PGDM Financial Services SAQS accredited 1
PGDM (Financial Services) PGDM (Financial Services) is a specialized program in Financial Services sector approved by AICTE It is a two year full time program spread across six trimesters Each trimester is of around 12 weeks 2
Opportunities in the Financial Services Industry Banking Financial Institutions Insurance Financial Services Capital Markets Rating Agencies Regulators 3
Why specialized program in Financial Services? Abundant employment opportunities in the Financial Services industry Growth of financial literacy and penetration of financial services across the country Government is poised to push for financial inclusion Investment corpus in India to reach $1 trillion by 2025 India s life insurance sector is the biggest in the world with about 360 million policies The country is projected to become the fifth largest banking sector globally by 2020 4
Why specialized program in Financial Services? The Indian Financial Services industry is on the cusp of a strong phase of growth, backed by India as an important emerging economy Rising consumer demand from non metros and rural areas Rising literacy and financial literacy levels Disruptive innovations changing the industry dynamics rapidly 5
Establishing Academic Leadership through INDUSTRY SPECIFIC EMPLOYMENT ORIENTED Teaching Learning Model The institute s geographical presence in Mumbai the Financial capital of India. This industry was a natural choice to start a specific MBA program Launch of PGDM Financial Services in the year 2011 6
The Program Specific Goals The stated program specific goals other than the general MBA program goals were as follows Understanding Indian Financial System IFS Identify and evaluate the techniques to mitigate financial risks Design financial plans to cater to individual investor s profile 7
Subject Board - Finance Dr. (Prof)Monica Khanna, Acting Director SIMSR Dr. (Prof) Pankaj Trivedi, Area Chairperson Finance Mr.Chetan Shah, Sr VP Capital market, HDFC Bank Mr. C. Vasudevan Sr. General Manager, Bombay Stock Exchange Dr Aditya Srinivas Economist and COO BSE Brokers Forum, Bombay Stock Exchange Mr.Hemant Joshi, Ex Director VESIM and subject Expert Prof.Swati Godbole, Assistant Professor SIMSR Prof. Aparna Bhat, Assistant professor SIMSR 8
Some Unique Courses Offered Marketing of Financial Services IT Applications in Financial Services Financial Modelling Commodity Markets Financial Inclusion E-Business Behavioral Finance Fixed Income Securities Services in Financial Markets Entrepreneurship Management 9
Courses Offered Trimester -1 Applied Micro Economics Business Communication Business Perspectives Business Statistics Financial Accounting Financial Statement Analysis Marketing Management Organisation Behaviour and Human Resource Management Spread sheet for Data Analysis Trimester -3 Commercial Banking Corporate Finance Enterprise Resource Planning Fixed Income Securities Indian Economy Operations Research Portfolio and Investment Management Services in Financial Markets Trimester -5 Advanced Derivatives and Risk Management Commodity Markets E-Business Infrastructure and Project Finance International Finance Leadership Lab Trimester -2 Business Research Methods Cost and Management Accounting Financial Institutions and Markets Financial Management Legal Aspects of Business Logistics and Supply Chain Management Macro Economics for Finance Strategic Management Trimester -4 Derivatives and Risk Management Financial Modelling Insurance Management International Business Investment Banking Marketing of Financial Services Mergers and Acquisitions Quantitative Models in Finance Trimester -6 Behavioural Finance Business and Personal Ethics Corporate Governance Entrepreneurship Management Financial Inclusion and Public Policy Management Control Systems 10
The pedagogy Teaching pedagogy based on classroom coaching with integrative learning process with Industry Regular updating and introduction of courses as per industry developments and feedback Use of Harvard Business Review Case studies and projects/assignments based on live financial market data Regular Guest Lectures & Industry Visits to help students gain first hand information and knowledge Concurrent Projects and Summer Internships 11
The Program Execution DUAL FACULTY format adopted for the specialized courses The Anchor Faculty : In-house, full time faculty to deliver the theoretical background The Industry Specialist & Practitioner - to deliver latest cutting edge practices in the area 12
The Program Execution - Additional Inputs FINSTREET a student body along with faculty mentor publishes FINLAY a popular online monthly magazine Finance week, an intercollegiate festival hosting several events and a roundtable conference is an exciting event Investrix an annual event of FINSTREET /Finance Department Centre of Excellence in Capital Markets seeks to transform and build capabilities for success in the capital markets and disseminate knowledge of capital markets to students and the citizens at large SIFICO an International Conference in the Finance area is held annually attracts research participation from India and abroad 13
WORKSHOP AT BSE 14
Other co-curricular activities- Axis Bank Pragatishala A team of ten students of the PG-Financial Services batch made a mark in Pragatishala by Axis Bank Students learnt the importance of financial education and contributed to the Government s mission of financial inclusion for all 15
Other co-curricular activities.. Students were involved in the product development function to provide expertise in payment domain at Payso Fintech Pvt. Ltd. Students are encouraged to co-author research papers with faculty members and present the same at the Annual SIFICO 16
WINNERS,2 ND PLACE at Pratyaksha,JBIMS 17
FLIP CHALLENGE:AIR 5 18
Finance Conference-SIFICO 2017 Selected papers from SIFICO 2017 were published in an international journal with ISSN number and impact factor
Students participation in SIFICO 2017 20
Research and publications Faculty from finance department regularly present and publish research papers in various National and International Conferences Dr. Shalini Talwar published a book in 2016 on Security Analysis and Portfolio Management with international publication house 21
SIMSR FOOTBALL TEAM:WINNER AT NITIE MUMBAI 22
Our Alumni Profiles Alumni Organization ROLE Mr. Rupindersingh Gambhir Credit Suisee Risk Analyst Mr. Sumit Gupta Mr. Sagar Shetty Fidelity International Ernst & Young LLP Associate Research Specialist- Equity. Consultant Advisory services Mr. Lokesh Soni Citi Corp. Assistant Manager Ms. Shweta Kathar Citi Corp. Assistant Manager 23
Our Alumni Profiles Alumni Organization Role Mr.Monysh Bandeally Crisil Ltd. Credit Analyst Mr. Sahil Jhaveri Mr. Akrit Kashyap National Stock Exchange Arcesium MT/AM Analyst Trade Accounting & Operations Ms. Pallawi Kumari Citi Group Assistant Manager Ms.Saloni Malviya HSBC Associate Vice- President 24
Names of some companies where students got placed Specific Accenture Analytics Quotient SVC (I) Pvt. Ltd. Arcesium India Pvt. Ltd. (D.E. Shaw) Citi Cognizant HSBC ICICI Bank J P Morgan Chase State Bank of India Trafigura 25
Summary of Outcomes The PGDM-Fin. services program does not limit the management graduates to pursuing Financial Services careers in India alone The knowledge and skill set in Financial Services can be applied to global organizations across industry sectors For this academic year Batch 2016-18 -all 60 seats for this program filled within day 3 of the admission counseling A waitlist of 150 candidates on final day of counseling, more than double the intake capacity 26
Future Plans Academic Tie-ups with Leading International Management Institutes Set up a Bloomberg Terminal lab in SIMSR 27
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