1. PGPSM
PLACEMENTS
2011-2012
POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN SECURITIES MARKETS
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SECURITIES MARKETS
Plot No. 82, NISM Bhavan, Sector-17 Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400 705
Phone: +91-22-66735100-105 | Fax: +91-22-66755710 | www.nism.ac.in
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2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SECURITIES MARKETS (NISM)
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NISM is a public trust established by the Securities and Exchange Board of India Close interface with policy makers, regulators and industry participants
(SEBI), the regulator of securities markets in India. It is an autonomous body
governed by a Board of Governors with strategic guidance from an international Continuous knowledge creation, acquisition and dissemination
Advisory Council. NISM envisions a catalytic role in promoting securities markets
research and education, through: Collaboration with the larger educational and market infrastructure to reach constituencies
relevant to the securities markets

3. VISION
To lead, catalyze and deliver educational initiatives to enhance the quality of securities
markets.
MISSION
To engage in capacity building among stakeholders in the securities markets
through financial literacy, professional education, certification, enhancing
governance standards and fostering policy research.
INSTITUTE'S PHILOSOPHY
NISM's activities are dedicated towards enhancing the quality
of participation in securities markets. This involves
development of knowledge and skill base of all
stakeholders. The Institute's philosophy embodies
the spirit of commitment to these objectives.
The activities at NISM are carried out through its Six Schools.
These include;
School for Investor Education and Financial Literacy (SIEFL)
School for Certification of Intermediaries (SCI)
School for Securities Information and Research (SSIR)
School for Regulatory Studies and Supervision (SRSS)
School for Corporate Governance (SCG)
School for Securities Education (SSE)

4. ABOUT NISM
In his budget speech of February 2005, the Honourable Union Finance Minister
announced that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) would establish
an institute to undertake securities markets education and research. In pursuance
of this mandate, SEBI established the National Institute of Securities Markets
(NISM) in Mumbai as a public trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.The
mission for NISM is to add to market quality through educational and research
initiatives that would support, enable and expedite an entire gamut of high quality
knowledge services in the securities industry. A market for securities education
and research is gradually emerging in India and abroad – partly due to the
buoyancy in the securities industry and partly because of the regulatory efforts to
create minimum competency levels for securities industry professionals. NISM
intends to play a catalytic role in addressing these needs.
Given the uniqueness of India and other developing markets, such intervention
would follow the twin approaches of accessing and disseminating the relevant
existing knowledge and creating new knowledge that is more specific and
appropriate for developing markets. With no other institute in the Asian region that
seeks to address as wide a canvas, NISM stands uniquely poised to become an
institution that would not only serve the securities markets in India but could also BOARD OF GOVERNORS*
assume a pan-Asian purpose. Mr. U.K.Sinha, Chairman, SEBI (Chairman, Board of Governors)
Mr. Prashant Saran, Whole Time Member, SEBI
Dr. K. P Krishnan, Secretary to Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Government of India
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Mr. P.K.Nagpal, Executive Director, SEBI
Mr. Uday Kotak, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
Ms. Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank
Dr. Anil Khandelwal, Former Chairman, Bank of Baroda
Mr. M.S.Sahoo, Advocate
*As on October 15, 2011
ACADEMIC COUNCIL*
Dr. Pritam Singh, Professor of Eminence, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
Prof. R. Vaidyanathan, Professor of Finance, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Dr. Sanjay Kallapur, Senior - Associate Dean, Faculty and Research, Indian School of Business,
Hyderabad
Dr. Ajay Shah, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi
*As on October 15, 2011

