Mutual Fund Distributors Certification NISM, V-A, Secret Sauce

Turn last-minute stress into NISM V-A success — crack the exam with confidence.

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Course Overview

The training program offered by AAFM® India addresses the technical and tricky areas that often confuse the candidates who start preparing last minute. The program prepares you well for the NISM-Series-V-A examination through mentor led videos, well-structured PDFs that work like a personal revision playbook, and concept builders that strengthen weak areas like NAV, TER, loads, suitability, risk measures, product types, and KYC/AML.

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Who this course is for
  • Fresh graduates and finance professionals preparing for NISM series V-A 
  • Aspiring and current Mutual Fund Distributors (MFDs) who want confidence + compliance-ready knowledge
  • Employees of mutual fund distribution firms
  • Working professionals who need smart revision tools (not bulky material) due to time constraints.
  • Sales and relationship managers in banks, NBFCs, and financial institutions
  • Asset Management Companies (AMCs) employees involved in sales and distribution

Jobs and targeted salary

What Will I Learn?

  • How mutual funds work end-to-end: structure, participants, processes, and real exam logic.
  • Product understanding that helps you eliminate options fast: equity/debt/hybrid/solution-oriented/ETFs/index funds and more.
  • Returns, risk, and portfolio basics explained in a way you can actually apply in MCQs.
  • Regulations, investor protection, and ethics—made easy, not scary
  • The exact concepts that typically create confusion in the exam—decoded with examples and clean summaries.
Skill you will gain

After completing the training, you will gain

  • Exam reading skill to understand what NISM really asking and spot trap option quickly
  • Mutual fund product knowledge and scheme analysis skills
  • Investor profiling and suitability assessment skills
  • Sales and distribution best practices
  • Regulatory and compliance awareness
  • Client advisory and relationship management skills
  • Financial planning–oriented advisory approach
Curriculum for this course
46 Lessons 02:50:50 Hours
NISM Series VA - Mutual Fund Distributor Certification Short term
  • Chapter 1 - Investment Landscape - Part 1
    00:02:10
  • Chapter 1 - Investment Landscape - Part 2
    00:02:36
  • Practice Questions
    00:04:49
  • Chapter 2 - Concept & Role of Mutual Funds Part 1
    00:03:38
  • Chapter 2 - Concept & Role of Mutual Funds Part 2
    00:03:39
  • Practice Questions
    00:05:42
  • Chapter 3 - Legal Structure of Mutual funds in India - Part 1
    00:05:47
  • Chapter 03 - Legal Structure of Mutual funds in India - Part 2
    00:02:10
  • Practice Questions
    00:05:58
  • Chapter 4 - Legal & Regulatory Framework - Part 1
    00:04:03
  • Chapter 4 - Legal & Regulatory Framework - Part 2
    00:03:55
  • Practice Questions
    00:05:24
  • Chapter 5 - Scheme Related information - Part 1
    00:01:57
  • Chapter 5 - Scheme Related information - Part 2
    00:02:25
  • Practice Questions
    00:06:15
  • Chapter 6 - Fund Distribution & Channel Management Practices - Part 1
    00:02:50
  • Chapter 6 - Fund Distribution & Channel Management Practices - Part 2
    00:03:15
  • Practice Questions
    00:05:43
  • Chapter 7 - Net Asset value, Total Expense Ratio & Pricing
    00:05:47
  • Practice Questions
    00:05:54
  • Chapter 8 - Taxation - Part 1
    00:04:48
  • Practice Questions
    00:05:03
  • Chapter 9 - Investor Services - Part 1
    00:03:33
  • Chapter 9 - Investor Services - Part 2
    00:03:27
  • Chapter 9 - Investor Services - Part 3
    00:04:15
  • Chapter 9 - Investor Services - Part 4
    00:04:37
  • Chapter 9 - Investor Services - Part 5
    00:03:27
  • Chapter 9 - Investor Services - Part 6
    00:04:48
  • Practice Questions
    00:05:19
  • Chapter 10 - Risk, Return and performance of Funds - Part 1
    00:03:46
  • Chapter 10 - Risk, Return and performance of Funds - Part 2
    00:04:47
  • Chapter 10 - Risk, Return and performance of Funds - Part 3
    00:04:57
  • Chapter 10 - Risk, Return and performance of Funds - Part 4
    00:05:14
  • Practice Questions
    00:05:56
  • Chapter 11 - Mutual Funds Scheme Performance - Part 1
    00:02:20
  • Chapter 11 - Mutual Funds Scheme Performance - Part 2
    00:03:18
  • Practice Questions
    00:04:43
  • Chapter12 - Mutual Funds Scheme Selection - Part 1
    00:01:57
  • Chapter 12 - Mutual Funds Scheme Selection - Part 2
    00:05:26
  • Practice Questions
    00:05:12
  • NISM Series V-A Mock Test 1
    .
  • Answer Sheet NISM Series V-A Mock Test 1
    .
  • NISM Series V-A Mock Test 2
    .
  • Answer Sheet NISM Series V-A Mock Test 2
    .
  • NISM Series V-A Mock Test 3
    .
  • Answer Sheet Nism Series V-A Mock Test 3
    .
Requirements
  • Candidates who have passed 12th standard are eligible to register for the course.
  • Graduation is mandatory to be eligible for certification.

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Founder

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Manager

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Vice President

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Assistant Vice President

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Assistant Vice President

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Business Consultant

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Girirajsinh Zala

Girirajsinh Zala

Assistant Manager

HDFC Bank

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