The document provides an overview of the Post Graduate Programme in Securities Markets (PGPSM) offered by the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), aimed at creating skilled professionals for the securities market. It details the rigorous selection process, comprehensive curriculum, and the practical exposure provided through internships and industry interactions, highlighting the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the 2015-16 graduating class. Additionally, the document emphasizes NISM's commitment to professional education and partnerships with industry leaders to ensure graduates are job-ready and equipped for various roles in the financial sector.

1. Concept&Designby:JeetendraSolanki,NISM
POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN
SECURITIES MARKETS
PGPSM
PLACEMENTS
2015
2016
An Educational Initiative of SEBI
New age Securities Markets
Professionals-
eyeing for
opportunities
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SECURITIES MARKETS
Plot No. 82, NISM Bhavan, Sector-17 Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400 703
Board: +91-22-66735100-05 | Fax: +91-22-66755710
Mr. Nitesh Bhati, Faculty: +91-99204 73408
Mr. Rajshekhar Torgal, Deputy Manager: +91-99308 80194
Email: placement@nism.ac.in | Website: www.nism.ac.in

2. 1. Message from the Director .................................... [1]
2. Welcome to Campus Recruitment ......................... [2]
3. About NISM ............................................................ [3]
4. Board of Governors & Academic Council .............. [4]
5. Post Graduate Programme in Securities
Markets (PGPSM) .................................................. [5]
6. Why to Hire PGPSM Students? .............................. [5]
7. Programme Architecture ....................................... [7]
8. Learning Environment ........................................... [8]
9. Visiting Faculty ....................................................... [9]
10. Guest Lectures under the “Professional
Education Series” Workshop ............................... [10]
11. Batch at A Glance ................................................ [11]
12. Students Profile ................................................... [12]
13. Placement Process .............................................. [19]
14. Our Major Past Recruiters ................................... [20]
15. Testimonials of Recruiters ................................... [21]
16. Awards and accolades won by NISM .................. [22]
Contents

3. Message from
the Director
The class of 2015-16 is from a widely
divergent background selected through a
very rigorous process. They have gone
through a demanding curriculum, guided
and trained by highly qualified faculty
members from academia and professionals
from the industry. Academic rigour has
been supplemented by strong exposure to
securities markets through simulation
exercises and internship in the workplace.
Graduates of past batches of this
programme have excelled in work places
across a variety of organisations in the
Financial Sector. I am confident that in this
class of 2015-16 you will find highly
motivated, talented and energetic students
who will prove to be an asset to your
organization.
Sandip Ghose
Director
Dear Recruiter,
Welcome to the talent pool of NISM.
The School for Securities Education (SSE) at NISM is
entrusted with the task of providing in-classroom
education at the Professional or Master's level in the
field of securities markets. Our Post Graduate
Programme in Securities Markets (PGPSM) is a rigorous
and intensive 1-year fulltime programme. Since
inception, the design and delivery processes of this
programme have maintained a fine balance of concepts
and practice. Over the past 6 years, we have perfected
the design and delivery mechanisms, as can be seen from
the sterling on-the-job performance of our alumni. Two
notable aspects that make PGPSM students unique are
worthy of recall:
Process: Students are selected from an all-India pool
through an NISM/GMAT/XAT written test, interview and
essay. The curriculum is under constant review to keep it
Sunder Ram Korivi
Dean
current and comprehensive. Our faculty members are
engaged in research and conferences, and bring in
specialized inputs to the classroom. Students learn from
a wide range of modes, viz. cases, exercises, role-plays,
simulations (SMART lab trading system), databases
(Bloomberg, Prowess), seminars and conferences, book
reviews, finance-related film reviews etc. Inputs are
spread across three terms, covering Concepts,
Applications, Advanced Applications and
Industry-Integration. Conceptual inputs are blended with
practical insights from real life through professionals
from industry and regulatory bodies. Our location at Navi
Mumbai provides proximity to the intellectual capital
from Mumbai - the financial capital.
Product: PGPSM students are equipped to be complete
securities market professionals. They are positioned to
take up a wide range of responsibilities, such as Analysts,
Investment Managers, Valuers of Asset Classes, Treasury
& Risk Managers, Operational Managers, Compliance
Officers, Financial Planners & Wealth Managers etc.
Organizations that will find our students suitable include
Analytics firms, Rating Agencies, Stock-Brokers, Fund
Managers, Investment Banks, Registered Valuers, Banks,
Financial Advisors etc.
Students selected by recruiters have an opportunity to
familiarize themselves with their work by April or earlier,
if required. A project dissertation is to be submitted
before May 31 each year. This crucial document serves as
a link between academics and practice.
