Certifications
Certificates from a
Practising Company Secretary.
Certificates, declarations and reports that the Companies Act, 2013, the LLP Rules and lenders ask for, each signed by a Practising Company Secretary after checking the company's records and its filings with the Registrar.
Last reviewed 26 October 2026
Private companies
MGT-8: certification of the annual return
Listed companies, and companies with paid-up capital of ₹10 crore or more or turnover of ₹50 crore or more
The annual return in Form MGT-7 is certified by a Company Secretary in practice, and the certificate is given in Form MGT-8 confirming that the return states the facts correctly and that the company has complied with the Act and the rules.
Section 92(2), Companies Act, 2013; rule 11(2), Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014Signing the annual return (MGT-7)
Companies, other than one person companies and small companies, without a company secretary
The annual return is signed by a director and the company secretary or, where the company has no company secretary, by a Company Secretary in practice.
Section 92(1), Companies Act, 2013Pre-certification of MCA e-forms
Companies filing event-based forms with the Registrar
Forms such as INC-22, DIR-12, PAS-3, SH-7, MGT-14, CHG-1, CHG-4, ADT-1 and MR-1 are pre-certified by a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary or Cost Accountant in whole-time practice. MGT-10 is certified by a Company Secretary in whole-time practice.
Rule 8(12), Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014Incorporation declaration
New companies, including Section 8 companies
The declaration filed with the SPICe+ incorporation form that the requirements of the Act and the rules for registration have been complied with. For a Section 8 company, the declaration also confirms that the memorandum and articles conform to section 8.
Section 7(1)(b), Companies Act, 2013; rules 14 and 19, Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014FC-GPR certificate
Companies reporting an issue of shares to a person resident outside India
The certificate filed with Form FC-GPR on the RBI FIRMS portal, confirming compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 and the foreign investment rules for the issue. Where the company has no company secretary, it is given by a Company Secretary in practice.
Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019; RBI FIRMS reporting
LLPs
Form 11 (annual return) certificate
Limited liability partnerships
Under rule 25(2), Form 11 of an LLP with turnover up to ₹5 crore or contribution up to ₹50 lakh is accompanied by a certificate from a designated partner. In all other cases, it is accompanied by a certificate from a Company Secretary in practice.
Rule 25(2), Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009
Banks and lenders
ROC search report
Banks, NBFCs and investors appraising a company
A report on the company's status, directors, filings and registered charges, prepared from an inspection of the documents kept by the Registrar.
Section 399, Companies Act, 2013Charge verification
Lenders creating, modifying or satisfying a charge
A check of the charges recorded in the Registrar's register of charges and the company's own register of charges, and of the related CHG-1 and CHG-4 filings.
Sections 77, 81 and 85, Companies Act, 2013Certificates on shareholding, directors and filing status
Loan files and lender due diligence
Certificates on the shareholding pattern, the directors and key managerial personnel, and the company's filing status, prepared from the statutory registers and the records on the MCA portal.
Statutory registers; MCA records
Certificates are issued with a UDIN where the ICSI UDIN Guidelines require one. Each certificate is issued only after the records it covers have been examined. Reviewed 26 October 2026.
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