Two or more founders planning an equity-led business
Private Limited Company Registration Fees in India
A written incorporation scope with professional, government, stamp-duty and DSC components shown separately before filing.
- Transparent scope
- Expert reviewed
- Online across India
Start with fit, not a generic package.
A correct application begins with the commercial reason and the applicant’s actual facts.
Businesses expecting investors, ESOPs or transferable share ownership
Promoters who need a separate legal entity and limited-liability structure
Existing ventures formalising ownership, contracts and governance
Every component shown separately.
Final amounts are confirmed only after the applicant category, route and records are reviewed.
Standard preparation and incorporation-coordination scope described below
Quantity depends on the directors/subscribers and signing route
Calculated from capital, forms and applicable filing selections
Depends on registered-office state, capital and instruments
Included in the agreed company-registration package, subject to applicability and complete records
Foreign participation, unusual approvals, historic issues or work outside the standard scope
A defined, accountable delivery scope.
- Structure and incorporation-readiness intake
- Name and principal-object preparation support
- Director, subscriber, capital and shareholding data review
- MOA/AOA and linked incorporation-document coordination
- SPICe+ filing-set coordination
- PAN/TAN and available incorporation-record handover
- Immediate post-incorporation compliance roadmap
- GST-registration application support where included and applicable
No hidden assumptions.
- Government charges and state stamp duty
- DSCs unless expressly bundled
- Guaranteed name approval or incorporation date
- Sector licences and state registrations
- Shareholders' agreement or investment documentation
- Foreign-investment, apostille or special approval work
- Responses caused by undisclosed or inconsistent facts
Prepare a consistent evidence file.
Exact requirements depend on the facts and official workflow in force on the filing date.
PAN and identity proof of each proposed director/subscriber
Recent residential-address proof
Email, mobile, occupation and place-of-birth details
Registered-office utility bill and ownership/occupancy evidence
Owner NOC and rent agreement where applicable
Proposed names with meaning and business objects
Authorised capital, paid-up capital and shareholding plan
Director consent and disclosure information
Foreign subscriber or body-corporate records, where applicable
From assessment to a usable compliance record.
Commercial and structure assessment
Confirm founders, ownership, funding plans, state, capital and regulated activities.
Document reconciliation
Match names, addresses, dates and ownership information across every participant and office record.
Name and object preparation
Prepare defensible name choices and objects aligned with present and planned activities.
Incorporation file
Coordinate constitutional documents, linked forms, signatures and supporting attachments.
Submission and tracking
File the approved set, preserve acknowledgement and manage authority communication within scope.
Post-incorporation handover
Map banking, capital, commencement, accounting, tax and annual compliance actions.
Understand the work before you appoint a provider.
What the ₹2,000 professional fee means
The ₹2,000 figure is RegisCorp’s professional fee for the defined standard Private Limited Company registration support. It is not represented as the complete amount payable to every authority and third party. A responsible quotation separates what RegisCorp earns from statutory charges, state stamp duty, digital signatures and taxes.
The standard scope assumes Indian resident participants, accessible and consistent KYC records, a conventional share-capital structure, a usable registered-office record and no sector-specific approval or historical dispute. Where the file differs, the additional work is identified before execution rather than hidden inside a later demand.
- Transparent professional fee
- Per-DSC pricing
- Actual government and stamp-duty calculation
- Written assumptions and exclusions
- Post-registration action list
Why the total registration cost varies
The total cost changes with the registered-office state, authorised capital, number of digital signatures, participant profile, document location and filing route. Stamp duty is state linked. Government charges may depend on capital and selected forms. A foreign subscriber or corporate shareholder can require additional evidence, authorisations and authentication.
A quote should therefore state the facts on which it is built. If those facts change—such as adding a director, changing the state, increasing capital or introducing foreign ownership—the statutory and professional scope may also change.
Choosing Private Limited instead of LLP or OPC
A Private Limited Company is generally selected where the founders want share-based ownership, a board-governed company, easier entry of additional shareholders and a structure familiar to equity investors. An LLP can be suitable for a closely held partner-led practice, while an OPC is designed around one member and a nominee framework.
Registration price should not decide the structure. Annual compliance, taxation, fundraising, profit extraction, ownership transfers and governance matter for much longer than the incorporation event. Use the comparison guides before paying for the wrong vehicle.
- Review Private Limited vs LLP
- Review OPC vs Private Limited
- Model ownership for at least three years
- Check activity-specific licensing before incorporation
How RegisCorp controls a Private Limited Company registration engagement
A reliable Private Limited Company registration engagement begins with a written scope rather than a payment link. We first identify the applicant, legal status, commercial objective, relevant jurisdiction, filing history and the records that are actually available. That intake allows the team to separate the standard filing path from corrections, legacy defaults, special approvals and work that belongs to another professional or authority. The result is a scope that a founder can understand before documents are signed or fees are committed.
Preparation and government processing are different stages. RegisCorp can control the quality of the information, drafting, review, classification, attachments, authorisations and submission record. It cannot promise an authority approval date, ignore a statutory requirement or guarantee that an officer will not ask for clarification. Our pages therefore distinguish the preparation target from the authority-controlled timeline and identify the assumptions behind every indicative estimate.
