In India, the formation/incorporation of a company is governed by The Companies Act, 2013. According to The Act, following types of companies can be formed in India:
                  
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                        1 Public Company– A company may be formed for any lawful purpose by seven or more persons, where the company to be formed is to be a public company.
                     
 
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                        2 Private Company –  A company may be formed for any lawful purpose by two or more persons, where the company to be formed is to be a private company.
                     
 
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                        3 One Person Company –  A company may be formed for any lawful purpose byone person, where the company to be formed is to be One PersonCompany that is to say, a private company, by subscribingtheir names or his name to a memorandum and complyingwith the requirements of this Act in respect of registration. 
                     
 
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