The timelines benchmarks mentioned below is the
'working days' except as otherwise stated. The counting starts from the
next day. The time taken by external agencies is not included in the
indicated timeline.
| Departments |
| Activities |
Depositories And Custodians
Division |
| Fresh registration of
depository/depository participants/custodians. |
30 days - |
| Renewal of registration/
cancellation thro surrender of depository/depository
participants/custodians. |
30 days - |
| Activities |
Foreign Institutional
Investors Division |
| Fresh registration |
FIIs - 13 days. Sub-account - 3
days. |
| Renewal of registration |
FIIs - 5 days. Sub-account - 3
days. |
| Activities |
Collective Investment Schemes
Division |
| Fresh registration |
21 Days. |
| Renewal of registration/
cancellation. |
21 Days. |
| Observations on the offer
documents. |
21 days |
| Activities |
Secondary Market Department |
| Fresh registration - Credit
Rating Agency |
21 days |
| Fresh registration - Approved
intermediary under Stock Lending Scheme |
21 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 |
| Activities |
Investor Grievances And
Guidance Division |
| 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 |
Mutual Funds And Venture
Capital Dept. |
| Approval for Trustees of Mutual
Funds |
7 days |
| Applications for foreign
securities / ADRs/GD Rs |
7 days |
| 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 |
Primary Market Department |
| Fresh registration of
intermediaries |
21 days |
| Renewal of registration/
cancellation. |
21 days |
| Observations on the offer
documents. |
21 days from the date of filing
with SEBI. |
| Listing
related issues ( Preferential offers, exemption from Rule 19(2)(b)
etc) |
21 days |
| Activities |
Takeovers Division |
| 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 |