NSE circular 33/2026 · 21 Oct 2026
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Submission of Half Yearly Internal Audit Report by Clearing Members for half year ended September 30, 2026
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Check the official recordClearing members who perform clearing activities for other stock-brokers or custodial participants between April 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026, must submit a half-yearly internal audit report. Members must complete the audit and submit the report through the NCL portal by November 30, 2026. The audit must follow the prescribed checklist and include digitally signed Annexures I and II. Members must also ensure that all non-compliances identified in the report are rectified by January 31, 2027. Failure to submit the report or address non-compliances within the specified timelines will result in penalties or disciplinary actions as per NCL circulars.
What you must do
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ANNEXURE A
MANUAL FOR SUBMISSION OF INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT BY MEMBER
A. Creation of Sub user (As Clearing Member/PCM)
B. Portal login with Sub User ID (For Internal Auditor Registration)
C. Creation of Auditors Login
D. Submission of Conflict of Interest by member
E. Submission of Report by Member
A. Creation of Sub user (As Clearing Member/PCM)
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Member needs to create two sub-user ID’s.
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& Submit
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B. Portal login with Sub User ID (For Internal Auditor Registration)
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Note: For each Internal Audit cycle, Members need to register their Internal Auditors irrespective of auditor being an existing auditor.
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Note:
After ensuring that all details have been correctly entered, click “Submit” to register the Auditor.
Upon registration, the Internal Auditor shall receive the following indicative e-mail on his registered E mail ID.
“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:
UserId: User ID
Password: Password
CM Name: Clearing member name
CM Code: Clearing Member Code
Kindly click on the following link https://ims.connect2nsccl.com/NCLMemberPortal/
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 CM, FO, CD,COM segment/s and submit Annexure I, II and V.
In case of any clarification, please contact the Member.”
C. Creation of Auditors Login
After Auditor’s Registration, member shall create the Auditor sub user from NCL Member’s portal login.
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D. Submission of Conflict of Interest by member
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E. Submission of Report by Member
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The Member shall download the observation sheet in excel sheet and indicate his acceptance (by selecting Y or N from the dropdown) for each compliance status marked by the Internal Auditor. Once done, Member shall upload the same file by browsing and clicking the upload button.
Once the member uploads the excel by incorporating ‘Whether Auditor Comments accepted’ he will be redirected to the next page where he will be able to fill Management Comments for non-complied points only:
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This screen will display only non-compliance points as marked by the Auditor. Once done, Member shall proceed to fill the contact person name and his/her e-mail ID and the click the “Submit” button.
Once submitted, member will be navigated to the next screen i.e. ‘Internal Auditor Report’ having Audit Report (Annexure II) as PDF which needs to be downloaded by the Member.
The Member needs to affix the digital signature in the internal audit report (Annexure II) and submit the report by clicking on the “browse” button and clicking the declaration.
After submission of the report, the following screen shall appear:
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ANNEXURE B
MANUAL FOR SUBMISSION OF INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT BY AUDITOR:
Who is affected
If you do not comply