In pursuance of the announcement made by the Finance Minister in his Budget Speech in February 2005, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) established the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) in Mumbai.
SEBI, by establishing NISM, has articulated the desire expressed by the Indian government to promote securities market education and research.
Towards accomplishing the desire of Government of India and vision of SEBI, NISM has launched an effort to deliver financial and securities education at various levels and across various segments in India and abroad. To implement its objectives, NISM has established six distinct schools to cater the educational needs of various constituencies such as investor, issuers, intermediaries, regulatory staff, policy makers, academia and future professionals of securities markets.
NISM brings out various publications on securities markets with a view to enhance knowledge levels of participants in the securities industry.
NISM is mandated to develop and implement certification examinations for professionals employed in various segments of the Indian securities markets.
Click below to find out more about NISM examinations:
SEBI, by establishing NISM, has articulated the desire expressed by the Indian government to promote securities market education and research.
Towards accomplishing the desire of Government of India and vision of SEBI, NISM has launched an effort to deliver financial and securities education at various levels and across various segments in India and abroad. To implement its objectives, NISM has established six distinct schools to cater the educational needs of various constituencies such as investor, issuers, intermediaries, regulatory staff, policy makers, academia and future professionals of securities markets.
NISM brings out various publications on securities markets with a view to enhance knowledge levels of participants in the securities industry.
NISM is mandated to develop and implement certification examinations for professionals employed in various segments of the Indian securities markets.
Click below to find out more about NISM examinations:
- NISM-Series-I: Currency Derivatives Certification Examination
| Test Objectives | Workbook | Corrigendum | Trader Workstation Screens (For information purposes only)
- NISM-Series-II-A: Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents - Corporate Certification Examination
| Test Objectives | Workbook
- NISM-Series-II-B: Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents – Mutual Fund Certification Examination
| Test Objectives | Workbook
NISM-Series-I: Currency Derivatives Certification Examination (NISM-Series-I: CD Examination)
The examination seeks to create a common minimum knowledge benchmark for persons working in the Currency Derivatives market segment, in order to enable a better understanding of currency markets and exchange traded currency future products, better quality investor service, operational process efficiency and risk controls.
Examination Objectives
On successful completion of the examination the candidate should:
Examination Objectives
On successful completion of the examination the candidate should:
- Know the basics of currency markets and specifically Exchange Traded Currency Futures markets.
- Understand the trading, clearing and settlement mechanisms related to Currency Futures markets and basic investment strategies that use currency futures products.
- Know the regulatory environment in which the Currency Futures markets operate in India.
Assessment Structure
The NISM-Series-I: CD Examination is of 100 marks, has 60 questions, and should be completed in 2 hours. There is negative marking of 25% of the marks assigned to a question. The passing score for the examination is 60%.
Test Details
The NISM-Series-I: CD Examination is of 100 marks, has 60 questions, and should be completed in 2 hours. There is negative marking of 25% of the marks assigned to a question. The passing score for the examination is 60%.
Test Details
| Sr. No. | Name of Module | Fees (Rs.) | Test Duration (in minutes) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Pass Marks* (%) | Certificate # Validity (in years) |
| 1 | NISM-Series-I: Currency Derivatives Certification Examination | 1000 | 120 | 60 | 100 | 60 | 3 |
* Negative marking – 25% of the marks assigned to the question.
# Passing Certificate will be issued only to those candidates who have furnished/ updated their Income Tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) in their registration details.
# Passing Certificate will be issued only to those candidates who have furnished/ updated their Income Tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) in their registration details.
The examination seeks to create a common minimum knowledge benchmark for persons working in Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents (R&T Agent) organizations in the corporate R&T function, in order to enable better quality investor service, operational process efficiency and risk controls.
Examination Objectives
On successful completion of the examination the candidate should:
Examination Objectives
On successful completion of the examination the candidate should:
- Know the basics of securities and securities markets
- Understand broadly the role and functions of the R&T Agents in the corporate securities issuance and transaction process.
- Know the regulatory environment in which the R&T Agents operate in India.
Assessment Structure
The examination consists of 100 questions of 1 mark each and should be completed in 2 hours. There is negative marking of 25% of the marks assigned to a question. The passing score on the examination is 50%.
Test Details
The examination consists of 100 questions of 1 mark each and should be completed in 2 hours. There is negative marking of 25% of the marks assigned to a question. The passing score on the examination is 50%.
Test Details
| Sr. No. | Name of Module | Fees (Rs.) | Test Duration (in minutes) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Pass Marks* (%) | Certificate # Validity (in years) |
| 1 | NISM-Series-II-A: Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents - Corporate Certification Examination | 1000 | 120 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 3 |
* Negative marking – 25% of the marks assigned to the question.
