List of E-Forms :
Mapping of e-forms prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 with e-forms prescribed under Companies Act, 1956
| S. No. | e-Form (Companies Act, 2013) | Corresponding e- Form (Companies Act, 1956) | Purpose of Form as per Companies Act, 2013 |
| 1 | INC-1 | 1A | Application for reservation of name |
| 2 | INC-2 | New form | Form for Incorporation and nomination (One Person Company) |
| 3 | INC-3 | New form | Form for consent of nominee of One Person Company |
| 4 | INC-4 | New form | Form for change in member/nominee of One Person Company |
| 5 | INC-5 | New form | Form for intimation of exceeding threshold of One Person Company |
| 6 | INC-6 | New form | Application for Conversion |
| 7 | INC-7 | 1 | Application for Incorporation of Company (Other than One Person Company) |
| 8 | INC-18 | New form | Application to Regional Director for conversion of section 8 company into any other kind of company |
| 9 | INC-20 | New form | Intimation to Registrar of revocation or surrender of license issued under section 8 |
| 10 | INC-21 | 19 | Declaration prior to the commencement of business |
| 11 | INC-22 | 18 | Notice of situation or change of situation of registered office and verification |
| 12 | INC-23 | 1AD, 24AAA | Application to Regional director for approval to shift the registered office from one state to another state or from jurisdiction of one registrar to another within the state |
| 13 | INC-24 | 1B | Application for approval of Central Government for change of name |
| 14 | INC-27 | 1B, 62 | Conversion of public company into private company or private company into public company |
| 15 | INC-28 | 21 | Notice of order of the Court or other authority |
| 16 | PAS-3 | 2 | Return of allotment |
| 17 | SH-7 | 5 | Notice to Registrar for alteration of share capital |
| 18 | SH-8 | New form | letter of offer |
| 19 | SH-11 | 4C | Return in respect of buy back of securities |
| 20 | CHG-1 | 8 | Application for registration of creation, modification of charge (other than those related to debentures) including particulars of modification of charge by Asset Reconstruction Company in terms of Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI) |
| 21 | CHG-4 | 17 | Particulars for satisfaction of charge |
| 22 | CHG-6 | 15 | Notice of appointment or cessation of receiver or manager |
| 23 | CHG-9 | 10 | Application for registration of creation or modification of charge for debentures or rectification of particulars filed in respect of creation or modification of charge for debentures |
| 24 | MGT-6 | 22B | Form of return to be filed with the Registrar |
| 25 | MGT-14 | 23 | Filing of Resolutions and agreements to the Registrar under section 117 |
| 26 | DIR-3 | DIN1 | Application for allotment of Director Identification Number |
| 27 | DIR-6 | DIN4 | Intimation of change in particulars of Director to be given to the Central Government |
| 28 | DIR-11 | New form | Notice of resignation of a director to the Registrar |
| 29 | DIR-12 | 32, 32AD | Particulars of appointment of directors and the key managerial personnel and the changes amongst them |
| 30 | MR-1 | 25C | Return of appointment of managing director or whole time director or manager |
| 31 | MR-2 | 25A | Form of application to the Central Government for approval of appointment or reappointment and remuneration or increase in remuneration or waiver for excess or over payment to managing director or whole time director or manager and commission or remuneration to directors |
| 32 | URC-1 | 37, 39 | Application by a company for registration under section 366 |
| 33 | FC-1 | 44 | Information to be filed by foreign company |
| 34 | FC-2 | 49, 52 | Return of alteration in the documents filed for registration by foreign company |
| 35 | FC-3 | 52 | List of all principal places of business in India established by foreign company |
| 36 | FC-4 | PTII | Annual Return |
| 37 | GNL-1 | 61 | Form for filing an application with Registrar of Companies |
| 38 | GNL-2 | 62 | Form for submission of documents with Registrar of Companies |
| 39 | GNL-3 | 1AA | Particulars of person(s) or director(s) or charged or specified for the purpose of section 2(60) |
