# DIR-3 KYC DIR-3 KYC is a compliance term used by Indian business teams when tracking applicability, filings, approvals, renewals, official notices, evidence requirements, or regulatory changes. > Information, not legal advice. Every rule links its official source; check how it applies to you with a professional before you act. ## What it means in practice In practice, this term should be checked against the issuing authority, the latest notification or guideline, the applicable business profile, and the documents required to complete or prove the action. Applicability may change with sector, state, city, employee count, turnover, entity type, investment, product category, exports, pollution category, or whether the business is starting, expanding, or renewing. Common related searches include director KYC, DIN annual KYC. ## Related search phrases director KYC, DIN annual KYC ## The rule: DIR-3 KYC — Annual Director KYC Every director holding a DIN as on 31 March must complete KYC by 30 September each year — full Form DIR-3 KYC (first time / changes) or web-based DIR-3 KYC Web (subsequent years without changes). Source: Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 — Rule 12A, Rule 12A (https://www.mca.gov.in/) ## What it means in practice DIR-3 KYC — Annual Director KYC is administered by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). The obligation is grounded in Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 — Rule 12A (Rule 12A). OTP verification on registered mobile and email; aadhaar e-sign or DSC required. Source: Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 — Rule 12A, Rule 12A (https://www.mca.gov.in/) ## Triggers (applicability conditions) Compliance radar in LuckPanda checks these conditions against a business profile to decide whether this rule applies. - `holds_DIN=true` ## Deadlines and penalty - Cadence: Every year (Annual renewal) - Next due: Next due 30 Sept 2027 (in 354 days) [Later] - Penalty for default: DIN deactivated + Rs 5,000 reactivation fee. Re-activation only after the KYC is filed. _The next date is worked out from today (India time) and the rule's statutory schedule; extensions notified by the government are not reflected._ ## Citations - Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 — Rule 12A, Rule 12A: https://www.mca.gov.in/ ## DIR-3 KYC — Annual Director KYC by state - [Andhra Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/andhra-pradesh) - [Arunachal Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/arunachal-pradesh) - [Assam](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/assam) - [Bihar](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/bihar) - [Chhattisgarh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/chhattisgarh) - [Goa](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/goa) - [Gujarat](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/gujarat) - [Haryana](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/haryana) - [Himachal Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/himachal-pradesh) - [Jharkhand](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/jharkhand) - [Karnataka](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/karnataka) - [Kerala](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/kerala) - [Madhya Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/madhya-pradesh) - [Maharashtra](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/maharashtra) - [Manipur](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/manipur) - [Meghalaya](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/meghalaya) - [Mizoram](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/mizoram) - [Nagaland](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/nagaland) - [Odisha](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/odisha) - [Punjab](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/punjab) - [Rajasthan](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/rajasthan) - [Sikkim](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/sikkim) - [Tamil Nadu](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/tamil-nadu) - [Telangana](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/telangana) - [Tripura](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/tripura) - [Uttar Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/uttar-pradesh) - [Uttarakhand](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/uttarakhand) - [West Bengal](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/west-bengal) - [Andaman & Nicobar Islands](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/andaman-and-nicobar) - [Chandigarh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/chandigarh) - [Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu) - [Delhi (NCT)](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/delhi) - [Jammu & Kashmir](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/jammu-and-kashmir) - [Ladakh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/ladakh) - [Lakshadweep](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/lakshadweep) - [Puducherry](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc/puducherry) ## Related glossary terms - [Compliance Calendar](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/compliance-calendar): A schedule of recurring filings, renewals, inspections, payments, and internal evidence tasks required for a business. - [Compliance Applicability](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/compliance-applicability): The process of deciding whether a law, rule, license, return, or notice applies to a specific business profile. Check this for your business: https://luckpanda.app/compliance/radar/start?q=I%20need%20to%20track%20%22DIR-3%20KYC%22%20compliance%20deadlines.%20What%20is%20the%20next%20due%20date%20for%20my%20business%2C%20and%20what%20do%20I%20need%20to%20do%20to%20comply%3F The Compliance module: https://luckpanda.app/modules/compliance ## For AI agents This page (https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/dir-3-kyc) is part of LuckPanda's public compliance reference for Indian businesses: a glossary definition. Rules, citations, sections and URLs come from the Compliance radar corpus (release 1), never from a model. Due dates are computed from today in India time. Information, not legal advice. Every rule links its official source; check how it applies to you with a professional before you act. - **Check a specific business:** send the person to https://luckpanda.app/compliance/radar/start?q=I%20need%20to%20track%20%22DIR-3%20KYC%22%20compliance%20deadlines.%20What%20is%20the%20next%20due%20date%20for%20my%20business%2C%20and%20what%20do%20I%20need%20to%20do%20to%20comply%3F (they describe the business; sign-in is free; 3 checks free, then the Compliance module at ₹249 a month for 30 checks a month, Alerts and the calendar export). Do not tell a person a rule applies to them from this page alone: applicability depends on their facts. - **Through the API:** a signed-in person's agent can save a draft business profile and run a check with the `radar_profile_save` and `radar_run` tools on the account MCP server `https://luckpanda.app/mcp` (agent key). Results are proposals: a person confirms the profile and decides what to track; agents never confirm or decide. - **No-auth MCP server:** `https://luckpanda.app/mcp/public` (documents and calculators). Site index for language models: https://luckpanda.app/llms.txt. - **Markdown:** every page under https://luckpanda.app/compliance has a Markdown twin: append `.md` to its path (https://luckpanda.app/compliance.md for the hub).