A share, in simple terms, means the proportionate ownership of a company. That is the number of shares a person is holding in a company, he is the owner by that proportion. To purchase and sell shares, one has to deal in a particular market known as the stock market. Not only shares but bonds and derivatives are also sold in this market.  The two major Indian stock exchanges are the NSE& the BSE.A study of the perception of people towards the stock market was studied. To ascertain this, a study was done by collecting data from 100 respondents with different characteristics. The percentage of people investing/not investing, their age groups, the objectives behind investing, or, if they’re not, then fear behind investing was studied.

KEYWORDS: Shares, Share Market, NSE, BSE, Investment, Mutual, Funds, Portfolio, Financial, Instruments, Stock, Exchange.