Sunday 27 January 2019

NISM Series X-A (Investment Advisor Level 1) Bikku Bikram Shah

NISM-Series-X-A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification Examination 


The examination seeks to create a common minimum knowledge benchmark for all associated persons registered as an investment adviser and partners and representatives of investment advisers under SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013 and offering investment advisory services.

NISM-Series-X-A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification Examination is the level 1 examination.
An associated person shall be required to pass both the levels (i.e. NISM-Series-X-A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification Examination and NISM-Series-X-B: Investment Adviser (Level 2) Certification Examination) to fulfill the requirements under Regulation 7(2) of the SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013.
The certification aims to enhance the quality of investment advisory and related services in the financial services industry.
Examination Objectives:
On successful completion of the examination, the candidate should:
·         Know the basics of investment advisory, steps in the advisory process, making and implementation of financial plan.
·         Understand how to evaluate different products, their suitability and how the recommendation of the same can impact investment risks, returns and strategies in a personal finance environment for investors and prospective investors in the market.
·         Get oriented to the Income tax, Wealth tax and legalities of Estate planning in personal finance, and regulatory aspects underlying advisory.
·         Get acquainted with financial planning as an approach to investing, insurance, retirement planning and an aid for advisers to develop long term relationships with their clients.
Assessment Structure
The examination consists of 100 questions of 1 mark each and should be completed in 2 hours. The passing score for the examination is 60%. There shall be negative marking of 25% of the marks assigned to a question for each wrong answer.
Test Details
Name of Module: NISM-Series-X-A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification Examination
Fees (Rs.)
Test Duration (in minutes)
No. of Questions
Maximum Marks
Pass Marks* (%)
Certificate Validity#
(in years)
1500+
120
100
100
60
3

*: Negative marking - 25% of the marks assigned to the question

+ Payment gateway charges extra.
# Passing Certificate will be issued only to those candidates who have furnished/ updated their Income Tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) in their registration details.




NISM Series-X-B: Investment Adviser (Level 2) Certification Examination





NISM-Series-X-B: Investment Adviser (Level 2) Certification Examination along with the NISM-Series-X-A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification Examination seeks to create a common minimum knowledge benchmark for all associated persons registered as an investment adviser and partners and representatives of investment advisers under SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013 and offering investment advisory services.
An associated person shall be required to pass both the levels (i.e. NISM-Series-X-A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification Examination and NISM-Series-X-B: Investment Adviser (Level 2) Certification Examination) to fulfill the requirements under Regulation 7(2) of the SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013.
The certification aims to enhance the quality of investment advisory and related services in the financial services industry.
Examination Objectives
On successful completion of the examination, the candidate should:
·         Know the comprehensive financial planning in the context of households to apply the planning elements learnt in Level 1 Certification Examination.
·         Understand the structure and performance of securities markets; importance of asset allocation and impact of the market movement on the assets performance.
·         Know the practical aspect of product selection, portfolio construction, review and re-balancing based on clients need.
·         Know the compliance, operations and service elements in investment advice.
Assessment Structure
The examination consists of 8 case-lets with 4 multiple choice questions of 2 marks each per case-lets and 36 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each adding up to 100 marks. The examination 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 marks.
Test Details
Name of Module: NISM-Series-X-B: Investment Adviser (Level 2) Certification Examination
Fees (Rs.)
Test Duration (in minutes)
No. of Questions
Maximum Marks
Pass Marks* (%)
Certificate Validity#
(in years)
1500+
120
68~
100
60
3
 ~ 36 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each and 8 case-lets with 4 multiple choice questions of 2 marks each (Total 68 questions adding up to 100 marks).
*: Negative marking - 25% of the marks assigned to the question
+ Payment gateway charges extra.
# Passing Certificate will be issued only to those candidates who have furnished/ updated their Income Tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) in their registration details.

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