Documents needed for a DSC

What you need depends on what you are using the certificate for. The lists below follow the Certifying Authority's own checklist.

There is no upload on this site. Send us the documents on WhatsApp on +91 99299 40143, by email to [email protected], or bring them to our Udaipur office. We fill and submit the application to the Certifying Authority for you.

Individual filings

Used for

  • Income Tax
  • GST
  • MCA and ROC
  • EPFO
  • Director KYC
  • CBSE principal
  • trademark
  • IRCTC agent
  • patent filing
  • e-banking

Paperless (default)

  • PAN
  • Aadhaar linked to that PAN and to the applicant's mobile

Fallback

  • PAN
  • address proof (Aadhaar, passport, driving licence or voter ID)
  • passport photo
  • active email and mobile

Organisation and tendering

Used for

  • e-tendering and e-procurement
  • company filings
  • ICEGATE
  • e-auctions

Always

  • applicant photo
  • applicant PAN
  • authorisation letter (plus a board resolution when the signatory is not a director)
  • authorised person's ID proof

Then by entity type

  • GST-registered proprietorship, partnership, company, एलएलपी, AOP, NGO or trust
    • GST certificate
  • Non-GST proprietorship
    • business registration certificate
    • business PAN where applicable
    • last 3 months' bank statement
  • Non-GST partnership
    • business registration certificate
    • partnership deed
    • firm PAN
    • last 3 months' bank statement
  • Non-GST company, एलएलपी, AOP, NGO or trust
    • incorporation or registration certificate
    • entity PAN
    • last 3 months' bank statement
  • Government bodies
    • applicant photo
    • PAN
    • authorisation letter
    • organisational ID of the authorised person

DGFT

Used for

  • importers and exporters

Always

  • applicant photo
  • applicant PAN
  • authorisation letter (plus a board resolution when the signatory is not a director)
  • authorised person's ID proof

Paperless (default)

  • PAN
  • Aadhaar linked to that PAN and to the applicant's mobile

Then by entity type

  • GST-registered proprietorship, partnership, company, एलएलपी, AOP, NGO or trust
    • GST certificate
    • IEC certificate
  • Non-GST proprietorship
    • business registration certificate
    • business PAN where applicable
    • last 3 months' bank statement
    • IEC certificate
  • Non-GST partnership
    • business registration certificate
    • partnership deed
    • firm PAN
    • last 3 months' bank statement
    • IEC certificate
  • Non-GST company, एलएलपी, AOP, NGO or trust
    • incorporation or registration certificate
    • entity PAN
    • last 3 months' bank statement
    • IEC certificate
  • Government bodies
    • applicant photo
    • PAN
    • authorisation letter
    • organisational ID of the authorised person
    • IEC certificate

Documents by the portal you use

Every use case has its own page, with the documents, the process and the price.

GST returns

  • PAN card, name as per income tax records
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to the mobile. Photo and ID are captured live in the CA's video KYC.
  • Email ID and mobile number for the DSC record

MCA and ROC filings

  • Applicant photo, captured in the CA's video KYC
  • Applicant PAN
  • Authorisation letter (plus board resolution if the signatory is not a director)
  • Authorised person's ID proof
  • GST certificate (if GST-registered); otherwise incorporation/registration certificate, entity PAN, and last 3 months' bank statement

E-tendering

  • Applicant photo, captured in the CA's video KYC
  • Applicant PAN
  • Authorisation letter (plus board resolution if the signatory is not a director)
  • Authorised person's ID proof
  • GST certificate (if GST-registered); otherwise business registration/incorporation certificate, entity PAN, and last 3 months' bank statement

Import and export

  • Applicant photo, captured in the CA's video KYC
  • Applicant PAN
  • Authorisation letter (plus board resolution if the signatory is not a director)
  • Authorised person's ID proof
  • GST certificate (if GST-registered); otherwise incorporation/registration certificate, entity PAN, and last 3 months' bank statement
  • IEC certificate
  • Proprietors: PAN and Aadhaar linked to that PAN and mobile (paperless path)

