DIR-3 KYC Season: The ₹5,000 Mistake That Deactivates Your DIN
Every director with a DIN must file DIR-3 KYC by 30 September. Miss it and your DIN is deactivated — blocking every board resolution and filing — with a ₹5,000 fee to reactivate. Here's who files and how.
Every director holding a DIN must file DIR-3 KYC with the MCA by 30 September each year. Miss the date and your DIN is deactivated — which blocks you from signing any board resolution or statutory filing — and reactivating it costs a ₹5,000 fee plus the KYC. It's one of the most avoidable compliance misses there is, and it quietly stops your company from filing anything until it's fixed.
Who has to file
Anyone allotted a Director Identification Number (DIN) must file DIR-3 KYC annually — whether or not they're currently a director of an active company, and whether or not anything changed. If you hold a DIN, this is you, every year.
The deadline and the penalty
- Due date: 30 September each year.
- Miss it: the DIN is marked deactivated for non-filing of KYC.
- Cost to fix: a ₹5,000 reactivation fee, paid along with the late KYC filing.
There's no per-day creep here — it's a clean cliff. File by 30 September and it's free; miss it and it's ₹5,000 plus a deactivated DIN until you act.
Why a deactivated DIN is worse than the fee
The ₹5,000 stings, but the real damage is operational: a deactivated DIN means that director cannot sign anything — no board resolutions, no ROC filings, no bank or statutory forms that need their signature. If it's a sole or key director, the company effectively can't file until the DIN is restored. That can cascade into other missed deadlines (an AOC-4 or MGT-7 that needed that signature), turning one ₹5,000 miss into several.
Two ways to file
- DIR-3 KYC (form): required the first time, or whenever your email/mobile details change.
- DIR-3 KYC Web: a simpler web-based verification (OTP confirmation) in years where nothing has changed.
Either way, it's once a year, by 30 September. (For the full annual picture, see the ROC filing calendar.)
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FAQs
- What is the DIR-3 KYC last date?
- 30 September each year, for every person holding a DIN.
- What is the penalty for missing DIR-3 KYC?
- The DIN is deactivated, and reactivation requires filing the KYC with a ₹5,000 fee.
- Do I need to file DIR-3 KYC if I'm not currently a director?
- Yes — anyone allotted a DIN must file the annual KYC to keep it active, regardless of current directorships.
- What's the difference between DIR-3 KYC and DIR-3 KYC Web?
- The form is used the first time or when your details change; the web version is a simpler OTP-based confirmation for years with no changes.
This article is general information, not tax, legal or accounting advice. Statutory timelines and thresholds change by notification — confirm applicability and interpretation with your CA, CS, or lawyer before acting.
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