Appointment of Principal and Compliance Officers requires specified qualifications and experience for capital market intermediaries in IFSC. Capital market intermediaries in the IFSC must designate a principal officer and a separate compliance officer meeting prescribed educational and experience requirements, including specified professional qualifications, recognised degrees, and minimum financial services experience; alternative qualifications and experience concessions apply for certain intermediary types. Intermediaries must ensure staff undertake Authority-specified certification courses, maintain adequate manpower for IFSC activities, and may appoint the same person as principal or compliance officer across multiple registrations subject to specified exceptions and Authority review.