We welcome you once again to our talent pool and look
forward to a longstanding relationship between our
organizations.
Welcome to
Recruitment
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4. Mr. U. K. Sinha
Chairman, SEBI
(Chairman, Board of Governors)
Mr. Rajeev Kumar Agarwal
Whole Time Member, SEBI
Mr. Prashant Saran
Whole Time Member, SEBI
Mr. Manoj Joshi
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance (GOI)
Mr. Uday Kotak
Vice Chairman & Managing Director,
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
Ms. Chanda Kochhar
Managing Director &
Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank
Mr. Y. M. Deosthalee
Chairman and Managing Director,
L&T Finance Holdings Ltd.
Prof. Ashish Nanda
Director, Indian Institute of
Management (IIM), Ahmedabad
Mr. Sanjay Nayar
Chief Executive Officer,
KKR India Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sandip Ghose
Director, NISM
Board of Governors
As on November 20, 2015
Dr. Bimal Jalan
Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(Chairman, Academic Council)
Mr. Cyril Shroff
Managing Partner,
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Prof. Samir Barua
Former Director,
Indian Institute of Management (IIM),
Ahmedabad
Dr. Shekhar Shah
Director-General,
National Council of Applied Economic
Research (NCAER)
Prof. Viral V Acharya
C.V. Starr Professor of Economics,
New York University-Stern School of
Business
Prof. Devang V Khakhar
Director, Indian Institute of Technology,
Mumbai
Mr. N. R. Prabhala
Chief Mentor and Head of Research,
Centre for Advanced Financial Research
and Learning (CAFRAL)
Mr. Sandip Ghose
Director, NISM, Member Secretary
Academic Council
As on November 20, 2015
Mr. G. P. Garg
Registrar, NISM
The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) is a
public trust established in 2006 by the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI). From spreading
awareness of securities market among common
investors to skill development of market professionals,
the institute carries out a wide range of capacity
building activities at various levels. NISM’s six schools of
excellence and the National Center for Financial
Education work in synergy towards professionalizing
securities market.
The School for Securities Education (SSE) creates new
age securities market professionals and equips them
with expertise to meet the enhanced expectations
through its uniquely positioned academic programmes.
About NISM
Vision
To lead, catalyze and deliver education initiatives to
professionalize the 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.
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5. PGPSM is a one-year full time Post-Graduate Programme
for graduates, post graduates and executives interested
in pursuing a career in securities market. This flagship
programme was launched in 2010-11 and currently, the
sixth batch is under way.
PGPSM students are equipped to be complete securities
market professionals. They are positioned to take up a
wide range of responsibilities, such as Analysts,
Investment Managers, Valuers of Asset Classes, Treasury
& Risk Managers, Operational Managers, Compliance
Officers, Financial Planners & Wealth Managers etc.
Organizations that will find our students suitable include
Analytics firms, Rating Agencies, Stock-Brokers, Fund
Managers, Investment Banks, Registered Valuers, Banks,
Financial Advisors etc.
Post Graduate
Programme in Securities
Markets (PGPSM)
Why hire PGPSM Students?
· A mix batch, which is a blend of fresh and experienced
Science, IT and Commerce graduates; eager to take up
variety of profiles across the organisations; hierarchy.
· Equipped with comprehensive theoretical and practical
knowledge of all asset classes and across market
segments.
· Excellent faculties drawn from the cream of academia,
industry and SEBI.
· In-depth unique exposure to SMART lab (Simulated Trading
in equities, commodities and F&O), Bloomberg and
Financial databases like CMIE prowess.
· Well trained and ready to deliver from day one with
SEBI mandated NISM certifications too.
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6. Programme Architecture Learning Environment
NISM also draws upon the cream of academia,
industry and SEBI for providing cutting-edge inputs
in the securities markets domain.
The learning environment is further stimulated by
use of technology such as Databases (Bloomberg,
Prowess), Application Software (Matlab, SAS, R) and
Fixed Income Securities, Financial Markets,
Financial Reporting
MA (Econ & Pol Sc), PhD (Mumbai),
FCA, ACMA, FASM, AIII
MCom, FICWA, PhD (BITS-Pilani) Securities Analysis, Corporate Finance,
Trading & Financial Lab Analytics
Prof. Sunder Ram Korivi
Prof. Latha Chari
Quantitative Finance, Financial
Engineering, Financial Modelling
MSc (Math), MPhil (Econ),
pursuing PhD (Derivatives)
Mr. Akhlaque Ahmad
SMART (Simulated Market Algorithm Related Trading).
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.
