| Pre-fill | Click the Pre-fill button. On clicking the button, system will automatically display the details of the director like first, middle and surname, father’s name, gender, date of birth, educational qualifications, permanent residence address and email id based on DIN.
Enter the details in case PAN is entered and name including first, middle and surname details shall be verified by the system. Ensure that member should be an Indian citizen and resident in India and moreover Indian address should be entered in particulars of permanent address. It is mandatory to enter the details of previous residence address in case duration of stay of member is less than a year at present address. User is also required to make sure that member should not be a member of more than one OPC. |
||
| Nomination | I | The name of the member is auto filled based on above particulars. | |
| The member of | Enter the proposed name of the company subsequent upon conversion (after deletion of the word ‘Private’ and addition of the word OPC). | ||
| do hereby nominate Particulars of Nominee | Enter the full name of the Nominee Enter the particulars of the nominee to the sole member of OPC subsequent upon conversion.
User should ensure that nominee should be an Indian citizen and resident in India and should not be nominee to more than one OPC. All the particulars of nominee validations are same as of sole member. |
||
| Attachments | It is mandatory to attach following with this eForm in all the purposes:
In case of conversion of private company into OPC, following attachments are mandatory:
Any other information can be provided as an optional attachment(s). |
||
| Declaration | I …….. a …………… of the company declare that ……………………… attached to this form. | Enter the name and designation of the person authorized to sign, give declaration and submit the eForm. | |
| To be digitally signed by | DSC & Designation | Select one of the option from the drop-down list – Director / Manager / Company Secretary / CEO / CFO.
Ensure the eForm is digitally signed by the same person whose designation is reflected in declaration and is authorized by board resolution to sign the form. The person should have registered his/her DSC with MCA by using the following link (www.mca.gov.in). If not already register, then please register before signing this form. Disqualified Director should not sign the form. |
|
| Director identification number of the director; or
DIN or PAN of the manager/CEO/CFO; or Membership number of the Company Secretary |
|
||
| Member | This field is valid in case of conversion of OPC either into a private company or a public company.
Enter an approved DIN of the director or a valid Income tax PAN of the member. |
||
Common Instructions to fill eForm
| Buttons | Particulars |
| Pre-Fill | The Pre-fill button can appear more than once in an eForm. The button appears next to a field that can be automatically filled using the MCA database.
Click this button to populate the field. Note: You are required to be connected to the Internet to use the Pre- fill functionality. |
| Attach | Click this document to browse and select a document that needs to be attached to the eForm. All the attachments should be scanned in pdf format. You have to click the attach button corresponding to the document you are making an attachment.
In case you wish to attach any other document, please click the optional attach button. |
|
Remove Attachment |
You can view the attachments added to the eForm in the List of attachment field.
To remove any attachment from the eForm, select the attachment in the List of attachment field and click the Remove attachment button. |
| Check Form | 1. Click the Check Form button after, filling the eForm. System performs form level validation like checking if all mandatory fields are filled. System displays the errors and provides you an opportunity to correct errors.
2. Correct the highlighted errors. 3. Click the Check Form button again and. system will perform form level validation once again. On successful validations, a message is displayed “Form level pre scrutiny is successful”. Note: The Check Form functionality does not require Internet connectivity. |
| Modify | The Modify button is enabled, after you have checked the eForm using the Check Form button.
To make changes to the filled and checked form: 1. Click the Modify button. 2. Make the changes to the filled eForm. 3. Click the Check Form button to check the eForm again. |
| Pre scrutiny | 1. After checking the eForm, click the Prescrutiny button. System performs some checks and displays errors, if any.
2. Correct the errors. |
| Country Code | Enter the country code. Refer Annexure A – ISO Country Codes |
Part III – Important Points for Successful Submission
Fee Rules
| S. No | Purpose of the form | Normal Fee | Additional Fee (Delay Fee) | Logic for Additional Fees | Remarks | |
| Event Date | Time limit (days) for filing | |||||
| 1. | Voluntarily Conversion | The Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 | Date of
passing special resolution. |
30 days | ||
Fees payable is subject to changes in pursuance of the Act or any rule or regulation made or notification issued thereunder.
Processing Type
The eForm will be processed by the office of Registrar of Companies (RoC).
SRN Generation
On successful submission of the eForm INC-6, SRN will be generated and shown to the user which will be used for future correspondence with MCA.
Challan Generation
On successful submission of the eForm INC-6, Challan will be generated depicting the details of the fees paid by the user to the Ministry. It is the acknowledgement to the user that the eForm has been filed.
When an eForm is approved/rejected by the authority concerned, an acknowledgement of approval/rejection with related documents, is sent to the user in the form of an email at the end of the day to the email id of the company.
Certificate
Fresh certificate of incorporation consequent on conversion is generated and sent to the user as an attachment to the email.
