How to register on NGO Darpan?

Sign up on ngodarpan.gov.in with the NGO mobile and email, verify the OTPs, add the organisation PAN and set a password. Then log in, fill every profile tab and upload the PAN and registration certificate. After verification you generate the Darpan ID.

What are the NGO Darpan registration fees?

There is no government fee. NGO Darpan is a free facility of NITI Aayog. Your only costs are for the papers you need before you start, like your trust or society registration.

Is Darpan registration mandatory for a trust?

It is needed if the trust wants central government grants, FCRA, or 80G, as NITI Aayog states. Banks also collect the Darpan ID from non-profit clients. A trust that does none of these may not need it yet, but most active trusts do.

Can a section 8 company do Darpan registration?

Yes. Use the certificate of incorporation as the registration certificate, choose the Companies Act as the Act name, and add directors as office bearers.

How many days does NGO Darpan registration online take?

The sign up itself takes one sitting if your papers are ready. The official guide says an email comes within 48 hours of document verification, but it can take longer. Then you log in and generate the ID.

Is there an NGO Darpan registration form PDF?

No paper form is accepted. Registration is online only. You may write details on paper first to collect member information, then type them into the portal.

Is NITI Aayog registration the same as NGO registration?

No. NGO registration happens under a trust, society or company law. NITI Aayog Darpan only lists an already registered organisation and gives it an ID.

Darpan Registration: How to Register Your NGO on NGO Darpan

Who files	Registered trusts, societies, section 8 companies
Keep ready	NGO PAN, RC, 3 office bearers' PAN and Aadhaar, mobile, email
Stuck? Ask	Helpdesk details on the official portal

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Open the official siteType ngodarpan.gov.in in your browser and open the login or register option, then choose sign up.
Verify mobile and emailEnter the NGO name, contact person mobile and email, and the security code. Enter the OTPs sent to both.
Add PAN and set a passwordEnter the organisation PAN name and number exactly as on the card, accept the terms and set a strong password.
Sign inLog in with the organisation PAN, registered mobile or registered email as the Login ID.
Fill NGO detailsEnter registration number, date, Act name, address and FCRA status. Upload the PAN and registration certificate, then save.
Add members and contactsAdd at least three office bearers with PAN and Aadhaar, then the key contact and working areas. Save each tab.
Describe activitiesFill the activities or best practices tab and save until the profile shows 100%.
Wait for verificationThe Darpan administrator checks your documents and sends an email when you can generate the Unique ID.
Generate your Darpan IDLog in again after the email and generate the Unique ID. Note it down and save a print of the profile.

Darpan registration means signing your NGO up on the NITI Aayog NGO Darpan portal, filling its profile, and getting a Darpan Unique ID after the portal checks your papers. It is done online at ngodarpan.gov.in and has no government fee. This page is an independent guide, not the official portal and not linked to NITI Aayog. Do every step yourself on the official site.

What is Darpan registration and who can do it

People also call it NITI Aayog registration, NITI Aayog NGO registration, Darpan portal registration or Darpan ID registration. All of these mean the same NGO Darpan portal registration. That name causes confusion. NITI Aayog does not register or create your NGO. Your trust, society or section 8 company must already exist under its own law. Darpan only records it in a national database and gives it an ID.

Who can register: public trusts, societies, section 8 companies and other registered non-profit bodies. Individuals and unregistered groups cannot. If your organisation is not registered yet, read how to register an NGO first.

Why do it? NITI Aayog says the Darpan ID is needed for grants from central ministries, for FCRA registration or renewal and for 80G. Banks must also collect it from non-profit clients. Grant portals such as the Ministry of Social Justice portal and the e-Anudaan portal ask for the ID before you can even create a login. See MSJE grants.

Before you start: what to keep ready

Most failed attempts come from missing details, not from the portal. Keep these ready on one device:

The organisation's PAN card, with the name exactly as printed.
The registration certificate (RC) as a scanned file: trust deed registration, society certificate, or section 8 certificate of incorporation.
Registration number, date of registration, the Act name and the office it was registered with.
Details of at least three office bearers: name, designation, gender, date of birth, PAN, Aadhaar, mobile and email. The official sign-up guide allows two for a trust, but three is safer.
A mobile number and email ID for the contact person. OTPs go to both.
FCRA number and dates, only if you already have FCRA.
A short list of your working areas, key activities and any government grant received.

