MCA 3.0 will go live on 5 March 2022 with 2 logins

All the LLP e-filing services are being upgraded and migrated to MCA V3 portal. However, all the other services will continue to exist at MCA V2 portal.

Login Module FAQs

You can login to the MCA Portal by clicking on the “Sign in/Sign Up” link on the top right

corner of the MCA portal.

In the current context, 2 login options will be made available.

Upon clicking on the Login option on Home Page, user will see the following 2 options: –

Company Login/V2 Login – To be used if the user wants to avail all the MCA services except LLP e-filing services.

LLP Login/V3 Login – to be used if the user wants to avail LLP e-filing services. Following LLP e-filing services are being made available in the V3 system:

Description	Name of the Form
To reserve a name for any new/existing LLP to be incorporated	RUN LLP
Form for Incorporation of Limited Liability Partnership	Form FiLLiP
Information regarding limited liability partnership agreement and changes, if any, made therein	Form 3
Notice of appointment, cessation, change in name/ address/designation of a designated partner or partner. and consent to become a partner/designated partner	Form 4
Notice for change of name	Form 5
Statement of Account & Solvency	Form 8
Consent form to be filed at the time of Incorporation of LLP	FORM 9
Annual Return of Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)	Form 11
Form for intimating other address for service of documents	Form 12
Notice for change of place of registered office	Form 15
Application and statement for conversion of a firm into Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) & to be filed along with Fillip	Form 17
Application and Statement for conversion of a private company/ unlisted public company into limited liability partnership (LLP) & to be filed along with Fillip	Form 18
Notice of intimation of Order of Court/ Tribunal/CLB/ Central Government to the Registrar	Form 22

Description	Name of the Form
Application for direction to Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) to change its name to the Registrar	Form 23
Application to the Registrar for striking off name	Form 24
Application for reservation/ renewal of name by a Foreign Limited Liability Partnership (FLLP) or Foreign Company	Form 25
Form for registration of particulars by Foreign Limited Liability Partnership (FLLP)	Form 27
Return of alteration in the incorporation document or other instrument constituting or defining the constitution; or the registered or principal office; or the partner or designated partner of limited liability partnership incorporated or registered outside India. Notice of (A) alteration in the certificate of incorporation or registration; (B) alteration in names and addresses of any of the persons authorised to accept service on behalf of a foreign limited liability partnership (FLLP) (C) alteration in the principal place of business in India of FLLP (D) cessation to have a place of business in India	Form 28
Application for compounding of an offence under the Act	Form 31
Form for filing addendum for rectification of defects or incompleteness	Form 32

Step 1: Select the V3 login option from the Sign in/Sign up link present on the top right corner of the MCA portal.

Step 2: Please enter your username. It would be CIN/LLPIN/FCRN for Company/LLP users and “Email ID” used to register for all other users.

Step 3: Please enter your password and click on login.

If you are a Business User, you may be required to enter an OTP (will be sent on your mobile number and email ID) if: –

You have logged in from a new device
You have logged in after 30 days
You encountered 2 failed login attempts due to wrong password

Please note: – If you encounter 3 failed attempts (either invalid username or password), the account will be locked for 4 hours, and in case you want to login to his account before 4 hours, please reset the password by using the ‘Forgot password’ option to unlock their account.

Applicable only for Business Users: If you encounter 2 failed attempts and you are a business user, you would be required to enter an OTP in the 3rd login attempt.

Applicable for All Users: If you encounter 3 failed attempts (either invalid username or password), the account will be locked for 4 hours, and in case you want to login to his account before 4 hours, please reset the password by using the ‘Forgot password’ option to unlock their account.

5. How long is a session valid?

A session is valid as long as one is active. However, the sessions would expire after 5 minutes of inactivity. You would be notified after 4 minutes of inactivity before you are logged off.

No, DSC is not required to log in to the new V3 portal. However, you would be able to login only after BO approval. This is applicable to External Users, Agency, and Financial Institutions.

