How to get Name Availability

Company law requires that the name of each company should be unique. As such, the proposed
name of the company to be formed has to be approved by the Registrar of Companies and
blocked till registration. The following is the process to get availability of name.
1. Promoters have to file an application in Form 1A giving the following particulars:
· Names and addresses of promoters
· Proposed name of the company
· Alternative names of the proposed company. This is required if the proposed name is
not available.
· Type of company - Private or Public
· Brief objects of the company
· Proposed Directors and their addresses
· Proposed address of the company
· Authorised Share Capital (Authorised capital is the one upto which company can
issue shares. The paid up capital can be lower than this).
· Details of Group companies, if any
· Details of fees paid for name availability
· Note about significance of the proposed name. This is because regulations have some
criteria based on which names are to be allowed.
2. A fee of INR 500 is to be paid along with the application.
3. Typically it takes 4 working days for the ROC to confirm availability of name/s. There
may happen iteration with the ROC to get the desired name.
4. If the proposed names are not approved, more alternative names have to suggested.
5. On approval of name, the Registrar will issue a name allotment letter and will block the
name.