Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on November 14 advised investors to take time to understand the nature of an investment before making any investment decision.
"Verify its (investments) authenticity and consider the risks associated with it," Pandey said, while speaking at the India International Trade Fair 2026.
Pandey highlighted a new program launched by SEBI, called 'MUST', an acronym for "Mentoring of University College Students through Trainers."
"Through this program, faculty members and senior students of colleges and universities will become investor educators. We are also working with Panchayati Raj institutions, state governments, and local partners for rural communities," Pandey said.
Market-related institutions have an important role in taking this effort forward: for stock exchanges, depositories, brokers, and other intermediaries, investor awareness should not remain limited only to this campaign; it should be expanded, the Chairman said.