Apply By Mail To Change Name of your Company or Firm, the applicant has to mail their application to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs link
Step – 1 Board Resolution

1. A board meeting is held on to pass a resolution for change of name of the company.
2. A company director and secretary must make an application to the Ministry of Corporate Affair for ascertaining availability of the proposed name.

Step – 2 Check the name availability

1. The authorized person will send the request letter to the MCA.
2. In return, the ROC – Registration of Companies will send the return confirmation letter for name availability.

NOTE: The proposed name shouldn’t be similar to another existing company name, and it shouldn’t include the word “state.”

Step – 3 Passing Special Resolution

1. once the name is finalised, The Company must conduct an extraordinary general meeting and pass a special resolution for change of company name, and consequential changes to the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association.

step – 4 Applying for registration

1. The applicant has to download the e-form from the following link
2. Enter all the necessary details in the application form.
3. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
5. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
6. Mail all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The office address is given in “Office Locations & Contacts” Section of this page.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.

step – 5 Issuance of New Certificate of Incorporation

1. If the Registrar of Companies is satisfied with the documents, it will issue a new certificate of incorporation.
2. The company change of name certificate will not be issued until the ROC department will complete the checking process.
3. The license will be hand delivered, sent through post to the address mentioned while applying, or issued as per applicable norms.
4. This entire process can be completed in 30 - 45 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

step – 6 Incorporating company name in MoA and AoA

1. Once the new certificate of incorporation is received from ROC, the company name must be incorporated in all the copies of MOA – Memorandum of Association and AOA – Articles of Association.

• Application form link
• Certified copy of Special Resolution
• Notice of EGM
• Explanatory statement to EGM
• Altered Memorandum of Association
• Altered Articles of Association
• Copy of any approval order obtained from the concerned authorities (such as RBI, IRDA, SEBI etc.)
• PAN card of the applicant

REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES – MAHARASHTRA
100, Everest, Marine Drive,
Mumbai- 400002, Maharashtra.
Phone: 022-22812627/22020295/22846954
Fax: 022-22811977
Email: roc[dot]mumbai[at]mca[dot]gov[dot]in
Contact Details link

• Any registered company of firm that intends to change their name is eligible to make this application.

• The applicant must pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• This entire process can be completed in 30- 45 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of the applicant
• Address of the company
• Contact details
• New name of the company
• Old name of the company
• Email ID
• Mailing address
• PIN code
• Corporate Identity Number (CIN) of the company
• Reason of change of name
• Details of number of members and number of shares held by them
• PAN card number of the applicant
• Designation
• Signature

• A business name change is the process of developing a new name for a business and legally registering the business under the new name.
• Rebranding is often used to update a company's name to reflect cultural changes in consumer behaviour or values.

• Guidelines link
  
• For more information link
  

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

The change of company name should not affect:

• Any rights or obligations of the company.
• Render defective any legal proceedings by or against the company.
• Any legal proceedings by or against the company and pending in the old name; they may continue in the old name.