MCom, MBA, LLB
MA (Econ, JNU), PGDSL,
LLB, CAIIB
MA (Econ), MFM Fixed Income Securities
Mr. Sahil Malik
Mr. Jitendra Kumar
Mr. Hruda Ranjan Sahoo
Ms. Prachi Nadkar FCA Corporate Governance
Mutual Funds
MBA (Finance)
Corporate Finance,
Securities Analysis
Macro Economics
Ms. Rajani Agadi
MCom, PhD (Osmania)
Financial Markets,
Portfolio Theory
Dr. Rachana Baid (Adjunct)
FCA, ACSMr. Nitesh Bhati
Financial Accounting & Reporting, Taxation,
Corporate Laws, Securities Market Regulations
The PGPSM programme is strengthened by sound delivery by expert faculty, together with multiple pedagogy.
The faculty-team is comprised of the following:
Mr. Nitin Tike
MBA, pursuing PhD
(Financial Markets)
Financial Markets
NISM Series-VII:
Securities Operations
& Risk Mgt (SORM)
NISM Series-XV:
Research Analyst
NISM Series-III-A:
Securities Intermediaries
Compliance (Non Fund)
Application Phase Advanced Application Phase Industry Interaction Phase
Macro Economics
Mathematics for
Securities Markets
Financial Accounting
& Reporting
Corporate & Allied Laws
Financial Institutions
& Markets
Statistics for
Securities Markets
Corporate Finance
Business
Communication
Econometrics
Equity Analysis & Valuation
Fixed Income Securities
Mutual Funds
Portfolio Management
Risk Management &
Derivatives
Taxation for Securities
Markets
Global Financial Markets
Securities Laws &
Regulations
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Governance
Financial Modelling &
Computing
Behavioural Finance
Internship
Seminars
Project Dissertation
Term I Term II Term III Term VI
NISM Series-IX:
Merchant Banking
NISM Series-XIII:
Common Derivatives
NISM Series-III-B:
Issuer Compliance
NISM Series-V-A:
Mutual Fund Distributors
NISM Series-X-A:
Investment Advisor (Level-1)
Conceptual Phase
SEBI mandated NISM Certifications
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7. Visiting Faculty
Mr. B. Renganathan FCS, LLB, ACMA
Senior Vice President,
Edelweiss
Mr. B. Venkatesh ACA, CMA, CFA (USA),
FRM (GARP)
Founder Director of
Navera Consulting
Mr. Sameer Chinchanikar MBA (IIM Lucknow)
Chief Representative
of KBC Bank (Belgian
Bank) Board Member
of KBC Union AMC
Mr. C.D. Shreedharan MA (Econ)
Ex AGM-RBI,
Adjunct Faculty-IIM-K
Ms. Jayna Gandhi CA & CFA (USA) Head Treasury, NSE
Dr. Kavitha Ranganathan MPhil, PhD (IGNOU)
Senior Vice President,
Edelweiss
Mr. Suneel Sarswat
MSc (Statistics &
Informatics -IIT Bombay),
pursuing Ph.D (Financial
Computing)
Research Scholar,
TIFR
Dr. Jeet Shah
MCom, CFP, pursuing PhD
(Financial Planning)
Tax Planner and
Advisor
Dr. Surendra Sundararajan
MA (Econ), LLB,
MBA (Wisconsin), Ph.D
Full time faculty at
M S University of
Baroda
Corporate Laws, Regulations,
Corporate Restructuring
Mutual Funds, Behavioral
Finance
Banking
Macro-Economics, Foreign
Exchange
Financial Accounting &
Reporting
Behavioral Finance
Mathematics, Financial
Modelling
Financial Planning, Wealth
Management
Derivatives and Risk
Management
NISM Bhavan’s location on the outskirts of Mumbai enables access to some of the finest
professionals in Mumbai, from various segments of the financial markets. In order to
provide our students with the best blend of theory and practice, and to build
industry-academia partnerships, NISM invites some of the senior-most executives and
finest professionals to deliver guest lecturers under the title “Professional Education
Series”.
Guest Lectures under
the “Professional Education
Series”Workshop
During the year, NISM has conducted the following workshops:
Workshop on Appreciation
of Bloomberg in Capital
Market Research
Workshop on investment
banking
Workshop on Technical
Analysis & Commodity
Markets
Workshop on
Regulatory Perspective
at SEBI Bhavan
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8. Abhishek Gupta
B.E (Electrical and Electronic)
Akash V. Ghorpade
B.Com
Akshay Rastogi
B.Tech (Electronics &
Communication Engineering)
Aman Kumar
B.E. (Electrical Engineering)
2+ years experience as a
Development officer in LIC
2+ years experience as a Telecom
engineer in TVS Group
Aniruddha Kalley
B.E. (Mechanical Engineering)
Anurag Joshi
B.Com
Ashutosh Yadav
B.Tech (Civil)
1 year experience as a
Sales Manager in
Tata Capital
StudentsProfile
Arun Kumar
B.Sc (Physics)
1+ years experience as a
Relationship Executive
in Solar Factory Renewable
Energy Solutions (P) Ltd.
