Paper 5 · 525 · Group 2
Capital Market & Securities Laws
How India's capital market works and the SEBI framework governing issues, listing, takeovers and market conduct.
Part I — Capital Market · 40 marksPart II — Securities Laws · 60 marksTopic classifications not yet reviewed
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Syllabus lessons
From the ICSI Syllabus 2022, as modified effective December 2025.
- 1Basics of Capital Market
- 2Secondary Market in India
- 3Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956
- 4Securities and Exchange Board of India
- 5Laws Governing Depositories and Depository Participants
- 6Securities Market Intermediaries
- 7International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
- 8Issue of Securities – Concepts
- 9Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities
- 10Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements
- 11Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers – Concepts
- 12Prohibition of Insider Trading
- 13Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices
- 14Delisting and Buyback of Securities – Concepts
- 15Mutual Funds
- 16Collective Investment Schemes
Official resources
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- Study materialStudy materialFor December 2026Updated till 30 Nov 2025Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- SupplementSupplementFor December 2026Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
Previous papers
- Capital Markets and Securities Laws — December 2023For December 2023Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Capital Markets and Securities Laws — June 2024For June 2024Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Capital Markets and Securities Laws — December 2024For December 2024Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Capital Markets and Securities Laws — June 2025For June 2025Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Capital Markets and Securities Laws — December 2025For December 2025Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)
- Capital Markets and Securities Laws — June 2026For June 2026Link checked 7 Oct 2026Open at ICSI (opens the official ICSI document in a new tab)