NISM-Series-XIX-A: Alternative Investment Funds (Category I and II) Distributors Certification Examination

Communiqué/Press Release

NISM/Certification/Series-XIX-A: AIFD-Cat I&II/2025/01 dated March 20, 2025

This is with reference to NISM Communiqué /Press Release Ref no. NISM/Certification/Series-XIX-A: AIFD-Cat I&II/2021/01 dated February 5, 2021 announcing the launch of NISM-Series-XIX-A: Alternative Investment Funds (Category I and II) Distributors Certification Examination for persons working as Distributors or Placement Agents in AIF (Category III) domain or persons desirous of servicing as Distributors or Placement Agents in AIF (Category III) domain.

The examination is being offered to the candidates since February 5, 2021 and has been updated periodically for product and regulatory changes.

This Communiqué notifies reduction of negative marking for NISM-Series-XIX-A: Alternative Investment Funds (Category I and II) Distributors Certification Examination w.e.f. April 1, 2025.

Details of the revised NISM-Series-XIX-A: Alternative Investment Funds (Category I and II) Distributors Certification Examination are given in  Annexure-I  and Annexure-II of this communiqué/press release.

The text of these Annexures and the registration details will be made available at www.nism.ac.in.

–Sd—

Sunil Kadam

Registrar

National Institute of Securities Markets

Enclosures: Annexure I and Annexure II