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Silver

₹ 6,999
  • Backend support
  • company name filling in just 4 days
  • DSC in just 5-6 days
  • company incorporation in just 12-18 days
  • Din of Directors
  • Company PAN & TAN
  • DSC of Directors
  • PF & ESI Registration

Platinum

₹ 23,999
  • Backend support
  • Company Name Filling in Just 1 day
  • DSC in Just 2-3 Days
  • Company Incorporation just 2-3 days
  • Company PAN - TAN
  • DIN of Directors
  • Company PF & ESI registration
  • INC - 20A Filling
  • DIR-3k kyc filling
  • ADT-1 Filling Auditor Appointment
  • Bookkeeping (upto 150 Transactions)
  • Balance Sheet & P&L accounts
  • Annual ROC Compliances (up to 25 Lacks)
  • ITR Filling of Company and Its Directors
  • Expert Assistance Service

Note: While approval depends on MCA verification, we’ll handle everything diligently to ensure seamless processing.

Still Running Your Business Without Registering It?

If you’re operating as a freelancer, a sole proprietor, or just under your own name while the business grows, here’s what that’s quietly costing you.

  • Your personal assets carry all the risk. Without a registered company, there’s no legal wall between you and the business. A vendor dispute, a bad debt, or a client lawsuit can reach your personal savings and property directly.
  • Investors won’t write you a cheque. Nearly every serious investor, angel or VC, expects to invest in a Private Limited Company. Operating informally, or even as an LLP, often means restructuring later just to take the funding round you already earned.
  • Banks and larger clients hesitate. A registered company with a CIN and a proper compliance trail gets faster loan approvals and signs bigger contracts with less back-and-forth than an informal setup does.
  • You can’t bring in a team the right way. ESOP pools, formal co-founder equity, and structured hiring all assume a company structure exists to hold them.

None of this means you need to overcomplicate things. It just means the sooner you register properly, the sooner these doors actually open.

Who Should Register a Private Limited Company?

This is usually the right structure if:

  • You’re planning to raise funding from angels, VCs, or institutional investors, now or within the next year or two
  • You want to bring on co-founders or issue equity to early employees
  • You’re building something you eventually want to scale well beyond yourself
  • You want the strongest liability protection and the highest credibility with banks, vendors, and enterprise clients

If you’re a solo founder with no immediate plans to raise money or add a co-founder, an OPC might get you similar liability protection with less ongoing compliance. Our ₹99 consultation call can help you figure out which is the better fit before you commit.

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What Is a Private Limited Company

A Private Limited Company is the structure most Indian founders choose when they’re serious about scaling. It’s what investors expect to see, what banks trust faster, and what protects your personal assets the moment things get real.

Roughly 15,000 companies get registered with the MCA every month, and Pvt Ltd remains the most common pick. The Companies Act, 2013 governs it, and the Registrar of Companies (ROC) regulates it, which means the process is standardised. Follow the steps correctly, and there’s no ambiguity about what happens next.

Is Your Business Eligible?

Quick checklist before you apply:

  • At least 2 directors (up to 15)
  • At least 2 shareholders (up to 200); a director can also be a shareholder
  • One director who’s stayed in India for 182+ days in the previous financial year
  • A valid registered office address in India
  • No minimum capital required; you can start with as little as ₹1
  • A Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) for every director.

If you’ve ticked most of these, you’re ready to register. If not, that’s exactly what our ₹99 consultation call is for.

Pvt Ltd vs LLP vs OPC vs Sole Proprietorship

Is Pvt Ltd the right structure? Here’s how it stacks up:

Private Limited LLP OPC Sole Proprietorship
Liability
Limited
Limited
Limited
Unlimited
Minimum owners
2 shareholder
2 partners
1
1
Fundraising from investors
Easiest
Difficult
Not allowed
Not possible
Compliance burden
Higher
Moderate
Moderate
Lowest
Ideal for
Startups planning to raise funds or scale
Professional services & small partnerships
Solo founders wanting limited liability
Freelancers & very small local businesses

If you’re raising funding or hiring a team in the next year, a Pvt Ltd is almost always the right call. If it’s just you and you don’t need outside investors, an OPC might save you compliance overhead.

Why Founders Pick Pvt Ltd Over Every Other Structure

  • Limited Liability Protection: Your house, your savings, your personal assets- none of it is on the line beyond what you’ve invested in the company.
  • Separate Legal Identity: The company owns property, signs contracts, and can sue or be sued, entirely apart from its founders.
  • Easier to Raise Funding: Investors, banks, and VCs are simply more comfortable writing cheques to a Pvt Ltd company than any other structure.
  • The Company Outlives Any One Founder: Directors leave, shareholders change, the company keeps running without a hiccup.
  • Ownership Moves With a Signature: Transfer shares, transfer ownership. No re-registration, no fresh paperwork.
  • Smarter Tax Planning: Access to deductions and structuring options that sole proprietorships simply don’t get.
  • Clean Governance: Directors manage the business, shareholders own it. Everyone knows their lane.
  • Instant Credibility: Vendors negotiate better terms, clients sign faster, and banks approve loans quicker when they see “Pvt Ltd” on your letterhead.

Choose the Plan That Fits Your Stage

Starter Growth Complete
Best for
Solo founders &
first-time filers
Startups planning
to raise funds
Businesses wanting zero
follow-up work
Name approval &
SPICe+ filing
DSC & DIN for 2
directors
PAN & TAN
MOA & AOA
drafting
GST registration
Current account
assistance
First-year compliance
calendar
Dedicated compliance
manager

What You Actually Get With Tech Munshi

We’re not a form-filling portal. Every registration is backed by real CAs, CS professionals, and lawyers who catch the errors that get filings rejected.

