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Lights, Camera, Finance: NISM Reel Making Competition

About NISM Reel Making Contest

The Reel Making Contest is part of NISM’s advocacy efforts to enhance financial literacy, investor education, and increase public engagement in India’s securities market.

This initiative aims at encouraging creative individuals to promote financial literacy, investor education, and securities market awareness through short video reels, specifically targeting youth and digital-native audiences.

Who Can Participate?

  • Open to college students, young professionals, creators,
    and individuals passionate about financial education
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Broad Themes

Various topics related to investment and securities market such as...

Market Trends & Growth

  • India's rise as one of the fastest-growing stock markets globally
  • Growing retail investor participation post-pandemic
  • Increasing role of SIPs & Mutual Funds in household savings

IPO Boom

  • Recent and upcoming IPOs in India
  • Increased participation of retail investors in IPOs
  • IPO grading & red-herring prospectus explained

Equity, Trading & Mutual Funds

  • Is equity investment considered risky?
  • Do people always lose money when investing in the stock market?
  • Is the stock market a good option for long-term wealth creation?
  • Are mutual funds a better way to invest?
  • Is short-term trading in stocks advisable?

Cyber Fraud in Investment

  • Cyber Hygiene Tips for Safe Investing
  • How to Report Cyber Fraud in the Securities Market
  • Phishing Scams in Stock Trading
  • Pump-and-Dump Schemes via Social Media Social
  • Engineering Tactics in Investment Fraud

Video Submission Guidelines

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Reel Duration

50 seconds (min) to 160 seconds (max)

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Reel size

up to 200 MB

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Format

Portrait/Landscape

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Language

Any language (with English subtitles if not in English/Hindi)

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File Format

MP4 preferred

 Lights, Camera, Finance! Your Reel Belongs Here!

Step into the spotlight — submit your reel via Google Form today!

Contest Timeline
Contest Start:
5th July 2025
Submission Close:
30th August 2025
  1. All content submitted must be original, created by the participant, and free from plagiarism or copyright infringement.
  2. Incomplete or non-compliant entries may be disqualified at the discretion of NISM.
  3. The decision of the evaluation panel shall be final and binding. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
  4. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR):
    • By submitting an entry, participants hereby grant NISM full rights, including ownership, to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, and display the content in any format or medium, for educational, promotional, or institutional purposes, etc.
    • No consent, credit, or compensation shall be required for such use.
    • Awarded entries will become the intellectual property of NISM.
    • Participants agree not to submit the same or substantially similar content to any other competition or platform.
  5. Disqualification:
    • Use of offensive, discriminatory, false, or misleading content will result in immediate disqualification.
    • Any violation of the contest rules or misrepresentation may lead to cancellation of entry and withdrawal of awards, as may be decided or as the case may be.
  6. Amendments and Cancellations:
    • NISM reserves the right to modify the contest rules, timeline, evaluation criteria, or cancel the competition without prior notice, if deemed necessary.
  7. General Rules
    • The content must be relevant to finance, securities markets, or related themes.
    • If the content includes facts or data, they must be accurate and verifiable.
    • All submissions must be free from third-party intellectual property violations.
    • Participants are expected to maintain ethical standards in creating and presenting content.
  8. Eligibility – NISM Students and Employees
    • Current students and employees of NISM may participate voluntarily, but will not be eligible for prizes or awards.
    • Such entries may still be used by NISM for educational, training, or promotional purposes, etc., without any financial compensation.
  9. Intellectual Property Clause for Winners
    • Winners acknowledge and admit that, upon acceptance of the award, all intellectual property rights of the submitted content will be transferred to NISM.NISM shall hold exclusive rights to use, adapt, or disseminate the winning entries for any purpose as it may deem fit and proper, without limitation or without the consent of the participants and mention of without credit to the winners.
  10. Disclaimer
    • Participants of the contest hereby irrevocably accept all the aforesaid terms and conditions.
    • NISM shall not be held responsible for any technical issues, submission delays, or loss of data.
    • The organizers shall not be liable for any claim, damage, or loss incurred by any participant due to participation or non-selection in the competition.
    • All legal matters, if any, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Mumbai, Maharashtra.