7. I have forgot my user ID. How do I retrieve my User ID?

Please follow the steps mentioned below to change the user ID

Access the MCA homepage: Please access MCA portal and click on the ‘Sign In/Sign Up’ option available at the homepage. After clicking on the ‘Sign In/Sign Up’ option, please selects ‘Forgot username’ option available below user ID field.

You will then be redirected to a new window. Please provide the following information on the new window:

PAN
Hint answer

Please click on ‘Submit’. Upon successful validation of PAN and hint answer, an OTP will be sent to your registered email id and mobile number associated.

Please fill in the OTP for OTP validation to move ahead. Same OTP will be sent on both mobile number and email id.

**In case you do not receive the OTP within 1 minute, please request for a new OTP by clicking on ‘Resend OTP’. The OTP sent will be valid for 30 minutes.

Confirm details: After entering the OTP, please click on ‘Confirm’ option. Upon successful validation, the user id will be displayed on the screen.

8. I have forgot my password. How can I reset my password?

Step 1: Please click on forgot password and enter registered username ((CIN/UCIN/LLPIN in case of Company/LLP and Email id in case of Other users) and click on “Proceed” button.

Step 2: You will be redirected to a new window to provide the following:

Hint Answer

Step 3: OTP validation: In case you choose OTP verification, an OTP will be sent to your email id and Mobile number (if available) associated with the account. Same OTP will be sent on both mobile number and email id. Please validate the OTP to move ahead.

**In case you do not receive the OTP within 1 minute, please request for a new OTP by clicking on ‘Resend OTP’. The OTP sent will be valid for 30 minutes.

Step 4: DSC verification: You would need to verify DSC if you are a Business user (except Company/LLP User). On successful validation, an option to upload DSC will be provided to the user. The DSC verification will not be available on mobile app.

Step 5: Confirm details: After entering the required details, please click on ‘Confirm’ option.

Step 6: Choose the new password: After successful validation, you would be taken to a window wherein you can enter ‘New Password’ and ‘Confirm Password’ and thereafter the password will be changed.

If you encounter 3 failed attempts (either invalid username or password), the account will be locked for 4 hours, and in case you want to login to his account before 4 hours, please reset the password by using the ‘Forgot password’ option to unlock their account.

10. How can I change my password?

You can change your password by visiting the Profile update page. Profile update section can be accessed by clicking on the Profile Update link present under “Hello, Username” on the top right corner of the MCA portal.

11. How can I change my user ID?

Since email ID is the user ID, you need to change your email ID to update your user ID. by visiting the Profile update page. Profile update section can be accessed by clicking on the Profile Update link present under “Hello, Username” on the top right corner of the MCA portal. However, OTP verification would be required to update the email ID (this option is not applicable to applicable to Director/Designated Partner/Nodal Officer (IEPF)/ Deputy Nodal Officer (IEPF))

12. My details have changed. How do I update my profile?

Details can be updated by visiting the Profile update page. Profile update section can be accessed by clicking on the Profile Update link present under “Hello, Username” on the top right corner of the MCA portal.

You can update following personal/login details:
- User Category (Only Registered users can update to ‘Business User’ category)
- Email id – Username would get updated automatically in this case and OTP verification will be required for new email id (update option not applicable to Director/Designated Partner/Nodal Officer (IEPF)/ Deputy Nodal Officer (IEPF)).
- Mobile number – OTP verification will be required for new mobile number (update option not applicable to Director/Designated Partner/Nodal Officer (IEPF)/ Deputy Nodal Officer (IEPF)).
- Address (Not applicable for Company/LLP user/Director/Designated Partner/Nodal Officer (IEPF)/ Deputy Nodal Officer (IEPF)).
- Password
- LLPs would be able to edit the email ID, fax no. of the LLP by editing the profile.
In case you are a Registered User and want to update the category to ‘Business User’, you would also have to add a role from ‘Business User’ category.

MCA 3.0 will go live on 5 March 2022 with 2 logins