Registration Open Now.   Conference is to be held at NSE, BKC, Mumbai (13 March, Day-1) & NISM Campus, Patalganga (14 March, Day-2).   2 Scopus and ABDC Indexed Journals are available for publication.   

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

SEBI and NISM in association with NSE and BSE are glad to invite academicians, researchers, policymakers, regulators, students and other stakeholders to participate in the 5th SEBI-NISM Research Conference on “Sustained Capital Formation –The Way Forward”. The conference is to be held during March 13-14, 2024 in physical mode at NSE, BKC, Mumbai (Day-1) & NISM Campus, Patalganga (Day-2). Panel Discussions will be conducted at NSE, BKC, Mumbai on Day-1. Selected Research Papers will be presented at NISM Campus, Patalganga on Day-2.

Key Themes

Broad conference themes include the following:
Capital Formation and Inclusion through Deepening of Securities Markets- Extant Policy Framework and Way Forward;
• Behavioural Analysis of Investors across various asset classes;
• Sustainable Finance- Global Experiences and Lessons to learn;
• Use of Big Data and Machine Learning;
• Infrastructure Financing.

Please refer to ‘Themes’ tab for further details.

Separate Category and Session for Young Researchers

Please refer to ‘Call for Papers’ tab for further details about paper submission guidelines and eligibility.

Key Dates

  • Dates for the Conference: March 13-14 , 2024
  • Announcement of Acceptance of Paper for Presentation : February 15, 2024
  • Commencement of Registration:  February 10, 2024
  • Registration Ends by: March 10, 2024
  • Last date for Submission of Final Paper: January 20, 2024

Contact us

For Conference Related Queries, Contact:
Mr. Ashutosh Kumar
Email Id: ssir@nism.ac.in
Mobile No.: +91 9326022370
WhatsApp No.: +91 7506581992

Conference Advisory Committee

SEBI
Mr. Ananth Narayan G
Whole Time Member, SEBI
Mr. Amarjeet Singh
Whole Time Member, SEBI
Mr. Pramod Rao
Executive Director, SEBI

Conference Program Committee

SEBI
NISM
Mr. Prabhas Kumar Rath
Chief General Manager, SEBI
Mr. Sunil Kadam (Chairman)
Registrar, NISM
Mr. Sahil Malik
Chief General Manager, SEBI
Dr. Latha Chari
Professor & HOD, NISM
Dr. Deepali Dixit
Deputy General Manager, SEBI
Dr. Dhiraj Jain
Professor, NISM

Dr. Meraj Inamdar
Assistant Professor, NISM

Conference Organizing Committee

SEBI
NISM
Ms. Vinod Kumari
Manager, SEBI
Mr. Ashutosh Kumar
Sr. Assistant Manager, NISM
Mr. Ashish Kumar Mallik
Assistant Manager, SEBI

About SEBI

SEBI is the apex regulator of the Indian securities market. The Preamble of SEBI describes the basic functions of SEBI as “…to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.”

For more details please visit www.sebi.gov.in.

About NISM

The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) is a public trust established in 2006 by SEBI. The institute carries out a wide range of capacity building activities at various levels aimed at enhancing the quality standards and increase the participation in the securities markets. The institute’s six schools of excellence work towards creating a professionalized securities market.

For more details please visit www.nism.ac.in.

  • V. Anantha Nageswaran

    Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India
  • Madhabi Puri Buch

    Chairperson SEBI
  • Uday Kotak

    Founder and Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
  • Ananth Narayan G

    Whole Time Member, SEBI
  • Ashish Chauhan

    MD and CEO, National Stock Exchange
  • Sunil Sanghai

    Founder and CEO Nova, Dhruva Capital Pvt. Ltd.
  • Nilesh Shah

    Group President & Managing Director at Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. Ltd.
  • Amitabh Choudhry

