It is not possible legally as well as technically. The procedure to appoint an independent director involves board nomination and shareholder approval.Primary requirements before appointing a person as Director: Call A Board Meeting - Pass resolution - File DIR 12 with ROC. Appointing a person as an Additional Director in the Company without valid DIN amounted to a major non – compliance. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the methods of appointment of directors and mandatory requirements for appointing directors in a public company. These rules may be called the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2014. DIN would be applied for each director. It is mandatory to apply for DIN without which person can not be appointed as director. Any person (not having DIN) proposed to become a first director in a new company shall have to make an application through eForm SPICe.