The full checklist with file tips is on NGO Darpan documents.

Darpan registration process: the profile tabs explained

After the sign up, the portal shows a profile with several tabs. The NGO Darpan registration process is complete only when all tabs are saved and the profile shows 100%. This is what each tab asks for, as per the official sign-up guide. Labels may change a little on the newer screens.

Tab	What you fill	Tip
NGO Details	Registration number, registered with, date of registration, Act name, address, district, FCRA status, type of NGO, PAN file and RC upload	Copy numbers and dates from your RC, not from memory
Member Details	Office bearers with PAN, Aadhaar, source of funds, contact; whether any grant was sanctioned	Include the President or Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer or their equals
Key Contact Information	The main contact person, address, district and working area	Use a number that someone in the NGO always answers
Best Practices / Activities	Working sector and a description of major activities and achievements	Short, factual: what you do, where, for how many people

The Act name means the law you are registered under. A trust picks the Indian Trusts Act or a state public trust Act, a society picks the Societies Registration Act or its state version, and a section 8 company picks the Companies Act.

Darpan registration for trust, society and section 8 company

The steps are the same for every type. Only the papers and the Act name change.

Trust: trust darpan registration uses the registered trust deed and its registration number. Trustees act as office bearers. Is Darpan registration mandatory for a trust? Only if the trust wants central grants, FCRA, 80G, or a bank that asks for it. Today that covers most working trusts. See trust registration.
Society: use the society registration certificate and the current governing body list. See society registration.
Section 8 company: use the certificate of incorporation, company PAN and directors as office bearers. See section 8 registration.

How long until the Darpan ID

Once the profile is 100% and saved, the Darpan administrator checks your documents. The official sign-up guide says that if documents are in order you get an email within 48 hours saying you can generate the Unique ID. Real timing can be longer during busy periods. After the email, log in again and generate the ID yourself. It does not appear on its own.

The Darpan ID format is a state code, a year and a serial number, written like XX/YYYY/NNNNNNN. Learn what each part means on the Darpan ID page.

NGO Darpan registration fees and online only

There is no NITI Aayog registration fee for Darpan. Government guidance calls NGO Darpan a free facility. The process is online only. There is no NGO Darpan registration form PDF to post or submit at an office. Some people print the online form to collect details from members first. That is fine, but only the online entry counts. There is also no fixed last date for Darpan sign up, though a grant scheme you apply for may have its own deadline. Check that scheme's notice.

Common rejections and how to avoid them

Name mismatch: NGO name on PAN, RC and the form differ by a word or spelling. Use the PAN name in the PAN field and correct the rest.
Unclear uploads: blurred or cut scans of the RC or PAN. Scan the full page in good light.
Wrong Act or type: choosing "society" for a trust. Match your RC.
Member details not matching Aadhaar or PAN: use the name exactly as printed on each card.
Expired registration: some states require society renewal. Upload the current certificate.

For error messages and stuck profiles, see Darpan registration problems. To get back into your account later, see NGO Darpan login.

Common questions

: Sign up on ngodarpan.gov.in with the NGO mobile and email, verify the OTPs, add the organisation PAN and set a password. Then log in, fill every profile tab and upload the PAN and registration certificate. After verification you generate the Darpan ID.
: There is no government fee. NGO Darpan is a free facility of NITI Aayog. Your only costs are for the papers you need before you start, like your trust or society registration.
: It is needed if the trust wants central government grants, FCRA, or 80G, as NITI Aayog states. Banks also collect the Darpan ID from non-profit clients. A trust that does none of these may not need it yet, but most active trusts do.
: Yes. Use the certificate of incorporation as the registration certificate, choose the Companies Act as the Act name, and add directors as office bearers.
: The sign up itself takes one sitting if your papers are ready. The official guide says an email comes within 48 hours of document verification, but it can take longer. Then you log in and generate the ID.
: No paper form is accepted. Registration is online only. You may write details on paper first to collect member information, then type them into the portal.
: No. NGO registration happens under a trust, society or company law. NITI Aayog Darpan only lists an already registered organisation and gives it an ID.