    MD and CEO, Axis Bank
  • Amarjeet Singh

    Whole-Time Member, SEBI
  • Manish Chourasia

    Chief Operating Officer, Tata Capital Ltd.
  • Ritesh Tiwari

    Executive Director, Finance & IT and the Chief Financial Officer of Hindustan Unilever Limited & Unilever, South Asia
  • Sunil TS Nair

    CGM, RBI, Department of Regulation ( Sustainable Finance Group)
  • Aditi Haldar

    Global Reporting Initiative
  • Kamlesh Chandra Varshney

    Whole-Time Member, SEBI
  • Pramod Rao

    Executive Director, SEBI
  • Tushar Arora

    Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank
  • Samuel Joseph Jebaraj

    Deputy Managing Director, Lending and Project Finance, National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)
  • Mathew George

    CFO, NHAI InvITs
  • Ashwani Bhatia

    Whole-Time Member, SEBI
  • Neeraj Choksi

    Co-founder and Promoter, NJ India Invest Pvt. Ltd
  • Karthik Rangappa

    Chief of Education (Zerodha Varsity), Zerodha
  • T Koshy

    MD and CEO of ONDC
  • Sumaira Abidi

    Vice President, SBI MF
# Day & Date Place Activity
Day-1* Wednesday, March 13, 2024  NSE, BKC, Mumbai Panel Discussions
Day-2 Thursday, March 14, 2024 NISM Campus, Patalganga Paper Presentation

*Bus facility will be provided from NISM Campus, Patalganga to NSE, BKC and return as well to the selected paper presenters and attendees who will book accommodation at NISM Campus, Patalganga.

For Day-wise Program schedule, Click here

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

Academicians, researchers, policymakers, regulators, students and other stakeholders are invited to submit full papers related to the specified themes given under the “Themes” tab only.

Final papers are to be submitted on or before January 20, 2024. Final paper submission is to be done through Conference Management System .

Paper submission Link – Click here

Paper Submission Process

• Paper can be submitted under two different categories:
1.Regular Category (RC)
2.Young Researcher (YR) Category

• The submission link in easy chair will be same for both categories.
• Same author cannot submit papers under both categories i.e. YR Category and Regular Category.
• Selected authors from YR Category will have to provide Proof for Date of Birth and Proof of education level from the HOD of their Department or schools/Ph. D. guide on letter head during submission of their papers.
• Those submitting papers in YRs category have to state the paper title as YRC – title of paper. Regular Category researchers needs to mention paper title only. Further details are provided in submission guidelines.
• Papers not submitted as per the submission guidelines will not be accepted.

 

Additional Guidelines for First Time Authors

The guidelines for the paper submission are –
1. There will be only one paper by one author/co-author.
2. Only empirical papers will be considered for this conference.
3. Papers shall not be longer than 10,000 words excluding bibliography and references.
4. Papers shall be based on data sourced from authentic sources only. The source of data used/referred in the paper should be clearly mentioned.
5. Papers needs to be submitted in pdf/word along with a maximum of 5 key words along with Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes.
6. The paper should be unpublished, original and empirical.
7. The plagiarism of the paper should not exceed 25%. If it exceeds will not be considered for the review process.
8. All papers will be blind reviewed to ensure an adequate standard, proposed subject of the submitted abstract has been followed, length of paper.
9. The author’s details including name, title, current position along with the name of the organisation, and contact details need not to be mentioned in the full paper.
10. No changes will be allowed in the paper title, paper and authorship after submission.
11. Footnotes can be used but end notes need to be avoided.
12. Authors will be fully responsible for the accuracy of the data used in the manuscripts. Due reference needs to be given in the paper for the same.
13. Bibliographical references need to be cited using the American Psychological Association (APA) style.
14. All tables need to be numbered in Arabic numerals and should always be cited in the text with consecutive numbers. Each table should contain a ‘’Title of the Table’’. Footnotes of the table should be in subscript lowercase letters and needs to be placed below the table body. The table font should be 10, times new roman and it should be properly aligned. Table numbers and figures/charts numbers should ideally come above the tables and charts.
15. Paper should be in Times New Roman Font with a font size of 12 and spacing of 1.5 between the lines.
16. All figures need to be numbered and titled in chronological order. The figures should not be blurred.
17. Paper layout should be One-column Portrait.
18. Any violation of the rules given above will cause for the rejection of the paper.

