DIR-3 KYC:
Director KYC, now once every third financial year
KYC of every DIN holder — now once every third financial year, by 30 June.
Last reviewed: 2026-08-19 · every figure carries its source
30 June of every third consecutive financial year — e.g. a director compliant through FY 2025-26 is next due 30 Jun 2028; contact-detail changes: within 30 days of the change, any year
What DIR-3 KYC does
KYC confirmation of every DIN holder's identity and contact particulars (mobile and email verified by OTP, address, PAN/passport). REGIME CHANGED: Rule 12A was substituted by the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules 2025 (notified 31 Dec 2025, effective 31 Mar 2026) — the annual 30-September filing is replaced by a single unified Form DIR-3 KYC Web filed once every THIRD consecutive financial year, due 30 June. The old two-track system (full e-form DIR-3 KYC vs KYC-Web) is merged into the one web form.
Who files — and the thresholds
Every individual holding a DIN as on 31 March (whether or not currently a director anywhere, and even if the DIN is disqualified) — filed once per three-year cycle. Directors compliant through FY 2025-26 are next due by 30 Jun 2028. Independently of the cycle, any change of mobile number, email ID or residential address must be intimated within 30 days of the change.
Attachments
- No document attachments in the web form for a routine cycle — OTP verification of mobile and email against MCA records
- Where particulars changed, supporting proof per the form's requirements (e.g. address proof); PAN is validated against the income-tax database
What filing late costs
No slab-based additional fee: default deactivates the DIN ('Deactivated due to non-filing of DIR-3 KYC'), blocking all DIN-dependent filings; reactivation requires filing the KYC form with a fee of ₹5,000.
Compare all three additional-fee regimes side by side →Common mistakes
Continuing to diarise the old annual 30-September deadline — the cadence is now triennial and the date is 30 June
Assuming the 3-year cycle removes the duty to update contact details — mobile/email/address changes must still be filed within 30 days of the change
Foreign directors letting the registered mobile/email lapse, making OTP verification fail on the due date — update contact details well before 30 June of the cycle year
The statutory basis
Rule 12A, Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules 2014, as substituted by the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules 2025 (notified 31 Dec 2025, w.e.f. 31 Mar 2026); deactivation/reactivation fee under Rule 12B read with the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules 2014
MCA extends dates ad hoc in some years. This page encodes the statutory position — verify the current date on mca.gov.in before filing.
Frequently asked
I filed DIR-3 KYC every year until 2025 — when is my next filing?
If you were compliant through FY 2025-26, your next Form DIR-3 KYC Web is due by 30 June 2028, and every third FY thereafter, unless you change your mobile, email or address in between (30-day intimation).
What happens if I miss the deadline?
The DIN is marked 'Deactivated due to non-filing of DIR-3 KYC'. A deactivated DIN cannot be used for any filing. Reactivation requires filing the KYC web form with a ₹5,000 fee.
I hold a DIN but am not a director of any company — do I still file?
Yes. The obligation attaches to holding a DIN as on 31 March, not to holding a directorship.
This is a filing reference, not legal advice. Filing obligations turn on your company's own facts — its AGM date, paid-up capital, turnover, borrowings, supplier profile and any ROC extension in force. This page is a reference to the forms and their statutory due rules, not legal or professional advice, and it does not create an advocate-client relationship. Due dates shown assume an AGM held on 30 September 2026 where the rule is AGM-linked; MCA extends dates ad hoc in some years and this page encodes the statutory position, so verify the current date on mca.gov.in before filing, and take advice on your own facts before acting. Forms and figures here were reviewed on 19 August 2026.