BEN-2
Return of significant beneficial owners
MCA Form GuideBEN-2
Return of significant beneficial owners
Legal anchor
Section 90 and SBO Rules
Filing window
Generally within 30 days of receipt of the relevant declaration.
Core attachments and evidence
- BEN-1 declaration
- Ownership/control analysis
- Board acknowledgement
- SBO register update
Pre-filing checks
- Company master data is correct
- Event date agrees with approvals and documents
- Signatories and professional certification are valid
- Attachments are legible, consistent and final
- Fee and additional-fee position is reviewed
- SRN/challan and approval status will be retained
Post-filing controls
- Update statutory registers
- Reconcile the form with financial/HR/cap-table records
- Save filed form, attachments, SRN and challan
- Track resubmission or approval status
- Update annual return and Board-report data points
Finin2min crux: BEN-2 should be the final output of a compliant underlying event—not the first time the event is documented.
Freshness check: MCA form versions, web-form fields, fee rules, FAQs and due-date extensions can change. Confirm the current portal instruction before filing. Source date: 4 July 2026.