Registration of investment advisers: eligibility hinges on qualifications, fit and proper status, infrastructure and prescribed application pathways. Regulation 6 sets SEBI's registration criteria for investment advisers, requiring consideration of applicant form, qualification and certification of principal officers and persons associated with investment advice as per regulation 7, fulfillment of deposit requirements, fit and proper status under intermediaries' criteria, adequate infrastructure, and any prior refusals or disciplinary actions. It also mandates specific pathways for banks, NBFCs, other non-individuals, foreign-incorporated entities, and foreign citizens to apply-through subsidiaries, identifiable divisions, or Indian offices-and contemplates enlistment with a recognized body under regulation 14 with transitional provisions.