Education
Streams
Arts
Commerce
Engineering/Technology
Science
Graduate
Post Graduate
Educational
Qualifications
1211
Freshers
1-3 Years
3-5 Years
>5 Years
Work
Experience
8% 4%
43%
45%
17%
83%
8%
51%
15%
26%

9. Chandrashekhar
B.A (Economics)
Danish Raj Manuja
PGP (MBA- Marketing)
B.Com, CFA Level-I Candidate
1+ years experience as a Research
Associate in Hindustan Studies
& Services Ltd.
8 months experience as a Marketing
& Business Development in Apex
Auctions India Pvt. Ltd.
Bharath S.G.D
B.E (Electrical Engineering)
M.Tech (VLSI Design &
Embedded System Design)
3 years experience as a
Sub Broker in Angel Broking
Heenakausar Shaikh
MBA (Finance)
B.Com
2.5 years experience as an
Accountant in Horizon
Hospital
Kumar Gaurav
M.B.A (Finance)
B.Com
4 years experience as a
Senior Analyst in RBS
Joe Varghese Samuel
B.Com
Krusha Patel
B.Com
Deepak Jain
B.E (Electrical)
10 Years experience in Business
10 Years experience as a Senior
Project Manager in Infosys
Technologies
Alok Kumar
B.A (Economics)
Divya Agarwal
B.Com
Farhan Anwar
B.Sc (Physics)
Gagandeep Singh
B.Tech (Computer Science)
1+ years experience as a QA Engineer
in Newgen Software Technology
2+ years experience as a System
Engineer in Infosys Software
Technology
Ganesh K. Chalamalasetti
B.Tech (Computer Science)
1 year experience as an
Analytics Executive in IMRB
4 months experience as
Software Engineer in iGate Global
Geeta Devi Karturi
Bachelor of Business
Management (B.B.M)
G. Sai Revanth
B.Com
Kartik Nigam
B.E (Electricals)
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10. Laxman Rajan Iyer
B.Com
2+ years experience as an
Audit Assistant
Lokesh Kumar Singh
B.E. (Electronics &
Communication)
5 years experience as a Test
Specialist in IBM India
(1 year in US)
3+ years experience as a Test
lead in Wipro Technologies & TCS
Manish Tyagi
B.E
1 year experience as a
Design Engineer in
Prakash Engineering Work
Manoj Kumar L
B.Tech (Electronics &
Instrumentation)
2+ years experience as a
Content Provider in
Eenadu Group
1 year experience as a CAD
Engineer in AEC Informatics
Mahesh Nagwan
B.Tech (Biotechnology)
Nehal Patil
M.Tech (Electronics and
Telecommunication)
B.Tech (Electronics and
Telecommunication)
5 years experience as a System
Engineer in S2 Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
Prashant Sakore
B.E (Computer Engineering)
Nikhil Bhargav
B.F.M (Bachelors in Financial
Market)
Prachi D. Shah
B.Com
Prathamesh Gangan
B.E (Mechanical)
3 years experience as an
Engineer in Posco Electrical
Steel India Pvt. Ltd
Prateek Yeovile
B.F.M (Bachelors in Financial
Market)
2 years experience as a Senior
officer in ICICI Bank
1+ years experience as an
Account Assistant in Brikns
Arya Pvt. Ltd.
Pulkit Gupta
B.Com
CFA Level-I Candidate
3 years experience as a
Supply Chain Manager in
Impression Glass
Rachana Dighe
B.E (Mechanical)
CFA Level-I Candidate
9 years experience as a Senior
Manager in Reliance Infra Ltd.
Sahil Sood
P.G Diploma in Retail Banking
Bachelors of Financial and
Investment Analysis
2+ years experience as an
Audit Associate in KPMG
Sahil Waingankar
B.Com
Sajal Sonekar
B.Tech (Electronics and
Telecommunication)
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11. Sameer Sood
B.Tech (Mechanical)
2 years experience as a
Junior Manager in Eicher
Motors
Sanjeev Shinde
B.Com
Santu Gharui
P.G Diploma (RS & GIS)
B.Tech (ECE)
2 years experience as a
Marketing Manager at L.M
(Domestic Appliances) Pvt. Ltd.
