SPICe+ Company Registration: The Complete 2026 Process | Buildwright | Buildwright
SPICe+ Company Registration: The Complete 2026 Process
Buildwright Team·18 July 2026·6 min read
pvt-ltdincorporationcompany-formationspice-plus
Need help with pvt ltd? We can handle it for you.
SPICe+ (INC-32) is the single MCA web form that bundles name reservation, incorporation, DIN allotment, PAN/TAN, and GST/EPFO/ESIC applications into one filing. Most straightforward Pvt Ltd incorporations complete in 10-15 working days once documents are ready. The process doesn't end at the Certificate of Incorporation, though. INC-20A and (since July 2025) ADT-1 are mandatory next steps, each with its own deadline.
If you're registering a Private Limited Company in India today, you file through SPICe+. There's no separate RUN name-reservation form anymore, no standalone DIN application, no separate PAN/TAN request. All of that used to be multiple filings. SPICe+ folded them into one integrated web form split into two parts: Part A for name reservation, Part B for the rest of the incorporation bundle. This guide walks through the whole process end to end, including the steps founders most often miss after the Certificate of Incorporation lands.
What SPICe+ Is
SPICe+ (Simplified Proforma for Incorporating a Company Electronically Plus) replaced the older RUN name-reservation form and the separate DIN/PAN/TAN application process with one integrated filing. You can either reserve a name first through Part A and file Part B later, or file both parts together in a single submission if you already know exactly what you want. Either way, the forms, the DIN allotment, and the tax registrations all now move through the same SPICe+ pipeline instead of being chased separately.
Step 1: Reserving your company name (Part A)
Part A is the name-reservation step. You can propose up to two names in order of preference, and the MCA government fee for a Part A application is ₹1,000, charged per application and non-refundable even if the application is rejected. If your first application gets rejected, you can resubmit, but each resubmission is treated as a fresh application for fee purposes.
Note
Some sources cite a 20-day validity window for an approved Part A name reservation before you must file Part B or lose the reservation. That figure is single-sourced in our research so far. Treat it as indicative rather than confirmed, and check your own approval email for the exact expiry date instead of assuming a fixed number.
This article is general information, not legal advice. If you need advice for your specific situation, contact Buildwright directly.
Get new templates and compliance updates by email.
Step 2: DSC and DIN for your directors
Every proposed director needs a Digital Signature Certificate before the SPICe+ Part B forms can be signed and filed. This is a common bottleneck: DSC issuance has its own lead time, so start it as early as possible. Director Identification Numbers (DIN) for up to three first directors are allotted automatically as part of the SPICe+ Part B filing itself; you don't file a separate DIN application for those first three. A company that needs more than three first directors routes the extra DIN applications through a separate Form DIR-3 filing.
Step 3: The full filing bundle (Part B)
Part B is where the actual incorporation happens. It's a bundle of linked forms filed together:
AGILE-PRO-S: the linked form that applies for GSTIN, EPFO, ESIC, a bank account, and a Shops & Establishment registration (state-dependent) alongside incorporation
e-MoA (INC-33): the electronic Memorandum of Association, including your objects clause
e-AoA (INC-34): the electronic Articles of Association, governing internal rules
INC-9: the declaration by first subscribers and directors, generated automatically for most cases
DIR-2: the written consent of every proposed director to act as director. It's filed as a separate attachment rather than folded into the web form (see our free DIR-2 template for the exact fields it asks for)
Your objects clause inside the e-MoA deserves particular care. Vague or mismatched objects are one of the most common reasons a Part B filing bounces back for correction, and we've broken that down separately in our guide to MoA object-clause mistakes.
Step 4: Certificate of Incorporation, PAN, TAN, and GSTIN
Once the Registrar of Companies approves your Part B filing, you get your Certificate of Incorporation (COI), your company PAN, and your TAN, all issued together through SPICe+ rather than as separate applications. GSTIN, if you applied for it through AGILE-PRO-S, typically follows the COI, though the exact turnaround isn't guaranteed by a fixed rule. Treat any specific day-count you see quoted online as indicative rather than a promise.
Post-Incorporation Must-Dos
Getting the Certificate of Incorporation is not the finish line. Two filings in particular carry real financial exposure if you miss them.
Filing
Deadline
What happens if you miss it
INC-20A (commencement of business)
180 days from incorporation
₹50,000 penalty on the company; every defaulting officer liable for ₹1,000/day of default, capped at ₹1,00,000 per officer
ADT-1 (first auditor appointment)
15 days from the board resolution appointing the first auditor
Now mandatory as of the July 2025 rule change. See the callout below.
Rule changed July 2025. ADT-1 filing for your FIRST auditor is now mandatory (Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2025, effective 14 July 2025), within 15 days of the board resolution appointing that auditor. Older guides that say ADT-1 is optional for first-auditor appointments describe the pre-July-2025 position. If you're incorporating now, treat ADT-1 as a required filing.
Beyond those two, you'll also need to issue share certificates to your subscribers and set up your statutory registers, the record set every Pvt Ltd company has to maintain and produce on inspection. We've put together a free statutory registers checklist covering what each register tracks and when it needs updating.
Common Rejection Reasons
There's no single official MCA list of why SPICe+ filings get rejected, but the same patterns come up repeatedly across practitioners who file these regularly:
Proposed name too similar to an existing company or trademark
Objects clause that's vague, or doesn't match the proposed name or NIC code
Registered-office documents that don't match the actual ownership scenario (missing NOC, wrong proof type)
Director KYC mismatches: PAN, Aadhaar, or DIN details that don't line up across forms
Missing or improperly attached DIR-2 consent for a proposed director
Timeline and Cost Summary
End to end, a clean Pvt Ltd incorporation with documents ready typically takes 10-15 working days. On cost: the verified government fee is ₹1,000 for the Part A name-reservation application. The full Part B/AGILE-PRO-S government fee schedule wasn't itemized in our research beyond that, so check the current MCA fee calculator before budgeting an exact total. On top of government fees, expect Class 3 DSC costs commonly cited around ₹1,000-₹2,000 per director for a 2-year validity. That's a market vendor price rather than a fixed MCA charge, so it varies by provider.
FAQ
Not for your first three directors. DIN is allotted automatically as part of the SPICe+ Part B filing. Beyond three first directors, the extras need a separate DIR-3 filing.
Filing this yourself is doable. Between the DIR-2 consents, the e-MoA objects clause, and the post-incorporation deadlines, though, it's easy to lose a form in the shuffle. Buildwright handles your full SPICe+ incorporation end to end.
The current DPIIT Startup Recognition eligibility rules for 2026: which entity types qualify, the 10-year (20-year for Deep Tech) age cap, the ₹200 crore / ₹300 crore turnover ceiling set by the February 2026 notification, the anti-splitting exclusion, and the innovation/scalability test you must self-declare against.