Advisory wrt Form MGT 7 and MGT 7A certification under MCA V3 by ICSI
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has deployed annual filing forms on MCA 21 V3 portal. Pursuant to the Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2025, certification in Form MGT-8 has been integrated with the E-form MGT-7 on V3 portal thereby capturing the certification under Form MGT-8 in a static field.
Referring to the FAQs issued by MCA w.r.t Lot 3 forms, FAQ No. 37. any qualifying remarks about compliance can presently be added in the ‘Optional Attachment’ field in Form MGT-7, with specific reference to embedded portion of Form MGT-8.
Also, with effect from December 01, 2025, the definition of Small Company has been revised and Form MGT-7A does not presently contain a designated field for certification in Form MGT-8 (if applicable).
In view of the above and to further exercise due diligence and maintain credibility, it is hereby advised to continue to certify the compliances under Form MGT-8 on the letter head of a Peer Reviewed Practice Unit, generate UDIN in accordance with Guidelines issued by the Institute and attach the same as an optional attachment to Form MGT-7 & Form MGT-7A (wherever applicable), till the issuance of clarification/ Rules from the MCA in this context.
The advisory issued earlier in this regard https://www.icsi.edu/media/webmodules/Advisory July 18.pdf can be accessed at