Bibliographic References

1. References should include (a) Author’s surname, initials as it appears on the cited works, (b) Year of publication, (c) “Title of the paper”, (d) Name of the Journal, (e) Volume number, (f) (Issue number), and (g) Page references.
2. References must appear at the end of the manuscript and not as footnotes on each page.
3. Each source cited in the paper must appear in the reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in the text portion of the paper.
4. Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work.
5. Authors’ names need to be inverted (last name first); give the last name and initials for all authors of a particular work for up to and including seven authors.
6. All major words in journal titles needs to be capitalize. When referring to books, chapters, articles, or webpages, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle.
7. An example of bibliographic reference is given below-
Sims, C. A., Stock, J. H., and Watson, M. (1990), Inference in Linear Time Series Models with Some Unit Roots, Econometrica58, 113–144.

Separate Category and Session for Young Researchers

Objective behind organizing Research Conference is to promote research in the area of securities markets in India especially providing a platform for Students/Young Researchers (YRs). Like last year, this year also, we will be accepting papers that deal with various issues concerning securities markets from YRs. The aim is to help YRs to present their research ideas and solicit feedback and guidance so as to enhance the relevance and quality of their papers.
• The topics should be related to securities markets and need not be restricted only to the conference themes. Preference will be given to empirical papers with meaningful conclusions and policy implications.
• Participants can be under-graduate, graduate, PG students or young researchers pursuing full time PhD with any university and below 35 years of age.
• There will be a cash prize of ₹15,000 for the best paper in this segment.
• There will be special YR Category session for presentation of Selected YR papers in the conference. The session will be open to the conference audience.

Criteria for Selection of Papers and Awards

1.Papers submitted on or before the timeline will only be considered.
2.The papers submitted under the regular category should be strictly as per themes provided in the call for papers.
3.Further, for the submitted papers, more weightage will be given to the paper providing suggestions for achieving and improving SEBI’s broader objectives i.e. to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
4.Decision of Selection Committee on acceptance /rejection of the paper will be final.
5.An amount of ₹10,000 will be awarded per selected paper to the author (to the first author only, if the paper is co-authored) under Regular Category. There will be no such award for submissions under YRs Category.
6.There will be three Best Paper Awards (first, second and third) under Regular Category and will be awarded ₹45,000, ₹35,000 and ₹25,000 respectively, which will be announced at the valedictory session. There will be a cash prize of ₹15,000 for the best paper under YRs category.

REGISTRATION

 

Key Dates
    • Dates for the Conference: March 13-14 , 2024
    • Day-1: March 13, 2024 at NSE BKC
    • Day-2: March 14, 2024 at NISM Campus Patalganga
    • Conference Registration Begins:  February 10, 2024
    • Last Date of Registration: March 10, 2024
    • Announcement of Acceptance of Paper for Presentation : February 15, 2024

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    Accommodation Charges for all Participants**:
    1. Per day Deluxe AC Room (Double Occupancy): ₹1,650 + Applicable GST
    2. Per day Deluxe AC Room (Single Occupancy): ₹1,375 + Applicable GST

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    Note:

    Participants registered for two days
    • Paper presenters (i.e. authors whose papers are selected for presentation at the conference) need not pay Registration charges and accommodation charges.
    • Registered Participants who attend the full-day sessions of the conference on both days at NSE, BKC, Mumbai & NISM Campus, Patalganga will be given a participation certificate. The certificate will be distributed at the campus registration desk on Day 2 of the conference, just before the valedictory session. Soft Copy/Hard Copy of Certificates will not be dispatched or sent to the participants if he/she fails to collect at the time of Valedictory Address. The Conference Committee’s decision will be final in this matter.

