SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

TIME LINE BENCHMARKS FOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVING PUBLIC INTERFACE

NOTE : In the timelines indicated below'days'mean 'working days' except as otherwise stated. The counting of days would start from the day next to the day when the complete information/documents are submitted by the entity at the appropriate office of SEBI . Time taken by external agencies like stock exchanges depositories, RBI etc. where reference is required to be made to them is not included in the timeline indicated

Departments

 

Activities

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

 

Division of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) and Custodians

 

MARKET REGULATION DEPARTMENT

- Division of SRO Administration

Fresh registration of depository/depository participants/custodians.

30 days - 

Renewal of registration/ cancellation thro surrender of depository/depository participants/custodians.

30 days - 

 

 

Activities

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

 

- Division of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) and Custodians

Fresh registration - FIIs

7 days

Fresh registration - Sub-Accounts

3 days

Renewal of registration - FIIs

5 days

Renewal of registration - Sub-Accounts

3 days

FIPB Proposals

3-5 working days

Government Correspondence

4 working days

 

 

Activities

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

 

- Division of Collective Investment Scheme

Fresh registration

21 Days.

Renewal of registration/ cancellation.

21 Days.

Observations on the offer documents.

21 days

Activities

MARKET INTERMEDIARIES REGULATION AND SUPERVISION DEPARTMENT

 

Fresh registration - Credit Rating Agencies

30 days

Renewal of Regn of Credit Rating Agencies

30 days

Fresh registration - Approved intermediary under Stock Lending Scheme

30 days

Fresh registration - Brokers

30 days

Fresh registration - Sub- Brokers

30 days

Rule 4 ( c ) approvals for brokers

30 days

Cancellation/surrender of broker /sub brokers 

30 days

various fee related clearance of brokers and Derivative Brokers  

30 days

Refund of excess fee paid by brokers 

30 days

Grant of approval for centralised STP hubs/service providers  

30 days

Fresh registration of intermediaries 

30 days

Renewal of registration/ cancellation.

30 days

Activities

OFFICE OF INVESTOR ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION

 

Fresh registration

Investors associations - 21 days

Renewal of registraion/ cancellation.

Investors associations - 21 days

Processing of applications for release of 1% deposit from stock exchanges

15 days

Processing of payments to investor associations

21 days

Activities

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

 

- Division of Funds 2 and Division of Funds 3

Approval for Trustees of Mutual Funds

7days

Applications for foreign securities / ADRs/GDRs

7days

Fresh registration 

21 days

Change in controlling interest / conversion from close ended to open ended schemes 

21 days

Observations on the offer documents. 

21 days

 

 

Activities

CORPORATION FINANCE DEPARTMENT

 

- Division of Issues and Listing

Observations on the offer documents.

30 days from the date of receipt of such draft offer document or 15 days from the date of receipt of satisfactory reply to the additional clarifications sought by SEBI, from the merchant banker(s).

Listing related issues ( Preferential offers, exemption from Rule 19(2)(b) etc)

21 days from the date of letter giving satisfactory replies to the clarifications sought. 

 

 

Activities

CORPORATION FINANCE DEPARTMENT

 

- Division of  Corporate Restructuring

Observations on the offer documents.

21 days from the date of filing with SEBI

Disposal of an application made u/r 4 (2)

60 days

Examination of Complaints on alleged violations

20 days

Disposal of a report submitted u/r 3(4)

20 days

Activities

ALL DIVISIONS

Investor Complaints. 

Investor complaints which are redressable and fall within the jurisdiction of SEBI would be taken up by SEBI within 7 days and followed up vigorously.The complaints which relate to matters falling within the juirisdiction of SEBI should only be taken up with SEBI at the appropriate offices of SEBI 
as given in the Annexure