BCOM - FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT ANALYSIS- 3 YEARS

In today's global scenario most management programs in developing countries are industry specific, Finance which is special and important subject is one such area. The rationale behind BFIA course is to introduce students to the subject before they take it up at the MBA level as an elective. Furthermore, the thrust of the program is on exposing the students to real time business problems, through three years of rigorous industry training, which runs simultaneously with theory classes. This course is meant for students who are keen on working in the core areas of finance, mainly with investment companies, capital markets, foreign exchange dealers, banks, mutual fund operations, insurance sector or finance companies. The papers covered in this course range from introduction to business and finance, to focus on areas like corporate taxation, auditing, corporate restructuring, merchant banking, investment analysis, portfolio management, etc.

BFIA is a six semester professional degree program designed keeping in mind the requirements of the Indian Financial Markets. The students also undertake eight to ten weeks summer training at the end of the fourth semester.

After the completion of the B.Com course, an individual can pursue a career in the following fields:

Banking
Economist
Investments
Equity Research Analyst
Financial Accounting & Auditing
Auditing & Cost Accounting
Company Secretarial Practice
Foreign Trade Practice & Procedures

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Semester I

Management Foundation
Introduction to Indian Financial System
Principles of Marketing
Business Statistics
Accounting Fundamentals
Micro Economics

Semester II

Concepts of Legal Aspects of Business
Ethics and Corporate Governance
Operations Research
Financial Services
Macroeconomics
Environmental Studies

Semester III

Fundamentals of Financial Management
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Banking and Financial Institutions
Fundamentals of Project Management
Cost Accounting
Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship

Semester IV

Research Methodology
Business Policy & Strategic Management
Fundamentals of Production and Operations Management
Financial Derivatives
Financial Reporting
Taxation : Policies & Principles

Semester V

Security Analysis
Advanced Corporate Finance
Issue Management
International Financial Management
Fundamentals of Mutual Fund Management

Semester VI

Portfolio Management
Understanding International Business Management
Fundamentals of Behavioral Finance
Fundamentals of Insurance Management
Corporate Tax Planning