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How to apply for an SME IPO on Zerodha

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An SME IPO is an initial public offering conducted on the SME platforms operated by the National Stock Exchange (NSE Emerge) or the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE SME), for companies with post-issue paid-up capital between ₹1 crore and ₹25 crore. SME IPOs differ from mainboard IPOs in several material respects: lot sizes are larger (the minimum application value is typically ₹1,00,000 or higher), the issue must be 100% underwritten by the merchant banker, and the basis of allotment is proportionate rather than draw-of-lots. This guide covers the end-to-end application procedure through Zerodha.

Bigshare Services

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Bigshare Services Private Limited is an Indian financial-infrastructure company holding a SEBI Category I registration as registrar to an issue and share-transfer agent under the SEBI (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and maintains branch offices or processing facilities in other major cities. Bigshare Services is one of the more active registrars in the SME IPO segment on BSE SME and NSE Emerge, while also maintaining a portfolio of mainboard and rights-issue mandates and a substantial post-listing share-transfer agent (STA) client base.

Maashitla Securities

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Maashitla Securities Private Limited is an Indian financial-services company holding a SEBI Category I registration as registrar to an issue and share-transfer agent under the SEBI (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993. The company is based in New Delhi and operates primarily as a registrar for SME-platform issues on BSE SME and NSE Emerge, as well as providing post-listing share-transfer agent services to a portfolio of listed companies.

Mainboard IPO versus SME IPO in India

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The Indian public issue market operates on two parallel regulatory tracks: the mainboard, governed by Chapters II-VIII of the SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2018, and the SME platform, governed by Chapter IX of the same regulations. Issuers self-select between these tracks based primarily on their post-issue paid-up capital: companies with paid-up capital above ₹25 crore after the issue are required to list on the mainboard, while companies with paid-up capital between ₹1 crore and ₹25 crore may choose the SME platform. The two tracks differ substantially in eligibility criteria, disclosure burden, minimum lot sizes, investor category composition, post-listing obligations, and the market-making arrangement available to listed companies.

SME IPO in India

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An SME IPO is a public issue of equity shares by a small or medium enterprise on a SEBI-recognised SME platform, specifically NSE Emerge or BSE SME, under a lighter regulatory and disclosure regime than the mainboard Initial Public Offering (IPO). The regulatory basis for the SME IPO is Chapter IX of the SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2018, which sets separate eligibility criteria, disclosure standards, allotment mechanics, and post-listing obligations for companies with a post-issue paid-up capital below ₹25 crore. The SME IPO framework was introduced to give smaller companies access to public capital markets that were practically inaccessible under the mainboard regime, while simultaneously capping the retail participation through significantly higher minimum lot sizes, typically equivalent to an investment of ₹1,00,000 to ₹1,50,000 per application, compared with ₹10,000 to ₹15,000 for mainboard issues.