NSE circular NSE/INSP/76784 · 07 Oct 2026
Official title
Internal Audit of Trading Members
Official record
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Check the official recordThe National Stock Exchange of India provides a manual for trading members to submit internal audit reports for the half year ended September 30, 2026. Trading members must register their internal auditor through the member portal. The auditor must submit the audit report, conflict of interest declaration, and certificate details. Trading members must submit an undertaking on penalty for margin collection if they engage in proprietary and clientele or only clientele trading. Members must provide management comments on audit observations and digitally sign the reports. The submission process requires both the auditor and the member to complete their respective steps. The system allows for the deletion of submitted reports by either party until the submission deadline.
What you must do
ANNEXURE I
MANUAL FOR SUBMISSION OF INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT BY AUDITOR
Auditor Registration:
Step 1 :
Dear Sir/Madam,
Your Registration for submission of Internal Auditor Report for the period Apr-26 To Sep-26 has been successfully created.
Please find the details as under:Userld:
Password :
TM Name :
TM Code :Kindly click on the following link https://inspection.nseindia.com/MemberPortal/
On clicking the above link for the first time, you will be prompted to change the password, Kindly change the password immediately.
You are requested to initiate Internal Audit for the Apr-26 To Sep-26 for [unclear in source] segment/s and submit Annexure I & II.
In case of any clarification, please contact the Member.
Submission of Internal Audit Report:
Step 2:
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Step 3 :
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Upon successful submission of ‘Conflict of Interest’, following is displayed
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Note: ‘Next’ button will not be visible to the auditor until member submits ‘Undertaking on Penalty’, ‘Conflict of Interest ‘and Certificate details.
Step 4 :
Part A - Data Sharing :
Exchange has made available the data submitted by member to Exchange in various submissions to Auditor for verification.
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Step 5 :
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Step 6:
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Step 7:
Step 8: Auditor shall fill all the details mentioned below (* Indicates Mandatory)
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For example:
NOTES:
| Example-1 : Only the observations need to be considered for number of Instances. E.g. Observations during the FY ended March 2026 inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Inspection Observations in one SEBI inspection | Number of non-compliances in inspection | Number of Instances for above purpose |
| Misuse of client funds and securities | 24 clients | 1 |
| Delay or non-settlement of the client accounts on timely basis. | 18 clients | 1 |
| Delay or non-issuance of statements of accounts and daily margin statements. | 7 clients | 1 |
| Instances of misuse of Power of Attorney provided by the client. | 12 clients | 1 |
| Number of adverse observations in SEBI inspections for Point Number 32 | 4 | |
| Example-2 : In case of more than 1 inspection during FY ended March 2026 | ||
| SEBI Inspection during FY ended Mar 2026 | Observations | Number of Instances for the above purpose |
| Oct-25 | Misuse of client funds and securities | 1 |
| Delay or non-settlement of the client accounts on timely basis. | 1 | |
| Delay or non-issuance of statements of accounts and daily margin statements. | 1 | |
| Instances of misuse of Power of Attorney provided by the client. | 1 | |
| Jan-26 | Misuse of client funds and securities | 1 |
| Instances of misuse of Power of Attorney provided by the client. | 1 | |
| Number of adverse observations in SEBI inspections for Point Number 32 | 6 | |
Note: Template hyperlink provided in the auditor login as per the below screenshot
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Note: Kindly use latest version of Excel to submit the Checklist.
Note: Please ensure to use the same text in the “Particulars column” for each clause as provided in the template “Sample details file” while adding row for providing instances of sample details verified
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If you do not comply