TABLE OF CONTENTS

SR NO. NAME OF THE TOPIC PAGE NO.

1 RESEARCH METHODOLODY 1

2 MUTUAL FUNDS 4

2.1 WHAT IS MUTUAL FUND 5

2.2 MUTUAL INDUSTRY IN INDIA 6

2.3 TYPES OF MUTUAL FUNDS SCHEMES 10

2.4 ADVANTAGES 13

2.5 DISADVANTAGES 15

2.6 MAJOR PLAYERS OF THE MUTUAL FUND 17

2.7 STURCTURE OF MUTUAL FUND 23

2.8 REGISTRATION OF MUTUAL FUND 26

3 ULIPS(UNIT LINKED INSURANCE PLAN) 29

3.1 FEATURES OF ULIPS 31

3.2 TYPES OF ULIPS 32

3.3 HOW ULIP WORKS 35

3.4 HURDLES OF ULIPS 37

4. COMPARISON BETWEEN MUTUAL FUNDS AND ULIPS 39

6. CONCLUSION 47

7. RECOMMENDATION 48

8. BIBLIOGRAPHY 49