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CIN number search and decoder

Every company registered in India has a 21-character Corporate Identification Number. Paste one into the decoder to see what each part means — then learn how to find a company’s CIN and what to do with it.

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Listing status
L — Listed on a stock exchange
Industry (NIC) code
85110 — Activity declared in 1981, under an older NIC edition (in NIC-2008, division 85 would be Education)
State of registration
KA — Karnataka
Year of incorporation
1981 — Incorporated in 1981
Company type
PLC — Public limited company
Registration number
013115 — Sequence number allotted by the Registrar of Companies

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What a CIN is

The CIN is allotted by the Registrar of Companies when a company is incorporated. It appears on the certificate of incorporation and must be printed on the company’s letterheads, invoices and filings. LLPs get a different identifier, the LLPIN.

The six parts of a CIN
PositionLengthPartExample (Infosys)
11Listing status — L listed, U unlistedL
2–65Industry code (NIC) declared at registration85110
7–82State / ROC code of the registered officeKA
9–124Year of incorporation1981
13–153Company type / ownershipPLC
16–216ROC registration number013115

CIN as printed in Infosys Limited’s annual return

Don’t trust the industry code

The five-digit code records the activity declared when the CIN was allotted, under whichever edition of the National Industrial Classification applied then. Infosys’s 85110 doesn’t exist in NIC-2008 at all; under the older numbering it falls under health. Companies also change what they do. Use the code as history, not as a description of the business today.

Company-type codes

The three letters at positions 13–15 show what kind of company it is. MCA doesn’t publish an official table; these meanings are cross-checked against real companies carrying each code.

CIN company-type codes
CodeMeaning
PTCPrivate limited company
PLCPublic limited company
OPCOne Person Company
FTCSubsidiary of a foreign company (private)
FLCSubsidiary of a foreign company (public)
GOICompany owned by the Central Government
SGCState Government company
NPLNot-for-profit licensed company (Section 8)
GAP / GATGeneral association — public / private
ULL / ULTUnlimited liability — public / private
Active companies by type (lakh)
  • Private limited20.36
  • Public limited0.72
  • Limited by guarantee0.20

Active companies at 30 June 2026. Private limited includes 82,729 One Person Companies; 306 unlimited companies not shown. Source: MCA Monthly Information Bulletin, June 2026.

State codes

The two letters at positions 7–8 show the state of the registered office. A few states have more than one: Maharashtra uses MH and PN (Pune ROC), Tamil Nadu TN and TZ (Coimbatore ROC). Newer CINs use TS for Telangana (older ones TG) and UT for Uttarakhand (older ones UR).

How to find a company’s CIN

Use MCA’s free Find CIN service (MCA Services → FO Services) to search by company name — no login needed. You’ll also find the CIN in the footer of the company’s letterhead, website or annual report. With the CIN, you can look up the company’s master data and its directors.

MCA records tell you who the directors are — never how to reach them. EazyReach matches directors to LinkedIn and other sources and reveals verified mobile numbers and work emails.

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  1. 01

    Find the CIN

    Search the company name on MCA’s Find CIN service, or check its letterhead or annual report.

  2. 02

    Decode it

    Paste it into the decoder above to read the listing status, state, year and company type.

  3. 03

    Reach the directors

    Look up the directors in master data, then reveal their verified contacts with EazyReach.

Pricing, in numbers

One credit pool for the whole team, no per-seat fees. Every figure here is worked out from the plans on the pricing page.

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What a CIN tells you, and what EazyReach adds

A CIN identifies a company. It doesn’t get you to anyone inside it.

vs Master data vs Director search
Capability EazyReachCIN alone
Listing status, state, year, type Use the decoder Yes
Who the directors are Yes Needs master data
Directors’ verified mobiles Yes Not included
Work emails Yes Not included
What the company does today From LinkedIn Industry code is historic
Free Free trial credits Yes

The decoder above is free and runs in your browser.

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Questions

  • What is the full form of CIN?

    Corporate Identification Number — the 21-character number allotted to every company registered in India.

  • What does each part of a CIN mean?

    Listing status (L/U), a 5-digit industry code, a 2-letter state code, the 4-digit year of incorporation, a 3-letter company type, and a 6-digit registration number.

  • How do I check a company’s CIN?

    Search the company name on MCA’s free Find CIN service, or look on its letterhead, website or annual report.

  • Do LLPs have a CIN?

    No. LLPs get an LLPIN in the format AAA-1234.

  • Is it free to try?

    Yes. The free trial includes starter credits and needs no credit card. After that, pricing is credit-based with one pool shared by the whole team.

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