NISM Certified Personal Financial Advisor (CPFA) Examination shall be available till August 30, 2013 and thereafter shall be discontinued.
NISM-Series-X A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification Examination
The examination seeks to create a common minimum knowledge benchmark for all associated persons registered as an investment adviser and partners and representatives of investment advisers under SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013 and offering investment advisory services.
NISM-Series-X-A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification Examination is the level 1 examination and NISM would also be launching the level 2 of the Investment Adviser Certification Examination.
An associated person shall be required to pass both the levels (i.e. NISM-Series-X-A: Investment Adviser (Level 1) Certification Examination and NISM-Series-X-B: Investment Adviser (Level 2) Certification Examination) to fulfill the requirements under Regulation 7(2) of the SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013.
The certification aims to enhance the quality of investment advisory and related services in the financial services industry.
Curriculum: http://www.nseindia.com/content/ncfm/Curriculum_NISM-Series-X-A.pdf
PVS (Prashant V Shah) 