National Institute of Securities Markets

National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) is an Indian public trust and an educational institute established in 2006 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The institute offers academic programmes, training programmes, capacity building and skill development programmes in securities markets. The institute also provides financial education and standards to improve financial literacy in the country. The institute is located in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, India. It is an autonomous body governed by a Board of Governors. U K Sinha is the current chairman and Sandip Ghose is the current Director of NISM. The institute is divided into six schools that address the different participants of the Indian financial market.

History

In the Budget Speech of February 2006, P Chidambaram, the erstwhile Union Finance Minister, proposed to authorize the Securities and Exchange Board of India to set up a National Institute of Securities Markets for teaching and training intermediaries in securities markets and promoting research. Accordingly NISM was established in 2006. NISM seeks to add to market quality through educational initiatives. It is an autonomous body governed by its Board of Governors. An International Advisory Council provides strategic guidance to NISM.

Structure

NISM consists of six different schools. These are as follows:[1]

School for Investor Education and Financial Literacy (SIEFL)

SIEFL is aimed at working on various initiatives on Financial Literacy. There are three programmes in NISM that address financial education.

School for Certification of Intermediaries (SCI)

The School for Certification of Intermediaries (SCI) at NISM is engaged in developing certification examinations for professionals employed in various segments of the Indian securities markets. These examinations are being developed by NISM as mandated under SEBI Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets (CAPSM) Regulation, 2007.

NISM examinations:

Other Certifications:

School for Securities Information and Research (SSIR)

SSIR undertakes several initiatives that seek to support research in securities markets.

The Network for Securities Markets Data (NSMD), a project undertaken by the SSIR, will act as a single point access to Indian securities markets related data and will boost the research and analysis activities on Indian securities markets.

School for Regulatory Studies and Supervision (SRSS)

SRSS organizes executive education for officers of SEBI, stock exchanges, government officers, depositories, capital markets division of the ministry and participants of capital markets from other jurisdictions including SAARC nations and IOSCO nations.

SRSS also initiated training programmes for Internal Auditors of Stock Brokers. SRSS organizes round table for mutual fund trustees.

The school has also undertaken a project "Securities Market Simulator" which simulates the working of securities markets to facilitate training and research activities on Indian markets.

School for Corporate Governance (SCG)

SCG conducts workshops and round table conferences in matters pertaining to Corporate Governance and initiatives for capacity building in the corporate governance space.

School for Securities Education (SSE)

The School for Securities Education offers academic programmes specialized in securities markets. The programmes offered under SSE are:

See also

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