March 27, 2019
National Institute of Securities Markets
Communiqué/Press Release
National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) announces the launch of NISM-Series-XVIII: Financial Education Certification Examination for those candidates who wish to assess their financial literacy and their understanding of various aspects of financial markets including banking, securities, insurance and pension.
The examination is a voluntary examination and will be open to all.
Details of NISM-Series-XVIII: Financial Education Certification Examination are given in Annexure-I and Annexure-II attached to this communiqué/press release.
This examination is broadly based upon the “SEBI Financial Education Booklet” and this booklet acts as a reference material for this examination. Softcopy of this booklet would be made available to the candidates registered for this examination. However, the knowledge tested in this examination could go beyond the content covered in this booklet but shall fall within the broader realm of financial products, markets and ecosystem at the introductory level.
The NISM-Series-XVIII: Financial Education Certification Examination will be available to the candidates from 1st April 2019.
The text of these Annexures and the registration details are available at www.nism.ac.in.
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Dr. M. Thenmozhi
Director
National Institute of Securities Markets
Enclosures: Annexure I and Annexure II
SEBI Circular for NISM-Series-V-D: Mutual Fund – Specialized Investment Fund Distributors Certification Examination dated July 21, 2026
NISM/Certification/NISM-Series-V-D: Mutual Fund – Specialized Investment Fund Distributors Certification Examination/2026/01 dated July 14, 2026
SEBI Circular for NISM-Series-XXV-B: Persons Associated with Investment Advice (Sales and Other Non-Core Services) Certification Examination dated June 24, 2026
NISM/Certification/ NISM-Series-XXV-B: Persons Associated with Investment Advice (Sales and Other Non-Core Services) Certification Examination/2026/01 dated May 18, 2026.
SEBI Circular for NISM Series XXV-A: Persons Associated with Research Services (Sales and Other Non-Core Services) Certification Examination dated March 11, 2026
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