A PCT application should enter the national phase within 31 months from the priority date.

The following are the requirements for a PCT application to enter the national phase in India:

For entering into the National phase an applicant or his patent agent may initially provide only the following:

• PCT Patent application number
• Power of Authority in Form-26 to Government of India registered Patent agents of J & J IP Management Services. 
• Translation (in English) of Description, claims(If amended, both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), Abstract, and any text matter of drawings,
• and necessary Fees (Official & Professional ) by Telegraphic Transfer.

On request, the applicant or their agents shall furnish further documents like

• Copy of international application only if the applicant has not received Form PCT/IP/308 and the Patent office in India has not received a copy of the international application from IB under PCT Article 20;
• Verification of translation or statement by the applicant or his agent that the translation is correct and complete;
• The instrument of assignment or transfer where the applicant is not the inventor;
• Name, address, and nationality of the inventor if it has not been furnished in the Request part of the international application;
• The document evidencing the change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and same has not been reflected in a notification from IB.
• Details of corresponding applications in other countries for filing Form-3 within 6 months.