  • Tax Compliance: GST registration, GST returns, and income tax filing, so your compliance clock never lapses.
  • Legal Compliance: Every document checked against MCA standards before it’s filed, so the ROC doesn’t send it back.
  • Company Incorporation: Name approval, SPICe+, DIN, PAN, TAN, EPFO, and ESIC, managed under one roof.
  • Drafting Services: MOA and AOA drafted to actually protect your interests, not just to satisfy a checkbox.
  • Ongoing Advisory: Not sure if Pvt Ltd is even the right call? We’ll talk you through it before you spend a rupee on filing.

Divya Ojha, Senior Incorporation Specialist

has helped 800+ founders register their companies. Book a slot and get a straight answer on your specific case.

Numbers That Back Us Up

500+ 50+ 12+ 8
Startups Registered
In-House Experts
Years Combined Experience
Cities Covered

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How Registration Works, Step by Step

1. Get Your DSC

Every director needs a Digital Signature Certificate before we can file anything with the MCA. It's what makes your online forms legally valid, and without it, nothing else in the process can move forward.

2. Reserve Your Company Name

We apply through RUN. Your name must end in "Private Limited," and we run a clearance check against existing companies and trademarks before submitting, so it doesn't bounce back over a name that's too close to something already registered.

3. File SPICe+ (INC-32)

One consolidated filing covers incorporation, DIN allotment, PAN, TAN, EPFO, ESIC, and Professional Tax registration. This is the core filing that brings your company into legal existence, and getting the MOA and AOA right at this stage saves you headaches later.

4. Get Your Certificate of Incorporation

Once the MCA is satisfied, your CIN and Certificate of Incorporation typically arrive within 7 to 15 working days. At that point, your company is legally real and ready to open a bank account, sign contracts, and start operating.

Document Checklist for a Private Limited Company in India 

Identity Proof (per director)

  • PAN card
  • Aadhaar card
  • One of: voter ID, passport, driving licence, or ration card

Address Proof (per director)

  • Recent bank statement, electricity bill, telephone bill, or mobile bill, not older than two months

Registered Office Proof

  • Electricity bill or rent agreement for the office address
  • NOC from the property owner if the office isn’t in the company’s name

One detail worth flagging early: your name on the PAN card and Aadhaar card needs to match exactly. A spelling mismatch is one of the most common reasons SPICe+ filings get sent back for resubmission, so it’s worth checking before you submit anything.

Compliance You Can't Skip After Incorporation

Getting the Certificate of Incorporation isn’t the finish line. Miss these, and penalties stack up fast

Compliance Deadline What Happens If You Miss It
Open a company bank account
Immediately after incorporation
Can’t receive share subscription money
Appoint your first auditor
Within 30 days of incorporation
Penalty on the company and every defaulting officer
File commencement of business
(INC-20A)
Within 180 days of incorporation
Company can’t start business or borrow;
₹50,000 penalty plus ₹1,000/day
First board meeting
Within 30 days of incorporation
Non-compliance flagged at your next ROC filing
Annual ROC filings (AOC-4, MGT-7)
Within 30 to 60 days of your AGM
Late fees of ₹100 per day, per form, with no cap

This is exactly why we don’t disappear after your Certificate of Incorporation lands. Our Growth and Complete plans include this calendar as a standing service, so you’re never caught off guard.

Mistakes We See Founders Make (So You Don't Have To)

  • Picking a company name that gets rejected. Names too similar to existing trademarks or companies bounce back from the MCA and cost you a week. We run a clearance check before filing.
  • Confusing authorised capital with paid-up capital. You’re not required to have either at a minimum anymore, but founders often over-declare authorised capital and pay unnecessary stamp duty. We help you size it correctly for what you actually plan to raise.
  • Missing the 180-day commencement window. This is the single most common post-incorporation penalty we see, and it’s completely avoidable with a reminder system.
  • Treating the registered office as an afterthought. If your address proof doesn’t match what’s on file, your SPICe+ filing gets sent back for resubmission.

Timeline: What to Expect, Week by Week

Here’s a simple step-by-step guide to your company incorporation process 

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We keep this transparent, fast, and accurate, because your time should go into building your business, not decoding MCA forms.

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Why Tech Munshi

  • Fully online process, start to finish
  • Expert CA and legal support at every step
  • Fast turnaround without shortcuts
  • Transparent pricing, no surprise add-ons
  • A dedicated support manager for your file
  • Free consultation before you commit
  • Error-free documentation, verified before filing
  • Support that continues after registration, not just up to it
  • 100% compliance accuracy, backed by people who know the MCA process cold

FAQ

No. You need a minimum of two directors. If you’re a solo founder, look at a One Person Company (OPC) instead; it gives you similar protection with a single-director structure.

Yes, every director needs a valid DSC before incorporation forms can be filed. No exceptions.

Aadhaar covers identity proof. You’ll still need a separate address proof, like a bank statement or utility bill, alongside it.

Five things: opening your current bank account, appointing an auditor within 30 days, holding your first board meeting within 30 days, filing your commencement of business declaration (INC-20A) within 180 days, and staying on top of annual ROC filings (AOC-4, MGT-7) after your AGM. The bank account, auditor appointment, and INC-20A carry the steepest penalties if missed.

Usually 7 to 15 working days from there, depending on how fast documents come back and how the ROC is processing that week.

Names too close to existing companies or trademarks, restricted words like “National” or “Bank” without prior approval, and generic names with no distinct identity. We run a name check before filing, so this rarely trips up our clients.

No. That used to be true before 2015, but the law dropped the minimum capital requirement entirely. You can register with any amount, even ₹1, though most founders start with something more workable for banking and vendor credibility.