The Company was incorporated in Bombay as a private limited company on February 26, 1934 as Mazagon Dock Private Limited with the Registrar of Companies, Bombay under the Indian Companies Act, 1913. the Company was thereafter converted to a public company pursuant to a special resolution passed at an extra-ordinary general meeting dated January 02, 1936. Pursuant to the provisions of section 23 of the Companies Act, 1956 and under order of the Central Government, conveyed by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Company Law Administration by their No. 18 (30)-CL 57 dated October 26/28, 1957, the Company was converted into a private limited company and the name of the Company was changed to Mazagon Dock Private Limited and a certificate of incorporation was issued by the Registrar of Companies, Bombay on December 10, 1957. Since the Company was acquired by the Government of India in the year 1960, we became a government company on May 13, 1960 and the name of the Company was changed to Mazagon Dock Limited and a fresh certificate of incorporation consequent to the change of name was issued by the Registrar of Companies, Bombay on December 23, 1960. Further, the name of the Company was changed to Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited to reflect its core competencies in shipbuilding and a fresh certificate of incorporation pursuant to the change of name was issued by the RoC on May 28, 2015. Subsequently, the Company was converted to a public limited company and a certificate of incorporation consequent upon conversion to a public limited company was issued by the RoC on December 08, 2017.

Major events in the history :

1934

- Incorporated as a private company.

1960

- Acquired by the GoI.

1972

- Delivered the first frigate, INS Nilgiri.

1984

- Inauguration of undertaking submarine construction.

1992

- Commissoned first Indian built submarine, INS Shalki.

1997

- Commissioned first destroyer, INS Delhi.

1998

- Accredited with ISO certification for shipbuilding.

2000

- Upgraded to Schedule `A' status from Schedule `B'.

2006

- Awarded Mini Ratna Category - I status.

2009

- Implementation of enterprise resource planning and systems applications and products.

2011

- Signed shipbuilding contract for construction and delivery of fthe P15 B misile destroyers with the MoD.

2014

- Inaugration of the Mazdock Modernisation project.

2015

- Launch of first destroyer class ship "Vishakhapatnam" under P15 B project. Signed contract for construction and delivery of fthe frigates with the MoD.

2016

- Inaugration of new submarine section assembly workshop at Alcock yard.

2017

- Delivery of first Scorpene class submarine "INS Kalvari".

2019

- Delivery of second Scorpene class submarine "INS Khanderi".

Awards and Recognition :

2007

- Scope Award for Excellence & Outstanding contribution to the Public Sector Management - Special Institutional Category.

2008

- Raksha Mantri Award for Excellence for: Best Performing Shipyard, awarded by Raksha Mantri (Ministry of Defence, GoI).

2009

- Raksha Mantri Award for Excellence for: Best Performing Shipyard, awarded by Raksha Mantri (Ministry of Defence, GoI).

2010

- Golden Peacock Award for Innovative Product / Service Award, awarded by Institute of Directors (IOD).

- Accredited with ISO Certification for submarine division.

2011

- Aerospace and Defence Award 2011 for Excellence in Innovation, awarded by SAP Media Worldwide Limited.

- IIIE Performance Excellence Award, awarded by Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering.

2012

- IIIE Performance Excellence Award, awarded by Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering.

- Golden Peacock Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility, awarded by Institute of Directors (IOD).

- BT-STAR PSU Excellence Award for excellence in Innovation (Tech/R&D), awarded by Bureaucracy Today.

- QCFI - Special Awards for Best Organisation for Promoting 5S concept, awarded by Quality Circle Forum of India.

- Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India has awarded a score of 1.46 and have rated us `Excellent' for the performance of the targets achieved as per the Memorandum of Understanding entered into with the MoD.

2013

- Aerospace & Defense Awards 2013 - Excellence in Innovation, awarded by SAP Media Worldwide Limited.

- Aerospace & Defense Awards 2013 - Most influential company of the Year, awarded by SAP Media Worldwide Limited.

- Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India has awarded a score of 1.47 and have rated us `Excellent' for the performance of the targets achieved as per the Memorandum of Understanding entered into with the MoD.

2014

- IPSE Awards 2014: Award for Defence & Marine PSE of the year, awarded by PSE journal. BT-Star PSU Excellence Award for "Excellence in Human Resource Management" in PSU category, awarded by Bureaucracy Today.

- AIOE Annual Award for Outstanding Achievement in Industrial Relations, awarded by All India Organization of Employers.

- Raksha Mantri Award for Excellence for Best Performing Shipyard, awarded by Raksha Mantri (Ministry of Defence, GoI).

- Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India has awarded a score of 1.47 and have rated us `Excellent' for the performance of the targets achieved as per the Memorandum of Understanding entered into with the MoD.

2015

- BT STAR PSU Excellence Award 2015 - `Excellence in rear Admiral (Retd.) R.K. Sherawat, CMD', awarded by Bureaucracy Today.

- Golden Peacock Award for Innovative Product / Service Award, awarded by Institute of Directors (IOD), a society, National level.

- Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India has awarded a score of 93.69 and have rated us `Excellent' for the performance of the targets achieved as per the Memorandum of Understanding entered into with the MoD.

- Awarded two Gold and one Silver Awards at ICQCC- 2015, South Korea (Pending) Rainbow .

2016

- Awarded two Gold Awards at ICQCC-2016, Bangkok, Thailand.

- Accredited with ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems (QMS) of Shipbuilding Division for the scope of Design, Development, Construction and Servicing of Warships, Merchant Ships and Floating crafts.

2017

- Dun & bradstreet PSU awards 2017 for `Manufacturing Transportation Equipment', awarded by Dun & Bradstreet.

2018

- Accredited with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS) of Shipbuilding Division for the scope of Design, Development, Construction and Servicing of Warships, Merchant Ships and Floating Crafts.

- Accredited with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS) of Submarine Division for the scope of Design, Development, Construction, Refit, Test and Trials of submarines.

- Accredited with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS) of Training Department for the scope of Imparting Training to Trade Apprentices and Employees.

- BML Munjal award for "Business Excellence through Learning and Development" in the Public sector- Manufacturing category

- Awarded two Awards at ICQCC-2018, Singapore.

- National Award for Innovative Training Practices 2017-18 awarded by Indian Society for Training and Development, New Delhi

- NIPM National Award for HR Best Practices 2018

- Awarded Governance Now 5th PSU Award 2018 for Playing Pivotal Role In "Make-InIndia"

- Accredited with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS) for the scope of Presea Training in Maritime Engineering in accordance with Standards of Training

- Certification and Watch Keeping for Seafarers (STCW) 2010

2019

- Accredited with ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007 for integrated management system for the shipbuilding, submarine and heavy engineering, the corporate planning and personnel and finance divisions

- Awarded 6th Annual Green Tech CSR Silver Award 2018 in Engineering Sector for outstanding achievement in corporate social responsibility by the Greentech Foundation

- Golden Peacock Award for Innovative Product / Service Award, awarded by Institute of Directors

- Awarded India CSR Project of the Year award 2019 by the India CSR Group

- Awarded certificate of appreciation by the Skill Developmemt and Entrepreneurship Department, Directorate of Vocational Education and Training, Government of Maharashtra

- Awarded the first position at the 16th National Awards for Excellence in Cost Management 2018 for Manufacturing -Public-Large Sector issued by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India