MCA Company Search & CIN Decoder
Free MCA company search and CIN decoder. Verify 21-digit CIN, LLPIN and DIN, parse RoC office, industry classification (NIC code), and check mandatory MCA filing dates.
About MCA Company Search & CIN Decoder
The MCA Company Search and CIN Decoder decodes a 21-character Corporate Identity Number (CIN) or 7-character LLPIN to reveal listing status, 5-digit industry NIC code, state and RoC office jurisdiction, incorporation year, company class, and statutory annual filing due dates (AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-3 KYC). It also includes an MCA Rule 8 name guidelines checker.
Every company incorporated in India is assigned a 21-character Corporate Identity Number (CIN) by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). Far from being a random sequence, the CIN is an information-dense identifier that encodes six statutory attributes: stock exchange listing status (L for listed, U for unlisted), 5-digit National Industrial Classification (NIC) code, 2-letter state code, 4-digit incorporation year, 3-letter company class (such as PTC for Private Limited, PLC for Public Limited, OPC for One Person Company, or NPL for Section 8 Not-for-Profit), and a 6-digit registration sequence issued by the Registrar of Companies (RoC).
This tool decodes that structure instantly in your browser. It maps state codes to their specific RoC jurisdictional offices (such as RoC Bangalore, RoC Mumbai, or RoC Delhi), identifies the company's business division from official economic classification catalogs, calculates company vintage, and flags statutory stationery requirements under Section 12(3)(c) of the Companies Act 2013.
Beyond CIN parsing, the tool provides a dedicated checker for proposed company names against Rule 8 of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules 2014, highlighting missing suffixes or restricted words (such as 'Bank', 'Insurance', 'National' or 'Federal' requiring sectoral regulator approval), plus Director Identification Number (DIN) validation and annual MCA compliance calendars (Forms AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-3 KYC, DPT-3, MSME-1, LLP Form 11, and Form 8).
Frequently Asked Questions
What does each part of a 21-digit CIN mean?
Position 1 indicates Listing Status (L for Listed, U for Unlisted). Positions 2–6 encode the 5-digit NIC Industry Code. Positions 7–8 represent the 2-letter State of incorporation. Positions 9–12 indicate the 4-digit Year of Incorporation. Positions 13–15 specify Company Ownership/Class (e.g. PTC for Private Limited, PLC for Public Limited, OPC for One Person Company). Positions 16–21 represent the 6-digit unique sequential registration number assigned by the RoC.
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