    Participants attending only day 1 at NSE will be provided participation certificate for one day at NSE, BKC (only) on End Of Day basis.

    For registration-related queries contact:

    Mr. Ashutosh Kumar
    Email Id: ssir@nism.ac.in
    Mobile No.: 9326022370/7506581992
    WhatsApp No.: 7506581992

    THEMES

    1. Capital Formation and Inclusion through Deepening of Securities Markets- Extant Policy Framework and Way Forward
    a. Equity
    b. Mutual Funds
    c. Corporate and Infrastructure Bonds
    d. Alternative Investments (e.g. AIFs, REITs and InvITs)
    e. Stewardship role of Institutional Investors
    f. Transparency and Harmonisation of Disclosures
    g. Any Other Related Topics

    2. Behavioural Analysis of Investors across various Asset Classes
    a. Behavioural Analysis of Investors in Securities Markets (Individual Investors, DIIs and FPIs)
    b. Efficacy of Investor Awareness Programs
    c. Financialization and Securities Market Inclusion
    d. Fin-fluencers and their Impact on Investor Behaviour
    e. Any Other Related Topics

    3. Sustainable Finance-Global Experiences and Lessons to learn
    a. Climate Financing
    b. Disclosures related to Sustainable Finance
    c. Green Washing- Issues and Experiences in reducing the same
    d. Climate Physical and Transition Risks- Ability of markets to price and recognise such risks
    e. Systemic Risks Arising from “Green Swan” Events
    f. Any Other Related Topics

    3. Use of Big Data and Machine Learning
    a. Digitisation- Impact on Investor Protection
    b. Digitisation- Path to Single Source of Truth
    c. Analysing Frauds and Irregularities in Securities Markets
    d. Compliance with various Rules and Regulations
    b. Identifying Non-Compliance
    c. Any Other Related Topics

    4. Infrastructure Financing
    a. Infrastructure Financing – Development and new instruments
    b. New Instruments for Infrastructure Financing – Scope and Suggestions
    b. Current Challenges for Infrastructure Financing in India
    c. Any Other Related Topics

    Q1. How the conference will be organized?
    Ans: The conference is to be held during March 13-14, 2024 in physical mode at NSE, BKC, Mumbai (Day-1) &  NISM Campus, Patalganga (Day-2). Panel Discussions will be conducted at NSE, BKC, Mumbai on Day-1. Selected Research Papers will be presented at NISM Campus, Patalganga on Day-2.

    Address of NSE, BKC, Mumbai

    NSE,
    G Block BKC,
    Bandra Kurla Complex,
    Bandra East, Mumbai,
    Maharashtra 400051.

    Address of NISM Campus, Patalganga

    NISM Campus,
    Plot No. IS 1 & IS 2, Patalganga Industrial Area,
    Mohopada, Rasayani, District Raigad,
    Near Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra – 410222.
    Land Line: + 91- 2192-668300

    Q2. Will I get the publication opportunity?
    Ans: Yes, the conference presents an opportunity to publish in the journals provided below:
    1. Journal of Economics and Business (Scopus & B in ABDC) – Special Issue
    2. Journal of Emerging Market Finance (Scopus & B in ABDC) – Regular Issue
    Note*: Only papers that are selected for presentation at the conference can be submitted by the authors to the journal for publication, subject to the journal’s scope and fit. Authors will have to provide their consent and journal preference for submission of papers to the journal. The Journals will follow their own peer review process for publication and the journal editorial board decision will be final.

    Q3. What are the criteria to get certificate of participation?
    Ans: Participants Registered for two days :Registered Participants who attend the full-day sessions of the conference on both days at NSE, BKC, Mumbai & NISM Campus, Patalganga will be given a participation certificate. The certificate will be distributed at the campus registration desk on Day 2 of the conference, just before the valedictory session.

    Participants attending only one day

    As the conference provides for attendance of only day 1 at NSE, BKC, certificate of participation for those attending only one day will be provided at NSE on End Of Day basis.

