Introduction
SPICe+ — Simplified Proforma for Incorporating Company Electronically Plus — is the web-based integrated form used to register a new company in India. It is filed on the MCA V3 portal (mca.gov.in), which as of 2026 reports approximately 21,737 new company incorporations per month. SPICe+ replaced the older SPICe (INC-32) form and is the mandatory route for incorporating Private Limited Companies, OPCs, Section 8 companies, and most other company types.
What does SPICe+ cover in a single submission?
According to the MCA's official SPICe+ FAQs, Part B of SPICe+ offers the following 9 services via 3 Central Government Ministries and 4 State Governments:
- (i) Company incorporation — issuance of the Certificate of Incorporation and CIN.
- (ii) DIN allotment for up to 3 proposed directors without an existing DIN.
- (iii) Mandatory issue of PAN.
- (iv) Mandatory issue of TAN.
- (v) Mandatory EPFO registration — for all companies incorporated from 23 February 2020 onwards.
- (vi) Mandatory ESIC registration — for all companies incorporated from 23 February 2020 onwards.
- (vii) Mandatory Professional Tax registration — currently mandatory only for companies in Maharashtra.
- (viii) Mandatory opening of the company's bank account through the AGILE-PRO-S linked web form. Currently integrated banks include Punjab National Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Bank of Baroda.
- (ix) GSTIN allotment — optional, if applied for simultaneously.
SPICe+ Part A : name reservation in 2026
Part A is used to reserve the company name. Two proposed names can be submitted. The approved name is valid for 20 days. Modifications to SPICe+ (even after generating the PDF and affixing DSCs) can be made up to five times by editing the same saved web form application on MCA V3. The Central Registration Centre (CRC) processes all name reservations on a faceless, randomised basis.
Companies with authorised capital up to Rs. 15 lakh continue to benefit from zero filing fee for incorporation through SPICe+. From 23 February 2020 onwards, the RUN (Reserve Unique Name) service is applicable only for change of name of an existing company — all new company name applications must go through SPICe+.
SPICe+ Part B : what documents are required?
- PAN and Aadhaar of all proposed directors and subscribers.
- Address proof of the registered office — utility bill not older than two months, plus ownership documents or NOC.
- Passport-size photographs of all directors.
- DSC of all directors and subscribers — mandatory for signing and uploading the SPICe+ PDF.
- eMOA (INC-33) and eAOA (INC-34) — filed electronically and linked to SPICe+ Part B.
The INC-9 declaration (by all subscribers and first directors) is auto-generated in PDF for applications where the total number of subscribers and directors does not exceed 20 and all of them have DIN or PAN.
2026 MCA update : new ROCs effective 16 February 2026
The MCA expanded its ROC and Regional Director (RD) network effective 16 February 2026. ROC Delhi was split into ROC Delhi I, ROC Delhi II, and ROC Haryana. ROC Mumbai was split into ROC Mumbai I, ROC Mumbai II, and ROC Nagpur. ROC Kolkata was split into ROC Kolkata I and ROC Kolkata II. ROC Kanpur was split into ROC UP I and ROC UP II. Kerala-based companies continue to be registered under ROC Ernakulam — no change for Kerala.
How Targolegal can help
Targo Legal manages the entire SPICe+ process on MCA V3 — document preparation, form filing, CRC query responses, and delivery of your Certificate of Incorporation, PAN, TAN, EPFO, and ESIC registration details.
