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Company Name Availability Checker
Checks identical & suffix-variant names the way MCA’s RUN process does
Sourced from MCA's official Company Master Data via data.gov.in
Checks Pvt Ltd, LLP, Limited & OPC suffix variants automatically
Exact-match check — not a substitute for the official MCA RUN check
Rules for Company Name Approval in India
Your name must pass MCA’s screening before RUN (Reserve Unique Name) is approved. Know the rules before you apply.
Must Be Unique
Your name cannot be identical or deceptively similar to any existing company, LLP or trademark in India. MCA checks both spelling and phonetic similarity.
Trademark Clearance
Run a trademark search before filing. A trademarked name can be objected even after ROC approval — run both checks together.
Entity Suffix Required
Must end with the correct suffix — Private Limited, Limited, LLP or OPC Private Limited. Abbreviations like Pvt. Ltd. are accepted.
Regulated Words Need Approval
Words like Bank, Insurance, SEBI, RBI, Stock Exchange, Venture Capital or NBFC need prior regulator approval before ROC filing.
Prohibited Words
Names implying government links (National, Central, State, Republic, President, Parliament) need special permission. Offensive names are rejected.
Minimum Capital for Some Words
Words like International, Globe, Universal, Continental or Inter need ₹5 lakh authorised capital. Hindustan, India or Bharat need ₹50 lakh.
Choosing a Company Name — Do’s & Don’ts
Do’s
- Choose a name that reflects your business activity or product
- Keep it short, memorable and easy to spell & pronounce
- Run both MCA and trademark checks before filing
- Add the correct legal suffix (Private Limited, LLP, etc.)
- Reserve your domain name alongside the company name
- Check for exact AND phonetically similar names
Don’ts
- Don't use plural forms of existing company names
- Don't combine two existing registered names
- Don't use a different tense or number of an existing name
- Don't use government-implying words without permission
- Don't use banned or restricted words
- Don't just add a number or symbol to an existing name
How to Register a Company After Name Approval
Name availability is step one. Company Avenue handles the complete registration end-to-end.
Name Check
Search MCA database + trademark registry for conflicts.
RUN / SPICe+
File RUN (Reserve Unique Name) on MCA21 — valid 20 days.
DIN & DSC
Get Director Identification Numbers & Digital Signatures.
MOA / AOA
Draft & file Memorandum and Articles of Association.
COI Issued
Certificate of Incorporation issued by ROC — you're live!
How Company Name Search Works in India
Before you can register a Private Limited Company, LLP, One Person Company (OPC) or any other entity with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), your proposed name must be checked for availability. A company name search tells you whether an identical or deceptively similar name is already registered anywhere in India — across every state and every Registrar of Companies (RoC), from RoC-Mumbai to RoC-Delhi to RoC-Chennai.
This free company name checker queries the government’s own Company Master Data — the same underlying dataset that powers the official MCA portal — and automatically checks your proposed name against the most common legal suffixes founders actually register under: Private Limited, Limited, LLP, and OPC Private Limited.
Why Company Name Availability Matters
Filing a SPICe+ incorporation application with a name that’s already taken — or too similar to an existing registered company or trademark — is one of the most common reasons name-reservation (Part A) applications get rejected. Checking name availability upfront saves the government fee, the professional fee, and the 2–3 days you’d otherwise lose to a rejected application.
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