DIR-3 KYC Web (director KYC)
The periodic KYC confirmation every DIN holder files with MCA to keep the DIN active.
Change of personal particulars
Counted from change of the DIN holder's personal mobile number, email address or residential address
- MCA
- MCA annual filings
- DIR-3 KYC Web
- 2026-09-01
DIR-3 KYC Web is due on or before 30 June, once every third consecutive financial year. It is not an annual 30 September filing any more. A director who was KYC-compliant when the substituted rule 12A came into force on 31 March 2026 has a next due date of 30 June 2028. A change of personal mobile number, email address or residential address carries its own 30-day filing.
This row carries two changes at once, and the timing change is the one that trips people up. G.S.R. 943(E) dated 31 December 2025, in force 31 March 2026, substituted rule 12A. The date moved from 30 September to 30 June, and the frequency moved from annual to once every third consecutive financial year. The commonly cited '30 September, every year' answer is the superseded rule and should not be relied on. The second change is the rename: the earlier split between e-form DIR-3 KYC and the web service DIR-3-KYC-WEB no longer exists, and a single Form DIR-3 KYC Web now handles KYC, particulars changes and DIN reactivation. The '₹5,000 late fee from 1 October' framing that follows the old date is also gone, though the ₹5,000 figure survives for a late filing and for reactivation.
Deadlines counted from an event
Within 30 days of the change, under rule 12A(2), using the same Form DIR-3 KYC Web.
The rule
On or before 30 June of the financial year immediately following every third consecutive financial year. MCA confirms that a director already compliant when the rule came into force is next due on 30 June 2028.
Within 30 days of the change, under rule 12A(2), using the same Form DIR-3 KYC Web.
Who must comply
- Every individual holding a Director Identification Number, whether or not that person is currently a director of any company
Statutory basis
Before you file
- Keep a valid Digital Signature Certificate for the DIN holder.
- Keep the DIN holder's personal mobile number available for the OTP.
- Keep the DIN holder's personal email address available for the OTP.
- Check that the mobile number and email address on record are current. File a rule 12A(2) change filing first if they are not.
How to file
- Open the DIR-3 KYC Web service on the MCA21 V3 portal.
- Enter the DIN.
- Confirm the pre-filled particulars.
- Get the OTP on the registered mobile number and enter it.
- Get the OTP on the registered email address and enter it.
- Sign the form with the DIN holder's Digital Signature Certificate.
- Submit the form on or before 30 June of the due financial year.
If you miss it
Nothing is payable if the filing is made within the rule 12A(1) timeline. A late filing, or a filing made to reactivate a DIN, carries a fee of ₹5,000. A rule 12A(2) change filing carries ₹500 per filing.
- A DIN that lapses has to be reactivated through the same form, and the ₹5,000 fee applies to that reactivation
Common questions
Is DIR-3 KYC due on 30 September every year?
No. That was the position under the earlier rule 12A and it no longer applies. The date is 30 June, and the filing is due once every third consecutive financial year.
When is my next DIR-3 KYC due?
If you were already KYC-compliant when the substituted rule came into force on 31 March 2026, MCA confirms your next due date is 30 June 2028.
Do I still choose between the e-form and the web service?
No. The split is gone. One Form DIR-3 KYC Web now covers KYC, a change of mobile number, email address or residential address, and DIN reactivation.