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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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XAT Exam Date
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Jan 15, 2026

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Jul 10, 2025 - Dec 05, 2025
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XAT Exam Date
Jan 04, 2026
XAT Result
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Jan 15, 2026

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Nov 30, 2025
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Reviewed on Nov 23, 2022(Enrolled 2019)

Admission:

Any mba entrance exam score is acceptable. You need to apply for the course by going to its website (nism.Ac.In). All information is available on the website. No reservation works there. I think improvement can be done in the admission process by making it more transparent.
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PGDM, General
Reviewed on Aug 22, 2020

Admission:

Admission process starts with entering Application form. The Institue shortlists candidate for written exam followed with Personal Interview. Finally merit list of the candidates getting admission is posted on NISM website. NISM College is being managed by SEBI.
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Reviewed on Jun 21, 2020

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National Institute of securities market is one of the very professional Universities that offers professional courses to the students. To get an admission in this Institute I had to to submit my intermediate and my bachelors certificate where I must score above 60%. I also had to crack CMAT examination with good score. This is necessary because for a meritorious student the college also provide scholarships.
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Reviewed on Jun 21, 2020

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National Institute of securities market is a public trust, established by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).To get an admission in this institute I have to submit my 10 + 2 results with science stream where I have scored above 60% and also my UG where I had scored 50%. I have to clarify the entrance exam. I also had to qualify CAT exam. I submitted my all the required certificates along with my ID proof and my passport size photographs also.
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Soumya
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Reviewed on Jun 17, 2020

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The students who are industry sponsored or working in the industry need to appear for the All India Entrance Test . this is in the form of online interview. Other than that the people who are working in RBI, SEBI, IRDA, CCI, IBBI and the other market securities like BSE, MCX, NSDL, NSE , government departments , judiciaries who have been working for a period of three years are also eligible to apply.The selection will thus be based on merit. If any NRI or foreign candidate want to take admission is also selected based on online interview.
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The students seeking admission in NISM needs to clear entrance exams like XAT/MAT/CMAT/CAT/ATMA/GMAT or MAH CET ( management).Other than that you need to have at least 50% marks in 12th standard for the general category and 45% in case of reserved one. The student must also hold a three years Bachelor degree in any field except for fine arts. The admission is strictly merit based. After applying online and filling in the necessary details I was called for the group discussion and interview round. Later scoring good in the GD I was given admission in the college.
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Abhisek
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I got my admission to NISM through my rank in the CLAT examination. After that, I applied by filling the online application with all the details. After that I got inducted in the merit list and then visited the campus to sign up the formalities.
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To get admission to the NISM you have to appear for CAT or MAT and secure a good rank. After that, you have to fill the online admission form and if you are selected then you have to visit campus to submit your documents.
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The placement is too good. National Stock Exchange, Aditya Birla Capital, NSDL, CSDL, Federal Bank, ICICI Bank, etc you can find a complete list on the nism website. Institute set up a placement portal for everyone known as RECULTA which helps the recruiter to find a suitable candidate.
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Reviewed on Jun 12, 2020

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This college comes under SEBI and SEBI monitors all the process and activities of this college. You can apply online and then will have to appear for entrance exam conducted by the college. Based on the scored admissions are allotted.
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