Subhasis Mishra
M.Sc (Computational Finance)
3+ years experience as an
Analyst in Blue Sea Infotech
Pvt. Ltd.
Suraj Mandal
B.B.A
Saurabh Sonekar
B.Tech (Mining Engineering)
Soumeet Sarkar
M.Com (Accountancy)
Sudhakar Singh
B.Tech (Computer science)
9+ years experience as an Project
Leader in Software Development
2+ years experience as an SME
Clearing & Settlement in Exchange
Traded Derivatives in Credit Suisse,
Singapore
3+ years experience as a Senior
Specialist in Merill Lynch
Vishnu Gangadharan
B.F.M (Bachelor in Financial
Markets)
Swapnil Singh Rathore
B.Sc (Aircraft Maintenance
Engineering)
Vaibhav Mani
Post Graduate Diploma in
Banking Operations
B. Com (Hons.)
1+ Year experience as a
Customer Service Officer in
ICICI Bank Limited
Varun Gundamaraju
B.Com
Vishwanath Rana
B.E (Mechanical)
2+ years experience as a
Senior Marketing Executive
in CAS India
1+ years experience as a
Process Owner in
New Allenberry Works
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12. Placement Schedule*
Mr. Nitesh Bhati
Faculty, NISM
Phone: 022-66735107
Mobile: +91-99204 73408
Mr. Rajshekhar Torgal
Deputy Manager, NISM
Phone: 022-66735125
Mobile: +91-99308 80194
Mahesh Nagwan: +91-80184 66097
Kumar Gaurav: +91-99530 26915
Placement Process
Whom to Contact for Placements?
Pre-Placement Talk Open
Interviews January 1, 2016
Tentative Joining April 1, 2016
* Above placement schedule is indicative only and it can be tailored to suit the requirement of the companies
Placement activities and processes are conducted in collaboration between a Student's Placement Committee
and a Council of Faculty Members
Past Recruiters
Broking Investment Advisor IT
Email: placement@nism.ac.in
Placement Office Student Placement Committee
Canara Bank Securities Ltd
A SUBSIDIARY OF CANARA BANK
Bank
Mutual Fund
2019

13. NISM faculty members have won several awards for
their research papers in International Conferences.
NISM faculty members have written over 25 research
papers at several International Conferences, with most
of them published in International Peer-reviewed
Journals.
NISM won the Business Leadership Award at the World
Education Congress, Mumbai in June 2012.
Director Shri Sandip Ghose received the Leadership
Excellence Award in HR at the World Education
Congress at Bangalore in 2013.
Dean Prof. Sunder Ram Korivi received the best faculty
award from the higher education forum in 2013.
Three students from PGPSM 2014-15 presented their
paper at the 3rd National Conference on Legal
Scholarship at Symbosis Law School, Pune.
NISM is actively involved in policy research & training
for regulatory staff and central government officers.
NISM is currently ranked fourth among various post
graduate institutions in India in the Bloomberg
champions program using Bloomberg data and
analytics .
Awards and accolades won
by NISM
Testimonials of Recruiters
Ms. Ankita Bansal has been employed with us since April
20, 2015 as Management Trainee. She has been able to
grasp & handle the job responsibilities well and is a
sincere and diligent worker. She was able to ascend the
learning curve quickly on the back of the academic
knowledge acquired during the course. The knowledge
of fixed income markets and derivatives imparted by the
course helped her to meet the job requirements in a very
short span of time. She is time conscientious and meets
deadlines for completion of tasks with quality and
accuracy.
I have no hesitation in stating that we are pleased that
we were able to receruit her as our employee from your
Institute.
Mr. Preyas Mukul Patel is assigned with Treasury
Analytical Desk and he is presently taking care of Board
Agenda, Reports to top Management on Investment
related activities and Research in Securities Market.
He meets our expectations very well. He is
knowledgeable and is capable of conducting analysis of
Financial statements . He is punctual and disciplined .
We plan to enhance his area of work and he will
be given additional task of analytical division.
Very impressed with the calibre of candidates;
we are quite keen to continue the relationship
Ms. Pallavi Jain of 1st Batch of PGPSM joined us. She is
fast learner, intelligent and picking up her job well.
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Manish Jadhwani
Senior Vice President
STCI Primary Dealer Ltd
Yogyanath V. Pai
Chief Manager
The Federal Bank Ltd
Nosheen Khan
VP Marketing
Markit, London
Rajesh Pawar
Director, I-peritus

14. PGPSM Batch 2015-16