# Passing Certificate will be issued only to those candidates who have furnished/ updated their Income Tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) in their registration details.
# Passing Certificate will be issued only to those candidates who have furnished/ updated their Income Tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) in their registration details.
The examination seeks to create a common minimum knowledge benchmark for persons working in Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents (R&T Agent) organizations in the mutual fund R&T function, in order to enable better quality investor service, operational process efficiency and risk controls.
Examination Objectives
On successful completion of the examination the candidate should:
Examination Objectives
On successful completion of the examination the candidate should:
- Know the basics of securities and securities markets
- Understand broadly the role and functions of the R&T Agents in the mutual fund issuance and transaction process.
- Know the regulatory environment in which the R&T Agents operate in India.
Assessment Structure
The examination consists of 100 questions of 1 mark each and should be completed in 2 hours. There is negative marking of 25% of the marks assigned to a question. The passing score on the examination is 50%.
Test Details
The examination consists of 100 questions of 1 mark each and should be completed in 2 hours. There is negative marking of 25% of the marks assigned to a question. The passing score on the examination is 50%.
Test Details
| Sr. No. | Name of Module | Fees (Rs.) | Test Duration (in minutes) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Pass Marks* (%) | Certificate # Validity (in years) |
| 1 | NISM-Series-II-B: Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents – Mutual Fund Certification Examination | 1000 | 120 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 3 |
* Negative marking – 25% of the marks assigned to the question.
# Passing Certificate will be issued only to those candidates who have furnished/ updated their Income Tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) in their registration details.
# Passing Certificate will be issued only to those candidates who have furnished/ updated their Income Tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) in their registration details.
| REGISTRATION* | PAYMENT MODE ** | STUDY MATERIAL | ENROLLMENT*** | |
| ONLINE | Site address : www.nseindia.com Home>NCFM>Online Register / Enroll Or Home>NCFM>NISM Certifications | Credit card / Debit card Cash / Netbanking | Workbook is available under Home>NCFM>NISM certifications. | Date of test can be selected online |
| OFFLINE | Site address : www.nseindia.com Registration form can be downloaded from Home>NCFM>Procedures – Offline registration. | Demand Draft/ Pay Order only | Workbook is available under Home>NCFM>NISM certifications. | Date of test can be specified in the form or can also be selected online |
* Registration is one time activity (should be done only once) and Regn. No. is valid for life time. Thus, candidates may carefully maintain 'user id', 'pass word' (set by them during registration) and NCFM registration no. generated by NCFM system. Candidate may access his/her NCFM account online anytime by putting such 'user id' & 'pass word' on Login page (under nseindia.com > NCFM> Online Register / Enroll).
** All payments made are valid for a period of 180 days from date of receipt of payment.
*** Enrollment implies booking a seat for specific module, test date, test centre...
** All payments made are valid for a period of 180 days from date of receipt of payment.
*** Enrollment implies booking a seat for specific module, test date, test centre...
Points to be noted :
- Certificates shall be issued only to those successful candidates who have provided their Permanent Account Number (PAN) details at the time of registration. The original PAN card needs to be produced as a means of identification for the test.
- In case candidates do not furnish the Permanent Account Number (PAN) details at the time of registration, they can still take the test. Candidates not providing Permanent Account Number (PAN) details, will be given score card only. In case such candidates wish to obtain a certificate, the same will be issued only after receipt of Permanent Account Number (PAN) number information and verification.
- In case a candidate is already registered with NCFM and wishes to take theNISM-Series-I: Currency Derivatives Certification Examination, NISM-Series-II-A: Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents – Corporate Certification Examination OR NISM-Series-II-B: Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents – Mutual Fund Certification Examination and obtain a certificate for the same, he needs to update his registration details before making payment or enrolling for the test. The additional registration details and Permanent Account Number (PAN) number related information can be updated either
- ONLINE by accessing the link 'Edit Profile' or
- OFFLINE by furnishing the said details in the registration form which can be downloaded from the NSE website. - As per SEBI requirement, all approved users and sales personnel of trading members of currency derivatives segments of recognised stock exchanges are required to obtain the necessary certification in NISM-Series-I: Currency Derivatives Certification Examination by September 30, 2009. Further, as per NISM notification (NISM/Certification/Series-I: CD/2009/2 dated May 12, 2009), all approved users and sales personnel of trading members of currency derivatives segments of recognised stock exchanges who have passed the FEDAI–NSE Currency Futures (Basic) Module offered by NSE till 14-May-2009, shall be deemed to have obtained the requisite standards.
