February 5, 2021
Communiqué/Press Release
NISM-Series-XIX-A: Alternative Investment Funds (Category I and II) Distributors Certification Examination
NISM announces 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 I and II) domain or persons desirous of servicing as Distributors or Placement Agents in AIF (Category I and II) domain. The examination focuses on Category I and Category II AIFs. The certification examination will be available to all.
The NISM-Series-XIX-A: Alternative Investment Funds (Category I and II) Distributors Certification Examination will be available to the candidates with effect from February 5, 2021.
Details of the updated examination can be downloaded from the website of NISM.
Details of the updated 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 Annexure and the registration details are available at www.nism.ac.in.
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Sunil Kadam
Registrar
National Institute of Securities Markets
Enclosures: Annexure I and Annexure II
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