IIM Calcutta is the oldest Indian Institute of Management that was established and is also the oldest postgraduate school for management studies in India. The Government of India has also recognized the business school as an Institute of National Importance.
Through the institute’s alumni, IIM Calcutta has contributions to the success stories of hundreds of projects and businesses. Many industry leaders and skilled professionals have emerged from this institute year after year, making this the most prestigious authority (Number 1 in Best B-School Rankings 2021) to be certified in domains such as financial management, business management or investment banking. The IIMs are known to go far and beyond for offering education to qualified candidates and IIM Calcutta has done something similar.
IIM Calcutta is now offering an Executive Program in Investment Banking and Capital Markets to graduates with over 50% aggregate marks and 2 years of work experience. This is an incredible opportunity for professionals to enter these lucrative sectors. Investment banking as a domain is incredibly valuable and as an alumnus of IIM Calcutta’s executive education, you will be able to increase your prospects even more. The program is conducted for a duration of one year where you are able to also attend classes on-campus in IIM Calcutta for 30 hours.utive-program-inve
The online classes are live sessions held by respected IIM Calcutta faculty where you can get your doubts solved and questions answered. This incredible arrangement by the business school is done in association with Imarticus Learning, another reputable training institute. More than anything, you will be able to work on real-world case studies and projects. This will help you acquire and sharpen some key technical skills that are required in investment banking. For professionals looking for a prestigious and desirable career, this program curated by IIM Calcutta might be the key to your dream job.
What is this Program about?
The program is divided into three foundation modules and seven advanced modules to cover investment banking and capital markets in-depth and in a progressive manner.
These are three foundation modules:
- Financial Accounting and Analysis
- Financial Management
- Financial Economics
These are seven advanced modules:
- Debt Capital Markets
- Equity Capital Markets
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring
- Portfolio Fund Management
- Securities Market Research and Valuation
- Securities Market Sales and Trading
- Securities Market Regulations
The program is specifically designed to provide you with all the technical knowledge you will require in various valuable finance professions. The curriculum is also designed to help you acquire essential managerial skills along the way.
Here are the roles that will open up for you after this program:
- Investments and Capital Market Consultant
- Asset Manager
- Security Market Research Analyst
- Investment Analyst
- Securities Sales and Trading Broker
- Securities Consultant
- Financial Market Regulator
- Investment Portfolio Manager
Students get to participate in workshops and seminars while various industry leaders drop in to share their experiences as well. You also get to visit the campus twice for 3 days to attend the classes and workshops during the beginning and the end of your course. The program also features a capstone project when you are close to completing the course, where you can apply the knowledge, you have acquired while gaining some hands-on experience.
Conclusion
Once candidates sign up for the program, they also get access to a personal alumni email account that ends with IIM Calcutta’s domain. The IIM Investment Banking & Capital Market course has been designed to deliver each topic or module in the most effective manner within the span of a year. The live classes are held on Saturdays (once a week) between 6 PM to 9 PM (Indian Standard Time).
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