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What Is Director Identification Number ?

DIN is a unique identification number allotted to individuals appointed as directors of a company. For new companies, DIN applications are submitted through the SPICe eform at incorporation. For existing companies, individuals submit form DIR-3 to the Central Government's Regional Director office for DIN approval. The approving authority for DINs applied during company registration is the Central Registration Centre. DIN applications can be rejected for reasons such as missing or invalid supporting documents, inconsistencies between the application and documents, or incomplete/incorrectly filled forms. Common mistakes include omitting identity, birthdate, or address proofs.

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What Is Director Identification Number ?

DIN is a unique identification number allotted to individuals appointed as directors of a company. For new companies, DIN applications are submitted through the SPICe eform at incorporation. For existing companies, individuals submit form DIR-3 to the Central Government's Regional Director office for DIN approval. The approving authority for DINs applied during company registration is the Central Registration Centre. DIN applications can be rejected for reasons such as missing or invalid supporting documents, inconsistencies between the application and documents, or incomplete/incorrectly filled forms. Common mistakes include omitting identity, birthdate, or address proofs.

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What is Director Identification Number ?

DIN is a unique Identification Number allotted to an individual who is appointed as a director of a


company, upon making an application in form DIR-3 pursuant to section 153 & 154 of the
Companies Act, 2013
In respect of a new company an application for allotment of DIN shall be made only through SPICe
eform at the time of its incorporation.

Who is authorised to allot DIN?

Any person intending to become a director in an existing company shall file form DIR-3 and the
same gets processed by Central Government (Office of Regional Director (Northern Region),
Ministry of Corporate Affairs). Further, person who is appointed as a director upon filing form SPICe
(INC-32) will be issued a DIN by the approving authority (Central Registration Centre).
What are the grounds of Rejection?
A provisional DIN is approved only after scrutiny of the documents attached with the application.
Some of the common mistakes committed by applicants and on account of which the DIN
application gets rejected are as under
Non-submission of supporting documents
•The proof of identity of the applicant is not submitted.
•The proof of father's name of the applicant is not submitted.
•The proof of date of birth of the applicant is not submitted.
•The proof of residential address of the applicant is not submitted.
•The copy of passport (for foreign nationals) is not submitted
Invalid Application/supporting Documents
•The supporting documents are invalid or expired.
•The proof of identity submitted has not been issued by a Government Agency.
•The application/enclosed evidence has handwritten entries.
•The submitted application is a duplicate DIN application and already one application of that
applicant is pending or approved.
•The submitted application does not have photograph affixed.
•The signatures are not appended to the prescribed place.
•The applicant's name filled in application form does not match with the name in the enclosed
evidence.
•The applicant's father's name filled in application form does not match with the father's name in the
enclosed evidence.
•The applicant's date (DD/MM/YY) of birth filled in application form does not match with the date of
birth in the enclosed evidence.
•The address details filled in the application do not match with those contained in the enclosed
supporting evidence.
•The gender is not entered correctly in Form DIR-3.
•Identification number entered in application does not match with the identity proof enclosed.
•If enclosed documents are not self attested.

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