# DSC for MSTC e-auctions and e-procurement

MSTC runs forward e-auctions, including coal, and e-procurement tenders for PSUs and departments. Coal auctions ask for a digital signature, so a Class 3 signing DSC is compulsory there, while e-procurement wants signing and encryption together, which is the combo certificate. We fill and submit the application for you; you do the Aadhaar OTP and video KYC with the Certifying Authority, which issues the certificate. Application support is included in the price.

## Who needs this

- Coal buyers bidding in MSTC forward e-auctions
- Vendors bidding on e-procurement tenders hosted by MSTC
- Anyone who needs one certificate for auctions and for tenders
- Bidders who want the same certificate for GST, Income Tax and MCA

## Documents required

- 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 or company: the authorisation letter and the registration documents of the entity

## Process

1. **Send us your documents.** Send your contact details and documents on WhatsApp, by email or at our Udaipur office, and we fill the application.
2. **Complete payment.** Pay for the DSC and any add-ons
3. **We submit, you do the KYC.** We file the application with the Certifying Authority. You then confirm your mobile and email with OTPs, do the Aadhaar OTP and video KYC with them, and a final eKYC OTP on your phone approves the application. We assist you at every step.
4. **Receive token and register on MSTC.** Get the USB token by courier (or use your own FIPS 140-3 token), then complete the bidder registration on MSTC, select the certificate, enter the token PIN and submit. The portal checks the certificate when you log in to bid.

## Frequently asked questions

**Is a DSC mandatory for MSTC registration?**

For coal auctions and for e-procurement, yes. MSTC's own registration material says a digital signature is compulsory to take part in a coal auction.

**Signing or combo for MSTC?**

Signing for the forward e-auctions. MSTC e-procurement asks for two certificates, one to sign and one to encrypt the bid, so that work needs the combo.

**Can one DSC be used for several MSTC registrations?**

Yes. MSTC allows one certificate to serve more than one registration under the same PAN.

**Which class does an MSTC auction take?**

Class 2 or Class 3 signing, and the portal lists both for auction registration. We issue Class 3.

**How do I register my certificate on MSTC?**

Complete the bidder registration, choose the certificate from the plugged-in token, enter the PIN and submit. MSTC checks the certificate when you log in to bid.

**Can the same DSC work on other portals?**

Yes. The signing half also works on GST, MCA and Income Tax, and each portal registers it once on its own. The encryption half is only useful where a portal asks for it.

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