Private Limited Company, the most popular legal structure for businesses, is an easy to form entity in India. All you need to do is register the directors with Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), register the name of the company and submit the company incorporation documents, such as Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association. A private limited company has a minimum of two members and a maximum of 200 members. The entire process takes 10 to 15 days, depending on whether you have the documents in order

• It is flexible and has limited liability.


• A greater capital contribution and greater stability


• The possibility to grow big and expand

Identity and Address Proof - Identity and the address proof will be needed for all the directors and the shareholders of the company to be incorporated. In case of an Indian national, PAN card is mandatory. For the foreign nationals, apostilled or notarised copy of the passport has to be submitted mandatorily. All documents submitted should be valid. The residence proof documents like the bank statement or the electricity bill must be less than 2 months old.

Registered Office Proof - All companies should have a registered office in India. To prove admittance to the registered office, a recent copy of electricity bill or the property tax receipt or water bill must be submitted. Along with the rental agreement, utility bill or the sale deed and a letter from the landlord with her/ his consent to use the office as a registered office of the company should be submitted.

• Scanned copy of PAN Card or Passport (Foreign Nationals & NRIs)


• Scanned copy of Voter’s ID/Passport/Driver’s License


• Scanned copy of Latest Bank Statement/Telephone or Mobile Bill/Electricity or Gas Bill Scanned passport-sized photograph Specimen signature (blank document with signature [directors only])

Note: Any one of the directors must self-attest the first three documents. In case of foreign nationals and NRIs, all the documents must be notarised (if currently in India or a non-Commonwealth country) or apostilled (if in a Commonwealth country).

Documents Required for the registered office

• Scanned copy of Latest Bank Statement/Telephone or Mobile Bill/Electricity or Gas Bill Scanned copy of Notarized Rental Agreement in English


• Scanned copy of No-objection Certificate from property owner


• Scanned copy of Sale Deed/Property Deed in English (in case of owned property)

Note: Your registered office need not be a commercial space; it can be your residence, too.

• Limited Liability

• Separate Legal Entity

• Investment-ready

• Easy Debt Access

• Borrowing Capacity

• Uninterrupted Existence

• Easy Transferability

• Owning Property