NCLT & Insolvency (IBC) Work
Every corporate debtor undergoing resolution or liquidation under the IBC requires an IBBI registered valuer to determine fair market value and liquidation value across all its assets. High volume, recurring work.
Resources
Opportunities as an IBBI Registered Valuer
Demand for registered valuers in India has grown steadily, driven by a rising volume of NCLT insolvency cases, tighter RBI norms on bank collateral valuation, wider IND AS adoption, an active M&A market, and a steady pipeline of IPOs and PLI scheme disbursements. This page maps out where the work actually comes from, and how to build a practice around it.
Career overview
Is valuation a viable full-time career?
Valuation is increasingly practiced as a full-time profession in India, not just a side specialty alongside engineering, accounting or architecture. As a career it spans engagement types from bank lending to insolvency to financial reporting, and becoming an IBBI Registered Valuer means registering for a specific asset class, meeting that class's qualification and experience requirements, and passing the IBBI-approved exam. See our full step-by-step guide to becoming an IBBI registered valuer for the process itself.
Note: IBBI recognises three registered valuer asset classes overall: Land & Building, Plant & Machinery, and Securities or Financial Assets. Axium Valuation Services LLP holds entity-level IBBI registration (IBBI/RV-E/04/2021/144) for the Land & Building and Plant & Machinery asset classes only. Axium does not provide business, enterprise or securities valuation. This page describes the valuation profession broadly, not Axium's own service scope.
Sources of work
Where the opportunities come from
Bank Lending & NPA Resolution
Banks require independent valuation of any real estate or plant and machinery offered as loan collateral, and revaluation before initiating recovery on non performing accounts.
IND AS Financial Reporting
Listed and large private companies following IND AS must periodically fair value investment property and test other assets for impairment.
Mergers, Acquisitions & Demergers
Valuations to determine swap ratios, support scheme approvals, or price a slump sale, typically higher value, project based assignments.
IPO Fixed Asset Certification
For capital intensive companies going public, SEBI requires a Chartered Engineer certificate confirming fixed assets.
PLI Scheme Investment Verification
Companies claiming Production Linked Incentive benefits need their incremental investment independently verified.
Income Tax Valuations
Since the Income tax Act, 2025 introduced its own registered valuer framework under Section 514, a further category of recurring work has opened up.
Choosing a class
Choosing an asset class
Your existing background usually points to the right starting asset class:
- Civil engineers, architects and structural engineers typically register under Land & Building
- Mechanical, production and industrial engineers typically register under Plant & Machinery
- Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries and Cost Accountants typically register under Securities or Financial Assets
See our full step-by-step guide to becoming an IBBI registered valuer.
Versatile practice
Building a versatile practice
The valuers who build the broadest practice tend to combine credentials rather than rely on one:
- IBBI registration covers NCLT, IBC, Companies Act and most bank work
- Chartered Engineer certification adds SEBI IPO work and strengthens PLI verification assignments
- Section 514 registration under the Income tax Act, 2025 adds direct income tax valuation work
- Bank empanelment (separate from IBBI registration) is needed asset by asset, bank by bank
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which asset class should I register for first?
Your existing background usually points to the right starting asset class: civil engineers, architects and structural engineers typically register under Land & Building; mechanical, production and industrial engineers typically register under Plant & Machinery; Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries and Cost Accountants typically register under Securities or Financial Assets.
Does holding multiple credentials help build a valuation practice?
Yes. IBBI registration covers NCLT, IBC, Companies Act and most bank work. Chartered Engineer certification adds SEBI IPO work and strengthens PLI verification assignments. Section 514 registration under the Income tax Act, 2025 adds direct income tax valuation work. Bank empanelment, separate from IBBI registration, is needed asset by asset, bank by bank, to actually receive lending referrals.
Is asset valuation a viable full-time career in India?
Yes. Valuation is increasingly practiced as a full-time profession, spanning bank lending, insolvency and financial reporting work, not just a side specialty alongside another qualification.
Does Axium offer business or financial asset valuation?
No. Axium is registered for the Land & Building and Plant & Machinery asset classes only. The three-asset-class breakdown on this page describes the valuation profession broadly, not Axium's specific service scope.
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