SEBI Expands Forensic Audit Panel With 18 New Firms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has empanelled 18 firms and body corporates to undertake forensic audits of the financial statements of listed companies, expanding the pool of professionals available for regulatory assignments.

In a notice dated 15 July 2026, SEBI said the empanelment followed an application process conducted through the Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP). The market regulator had invited applications from eligible firms and body corporates through an advertisement issued on 14 November 2025.

The newly empanelled entities will remain on SEBI’s panel for three years from the date of publication of the list.

List Of Empanelled Firms

The 18 firms and body corporates added to SEBI’s panel are:

• ASA & Associates

• CLA Indus Value Consulting

• Ernst & Young (EY)

• Grant Thornton Bharat

• J C Kabra & Associates

• J Mandal & Co

• J Singh & Associates

• Jain Jagawat Kamdar and Company

• KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services

• Nangia & Co

• Pipara & Co

• R Kabra & Co

• R S Patel and Co

• Ravi Rajan and Co

• S. S. Periwal and Co

• Sarath and Associates

• SKVM and Company

• V. Singhi & Associates

The panel includes large professional services firms as well as accounting and consulting firms with forensic and investigative capabilities.

Addition To Existing Panel

SEBI said the latest empanelment is in addition to the list of forensic auditors published on its website on 23 April 2025.

The expanded panel gives the regulator a larger pool of firms that can be considered for assignments involving the forensic examination of financial statements of listed companies. Forensic audits are conducted to examine a company's financial records and transactions in detail. SEBI may order a forensic audit when it needs a closer look at a listed company's books.

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