Step 1: It is necessary to meet all the legal requirements such as Number of Directors, Number of shareholders, minimum paid-up share capital. The further steps of registration will be completed only if this step is complete.

Step 2: The next step is to obtain the DSC and DIN for the directors of the Company. Only a natural person can be a director not any individual or entities like the LLPs or Financial institutions. It is not necessary for the Director to be the shareholder of the Company.

Step 3: To be recognized as a registered office, it is necessary to have a proper address of the Company. The Registered office address has to be registered with the Registrar of Company under whose jurisdiction the office falls. This office address is to be entered correctly as all the correspondence related to business will be made to the registered office address. The registration fee will be dependent on the authorized capital of the company.

Step 4: Before the procedure of registration, the name of the Company has to be approved by the ROC. For a Public Limited Company, the name must end with the word “Limited”. This application will be filed in the RUN form of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. It is better to provide a list of names in the order of preference, in case a particular name is not available.

Step 5: Once the name of the Company has been approved the crucial documents of the Company that is the MOA and the AOA need to be executed.

Step 6: Once the documents are prepared they need to be submitted to the ROC for verification.

Step 7: Once the verification is done the ROC registers the company and issue the incorporation certificate along with the CIN of the Company.

Step 8: The business cannot be started immediately after receiving the COI. The business has to apply for a certificate of commencement within 180 days of the COI stating that all the subscribers have paid the subscription money.