    Soft Copy/Hard Copy of Certificates will not be dispatched or sent to the participants if he/she fails to collect at the time of Valedictory Address at NISM campus / or from NSE on End Of Day basis

    Note: The Conference Committee’s decision will be final in this matter.

    Q4. Can I submit abstracts before full paper?
    Ans: No, participants need not submit abstracts. You have to submit full paper only before the deadline provided for the same on the website.

    Q5. Can I submit paper from other ways?
    Ans: No, participants cannot submit full paper through mail or drive links etc. You have to submit through Conference Management System only.

    Paper submission Link – Click here

    Q6. What are the criteria for Young Researcher (YR) Category?
    Ans: The submission link in easy chair will be same for both categories.
    •Same author cannot submit papers under both categories i.e., Young Researcher (YR) Category and Regular Category.
    •Participants can be under-graduate, graduate, PG students or young researchers pursuing full time PhD with any university and below 35 years of age.
    •Selected authors from YR Category will have to provide Proof for Date of Birth and Proof of education level from the HOD of their Department or Schools/PhD guide on letter head after selection of their papers.
    •Those submitting papers in YRs category have to state the paper title as YRC – title of paper. Regular Category researcher should mention paper title only. Further details are provided in submission guidelines.
    •Papers not submitted as per the submission guidelines will not be accepted.

    Q7. Will I get the publication opportunity under Young Researcher (YR) Category?
    Ans: As of now there are no opportunities for publication in journals for YR category. However, we may have tie ups that can provide for the same.

    Q8. Will I get any award under Young Researcher (YR) Category?
    Ans: There will be a cash prize of ₹15,000 for one best paper only under YR category.

    Q9. How to register?
    Ans: All interested participants will have to register through registration link. Registration Link for Participants will be provided on the date of opening of registration (February 10, 2024) under Registration tab of the conference website.

    Q10. Is there any fee for registration and accommodation?
    Ans:

    1.If anybody wants to attend Day 1 only at NSE, BKC, Mumbai, there is no fee for the same. (Cost of Food is included with Registration).
    2.If anybody wants to attend both Day 1 & Day 2, there is a fee for registration and accommodation (Cost of Food is included with Registration ). Participants who plan to stay at the campus will have to additionally pay the accommodation charges based on their travel plans. Hence, registration fees and accommodation fees have to be paid by the participants.

    Registration Fees**:
    Registration Fees for Day -1 at NSE, BKC, Mumbai – ₹0
    Registration Fees for Day -1 at NSE, BKC, Mumbai & Day-2 at NISM Campus, Patalganga
    Registration Fees for Indian Participants – ₹1,500 (Inclusive of GST)
    Registration Fees for International Participants- $50 (Inclusive of GST)

    Accommodation Charges for all Participants:
    Per day Deluxe AC Room (Double Occupancy) – ₹1,650 + Applicable GST
    Per day Deluxe AC Room (Single Occupancy) – ₹1,375 + Applicable GST
    **Cost of Food is included with Registration Charges.

    Note: Paper presenters (i.e. authors whose papers are selected for presentation at the conference) need not pay Registration charges and accommodation charges.

    Q11. When will I receive the communication of Acceptance/Rejection of Paper for Presentation?
    Ans: Kindly refer the conference webpage for the timelines.

    Q12. How will I receive the communication of Acceptance/Rejection of Paper for Presentation?
    Ans: You will receive the communication of Acceptance/Rejection of Paper for Presentation via email.

    Q13. Can I get the extension for the submission of Full Paper?
    Ans: There will be no extension for submission of Full Paper. If there is an extension the same will be communicated on the conference webpage.

    Q14. Whom should I contact for further queries?
    Ans:
    For Conference Related Queries, Contact:
    Mr. Ashutosh Kumar
    Email Id: ssir@nism.ac.in
    Mobile No.: +91 9326022370
    WhatsApp No.: +91 7506581992