Chartered Accountant · ICAI M.No. 153926 · FRN 136869W
Who files and how
Every DIN holder. Full form for first-timers or detail changes; web service otherwise.
Annual, by 30 September
Miss it and the DIN deactivates with a ₹5,000 reactivation fee.
Full form versus web check, step by step
There are two ways to complete it. A DIN holder filing for the first time, or anyone whose email, mobile, address or other particulars have changed, files the full e-Form DIR-3 KYC, attaching identity and address proof, digitally signed by the director and certified by a practising professional. Everyone else — whose details are unchanged from last year — can use the simpler web-based DIR-3 KYC, which just verifies the registered mobile and email through one-time passwords. Either way it’s once a year, due 30 September, for every person who held a DIN as on 31 March, whether or not they are currently a director in any company. A common misunderstanding is that someone who isn’t actively a director can skip it — the obligation attaches to holding the DIN, not to being on a board. Miss the date and the DIN is deactivated, blocking any filing that needs that director’s signature until it’s reactivated with the ₹5,000 fee. Completing the web service early in the season, while the registered contact details are reachable, takes only a few minutes.