By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: IIM Shillong joined hands with National Stock Exchange (NSE) to offer the first two-year full-time Post-Graduate Programme in Financial Markets offered by an IIM.
“We hope that this post graduate programme will help in honing the trading and investment skills of students and working professionals and make them more eligible for the job market,” NSE MD & CEO Ravi Narain said in a statement.
“The collaboration will go a long way towards capacity building and creating expertise in areas in which the demand exceeds supply.,” said IIM Shillong director Ashoke K Dutta.
In addition to the two year PG programme, NSE and IIM Shillong will also offer a number of advanced level certifications and Management Development Programmes in financial markets.
The PGP-FM course will be a combination of general management subjects and highly specialised subjects in financial markets such as financial valuation and modeling, equity research, technical analysis, derivatives, trading strategies and financial engineering.
The PGP students will get a global perspective as the programme will include a visit to international markets. The students will be able to simulate market conditions and develop trading, investment and portfolio management skills through simulated market software, specially designed by NSE.