DIR-3 KYC filing is now a once-in-three-years job, not a September ritual. Every individual who holds a DIN files Form DIR-3 KYC Web by 30 June of the KYC year, directors who have already completed KYC are next due by 30 June 2028, and an on-time filing carries no government fee. A late filing costs ₹5,000, and each report of a new mobile number, email or address costs ₹500.
DIR-3 KYC now once in three years: what changed
From 31 March 2026, rule 12A of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules 2014 asks for KYC on or before 30 June following every third consecutive financial year, in place of the yearly filing. The 30 September deadline belonged to the old rule and has gone.
These are the main versions of the rule since MCA brought in director KYC in 2018:
| In force from | Notification | What it required |
|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2018 | G.S.R. 615(E) | Yearly KYC in e-form DIR-3-KYC |
| 25 July 2019 | G.S.R. 528(E) | Yearly KYC by 30 September, with the DIR-3 KYC-WEB web service for repeat filers |
| 31 March 2026 | G.S.R. 943(E) | A single Form DIR-3 KYC Web, once in three years by 30 June, plus a filing within 30 days of any change in contact details or address |
MCA's update on the new form also said that old DIR-3 KYC forms left in draft, or waiting for DSC upload and payment, would be marked cancelled. Anything you started before 31 March 2026 has to be filed again in the new form.
Which DIR-3 KYC Web filing do you need?
DIR-3 KYC Web is one form with six purposes, and the purpose you tick decides the fee and the paperwork. The periodic KYC is free when filed on time and needs no digital signature or professional certificate. An update of mobile, email or address needs both, and costs ₹500.
| Purpose ticked on the form | When to file | Government fee | DSC and practising professional's certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| KYC compliance | By 30 June of your KYC year | Nil on time, ₹5,000 after | Not needed |
| Update of mobile number or email ID | Within 30 days of the change | ₹500 for every filing | Needed |
| Update of permanent or present residential address | Within 30 days of the change | ₹500 for every filing | Needed |
| Reactivation of DIN | Once the DIN has been deactivated | ₹5,000 | Not needed |
The fees come from G.S.R. 300(E) of 21 April 2026. The position on signatures comes from MCA's press release of 1 January 2026, which limits the director's DSC and the professional's certification to filings that update a mobile number, email address or residential address.
DIR-3 KYC due date for your DIN
A director who completed KYC under the old yearly system has no periodic filing until 30 June 2028. MCA's illustrations put a DIN allotted at any point in 2025-26, even in January 2026, at a first filing between April and June 2029.
Two further points from those illustrations matter in practice:
- A director whose DIN was allotted on or before 31 March 2025 and who filed KYC for 2025-26 files nothing for 2026-27 or 2027-28, provided the KYC details stay the same.
- Reporting a change does not restart the three-year count. A director with a DIN from January 2026 who files an update during 2027-28 is still due between April and June 2029.
For a DIN allotted after 31 March 2026, the DIR-3 KYC due date tool gives an estimated first date on the same pattern. Treat that date as an estimate, not a ruling.
What you need before filing DIR-3 KYC Web
Keep your personal phone and email within reach, along with your PAN and one residential proof. An update filing also needs your own valid digital signature and a chartered accountant, cost accountant or company secretary in whole-time practice to certify it.
- Identity details: DIN, full name without abbreviations, nationality, date of birth, income tax PAN (the form verifies it online) and passport number.
- Contact details: the personal mobile number and email already on record receive OTPs first, and any new ones you enter are verified the same way.
- Addresses: permanent and present residential address. The form asks whether the permanent address is outside India, so NRI directors can give an overseas one.
- Residential proof: one of voter ID, passport, driving licence, Aadhaar, bank statement or utility bill.
- Proof of change: for an update, a document showing the new mobile, email or address.
Each attachment slot on the form takes a file of up to 2 MB, so scan documents at a sensible resolution.
What DIR-3 KYC Web does not cover
The KYC form handles KYC compliance, mobile, email, residential addresses and reactivation, and nothing else. A change in other DIN particulars, such as your name after marriage, father's name, date of birth, nationality, PAN, passport number or photograph, is reported in Form DIR-6 within 30 days under rule 12(1).
KYC is also personal to the DIN holder. It does not replace anything the company owes the Registrar. When a company appoints a director, section 170(2) of the Companies Act 2013 still requires a return (Form DIR-12) within 30 days, and the company's own annual filings are separate again. Ofin's company annual compliance service covers that side.
DIR-3 KYC late fee and deactivation
There is no daily late fee. A periodic KYC filed after its 30 June date costs a flat ₹5,000, whatever the delay, and rule 11(2) requires the Central Government to deactivate the DIN of an individual who does not file. A deactivated DIN is reactivated only once DIR-3 KYC Web is filed with that ₹5,000.
Example. Coralpoint Textiles Private Limited (a made-up company) has two directors, both of whom completed KYC under the old yearly rule. One of them moves to a new personal mobile number on 8 March 2027, so she files an update by 7 April 2027 and pays ₹500, with her DSC and a practising CS's certificate. In May 2028 both directors file the periodic KYC at no fee. If the second director lets 30 June 2028 pass, his filing costs ₹5,000 and his DIN faces deactivation until he files.
If that has already happened to you, the DIN reactivation service files the reactivation for you.
Common reasons a DIR-3 KYC filing gets stuck
Most hold-ups come from the OTP step, the PAN check or the signature on an update. A few minutes of checking before you start saves a failed attempt.
- Old contact details: the form verifies the mobile number and email already on record before anything else. If either has changed, report the change within 30 days instead of waiting for the periodic KYC.
- PAN mismatch: the form has a PAN verification step, so enter your name and date of birth exactly as your PAN record shows them.
- Expired signature: an update has to carry the DIN holder's digital signature. If yours has lapsed, get a new digital signature certificate early in the 30 days.
- Wrong form: a new surname or passport goes in DIR-6, not in DIR-3 KYC Web.
- Old drafts: forms left in draft or pending payment before 31 March 2026 were cancelled, so check that your filing was made in the new form.
How Ofin handles DIR-3 KYC filing
Ofin's CAs and CSs check your details, prepare and file DIR-3 KYC Web on the MCA portal, and tell you which purpose and fee apply. Everything is 100% online, and we reply within 24 hours. The fee starts at ₹1,899, and the filing is included free with Ofin's company annual compliance contract. To check a director's details first, use the DIN lookup, then get a fixed-price proposal.
