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Last updated: 2 October 2026
To distribute mutual funds in India, you need an AMFI Registration Number (ARN) and NISM certification. Expertvuw’s team guides individuals, firms and companies through certification, KYD, ARN application, EUINs for employees and renewals.
Mutual fund distributors in India must be registered with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) and hold an AMFI Registration Number (ARN), as required under SEBI’s mutual fund regulations and circulars. Individuals must first pass the NISM Series V-A: Mutual Fund Distributors certification examination.
Applicants complete Know Your Distributor (KYD) verification, which is now done online using PAN and Aadhaar authentication, and then apply for the ARN through AMFI’s process (with KFintech/CAMS as the registrar). Corporate distributors — companies, LLPs and partnership firms — register as entities, and each employee who interacts with investors needs an Employee Unique Identification Number (EUIN) and NISM certification.
An ARN is linked to the validity of the NISM certificate and is generally valid for three years. Renewal requires re-certification or continuing professional education, and distributors file an annual self-declaration of compliance with AMFI’s code of conduct.
Basis: SEBI mutual fund regulations and SEBI circulars on distributors; AMFI guidelines and Code of Conduct for intermediaries; NISM Series V-A certification. Last updated: 27 September 2026.
NISM Series V-A certification is required for individual distributors and employees.
Know Your Distributor verification is completed online with PAN and Aadhaar authentication.
ARN is generally valid for three years, linked to NISM certification validity.
Each employee of a corporate distributor who deals with investors needs an EUIN.
Renew through re-certification or NISM CPE before expiry.
Distributors must follow AMFI's code of conduct and file an annual self-declaration.
Most ARN problems are about lapses and mismatches.
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ARN registration connects with these services.
Registering as a SEBI investment adviser.
SEBI research analyst registration.
Portfolio management registration.
GST for commission income.
Pass NISM Series V-A.
Complete online KYD.
Submit ARN application with fee.
Registrar verifies documents.
Receive ARN; empanel with AMCs.
Register EUINs for employees.
Keep the ARN and certification current.
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An AMFI Registration Number that allows a person or entity to distribute mutual funds in India.
Yes. Individual distributors and employees who deal with investors need NISM Series V-A certification.
Generally three years, linked to the validity of the NISM certification.
Yes. Companies, LLPs and partnership firms can register as corporate distributors, with EUINs for their employees.
No. ARN is for distribution; giving investment advice for a fee needs separate SEBI registration as an investment adviser.
ACS – Director, Expertvuw Management Pvt Ltd
ARN applications are coordinated by Expertvuw’s team. Certification is conducted by NISM, and registration is granted by AMFI.