Appoint a Company Secretary (KMP): Board resolution, verify ACS/FCS membership, file forms. Appointment of Company Secretary takes 5 steps over about 102 days and is filed with the ROC on DIR-12 and MR-1.
Last updated: 10 August 2026
MCA charges additional fees that rise with the delay, up to 12 times the normal filing fee. OnCompliance tracks the date and warns you before it costs anything.
5 steps over about 102 days, filing DIR-12 and MR-1 with the ROC. Each deadline below runs from the step before it.
| # | Step | Form filed | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verify ACS/FCS Membership | None | within 3 days |
| 2 | Pass Board Resolution | None | within 7 days |
| 3 | File DIR-12 with ROC | DIR-12 | within 30 days |
| 4 | File MR-1 with ROC | MR-1 | within 60 days |
| 5 | Intimate Stock Exchange (if listed) | None | within 2 days |
The 5 steps below run in order; the day counts show how long each one allows.
Confirm the candidate holds valid Associate or Fellow membership of ICSI.
Board resolution for appointment of Company Secretary as KMP.
File Form DIR-12 within 30 days of appointment.
File Form MR-1 for appointment of KMP within 60 days.
Notify stock exchange of KMP appointment within prescribed timeline.
Every guide runs like this in OnCompliance: steps in order, dates in view, paperwork made for you at each step.
About 102 days across 5 steps. The first step is: Verify ACS/FCS Membership.
DIR-12 and MR-1. DIR-12 is the change in directors filing under §170 of the Companies Act 2013.
MCA charges additional fees that rise with the delay, up to 12 times the normal filing fee.
Yes. OnCompliance runs the same steps in order, dates in view, with the paperwork made for you at each step.