SUMIT JAIN
Want to become a financial adviser? Best financial planning courses and institutes in India explained
The career change of Sumit Aggarwal to a mutual fund distributor illustrates a notable trend within the financial advisory realm in India. With a vast number of investors, there's a growing necessity for certified financial planners. Educational institutes are responding by launching targeted courses, promoting credentialing opportunities like CFP and QPFP for finance professionals. As demand for expert guidance rises, the financial planning sector is expected to experience notable expansion.
Rajasthan Municipal Election Result 2026 Live: Congress wins Sikar, Jhalawar; BJP returns in Barmer after 15 years, AAP takes Baran
Rajasthan Election Result 2026 Live: Counting for urban local body elections began at 8 am on Monday across the state. The BJP has taken an early lead over Congress in the initial counting, while results from major cities including Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota are being closely watched. The outcome will be a key test for the Bhajan Lal Sharma government and Congress's state organisation ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections.
Asian Games 2026: India eyes record medal haul in Aichi-Nagoya
India aims for a record-breaking performance at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. The contingent includes five individual Olympic medallists and defending champions in various sports. Hockey competitions will serve as Olympic qualification events for Los Angeles 2028. Several athletes faced setbacks due to doping violations and selection criteria exclusions. India seeks to build on its Hangzhou success with a strong showing in Japan.
Unacademy’s test prep CEO Sumit Jain quits ahead of upGrad acquisition
Sumit Jain has stepped down from his role in Unacademy, ahead of a potential merger with upGrad Education. Jain, who joined Unacademy in 2020, will continue as an advisor. His departure follows the companies filing for merger approval with the Competition Commission of India.
Unacademy cofounder Sumit Jain appointed chief executive of the test-prep business
Jain joined Unacademy after he sold his startup Opentalk to the edtech company. He had also founded real estate listing portal Commonfloor and sold it to Quikr, an online classifieds operator, in 2016.
Exclusive: Unacademy founders Munjal, Saini set to exit, shift focus to AirLearn
Unacademy cofounder Gaurav Munjal is stepping down as CEO, with Sumit Jain taking over amid a company reset and focus on AirLearn. Fellow cofounder Roman Saini is also exiting an active role. This leadership change follows internal discussions and a shift from online test prep to physical centers, impacting the edtech's business.
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Unacademy elevates Sumit Jain to cofounder status
Jain joined Unacademy in April 2020 and cofounded the firm’s Graphy division which allows educators and creators to launch their own online courses.
ETMarkets Fund Manager Talk: Here's why this $4 billion asset manager is betting big on consumption stocks?
I oversee total assets of $4.5 billion across PMS, AIF and Advisory mandates. Indian Entrepreneur Portfolio is our largest portfolio with total assets of $2.56 billion. This portfolio was launched in January 2010, with a focus on value creation by investing into high quality family-owned businesses.
Fidelity front running case: Sebi slaps over Rs 4.28 cr penalties, securities mkt ban on 11 entities
The regulator had passed an interim order in the matter in June 2021. It had conducted an investigation to check whether there had been front running in the trades of various funds of Fidelity Group during the period from February 1, 2019, to November 30, 2019.
Sebi imposes penalties worth Rs 25 lakh on 5 entities for non-genuine trades
The orders came after Sebi observed large scale reversal trades in the stock options segment on BSE, leading to creation of artificial volumes in the segment.
Resolution professionals for Ballarpur Ind, KSK named
Lenders have appointed resolution professionals (RP’s) to run the insolvency proceedings of Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT) and KSK Mahanadi Power, kicking off the process to find buyers for the two companies, as per people aware of the matter.
Sistema Asia Fund Advisory appoints Sumit Jain as senior partner
An alumnus of IIM Calcutta and IIT Kharagpur, Sumit Jain joins SAF from Kalaari Capital where he served on the Boards of 15 plus portfolio companies as primary board member and observer.
From Sachin Bansal to Jan Koum, when founders move on from their billion-dollar companies
Exploring the motivation and the mind space of founders who moved on, and left their legacy behind.
Commonfloor cofounder Sumit Jain launches voice-based social app
The founders have been working on the new startup for about a year and launched the app for the public in July last year.
Fun on the court: When VCs busted stress with a game of badminton
Top execs from Sequoia, Avendus and Kalaari were seen in action at the championship organised by Bertlesmann India last week.
Kstart invests in Vernacular.ai
The startup, which was founded by three IIT Roorkee graduates- Sourabh Gupta, Akshay Deshraj and Manoj Sarda, is presently working on multi-lingual conversational agents for financial institutions.
Now chatbots talk about improving your flirting skills & lowering the calorie count
Innovative ideas discussed at a chatbot hackathon, held by accelerator TLabs and personal chat assistance startup Haptik, included those that could help improve your flirting skills, or count calories, or generate soil reports for farmers.
Realty queries answered by Sumit Jain, Colliers India
Every week, an expert selected by ET answers queries from our readers on real estate. This week, the queries range from property investments in Mumbai, among others.
Realty queries answered by Sumit Jain, Colliers International India
Every week, an expert selected by ET answers queries from our readers on real estate. This week, the queries include investing in a property in Mumbai, among others.
Vakrangee Software says CEO Santosh Dash has resigned; re-designates founder as CEO
Vakrangee Software, which offers financial inclusion and e-governance solutions, said its CEO Santosh Dash had resigned and that it had named its founder Dinesh Nandwana, as his replacement.
Anyone in the organisaton can be an inspiration: Sumit Jain, Commonfloor.com
'I found some amazing solutions while playing billiards and made some great friends.'
Flatmate matching app Flatchat raises $2.5 million from CommonFloor
Founded by Gaurav Munjal and Hemesh Singh in Bengaluru, Flatchat has been associated with CommonFloor from its inception and is now available in six cities.
Competition does not bother Commonfloor's CEO Sumit Jain
Not every boss believes that keeping an eye on the competition is a part of his job description. At least, Sumit Jain, co-founder & CEO, Commonfloor. com doesn’t.
Delhi-based food startup Sattviko to raise over Rs.25 cr for technology upgrade
Sattviko plans to expand its food chain to Mumbai and Bengaluru with this round of funding. It will also use the funds to build its mobile and web-based platforms.
Real estate portal CommonFloor starts virtual tours for resale, renting
Realty portal CommonFloor has launched virtual tours for resale and rental property listings, seeking to provide home seekers a 360-degree view.
Healthy food dining chain Sattviko raises Rs 2 crore as seed funding
Sattviko, which currently operates five outlets and delivery centres in Delhi and Gurgaon, will be launching three more by April later this year.
Veg restaurant chain Sattviko raises Rs 2 crore from investors
The restaurant chain aims to utilise the fund to diversify its wide range of products, increase the team, accelerate growth, expand further into India and integrate best taste and technology-enabled services.
CommonFloor acquires college gossip app Bakfy
CommonFloor chief executive Sumit Jain confirmed the deal, which is a mix of cash and equity, but declined to reveal the purchase price.
Commonfloor.com founder Sumit Jain recalls how an ‘exclusive’ table got him playing billiards
Jain says that IIT-Rourkee was perhaps the only IIT that had around eight billiards tables in its recreation facility, one of them very exclusive.
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