Your single launchpad for all 15 chapter notes — with exam-weighted priorities, complexity flags and a battle-tested 15-day prep plan.
Workbook Version · November 2025 · valid for exams on/after 20 Jan 2026A mandatory certification for anyone registered as, employed as, or partnering a Research Analyst under SEBI (Research Analysts) Regulations, 2014 [Reg. 7(2)]. It sets a common minimum knowledge benchmark for preparing and publishing research.
80 standalone MCQs (1 mark each) + 5 case studies, each with 4 linked questions (5 × 4 = 20 marks). All single-mark questions.
60 out of 100 (60%). A clear, fixed cut-off — no relative grading.
−25% of the question's mark for every wrong answer (−0.25 per 1-mark question). Guess only when you can eliminate options.
Test workstations run MS Excel or OpenOffice Calc. Be fluent in both for valuation, ratio and return computations.
The syllabus mirrors the research process: Markets → Terminology → Economy → Industry → Company → Valuation → Reporting → Regulation → Technicals.
Apply and book your slot at nism.ac.in. Certificate validity per current SEBI/NISM norms.
Five chapters — 15, 8, 10, 14 & 6 — carry 57 of 100 marks. If time is short, these are non-negotiable. The bars below are scaled to each chapter's mark weight.
Each card opens your full interactive notes for that chapter. Marks, complexity and a "heavy numericals" flag are shown so you can plan effort by payoff.
A focused, weightage-aware sprint. Roughly 3–4 hrs on study days and a heavier final day. Front-load understanding; back-load recall and mock tests.
Method beats hours. These habits are tuned to this specific exam — its negative marking, its numericals, and its memory-heavy regulatory chapter.