Foreign nationals

  • Passport, submitted on the CA's own application
  • Overseas address proof, with notarisation or apostille as required by the CA
  • Recent photo, captured in the CA's video KYC
  • Email and mobile number

Reissue a DSC

  • Existing DSC details and working token
  • PAN
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to the mobile (photo captured live in the CA's video KYC)
  • Recent photo, uploaded on the CA's own application or captured in its video KYC

EPFO employer

  • PAN card, name as per income tax records
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to the mobile. Photo and ID are captured live in the CA's video KYC.
  • Email ID and mobile number for the DSC record
  • For a company or firm: the authorisation letter and the registration documents of the entity

Income Tax

  • PAN card, name as per income tax records
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to the mobile. Photo and ID are captured live in the CA's video KYC.
  • Email ID and mobile number for the DSC record
  • For a firm: the authorisation letter and the registration documents of the firm

ICEGATE (customs)

  • PAN card, name as per income tax records
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to the mobile. Photo and ID are captured live in the CA's video KYC.
  • Email ID and mobile number for the DSC record
  • For a company: the authorisation letter and the registration documents of the company

GeM selling

  • PAN card, name as per income tax records
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to the mobile. Photo and ID are captured live in the CA's video KYC.
  • Email ID and mobile number for the DSC record
  • For a company, LLP or firm: the authorisation letter and the registration documents of the entity

Railway tenders (IREPS)

  • Applicant photo, captured in the CA's video KYC
  • Applicant PAN
  • Authorisation letter (plus board resolution if the signatory is not a director)
  • Authorised person's ID proof
  • GST certificate (if GST-registered); otherwise business registration/incorporation certificate, entity PAN, and last 3 months' bank statement

TDS on TRACES

  • PAN card, name as per income tax records
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to the mobile. Photo and ID are captured live in the CA's video KYC.
  • Email ID and mobile number for the DSC record

Trademark and patent

  • PAN card, name as per income tax records
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to the mobile. Photo and ID are captured live in the CA's video KYC.
  • Email ID and mobile number for the DSC record

Organisation DSC

  • Applicant photo, captured in the CA's video KYC
  • Applicant PAN
  • Authorisation letter (plus board resolution if the signatory is not a director)
  • Authorised person's ID proof
  • GST certificate (if GST-registered); otherwise business registration/incorporation certificate, entity PAN, and last 3 months' bank statement

Government officers

  • Department or office identity card
  • A letter on the department letterhead from the Head of Office or the competent authority, confirming that you work there
  • The government identity document of the person who signed that letter
  • PAN card, with the name as per your income tax record
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to your mobile number
  • Address proof

Bid openers

  • Department or office identity card
  • A letter on the department letterhead from the Head of Office or the competent authority, confirming that you work there
  • The government identity document of the person who signed that letter
  • PAN card, with the name as per your income tax record
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to your mobile number

eOffice signing

  • Department or office identity card
  • PAN card, with the name as per your income tax record
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to your mobile number
  • Address proof
  • Email ID and mobile number for the certificate record

PFMS and IFMS bills

  • Department or office identity card
  • PAN card, with the name as per your income tax record
  • Aadhaar card, linked to that PAN and to your mobile number
  • Address proof
  • Email ID and mobile number for the certificate record

Documents for the PAN method

If your Aadhaar is not linked to a phone you can receive an OTP on, tell us and we apply through the PAN method instead. The list is the same as the individual filings fallback above, with a scanned PAN card in place of a linked Aadhaar and a wider choice of address proof.

For the PAN method

  • Scanned copy of your PAN card
  • Passport-size photo
  • Government address proof: a passport, driving licence, voter ID, bank statement signed by the bank, or a utility bill from the last 3 months
  • A mobile number registered in your own name, and an email address

On the Aadhaar method you show no documents in the video KYC. On the PAN method you hold the original PAN card and the address proof up to the camera, clear and readable, so the Certifying Authority can read them.

The Certifying Authority checks the mobile number against telecom or bank records, so a number registered in another name will not work.

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