What the file needs to agree with
The name, date of incorporation, and nature of business on the recognition form have to match the MCA or partnership record. A website that sells something else, or a pitch that was written for an investor and never for this form, is a common reason for a query. We line the form up with the certificate and with what the company actually does.
You stay the applicant. OTPs and the final submission use the authorised person’s email. We prepare the draft and the supporting note. DPIIT grants or refuses recognition.
Questions people ask before they pay
Can a proprietorship apply?
No. DPIIT recognition is for a private limited company, a limited liability partnership, or a registered partnership. If you are still a proprietorship, the entity comes first.
What are the outer limits?
The entity should be not more than ten years from incorporation or registration, and turnover should not have crossed ₹100 crore in any year since then. It also has to be working towards innovation, development or improvement, or a scalable model. DPIIT applies that test. We do not rewrite the business to fit it.
Does recognition mean I pay no tax?
No. The income-tax deduction some startups hear about is a separate approval, with its own conditions and its own window. We will not describe recognition as a tax exemption.
How long does it take?
DPIIT’s own timeline applies. A file that does not match the incorporation documents, or that describes a ordinary trading activity as innovation, is what usually stalls.
Checked 10 November 2026. Thresholds, fees and form numbers change. Vissgro confirms the live rule on the official portal before anything is filed. A certificate is issued by that authority, or by Dun & Bradstreet in the case of a D-U-N-S Number — not by Vissgro.