Empanelment of Resource Person for Financial Education
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), is a statutory regulatory body
 established by an Act of Parliament, to protect the interests of investors in securities, to
 promote the development of and to regulate the securities market.
 NISM, established by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, is an independent
 public trust with a mandate to contribute to the development of securities markets. NISM
 has taken up several initiatives in financial education, certification of market
 intermediaries, corporate governance, securities markets data, research and securities
 markets education.
 SEBI and NISM invite applications from candidates based in the following states and
 union territories for the empanelment as “Financial Education Resource Persons” to be
 part of the financial education efforts of SEBI and NISM:

States and territories:
Andhra Pradesh Meghalaya
 Arunachal Pradesh Mizoram
 Assam Nagaland
 Bihar Orissa
 Chhattisgarh Punjab + Chandigarh
 Haryana Sikkim
 Himachal Pradesh Tamil Nadu + Pondicherry
 Jammu and Kashmir Tripura
 Jharkhand Uttar Pradesh
 Karnataka Uttarakhand
 Kerala West Bengal
 Manipur Delhi

Selection Criteria:
** The Resource Person(RP) should be a teacher or a retired teacher in Std XI, Std XII,
 graduate or postgraduate course of a college in any of the following streams:
 Commerce, Economics, Finance
 ** RP himself, at the least, should be a post graduate in any of the aforementioned
 fields of study
 ** RP should have a minimum teaching experience of 3 years
 ** RP should neither be connected to any intermediary nor should promote commercial
 interest of any intermediary nor should he be undertaking any securities markets
 related business activity on an individual or a proprietorship basis
 ** RP should have proficiency in English as a medium of instruction for the participants
 of the investor education programs to be held in different zones of India
 ** In addition the RP should have proficiency in the local language of the state that he/
 she is based in. RP should be willing to travel across the assigned area and conduct
 financial education programs at various locations
 ** The RP should have good presentation and communication skills and should be
 competent enough to conduct presentation and training programs/ on any of the
 modules of financial education materials.
 ** The RP must undertake to conduct at least 12 training workshops, in a year on his
 own
 ** The RP should preferably have experience of conducting training and education
 programs of interest to retail investors
 ** The RP should have a good understanding of financial markets and financial
 products for the retail investor
 ** Preference will be given to those candidates who are less than 65 years of age; are
 comfortable using and own audio visual aids like laptops.
 ** Selected candidates have to undergo training, pass any examination on completion
 of training and agree to sign a code of conduct before being Empanelled as
 Resource Person

Code of Conduct:
** The trainer shall uphold SEBI’s and NISM’s Vision to impart unbiased quality
 education and financial education to all individual investors.
 ** The trainer shall, at all times, be fair, respectful and courteous to trainees, fellow
 trainers and NISM and SEBI volunteers and employees.
 ** The trainer assumes responsibility and accountability for their individual judgments
 and actions.
 ** The trainer shall demonstrate respect of trainee/s in the way he/ she discusses the
 trainees’ financial circumstances, needs, and difficulties.
 ** The trainer would by no means indulge in selling or promoting of any specific
 investment instrument and would be completely objective and impartial in their
 approach while training.
 ** The trainer would not make any personal monetary profit by way of
 publishing/selling/distributing the training material/literature/presentations other than
 providing the same during the workshops in manner prescribed by SEBI/ NISM. All
 materials pertaining to the program are copyright of SEBI/ NISM; are to be used only
 for the purpose of SEBI/ NISM programs; and should not be used elsewhere without
 prior written permission.
 ** The trainer agrees to teach NISM and SEBI approved curriculum. This includes
 adhering to all approved prerequisites, essential core information, and required
 hours of instruction and any changes made by SEBI or NISM thereto from time to
 time.
 ** The trainer agrees to use and provide to trainees training materials that are current,
 approved by SEBI/ NISM as to meeting SEBI and NISM’s standards for a quality
 presentation.
 ** The trainer shall maintain competence in the field of financial education by actively
 participating in any training workshops held or approved by NISM and SEBI (as
 required) and through passing of any required certification examination approved by
 SEBI/ NISM.
 ** The trainer agrees to conduct a minimum of 12 workshops for a stipulated minimum
 number of participants in a year as further specified in the contract.

Certified Teacher:
The Resource Person shall be certified by SEBI as “Certified teacher for financial
education”.
Remuneration:
Selected candidates shall be paid remuneration of Rs. 2,000/- per program conducted
 plus Rs. 500/- towards conveyance for local program and Rs. 1,000/- when program is
 out of station from the place of residence of the Resource Person.

General instructions for submission of applications:
** Candidates may obtain the application form from website.
 ** Additional information can be provided by attaching enclosure to the form.
 ** Application forms not submitted in the prescribed format will be summarily rejected.
 ** The application form should be filled up in CAPITAL LETTERS and in ENGLISH
 only.
 ** Candidates will ensure that all the entries have been correctly filled in. The
 application as well as photograph will be duly signed by the candidate before
 submission of the application form.
 ** Applications which are incomplete, mutilated, illegible, received after the prescribed
 date and from ineligible candidates will not be considered. CANDIDATES SHOULD
 SATISFY THEMSELVES ABOUT THEIR ELIGIBILITY BEFORE APPLYING.
 ** Relieving/No objection Certificate from the existing employer needs to be submitted
 before being empanelled.
 ** NISM shall not entertain request from the candidates seeking advice about their
 eligibility to apply.
 ** CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION.
 ** IN ALL MATTERS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY, SELECTION PROCESS,
 ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNICATION OF RESULT, THE DECISION OF NISM
 SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING ON THE CANDIDATES AND NO
 CORRESPONDENCE SHALL BE ENTERTAINED IN THIS REGARD.
 ** Communication in respect of selection of Resource Persons mentioned in this
 advertisement will be sent only to successful candidates.
 ** Interested candidates who have the passion for spreading financial education should
 send their duly filled, scanned copies of application form by email
 to resourcepersons@nism.ac.in or to the below mentioned address.

Financial Education Resource Persons
National Institute of Securities Markets
Ground Floor, UTI House, Plot No. 82, Sector 17,
 Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400 705

July 29, 2010 - Empanelment of Resource Person for Financial Literacy - (Revised)