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DIN Compliance Guide: Sections 153–159, DIR-3 KYC, DIR-6 & MCA Amendments 2026

Company Law : MCA has revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...

July 2, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

DIR-3 KYC: What Changed from 31 March 2026, Who Files When & Trap to Avoid

Company Law : The 2025 amendment replaces annual DIR-3 KYC compliance with a filing requirement once every three consecutive financial years. Di...

June 5, 2026 6555 Views 0 comment Print

Director KYC Reset: What Changed, When You File Next and Traps to Avoid

Company Law : The 2025 amendment replaces annual DIR-3 KYC filings with a triennial compliance framework. Directors now need to file KYC once ev...

June 5, 2026 960 Views 0 comment Print

DIR-3 KYC Under New Triennial Regime: Is Filing Required in FY 2026-27

Company Law : The MCA has replaced annual DIR-3 KYC filings with a once-in-three-years framework. Most DIN holders who complied in FY 2025-26 ar...

June 5, 2026 1083 Views 0 comment Print

DIR-3 KYC/DIR-3 KYC WEB (Whether required to be filed for this year?)

Company Law : The revised DIN KYC rules replace annual compliance with filing once every third consecutive financial year. Directors must still ...

June 4, 2026 7917 Views 0 comment Print


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MCA Advisory: Fix ‘DSC Not Registered with DIN’ Error in DIR-3 KYC

Company Law : The issue involves failure in DIR-3 KYC filing due to DSC mismatch. MCA clarified that proper DSC registration with DIN is mandato...

April 17, 2026 2508 Views 0 comment Print

DIR-3 KYC Filing Reduced to Once Every Three Years to Cut Compliance Burden

Company Law : The update addresses repetitive annual KYC filings for directors. It allows filing once every three years, significantly reducing ...

March 31, 2026 13575 Views 0 comment Print

MCA imposes Rs 50000 penalty on Xinpoming Technology for non-filing of DIR-3 KYC

Company Law : MCA imposes ₹50,000 penalty on Xinpoming Technology for non-filing of DIR-3 KYC under Rule 12A. Appeal can be filed within 60 da...

January 13, 2025 1254 Views 0 comment Print

Significant rise in DIR-3 KYC filings during FY 2024-25

Corporate Law : MCA notes a significant rise in DIR-3 KYC filings, reaching 22.98 lakh in FY 2024-25, surpassing the total filings of the previous...

October 3, 2024 1083 Views 0 comment Print

Difficulty in Receiving OTP for DIR-3 KYC Filing

Company Law : Learn about the challenges faced by directors in receiving OTP for filing DIR-3 KYC and the urgent need for resolution. Read more...

September 30, 2023 8730 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


DIR-3 KYC Delay Now Costs ₹5,000 and amendement costs ₹500

Company Law : The issue concerns compliance delays in director KYC filings. The amendment imposes a ₹5,000 penalty for late submission, reinfo...

April 21, 2026 11115 Views 0 comment Print

Directors Penalised for Non-Filing of DIR-3 KYC Under Companies Act

Company Law : Penalties were levied after directors’ DINs were found deactivated for non-compliance with Rule 12A. The key takeaway is that ev...

January 23, 2026 552 Views 0 comment Print

Director KYC Rules Overhauled with Triennial Filing Requirement

Company Law : The amended rules replace annual KYC with a three-year filing cycle for directors holding DINs. The key takeaway is reduced compli...

December 31, 2025 8229 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Penalizes Directors for Non-Filing of DIR-3 KYC

Company Law : ROC Kanpur imposed a ₹1.5 Lakh penalty on three directors of EAST ALPHA ALLIANCE TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED for violating Rule 1...

October 14, 2025 15216 Views 0 comment Print

MCA Extends DIR-3-KYC Filing Deadline without fee to October 15, 2025

Company Law : Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended deadline for filing e-form DIR-3-KYC and DIR-3-KYC-WEB without fee...

September 29, 2025 17463 Views 1 comment Print


Dir 3 Kyc – Practical Aspects

September 28, 2018 4314 Views 3 comments Print

Most of the Stakeholders have complied with DIR 3 KYC Guidelines and some of the Stakeholders are in the process of uploading the form. Most of the Stakeholders successfully uploaded form . However various Practical difficulties must have been faced by some of them.

MCA reduces DIR-3 KYC fees to Rupees 500 for 15 days

September 20, 2018 3408 Views 0 comment Print

As you are aware the last date for filing form DIR-3 KYC without fee has expired on 15th September 2018. The process of deactivating the non-compliant DINs has since been completed and their status has been updated as ‘Deactivated due to non-filing of DIR-3 KYC’. However, the non-compliant DIN holders may file DIR-3 KYC with […]

Legality of MCA’s Notification on Annual KYC of Directors

September 18, 2018 11292 Views 7 comments Print

Now that the time for filing DIR-3 KYC has just go over on September 15th for those directors who were already on record as on March 31st 2018, its time to critically review the requirement for annual KYC This article examines the rationale for the exercise and suggests better ways to achieve the desired objective

Form DIR-3 KYC- No further extension- ICSI Representation- Din Deactivation Starts

September 16, 2018 22989 Views 17 comments Print

Last date for filing form DIR-3 KYC without fee has expired on 15th September 2018. The process of deactivating the non-compliant DINs is in progress and is likely to be completed by 17th September 2018. Please note that the form DIR-3 KYC will not be available for filing during the pendency of this activity (from 16th September 2018 to 17th September 2018).

Duplicate/Multiple DINs – What to do and 14 FAQs on DIR-3 KYC

August 26, 2018 6180 Views 3 comments Print

1. In case of Duplicate/Multiple DINs, which DIN needs to be retained? As per the extant rules, in respect of an individual who is in possession of Duplicate/Multiple DINs, he can retain the Oldest DIN only. DINs obtained later have to be surrendered. In respect of an individual with a single DIN, if it is/was […]

DIR-3 KYC – A step towards updating directors databse (Updated)

August 23, 2018 41310 Views 19 comments Print

This article is about DIR-3 KYC form notified by MCA, for updating its directors database. This will help you to know about the requirements for filing and consequences of non-filing of the form.

Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2018

August 21, 2018 4227 Views 0 comment Print

MCA has notified new format of Form No. DIR-3 KYC and extended due date of filing DIR-3 KYC from 31st August, 2018 to 15th September, 2018 vide Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2018.

Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2018

August 21, 2018 56103 Views 4 comments Print

MCA has extended the last date of filing DIR -3KYC without any filing fees upto 15/09/2018 from 31/08/2018. The fees of ₹5,000/- shall be applicable & payable on all delayed filings w.e.f 16/09/2018. The Same been done by amending Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 vide Notification dated 21st August 2018 or via Companies […]

Representation on Extension/ Deferment & Relaxation of E-Form DIR3 KYC

August 10, 2018 39474 Views 11 comments Print

KCAS has requested Corporate Affairs Minister Shri. Piyush Goyal that DIR-3 KYC for the year 2018-19 be should be deferred to January 2019 keeping in view of efficiency of transacting and form filing without hindrance of blockage of DIN as it suits for the directors and professionals to plan efficiently for updation. Text of the […]

KYC compliance by Directors

August 9, 2018 2316 Views 0 comment Print

To have an updated registry and KYC of all the individuals to whom MCA has allotted Director Identification Number (DIN), MCA has decided to conduct KYC of all those individuals, annually. Central Government vide notification no GSR 615(E) dated 5th July 2018 has amended the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and inserted […]

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