Build a company the public can invest in.
Public Limited Company registration in India — structured, drafted, filed and handed over by Entrecap's corporate practice team. Fully remote for founders abroad.
Government of India · Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Certificate of Incorporation
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Public limited, in three points.
The Companies Act, 2013 lays down two types of companies: public limited and private limited.
Not private = public
Section 2(71) defines a public company as a company which is not a private company.
Follows the parent
A subsidiary of a public company is always counted as a public company — even if it is private.
Same SPICe+ route
Incorporation is now largely the same as a private limited company, via SPICe+. Private limited guide
Public vs Private Limited Company
Read across — each row lines up with its counterpart.
Public Limited
This service- Listing
- Shares may be listed on a stock exchange.
- Shares
- Compulsorily dematerialised, listed or otherwise.
- Members
- Minimum 7 · no maximum.
- Directors
- Minimum 3.
- Quorum
- 5 members personally present at a general meeting.
- Transfer
- No restriction on transferability of shares.
- Funding
- Can issue shares to the general public.
- Compliance
- Extensive — almost all Companies Act compliances; listed companies also follow SEBI and exchange listing rules.
Private Limited
For comparison- Listing
- Shares are not listed.
- Shares
- Physical or dematerialised form.
- Members
- Minimum 2 · maximum 200 (OPC: 1).
- Directors
- Minimum 2 (OPC: 1).
- Quorum
- 2 members personally present at a general meeting.
- Transfer
- Restricted through the Articles of Association.
- Funding
- Rights issue or private placement.
- Compliance
- Much lighter — exemptions mainly via the Amendment Act, 2015 and later notifications.
Seven steps to your CIN and beyond.
Discovery & structuring
We understand your business, shareholding and funding plans and confirm that a public company is the right vehicle. For foreign shareholders, sectoral FDI caps and approval routes are checked before structure is discussed.
- Fixed-fee engagement letter
- FDI sector check
Digital Signature Certificates
DSCs are obtained for all subscribers and proposed directors so every form can be signed electronically — from anywhere in the world.
- All shareholders
- All directors
Name reservation
Proposed names are checked against existing companies and trademarks and reserved through SPICe+ Part A. We advise on the names most likely to be approved.
- SPICe+ Part A
- Name availability advice
Charter documents
We draft the Memorandum and Articles of Association — objects, authorised capital, governance — along with director consents and subscriber declarations.
- e-MoA
- e-AoA
- Consents & declarations
SPICe+ incorporation filing
A single integrated filing with the MCA covers incorporation, Director Identification Numbers, PAN and TAN, and linked registrations through AGILE-PRO-S.
- SPICe+ Part B
- DIN · PAN · TAN
- EPFO · ESIC
- Bank account
Certificate of Incorporation
The Registrar issues the Certificate of Incorporation with the company's CIN, PAN and TAN. Your public limited company now legally exists.
- CIN issued
- PAN & TAN allotted
First compliances
Bank account, demat (ISIN) for the shares, first auditor and the declaration for commencement of business — we set you up to start compliant.
- Demat / ISIN
- First auditor
- Commencement of business
Documents required
Briefly, this is all we need from you. Foreign nationals sign in their own country — apostilled or notarised as applicable.
Our Business Start-up team handles everything else.
Digital signature
For all shareholders.
PAN & Aadhaar card
For all Indian shareholders.
ID & address proofs
Prescribed proofs for all shareholders.
ID & address proofs
Prescribed proofs for all directors.
Registered office proof
Address proof for the registered office.
Our Business Start-up team is composed of professionals engaged in corporate practice, with wide experience and expertise incorporating public limited companies.
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