How to Register a One Person Company Online (2026 SPICe+ Guide)
OPC registration is fully online through the MCA's SPICe+ form — one integrated application that incorporates your company and registers it for PAN, TAN, GST and more. Here's exactly how it works, end to end, with no jargon.
Everything happens on the MCA's SPICe+ web form — a single, integrated application that reserves your name, incorporates the company and bundles in PAN, TAN, GST, EPFO, ESIC and a bank account. Before you begin, four things need to be in place.
The 10-second verdict
With documents ready, an OPC is usually incorporated in about a week. There's no minimum capital and no need to visit any office — it's a single online filing. The one place people slip up is the name and the linked forms, which is where a CA filing earns its fee.
Registering your OPC, step by step
Six stages from a blank form to your Certificate of Incorporation. Tap any step to open it.
The whole filing is signed digitally, so the member and the nominee each need a Class 3 DSC from a licensed certifying authority. Apply for it first — everything else waits on it.
Propose up to two names in SPICe+ Part A. An OPC name must end with "(OPC) Private Limited". Run an MCA and trademark availability check first to cut rejection risk — a reserved name is valid for 20 days, within which Part B must be filed.
Part B captures your capital, registered office, and the member, director and nominee details. There's no minimum capital for an OPC. The DIN for the first director is allotted automatically here — no separate DIR-3 application is needed.
Submitting Part A and B enables the linked forms: the eMOA and eAOA (your constitution), AGILE-PRO-S for GST, EPFO, ESIC and a bank account, the INC-9 declaration, and the OPC-specific INC-3 nominee consent.
Attach the member and nominee KYC and the registered-office proof, then digitally sign — the subscriber, director and the certifying professional all affix their DSC. A Service Request Number is generated; pay the government fee, state stamp duty and PAN/TAN charges to submit.
The Central Registration Centre reviews the filing and may raise resubmission queries. On approval, the Certificate of Incorporation is issued electronically with your CIN, PAN and TAN. One last step: file INC-20A within 180 days before you start operations.
Documents you need to register an OPC
Have these scanned and ready before you start the filing.
For the member & nominee
- PAN card
- Aadhaar, plus a passport for foreign nationals
- Identity proof — voter ID, passport or driving licence
- Address proof — a recent bank statement or utility bill
- A passport-size photograph
- Nominee's consent in Form INC-3
For the registered office
- A recent utility bill for the address (electricity, gas, telephone or water)
- A no-objection certificate from the owner, if the premises are rented
- The rent agreement, where applicable
Keep the office proof recent — a stale bill is the most common reason a filing gets queried.
Want the full version with accepted bill types and freshness rules? See the complete OPC documents checklist.
What it costs and how long it takes
Three things make up the total — and one of them changes depending on your state.
Government & MCA fees
SPICe+ filing, plus PAN and TAN charges. Largely fixed nationwide.
State stamp duty
Charged on the MOA/AOA and varies by state — some states add more than others.
Professional fee
For drafting, certification and filing — what you pay a CA firm to do it right.
Typical end-to-end timeline once documents are ready — faster if the name is approved on the first attempt, slower if the Registrar raises a query.
For an exact, package-by-package breakdown including which states add stamp duty, see our full OPC registration fee breakdown.
The certificate isn't the finish line
Two things happen right after incorporation. Miss the first and there's a heavy penalty.
File INC-20A before you operate
The declaration of commencement of business must be filed within 180 days of incorporation. Skipping it carries a ₹50,000 penalty on the company — and you legally can't begin operations until it's done.
Begin annual compliance
From here, your OPC files AOC-4, MGT-7A and ADT-1 each year, with a statutory audit and DIR-3 KYC. We run all of it through OPC annual compliance so deadlines never slip.
Registering an OPC: what founders ask us
With your documents ready, usually around 7 working days. The timeline depends mostly on getting the name approved on the first try and on whether the Registrar raises any resubmission queries.
No. There is no minimum paid-up capital requirement for an OPC — you can start with a nominal amount and increase it later as the business grows.
No. The entire process is online through the MCA's SPICe+ form. Once you have a Class 3 DSC, every document is filed and signed digitally — no physical visit is needed.
Yes. In an OPC the single member can also be the sole director. If you want, you can appoint more directors — up to a maximum of 15 — while still having just one member.
No. The DIN for the first director is allotted automatically within the SPICe+ application, so there's no separate DIR-3 filing for incorporation.
Yes. A residential address works as the registered office, as long as you provide a recent utility bill and a no-objection certificate from the owner. If you'd rather not do the filing yourself, let our CA team file your OPC end to end.
Skip the form-filling — let a CA register your OPC
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