NISM has organised a 45 days long workshop for the new recruit officers of Securities and Exchange Board of India. The programme was held in two batches, the first batch during Dec 17, 2013-Jan 30, 2014 and the induction for second batch has commenced from January 16, 2014 and is expected to be completed by February 28,2014. The workshop provided rich knowledge inputs to the participants on financial market in general and securities markets in particular.

There were ten modules spread into 45 days and the program began with the module on Group Dynamics, a team building exercise. Module on Foundation in Economics and Finance dealt with the practical application of economic theories and finance concepts. The module on Financial Markets took care of the topics on banking, insurance, pension, credit rating, credit information, securitisation, corporate finance etc. The modules on Securities Markets Introduction, Market Intermediaries and Securities Market Regulation had a comprehensive view about the functioning of securities markets. Familiarization with SEBI Act 1992 was extended through case studies presented by experts from legal department, SEBI. Exposure Visits were made to stock exchanges, depository institutions and stock brokerage houses. Towards the end, a module on soft skills programme was delivered with inputs on leadership skills, inter personal skills etc. In two batches, 84 newly recruited officers participated in the programme.

Participants of the Batch I of SEBI Induction Program for newly recruited Grade A Officers