MGT-7 (annual return)
The annual return that a listed company files with the Registrar after its annual general meeting.
Annual return after the AGM
Counted from conclusion of the annual general meeting
- MCA
- MCA annual filings
- MGT-7
- 2026-09-01
MGT-7 is due within 60 days of the annual general meeting. A listed company uses MGT-7, not MGT-7A. The practising company secretary's MGT-8 certification is now embedded in MGT-7 and has no separate filing date.
MCA substituted the form with effect from 14 July 2025. Guidance that treats MGT-8 as a separate form no longer describes the V3 filing.
Deadlines counted from an event
File Form MGT-7 within 60 days of the annual general meeting.
The rule
File Form MGT-7 within 60 days of the annual general meeting.
Who must comply
- Every listed company
- MGT-7A is limited to a One Person Company or small company; a listed company does not use it
Statutory basis
Before you file
- Hold the annual general meeting.
- Complete the MGT-8 certification fields through a company secretary in practice.
How to file
- Open Form MGT-7 on MCA21 V3.
- Complete the annual return and embedded MGT-8 certification.
- Sign and submit the form within 60 days of the annual general meeting.
If you miss it
A late section 92 filing carries an additional fee of ₹100 per day per form, with no upper limit.
- Failure to file annual returns for three continuous financial years disqualifies the directors under section 164(2)
Recent changes affecting this
General Circular No.08/2025-Relaxation of additional fee and extension of time limit for filing of Financial Statements and Annual Returns under the Companies Act, 2013 - reg.
General Circular No.08/2025-Relaxation of additional fee and extension of time limit for filing of Financial Statements and Annual Returns under the Companies Act, 2013 - reg.
General Circular No.06/2025-Relaxation of additional fee and extension of time limit for filing of Financial Statements and Annual Returns under the Companies Act, 2013 - reg.
G.S.R.358(E)-The Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2025. — The Companies Act, 2013
Common questions
Does a listed company file MGT-7A?
No. A listed company files MGT-7. MGT-7A is only for a One Person Company or small company.
Is MGT-8 a separate filing?
No. MCA21 V3 embeds the practising company secretary's certification inside MGT-7.