Every material instruction should leave an evidence trail. We preserve the approved scope, document checklist, final data sheet, filing set, acknowledgement and next-action note. Clients should retain their own copies of signed records, challans, acknowledgements and official communications. This creates continuity if a director, employee, consultant or authorised signatory changes later.
- Written scope and separated fee components before execution
- Document and data consistency review before submission
- Client approval for names, descriptions, classifications and declarations
- Acknowledgement and post-filing action map after submission
- Clear identification of government-controlled outcomes and timelines
What a high-quality application file should demonstrate
A filing is not strong merely because every upload field contains a document. Names, addresses, dates, ownership, business descriptions, financial information and signing authority must tell one consistent story across the application. A mismatch that appears minor to the applicant can trigger validation failure, clarification, resubmission or a later compliance problem. We therefore review the file as a connected legal and operational record, not as unrelated PDFs.
The application should also reflect the real business. Overbroad descriptions create ambiguity, while narrow or copied descriptions may omit the activities the business intends to conduct. Where classification, eligibility or threshold analysis is required, the conclusion should be recorded with the facts relied upon. The purpose is not to manufacture certainty; it is to make the selected route explainable and defensible.
Quality continues after submission. Contact details must remain accessible, OTP and authentication requests must be handled by the authorised person, and official notices must be reviewed promptly. A prepared applicant knows who will monitor the portal, where notices will be stored and who has authority to approve a response.
Timelines, approvals and responsible expectations
Timelines shown on this page are planning estimates, not statutory guarantees. They assume complete records, responsive signatories, functioning portals, successful identity or digital-signature checks and no unusual authority query. Weekends, public holidays, system downtime, name or classification objections, physical verification and third-party dependencies can extend the process. Urgent commercial commitments should never depend on an unqualified approval promise.
Where the law provides a response window, the official notice and applicable rule control the deadline. Clients should forward every notice immediately and should not wait for a reminder. A missed response can change the available remedy, increase cost or require a fresh filing. RegisCorp communicates the practical next step after reviewing the actual notice and current portal status.
After approval, the registration or filing must be integrated into operations. Certificates should be checked, business documents updated, invoices and contracts aligned, and recurring compliance placed on a calendar. A registration that is not maintained can become inactive, cancelled, non-compliant or commercially unreliable.
How to compare professional quotations fairly
Compare like with like. A headline price may exclude government charges, stamp duty, digital signatures, search, drafting, tax, clarification responses, publication, hearing work or post-registration support. Ask every provider to identify the applicant category assumed, number of people or classes covered, included filings, excluded events and the point at which extra work becomes chargeable.
The lowest price is not automatically the lowest total cost. Incorrect ownership, an unsuitable structure, a missed class, inconsistent records or an unmanaged notice can require a second filing and can delay banking, contracting, fundraising or market entry. The commercial value lies in a correct route, an auditable file and accountable communication—not in concealing unavoidable components.
RegisCorp separates professional fees, statutory payments, third-party charges and applicable taxes. Where an amount depends on state, capital, applicant category, turnover, filing history or authority calculation, it is described as “at actuals” until the facts are confirmed.
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Answers before you approve the engagement.
Is ₹2,000 the complete Private Limited Company registration cost?+
No. It is the RegisCorp professional fee for the defined standard package. DSC, government charges, state stamp duty, taxes and additional scope are treated separately.
How much do two DSCs cost?+
At the stated price of ₹2,500 per DSC, two DSCs total ₹5,000 before applicable taxes or any different certification requirement.
Is GST registration included?+
Application support is included in the agreed company-registration package where applicable, subject to complete records and the selected GST route.
Are PAN and TAN included in the incorporation workflow?+
PAN and TAN are ordinarily linked with the incorporation process, subject to the MCA and tax-system workflow in force at filing.
Can I use my home as the registered office?+
A residential address may be usable where lawful possession, owner consent and acceptable address evidence are available. Local or activity-specific restrictions must also be checked.
Is office rent required before registration?+
Not necessarily. The company needs a compliant registered-office arrangement and evidence; the correct documents depend on whether the premises are owned, rented or otherwise permitted.
Can a salaried person become a director?+
Company law may permit it, but employment terms, conflict rules, sector requirements and the individual’s factual position should be reviewed.
Can family members be shareholders and directors?+
They may be, subject to eligibility, genuine ownership, governance and proper disclosure. The commercial arrangement should still be documented clearly.
Can foreigners subscribe to the company?+
Foreign participation may be possible but introduces FEMA, sectoral, KYC, apostille/notarisation and banking considerations that require a separate scope.
How long does registration take?+
The timeline depends on document readiness, name review, signatures, portal availability and authority processing. Any estimate is conditional and not an approval guarantee.
What happens after incorporation?+
The company should address banking, subscription money, commencement requirements, accounting, auditor/governance actions, statutory registers, tax applicability and licences.
Can the company name be guaranteed?+
No. Name approval is an authority decision based on similarity, trademarks, naming rules and the information submitted.
Is a trademark included with company registration?+
No. Incorporation and trademark protection are separate legal processes. A company name approval does not by itself create trademark rights.
Can authorised capital be increased later?+
Yes, subject to the constitutional documents, approvals, filings, stamp duty and government fees applicable at that time.
Does a company need annual compliance with no revenue?+
Yes. An incorporated company generally continues to have corporate, accounting and tax obligations even if it has little or no business activity.
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