Annexure A
| Country Name | Country Code | Country Name | Country Code |
| AFGHANISTAN | AF | LIBERIA | LR |
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | AX | LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA | LY |
| ALBANIA | AL | LIECHTENSTEIN | LI |
| ALGERIA | DZ | LITHUANIA | LT |
| AMERICAN SAMOA | AS | LUXEMBOURG | LU |
| ANDORRA | AD | MACAO | MO |
| ANGOLA | AO | MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF | MK |
| ANGUILLA | AI | MADAGASCAR | MG |
| ANTARCTICA | AQ | MALAWI | MW |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | AG | MALAYSIA | MY |
| ARGENTINA | AR | MALDIVES | MV |
| ARMENIA | AM | MALI | ML |
| ARUBA | AW | MALTA | MT |
| AUSTRALIA | AU | MARSHALL ISLANDS | MH |
| AUSTRIA | AT | MARTINIQUE | MQ |
| AZERBAIJAN | AZ | MAURITANIA | MR |
| BAHAMAS | BS | MAURITIUS | MU |
| BAHRAIN | BH | MAYOTTE | YT |
| BANGLADESH | BD | MEXICO | MX |
| BARBADOS | BB | MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF | FM |
| BELARUS | BY | MOLDOVA,
REPUBLIC OF |
MD |
| BELGIUM | BE | MONACO | MC |
| BELIZE | BZ | MONGOLIA | MN |
| BENIN | BJ | MONTENEGRO | ME |
| BERMUDA | BM | MONTSERRAT | MS |
| BHUTAN | BT | MOROCCO | MA |
| BOLIVIA | BO | MOZAMBIQUE | MZ |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | BA | MYANMAR | MM |
| BOTSWANA | BW | NAMIBIA | NA |
| BOUVET ISLAND | BV | NAURU | NR |
| BRAZIL | BR | NEPAL | NP |
| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | IO | NETHERLANDS | NL |
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | BN | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | AN |
| BULGARIA | BG | NEW CALEDONIA | NC |
| BURKINA FASO | BF | NEW ZEALAND | NZ |
| BURUNDI | BI | NICARAGUA | NI |
| CAMBODIA | KH | NIGER | NE |
| CAMEROON | CM | NIGERIA | NG |
| CANADA | CA | NIUE | NU |
| CAPE VERDE | CV | NORFOLK ISLAND | NF |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | KY | NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | MP |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CF | NORWAY | NO |
| CHAD | TD | OMAN | OM |
| CHILE | CL | PAKISTAN | PK |
| CHINA | CN | PALAU | PW |
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND | CX | PALESTINIAN
TERRITORY, OCCUPIED |
PS |
| COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | CC | PANAMA | PA |
| COLOMBIA | CO | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PG |
| COMOROS | KM | PARAGUAY | PY |
| CONGO | CG | PERU | PE |
| CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | CD | PHILIPPINES | PH |
| COOK ISLANDS | CK | PITCAIRN | PN |
| COSTA RICA | CR | POLAND | PL |
| COTE D’IVOIRE | CI | PORTUGAL | PT |
| CROATIA | HR | PUERTO RICO | PR |
| CUBA | CU | QATAR | QA |
| CYPRUS | CY | REUNION | RE |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | CZ | ROMANIA | RO |
| DENMARK | DK | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | RU |
| DJIBOUTI | DJ | RWANDA | RW |
| DOMINICA | DM | SAINT BARTHELEMY | BL |
| DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC |
DO | SAINT HELENA | SH |
| ECUADOR | EC | SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | KN |
| EGYPT | EG | SAINT LUCIA | LC |
| EL SALVADOR | SV | SAINT MARTIN | MF |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | GQ | SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | PM |
| ERITREA | ER | SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | VC |
| ESTONIA | EE | SAMOA | WS |
| ETHIOPIA | ET | SAN MARINO | SM |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) | FK | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | ST |
| FAROE ISLANDS | FO | SAUDI ARABIA | SA |
| FIJI | FJ | SENEGAL | SN |
| FINLAND | FI | SERBIA | RS |
| FRANCE | FR | SEYCHELLES | SC |
| FRENCH GUIANA | GF | SIERRA LEONE | SL |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | PF | SINGAPORE | SG |
| FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES | TF | SLOVAKIA | SK |
| GABON | GA | SLOVENIA | SI |
| GAMBIA | GM | SOLOMON ISLANDS | SB |
| GEORGIA | GE | SOMALIA | SO |
| GERMANY | DE | SOUTH AFRICA | ZA |
| GHANA | GH | SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | GS |
| GIBRALTAR | GI | SPAIN | ES |
| GREECE | GR | SRI LANKA | LK |
| GREENLAND | GL | SUDAN | SD |
| GRENADA | GD | SURINAME | SR |
| GUADELOUPE | GP | SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN | SJ |
| GUAM | GU | SWAZILAND | SZ |
| GUATEMALA | GT | SWEDEN | SE |
| GUERNSEY | GG | SWITZERLAND | CH |
| GUINEA | GN | SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | SY |
| GUINEA-BISSAU | GW | TAIWAN | TW |
| GUYANA | GY | TAJIKISTAN | TJ |
| HAITI | HT | TANZANIA | TZ |
| HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | HM | THAILAND | TH |
| HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) | VA | TIMOR-LESTE | TL |
| HONDURAS | HN | TOGO | TG |
| HONG KONG | HK | TOKELAU | TK |
| HUNGARY | HU | TONGA | TO |
| ICELAND | IS | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | TT |
| INDIA | IN | TUNISIA | TN |
| INDONESIA | ID | TURKEY | TR |
| IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF | IR | TURKMENISTAN | TM |
| IRAQ | IQ | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | TC |
| IRELAND | IE | TUVALU | TV |
| ISLE OF MAN | IM | UGANDA | UG |
| ISRAEL | IL | UKRAINE | UA |
| ITALY | IT | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AE |
| JAMAICA | JM | UNITED KINGDOM | GB |
| JAPAN | JP | UNITED STATES | US |
| JERSEY | JE | UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | UM |
| JORDAN | JO | URUGUAY | UY |
| KAZAKHSTAN | KZ | UZBEKISTAN | UZ |
| KENYA | KE | VANUATU | VU |
| KIRIBATI | KI | VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF | VE |
| KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF | KP | VIET NAM | VN |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | KR | VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH | VG |
| KUWAIT | KW | VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. | VI |
| KYRGYZSTAN | KG | WALLIS AND
FUTUNA |
WF |
| LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | LA | WESTERN SAHARA | EH |
| LATVIA | LV | YEMEN | YE |
| LEBANON | LB | ZAMBIA | ZM |
| LESOTHO | LS | ZIMBABWE | ZW |
