Director's KYC Filing is an annual activity and applies to every person who was allotted a DIN (Director Identification Number) on or before 31st March of any FY. The purpose of DIR-3 KYC filing is to keep the records of the ROC Updated with the correct address, mobile and email address of the directors.

It is a mandatory filing, and if filed within the due date of 30th September, there is no government fee. The DIN Numbers for which the KYC is not filed within its due date gets deactivated, and the same can be activated after the DIR-3 KYC is filed with late filing fees of Rs. 5000 for each such DIN Numbers.

By inserting a provision in Rule 12A of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2018, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has made filing of the directors KYC easier. On the MCA portal a facility has been enabled for filing Web-Based Director KYC instead of uploading the DIR-3 (KYC) form.

In Web-based filing, there is no need to submit or upload any document. However, the director needs to decide that the director's particulars are correct at the MCA Portal. The Web based filing of Director KYC is applicable for the directors for the previous financial year has filed e-form Dir-3 KYC for director KYC.

However, if there is any change in the director's address, then, in that case, the director needs to first update their records with the ROC by filing a DIN amendment in the prescribed form DIR-6. However, the directors can update his mobile and email address when filing for directors KYC.