One Person Company Registration in India

What a one person company is

A one person company (OPC) is a company that has only one member. It is a separate legal person: it owns assets and signs contracts in its own name, and the founder's liability is limited to the company's capital in the usual way. It is not a sole proprietorship, which has no separate existence in law.

Who can form a one person company

One natural person as member: The member must be an individual, not a company, and an adult. Foreign nationals and corporates cannot form an OPC.

• One natural person as member
• An Indian citizen, resident or not
• A nominee
• Limits on how many OPCs
• Not for financial investment business
• Cannot become a Section 8 company

OPC compared with a proprietorship and a private company

Where a single founder usually looks first.

• One person company
• Sole proprietorship
• Private limited company

What the government charges, and what drives it

We do not print a single figure here because the amounts depend on your authorised capital and your state. We confirm each one before we file.

• Name reservation (SPICe+ Part A): MCA
• MCA filing fee for SPICe+ Part B: MCA
• Stamp duty on the MOA and AOA: State government
• PAN and TAN: Income Tax Department through MCA
• Digital Signature Certificate: Certifying authority
• Later conversion (INC-6): MCA

Documents required

Choose the group that matches the member, the nominee and the office.

• PAN card
• Identity proof
• Address proof
• Passport-size photograph, email and mobile number
• Digital Signature Certificate

How it works step by step

The official sequence on the MCA portal, with where StampMitra helps.

Timeline, validity and the first filings

We have no official approval time to quote, so we do not promise one. These are the dates that run from events.

• Reserved name: 20 days
• First auditor: Within 30 days of incorporation
• INC-20A: Within 180 days of incorporation
• Financial statements (AOC-4): Within 180 days of the financial year end
• Annual return (MGT-7A): Due date contested (confirm)
• Director KYC (DIR-3 KYC): Every third financial year, by 30 June

Your first deadlines after incorporation

Enter the incorporation date on your certificate.

Converting an OPC into a private or public company

You can convert the OPC into a private limited company, or into a public company, whenever you decide to grow. To convert you must first meet the minimum number of members and directors the new type needs, which means admitting more members and directors (a private company needs at least 2 members and 2 directors, a public company 7 and 3), and then file Form INC-6 with the Registrar.

What we check before we file

These are the usual causes of a returned or delayed application, based on common filing practice rather than an official MCA list.

• The member is not already the member of another OPC, and the nominee is not already a nominee in another OPC
• The nominee is an adult and has signed the INC-3 consent
• The main objects do not include non-banking financial investment business
• The proposed name is not too similar to an existing company, LLP or registered trademark
• Name and date of birth are identical on PAN, Aadhaar and the form
• Rented premises have an owner's no-objection letter, and the address proof is dated within 2 months

What StampMitra does for you

StampMitra is a filing assistance platform. We are not the government and not a law firm.

• Eligibility check and nominee guidance
• Name check and application
• Digital Signature Certificate
• MOA and AOA with nominee consent
• Incorporation filing
• PAN, TAN and optional registrations

How it works

1. Check eligibility and choose the nominee Confirm the member is eligible and name a nominee who gives written consent in Form INC-3.
2. Get a Digital Signature Certificate The director obtains a Class 3 DSC to sign on the MCA portal.
3. Reserve the company name Propose up to two names in SPICe+ Part A for Registrar approval.
4. File SPICe+ Part B Submit the member, director and nominee details, INC-3 consent, e-MOA and e-AOA.
5. Pay fees and sign Pay the MCA fee and state stamp duty and sign the form with DSC.
6. Receive the Certificate of Incorporation The Registrar issues the certificate with the CIN, with PAN and TAN allotted along with it.

Frequently asked questions