DIR-2 Format 2026
FORM DIR-2
CONSENT TO ACT AS A DIRECTOR OF A COMPANY
[Pursuant to section 152(5) and rule 8 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014]
To,
{{company_name}}
{{registered_office}}
Subject: Consent to act as a director.
I, {{director_name}}, hereby give my consent to act as Director of {{company_name}}, pursuant to sub-section (5) of section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and certify that I am not disqualified to become a director under the Companies Act, 2013.
| No. | Particulars | Details |
|---|
| 1 | Director Identification Number (DIN) | {{din}} |
| 2 | Name (in full) | {{director_name}} |
| 3 | Father's Name (in full) | {{father_name}} |
| 4 | Address | {{director_address}} |
| 5 | E-mail id | {{director_email}} |
| 6 | Mobile no. | {{director_mobile}} |
| 7 | Income-tax PAN | {{director_pan}} |
| 8 | Occupation | {{occupation}} |
| 9 | Date of birth | {{date_of_birth}} |
| 10 | Nationality | {{nationality}} |
| 11 | No. of companies in which I am already a Director and out of such companies the names of the companies in which I am a Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Whole time Director, Secretary, Chief Financial Officer, Manager | {{other_directorships}} |
| 12 | Particulars of membership No. and Certificate of practice No. if the applicant is a member of any professional Institute | |
DECLARATION
I declare that I have not been convicted of any offence in connection with the promotion, formation or management of any company or LLP and have not been found guilty of any fraud or misfeasance or of any breach of duty to any company under this Act or any previous company law in the last five years. I further declare that if appointed my total Directorship in all the companies shall not exceed the prescribed number of companies in which a person can be appointed as a Director.
I further declare that I am not required to obtain the security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India before seeking appointment as director. / I am required to obtain the security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India before seeking appointment as director and the same has been obtained and is attached herewith. [Strike out whichever is not applicable — the second alternative applies to a national of a country which shares a land border with India. Match this paragraph to the wording of the DIR-2 currently notified before signing.]
Signature: _______________________________
Name: {{director_name}}
Designation: Director
Place: __________________
Date: 1 October 2026
Enclosures: 1. Proof of identity; 2. Proof of residence; 3. Security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs, where applicable. [Tally this list with the attachment list at the foot of the notified form.]
FILING NOTE — FORM DIR-12 (FOR THE COMPANY)
- When to take it: Rule 8 requires the consent "on or before the appointment". Date the DIR-2 on or before the date of the Board / general meeting resolution — a consent dated after the appointment date is a standing query on DIR-12.
- Where it goes: the Company files the consent with the Registrar as an attachment to e-form DIR-12 within thirty days of the appointment [Section 152(5), Rule 8 proviso, Section 170(2)]. For the first directors of a new company it is filed with the incorporation application instead.
- DIN first: a person cannot be appointed without a Director Identification Number [Section 152(3)]. The DIN in row 1 must be active — check that the director's annual KYC is not pending.
- Take it together with: Form DIR-8 (intimation of non-disqualification under Section 164(2)) and Form MBP-1 (disclosure of interest under Section 184(1)), which are given to the Company and placed before the Board, not filed.
- Row 11 feeds the ceiling in Section 165 — a person may hold office as director in not more than twenty companies at the same time, of which not more than ten may be public companies.
- Independent director: add the declaration of independence under Section 149(7) as a separate document; DIR-2 does not cover it.
