Free preparation for NISM exams that explains every concept from the start, tells you why each wrong option is wrong, and shows where you need to focus, series by series.
Short lessons with tables, flowcharts and worked examples, in plain English, following the NISM workbook.
Answer, say how sure you are, and see why every wrong option is wrong.
Your dashboard flags confident mistakes and chapters to revisit before exam day.
Timed papers with each series' own pass mark and negative marking.
Series V-A: Mutual Fund Distributors, the certificate you need to distribute mutual funds and get an ARN.
Series VIII Equity Derivatives, Series I Currency Derivatives and Series XVI Commodity Derivatives: futures, options, pay-offs, margins and regulation.
Series X-A and X-B for SEBI-registered investment advisers, and Series XV for research analysts.
Series XII Securities Markets Foundation, Series VII Securities Operations and Risk Management, and Series VI Depository Operations.
No. GPT NISM is an independent study platform run by Gyan Prem Tutorials ("GPT"). NISM certification examinations are conducted by the National Institute of Securities Markets, an institute set up by SEBI. Always check nism.ac.in for the current syllabus, pattern, fees and rules.
No. The questions are written for this platform from each series' NISM workbook and syllabus. They are not copies of any exam paper or another provider's material.
It depends on your role. Mutual fund distributors need Series V-A; people who deal in equity futures and options at a broker need Series VIII; SEBI-registered investment advisers need Series X-A and X-B; research analysts need Series XV. Your employer or SEBI's regulations for your role decide which ones are compulsory.
In most series, yes: 25% of the question's marks for each wrong answer. A few series, such as V-A and XII, have none. Each timed paper here uses its series' rules, and the Exam info page lists them.