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A Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is a formal, official, and legal, electronic transformation or form of the physical signature, which can be easily presented electronically and digitally to access necessary information on the internet, or to prove the identity of or sign certain documents.

The Digital Signatures have become compulsory after 16th September 2006, for filling in up the e-Form1A and other related documents prescribed under the Companies Act, 1956. Hence, the digital signatures of the managing director or director, or manager, or the secretary of the Company must be obtained beforehand, for signing the e-Form1A and other concerned documents.

DSC is obtained from any of the licensed Certifying Authorities such as TCS, SIFY, MTNL, etc., by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, MCA. The validity of DSC varies from one year to two year, and this certificate can be obtained without the Director Identification Number (DIN).