Archive · 20 Aug 2026
NISM, SEBI Host Southern Financial Literacy Quiz Round
NISM and SEBI organized a quiz to teach college students about money and investing.
The Southern Regional Round took place in Bengaluru.
Students from several southern states and Puducherry took part.
The questions covered financial markets, investments, investor rights and safe financial habits.
More than 4 lakh students joined the earlier qualifying rounds across India.
The best teams from the regional rounds will move to a national competition.
That finale will happen in November 2026 in Maharashtra.
The quiz is meant to help young people make better and safer financial decisions.
NISM and SEBI held the Southern Regional Round of the National Financial Literacy Quiz 2026 in Bengaluru.
Undergraduate and postgraduate students from six southern states and Puducherry competed in the two-day event.
More than 4 lakh students participated in the college and online qualifying rounds nationwide.
Top regional teams will advance to the National Finale in November 2026 at NISM Campus in Maharashtra.
Regional winners received prizes of Rs. 40,000, Rs. 30,000 and Rs. 20,000 in each category.
- Who
- NISM and SEBI organized the quiz for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- What
- The Southern Regional Round of the National Financial Literacy Quiz 2026 was conducted.
- When
- The initiative is being held from July to September 2026, with the National Finale scheduled for November 2026.
- Where
- The Southern Regional Round took place at RNS Institute of Technology in Bengaluru.
- Why
- The initiative aims to improve financial literacy, understanding of securities markets, investor protection and informed financial decision-making.
- Organizers
- National Institute of Securities Markets and Securities and Exchange Board of India
- Event
- Southern Regional Round of the National Financial Literacy Quiz 2026
- Participating regions
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and Puducherry
- National qualifying participation
- More than 4 lakh students took part in college and online qualifying rounds
- Quiz topics
- Financial products, market mechanisms, investor rights, regulations and market intermediaries
- Regional prize amounts
- Rs. 40,000 for first place, Rs. 30,000 for second place and Rs. 20,000 for third place in each category
- National Finale
- Scheduled for November 2026 at NISM Campus, Patalganga, Rasayani, Maharashtra