NISM, the educational arm of the Securities Exchange Board of India is offering certification courses in the field of finance.
The educational school of SEBI is helping participants to develop their financial literacy to the right level and expertise. A total of 20 certification courses are offered by NISM in the field of the financial market.
Presently, the institute has six schools and educates people for the professionalism and standardization of the securities markets.
Courses Offered by NISM
NISM offers the following certificate courses whose validity is for a period of 3 years. While the duration of the test is 2hrs/3hrs.
- NISM Series I: Currency Derivatives Certification Examination
- NISM Series II A: Registrars and Transfer Agents (Corporate) Certification Examination
- NISM Series II B: Registrars and Transfer Agents (Corporate) Certification Examination
- NISM Series III-A: Securities Intermediaries Compliance (Non-Fund) Certification Examination
- NISM Series III B: Issuers Compliance Certification Examination
- NISM Series IV: Interest Rates Derivatives Certification Examination
- NISM Series V A: Mutual Fund Distributors Certification Examination
- NISM Series V-B: Mutual Fund Distributors Certification Examination
- NISM Series V-C: Mutual Fund Distributors (Level 2) Certification Examination
- NISM Series VI: Depository Operations Certification Examination
- NISM-Series VII: Securities Operations and Risk Management Certification Examination
- NISM-Series VIII: Equity Derivatives Certification Examination
- NISM Series IX: Merchant Banking Certification Examination
- NISM Series X-A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification Examination
- NISM Series X-B: Investment Adviser (Level 2) Certification Examination
- NISM Series XI: Equity Sales Certification Examination
- NISM Series XII: Securities Markets Foundation Certification
- NISM Series XIII: Common Derivative Certification Examination
- NISM Series XIV: Internal Auditors for Stock Brokers Certificate Examination
- NISM Series XV: Research Analyst Certification
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How to Apply for NISM Certification Courses?
- Visit the official website - certifications.nism.ac.in
- Enter the mandatory fields - Personal Information, Address, Education Qualification
- Key in the Security Captcha
- Certify the information provided in the registration form
- Submit your application
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Benefits of NISM Certifications
One of the key benefits of NISM certification is that it is accepted by all the intermediaries like brokers, banks, investment banks, asset management companies. NISM being the educational arm of SEBI makes it more acceptable around the nation.
The certification also helps in meeting the regulatory requirements as the NISM certification has been made mandatory by the SEBI for working in any capital market institutions.
Another great reason for taking the NISM certification is that it the fee of the certification is very low. The examination fee is mainly between the range of 1500-3000 depending upon the subject.
The courses and certification of NISM also help in acquiring knowledge about the capital market and to strengthen the domain knowledge on the subject of the securities market.
The certifications also add value to the Resume of the professionals who are looking for employment opportunities in the field of economics, marketing, management, and finance.
NISM Courses and Certifications: Important Details
- The NISM Certification exams are organized online and the question pattern of the exam is MCQ’s.
- The time duration of NISM Courses and Certifications ranges from one month to one year.
- New batches for each course is started every month. Candidates interested can enrol in the new batch of any course at the beginning of every month.
- Candidates may also apply for two or more courses of NISM at the same time.
- NISM courses have Weekday and weekend batches which are scheduled from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
- The certification for the course applied for is provided to the candidate when the course is successfully completed.
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