5. ABOUT THE SCHOOL FOR SECURITIES
EDUCATION (SSE)
NISM articulates and implements its mission of improving 1) POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN SECURITIES MARKETS (PGPSM)
market quality through its six schools, each having a specific PGPSM is a one-year full time post-graduate programme. This flagship programme
domain presence within the securities markets. The role of the was launched in 2010-11 and currently, the second batch is underway.
School for Securities Education (SSE) is to provide education
for preparing competent professionals who will serve the Students of first batch are working in the securities industry in various entities
securities markets. including credit rating agencies, banks, brokerages, intermediaries and analytic firms.
The last few years have seen a demand for securities 2) POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN SECURITIES MARKETS (PGCSM)
NISM and ICICI have entered into an arrangement for offering an exclusive programme
professionals who are equipped with a wider repertoire of
titled “Post Graduate Certificate in Securities Markets”, at NISM, as a joint initiative
knowledge and skills. This demand has been spurred by the
to attract bright and experienced talent for taking up a career in banking and financial
challenges posed by the growing Indian economy and the
services with ICICI Bank and its associate companies and to transform them into
expanding securities market. With the Indian economy growing skilled professionals in these fields.
consistently at over 6%, many Indian companies are scaling up
their activities in India and abroad. This has necessitated a It is a pre-placed batch and students, after successfully completing the programme,
greater need for corporations to access the securities markets. will be joining ICICI Group at a compensation level of ` 12.50 lacs.
The overall economic growth has also witnessed many Indian
corporations attracting domestic and foreign investments The first batch commenced in July 2011 and students are expected to join ICICI Group
through listings in India and overseas. in July 2012.
As the Indian economy grows and as Indian investors seek to 3) CERTIFICATE IN FINANCIAL ENGINEERING AND RISK MANAGEMENT (CFERM)
participate more in the capital markets, the Indian stock CFERM is a nine-month week end programme for working executives for equipping
exchanges, mutual funds, merchant bankers, analysts and skills and nuances of advanced financial engineering aspects. It is a highly
stock brokers would play an even more vital role in meeting the quantitative-oriented programme aimed at grooming risk management professionals.
enhanced expectations of various stakeholders. NISM launched this programme in 2009-10, and the third batch of CFERM is currently
underway.
With its proximity to policy makers and professionals in the
securities markets community, SSE is uniquely positioned to CFERM is offered in two formats – weekend as well as on a residential, modular basis.
provide educational programmes that will create new age
securities markets professionals.
Considering the capacity building needs of securities industry,
NISM, under its School for Securities Education (SSE) offers
three long-duration programmes as under:

6. POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN SECURITIES MARKETS (PGPSM) PROGRAMME ARCHITECTURE
For students interested in pursuing a career in securities markets, the PGPSM is an extremely unique Divided into four terms, the programme is a balanced blend of theory and practice. These four terms lay
opportunity to obtain first-hand knowledge, both theoretical and practical, from an institute established emphasis on the following:
by SEBI, the market regulator. The faculty, consisting of academicians and practitioners, has the • Conceptual Phase
capability to deliver a high-quality programme to the students looking for knowledge and skill-sets as a • Application Phase
solid foundation. • Advanced Application Phase
• Industry Interaction Phase
Informal estimates indicate that the securities markets would require about 32,000 professionals every
year. The required skill-sets could be grouped as follows: (1) Fund Management, Analysis and Dealings
(2) Sales, Product Management and Brand Management (3) Operations and Services (4) Information Term I Term II Term III Term IV
Technology (5) Compliance and (6) Financial Advice and Planning. Conceptual Phase Application Phase Advanced Application Phase Industry Interaction Phase
Economics Fixed Income Securities Global Financial Markets Internship
PGPSM thus seeks to prepare students to become Fund Managers, Analysts, Dealers, Institutional Sales
Persons, Product Designers, Operations Managers, Compliance Officers, Risk Management Officers, Securities Analysis & Regulation - Theory &
Mathematics for Finance Project Dissertation
Investment Bankers, and Investment Advisors in the securities markets. Valuation Practice
Econometrics & Time Mergers, Acquisitions &
Statistics for Finance Seminars
ABOUT POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN SECURITIES MARKETS (PGPSM) Series Analysis Corporate Restructuring
Financial Accounting &
PGPSM is a one-year full time Post-Graduate Programme aimed at creating next generation securities Portfolio Management Financial Modelling
Reporting
markets professionals.
Financial Institutions & Derivatives & Risk
Corporate Governance
VALUE ADDITION FROM PGPSM Markets Management
Mutual Fund
Corporate Finance Special Topics
By completing the PGPSM, students would be able to: Operations
• Abstract the building blocks of the securities markets, understand them conceptually, and
develop the capability to design solutions that meet specific requirements In addition to the above, students gain exposure through several workshops on contemporary topics
• Upgrade knowledge and skill sets necessary to perform the key technical activities in the such as IFRS, XBRL, Simulated Trading, Market Microstructure, Behavioural Finance etc.
securities markets
• Develop a well-rounded, complete understanding of securities markets During Terms I to III, students are expected to study a total of 18 courses of 1 full credit each. Each credit
would mean approximately 30 hours of classroom inputs.
TARGET AUDIENCE
In Term IV, commencing from April 16, students are required to undertake an internship project with an
The target audience includes: organization where they are placed as executives/interns in the securities industry. The Project
• Graduates and post-graduates aspiring for careers in securities markets Dissertation which carries 2 credits, it is to be submitted before May 31, the concluding day of Term IV.
• Executives seeking careers or career switches related to securities markets Students are free to join their respective organizations on or after April 16 each year.

7. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION CRITERIA
The PGPSM programme is strengthened by sound delivery by expert faculty, together with multiple PGPSM is a rigorous programme pegged at the level of post graduation, leading to the award of
pedagogy. The faculty-team is comprised of the following: PGPSM. The programme is specially designed to raise the professional standards of students. The
PGPSM will be awarded on the basis of the student's performance in the following components:
• Pre-class reading and preparation
• Class participation
Fixed Income Securities, Financial • Quizzes
Sunder Ram Korivi MA, PhD (Mumbai), FCA, AICWA
Markets, Financial Reporting • Term papers/projects/assignments
Statistics, Econometrics & Time Series, • Mid-term and end-term examinations
Kiran Kumar MA. PhD (IISc) • Any other component of evaluation that the Institute may
Financial Engineering
prescribe from time to time
Poonam Mehra Msc (Econ), PhD (IGIDR) Economics, Regulation, Corporate Finance • A student is expected to obtain the minimum passing grade of
50% in each of the courses listed above.
M.Com (Rank Holder), Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis,
S Rachappa
PhD (Osmania) Forensic Finance, Insurance
Msc (IIT Bombay)
Suneel Sarswat Mathematics, Computational Finance
(Statistics & Informatics)
M.Sc (Math), M.Phil (Econ), Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering,
Akhlaque Ahmad
Pursuing PhD Mumbai Financial Modelling
M.Com (Gold Medallist),
Rachana Baid Financial Markets, Portfolio Theory
PhD (Osmania)
NISM also draws upon the cream of academia and industry for providing cutting-edge inputs in the
Securities markets domain.
The learning environment is further stimulated by use of technology such as Databases
(Bloomberg, Capitaline, Prowess), Application Software (Matlab, SAS, R) and Simulated Trading
with streaming data. Students are provided with internationally benchmarked textbooks.
Additionally, the library is exclusively dedicated towards finance, securities markets and related
areas with an up-to-date collection of books and scientific journals.

8. Class Profile 2011-2012
BATCH AT A GLANCE
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freshers
Experienced (0-12 Months)
Experienced (13-24 Months) EDUCATION BACK GROUND
Experienced (25-36 Months) Engineers
Experienced (More than 36 Months) Post Graduate (Business)
Post Graduate (Statistics, Finance & Economics)
Graduates (Commerce & Geography)
SECTOR WISE COMPOSITION
IT
Manufacturing Sector
Finance
Market Research & Analysis
Telecommication

9. PGSPM: 2011-12 – BATCH PROFILE
Ajith BP Ashish Baghel
B.E. (Electrical & Electronics) B.E. (Mechanical)
Infosys Technologies (32 months) Tata Consultancy Services (30 Months)
Alok Rustagi
B.E. (Computer) Ayushi Gupta
Reliance Communications (12 Months) M.A. Economics
Amit Agrawal
B.Tech (Chemical) Bhanupriya Gupta
Schenectady International Group India Ltd. (36 Months) B.Tech (Electronics & Communication)
Ganapathy Premkumar
Anand R.A M.Sc Finance
B.E (Electronics & Communication) JP Morgan India Services (10 Months)
Capgemini Consulting (32 Months) GlobeOp Financial Services (32 Months)