| 40 | ADJ | New form | Memorandum of Appeal |
| 41 | MSC-1 | New form | Application to ROC for obtaining the status of dormant company |
| 42 | MSC-3 | New form | Return of dormant companies |
| 43 | MSC-4 | New form | Application for seeking status of active company |
| 44 | RD-1 | 24A | Form for filing application to Regional Director |
| 45 | RD-2 | 24AAA | Form for filing petitions to Central Government (Regional Director) |
| 46 | CG-1 | 65 | Form for filing application or documents with Central Government |
| 47 | – | 66 | Form for submission of compliance certificate with the Registrar |
| 48 | – | 5INV | Statement of unclaimed and unpaid amounts |
| 49 | – | 14LLP | Form for intimating to Registrar of Companies of conversion of the company into limited liability partnership (LLP). |
| 50 | – | 20B | Form for filing annual return by a company having a share capital with the Registrar |
| 51 | – | 21A | Particulars of annual return for the company not having share capital |
| 52 | – | 23AC | Form for filing balance sheet and other documents with the Registrar |
| 53 | – | 23ACA | Form for filing Profit and Loss account and other documents with the Registrar |
| 54 | – | 23ACA-XBRL | Form for filing XBRL document in respect of Profit and Loss account and other documents with the Registrar |
| 55 | – | 23AC-XBRL | Form for filing XBRL document in respect of balance sheet and other documents with the Registrar |
| 56 | – | 23C | Form of application to the Central Government for appointment of cost auditor |
| 57 | – | 23D | Form for Information by Cost Auditor to Central Govern |
| 58 | – | 35A | Information to be furnished in relation to any offer of a scheme or contract involving the transfer of shares or any class of shares in the transferor company to the |
| 59 | – | A-XBRL | Form for filing XBRL document in respect of compliance report and other documents with the Central Government |
| 60 | – | FTE | Application for striking off the name of company under the Fast Track Exit(FTE) Mode |
| 61 | – | I-XBRL | Form for filing XBRL document in respect of cost audit report and other documents with the Central Government |
| 62 | – | Refund | Application for requesting refund of fees paid |
| 63 | – | Bank ACC | Application for simplifying bank account opening process as user shall not be required to submit any physical application form. |
| 64 | – | Investor Complaint Form | Form for filing complaint(s) against the company |
| 65 | – | 67AD. | Clarification |
In order to facilitate easy understanding of the e-forms being rolled out under the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, forms under the new Act are mandatorily numbered alpha-numeric. Initial of forms is to be started with alphabet of two or three letters based on the subject of the Chapter, followed by serial number of the form. This will define the nature of the forms and would be easy to recognise.
Following table is the summary of chapter wise nomenclature of forms provided by MCA:
| Sl. no. | Chapter No | Particulars of chapter | Form no start with | remarks |
| 1 | II | Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental thereto | INC | Alphabet
followed by numeric number |
| 2 | III | Prospectus and Allotment of Securities | PAS | |
| 3 | IV | Share capital and Debentures | SH | |
| 4 | V | Acceptance of Deposit by Companies | DPT | |
| 5 | VI | Charges | CHG | |
| 6 | VII | Management and Administration | MGT | |
| 7 | VIII | Declaration any Payment of Dividend | DIV | |
| 8 | IX | Accounts of Companies | AOC | |
| 9 | X | Audit and Auditors | ADT | |
| 10 | XI | Appointment and Qualifications of Directors | DIR | |
| 11 | XII | Meetings of Board and its Powers | MBP | |
| 12 | XIII | Appointment and Remuneration of Personnel | MR | |
| 13 | XXI | Companies Authorised to Register under this Act | URC | |
| 14 | XXII | Companies Incorporated Outside India | FC | |
| 15 | XXIV | Registration Offices and Fees | GNL | |
| 16 | XXVI | Nidhis | NDH | |
| 17 | XXVIII | Special Court | MAC | |
| 18 | XXIX | Memorandum of Appeal | ADJ | |
| 19 | XXIX | Miscellaneous | MSC |