Appoint a Non-Executive Director via Board or Shareholder resolution. Non-Executive Director Appointment takes 5 steps over about 48 days and is filed with the ROC on DIR-12.
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 48 days, filing DIR-12 with the ROC. Each deadline below runs from the step before it.
| # | Step | Form filed | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hold Board Meeting | None | within 7 days |
| 2 | Pass Board / Shareholder Resolution | None | within 1 day |
| 3 | Issue Appointment Letter | None | within 3 days |
| 4 | File DIR-12 with ROC | DIR-12 | within 30 days |
| 5 | Update Statutory Registers | None | within 7 days |
The 5 steps below run in order; the day counts show how long each one allows.
Convene Board Meeting to approve appointment. Alternatively, may be via shareholder resolution at General Meeting.
Pass Board Resolution or Ordinary Resolution (if appointed in General Meeting).
Issue formal appointment letter to the Non-Executive Director.
File Form DIR-12 with ROC within 30 days of appointment.
Update Register of Directors and other statutory registers.
Every guide runs like this in OnCompliance: steps in order, dates in view, paperwork made for you at each step.
About 48 days across 5 steps. The first step is: Hold Board Meeting.
DIR-12. 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.