How is a deactivated DIN restored?
A director identification number that was deactivated because the KYC intimation was missed is restored by filing Form DIR-3 KYC Web, with the additional government fee. The intimation is due by 30 June of every third consecutive financial year. The form does not end a disqualification under section 164.
No. From 31 March 2026 the intimation is Form DIR-3 KYC Web, filed by 30 June of every third consecutive financial year. A change of mobile number, email, or residential address is filed in the same form within 30 days.
Why is a DIN deactivated?
Every individual who holds a DIN on 31 March of a financial year files the intimation in Form DIR-3 KYC Web on or before 30 June of every third consecutive financial year. A change in personal mobile number, email address, or residential address is filed in the same form within 30 days. If the intimation is not filed, the DIN is deactivated until it is. The number itself is the eight-digit number allotted for life. Deactivation is not the expiry of that number, and it is not a reason to apply for a second one. How often the form is filed is on the KYC page.
Which form restores it?
The holder files Form DIR-3 KYC Web. The form is signed by the holder. The additional government fee applies because the intimation is late. This page does not state that fee. A change of the holder’s name is not this form. It is Form DIR-6. An appointment of the person as a director, once the number can be used again, is Form DIR-12. What the number is, before any of those filings, is on the DIN page.
What does the form not remove?
Section 164(2) disqualifies a person from being appointed a director where the company has not filed its financial statements or annual returns for a continuous period of three financial years, and in the other cases that subsection lists. The disqualification runs for the period the section sets. A one-time reactivation the portal carried out after an earlier disqualification period ended is not the rule for a KYC default, and filing the KYC form does not shorten a disqualification that is still running.
Frequently asked questions
Four questions cover the September date, section 164, a change of name, and whether the number expires.
Is KYC still due every 30 September?
No. From 31 March 2026 the intimation is Form DIR-3 KYC Web, filed by 30 June of every third consecutive financial year. A change of mobile number, email, or residential address is filed in the same form within 30 days.
Does the form end a section 164 disqualification?
No. A person disqualified for not filing financial statements or annual returns for three continuous years is disqualified from appointment for the period section 164 sets. Filing the KYC form does not end that disqualification.
Is a name change filed on the KYC form?
No. A change of name is Form DIR-6. The KYC form is the intimation of the particulars, and of a change in mobile number, email, or residential address.
Does the number expire?
The number is allotted for life. Deactivation stops its use until the intimation is filed. It does not allot a second number.
Sources
Director KYC is rule 12A of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, as substituted from 31 March 2026. Disqualification from appointment is section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.