10. PGSPM: 2011-12 – BATCH PROFILE
G. Venu Babu Ketan Verma
B.Sc (Computers), M.B.A (Finance) B.Tech (Electronics & Communication)
Hitesh Gupta Kshitiz Sinha
B.E. (Computers) B.E. (Computers)
Accenture Services Ltd. (18 Months) Ariston Capital Services Pvt Ltd. (23 Months)
Kartikeya Balasubramanian
B.Sc (Statistics), PG Diploma (Applied Statistics) Kunal Kanishka
WNS Global Services (5 Months) B.A(H) Geography
Kaushik Sadhu Mithun M Surpur
M.Sc (BioInformatics) B.Tech (Mechanical)
ICICI Bank Ltd. (15 Months) Tata Consultancy Services (15 Months)

11. PGSPM: 2011-12 – BATCH PROFILE
Mithun Kumar Roy Saikiran Kopparthi
BCA, PGDM and Licentiate (Insurance Institute of India) B.Tech (Electronics and Communications)
SBI Life Insurance (24 Months) Tata Consultancy Services (35 Months)
Neeraj Mishra Sameer Khandelwal
B.Com BBA(CAM), MBA(Finance and Marketing)
NSE India Ltd (31 Months) Yes Bank Ltd. (14 Months)
Reliance Securities (12 Months) Religare Finvest Ltd. (4 Months)
Standard Chartered Bank (10 Months) ICICI Bank Ltd. (12 Months)
Sandeep K Biswal
M.A. Economics
Neha Singh Inaniya Green method enterprises (6 Months)
B.Com(H) Finance Indian Council for Market Research (29 Months)
Kotak Securities Ltd (12 Months) National Institute of Public Finance & Policy (18 Months)
Paresh Nemade
B.E. (Electronics) Sayantan Ghosh
ECIL-RAPISCAN (12 Months) B.Tech (Bioinformatics)
Surag Instruments (7 Months) Wipro Ltd. (16 Months)

12. PGSPM: 2011-12 – BATCH PROFILE
Shashank Kacker
B.Sc Biotech, Post Graduate Diploma in Banking
ICICI Bank Ltd. (30 Months)
Shrey Kumar Sao
B.Tech (Electronics and Communication)
SriHarsha P
B.Tech (Electronics & Communication), PGDBM (Finance & Marketing)
Northern Trust (4 Months)
VITEOS Fund Services (Credit Suisse) 26Months
Swapnil Deshpande
B.E. (Mechanical)
Colour Roof (I) Ltd(4 Months)

13. PLACEMENTS
For the first batch of PGPSM: 2010-11, NISM has received good support and encouragement
from industry. During placement season 2010-11, the institute has elicited a favourable response
from the industry.
The following organisations have participated in campus selections and have offered jobs to
students of the first batch:
• Asit C. Mehta Intermediaries Ltd.
• CARE Ratings
• Capgemini
• Darashaw & Co. Ltd.
• ICICI Bank Ltd.
• ICRA Management Consulting Services Ltd.
• IRIS Business Solutions Ltd.
• JMN Investment Research Ltd.
• JP Morgan
• Markit
• Syntel
Other organizations that expressed their interest:
• AIG Global AMC
• BNP Paribas Mutual
•Canara Robeco AMC
• CRISIL
• I-peritus
• Pramerica AMC
• Sahara Mutual Fund
The average salary annual CTC offered to students of first batch of PGSPM: 2010-11 was ` 6.18
lacs, in a range of ` 4 lacs to `15 lacs.

14. PLACEMENT PROCESS
Placement Schedule:
Invitation to recruiters for Pre-placement talks November 15, 2011
Scheduling of Pre-placement interactions November 21, 2011 onwards
Short-listing of Cvs December 1, 2011 onwards
Campus selection process and interviews January 9, 2012 onwards
Offer letters 15 days from date of final interview
Acceptances 15 days from date of offer
Placement process closure March 31, 2012
• Above placement schedule is indicative only and it can be tailored to suit the requirement of the
companies.
• Companies are welcome to visit our campus and interact with students for pre-placements throughout
the year.
• Placement activities and processes are conducted in collaboration between a Student's Placement
Committee and a Council of Faculty Members
Whom to contact for placements?
Please contact or write to:
• Mr. A. S. Ramayya, Asst. Vice President, Programme Office, NISM
• Phone: 022 66735121 or 5125 (Direct) and 66735100-105 (Board)
• Email : placement@nism.ac.in or as.ramayya@nism.ac.in