Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur has started Two Year Post Graduate Diploma in Finance (PGDF) in online mode. The program aims to prepare students to advance their careers in the rapidly changing world of finance. This program is suitable for professionals who are interested in a career change with finance and managerial skills.
The course plan includes 32 foundation and advanced level courses in finance, summer internships, workshop sessions from industry thinkers, capstone projects and simulation-based business and assessment modules. The institute claims that students will gain a deep insight into the emerging developments applied to finance such as fintech and digital finance, data science and machine learning tools.
Classes will be conducted on a working day during the weekend and on another evening, with session recordings available for viewing during the session. Thus, participants learn while earning as they remain in their current employment. Since the course is offered online, students can participate from anywhere and view lectures at any time, including peer-to-peer interaction.
The courses include online classes with one week on-campus module at XLRI Jamshedpur and one week immersion module in Mumbai where students gain an understanding of finance functions while interacting with senior finance professionals and institutions.
Participants are expected to engage in hours of self-learning in the form of pre-reading, assignments and exercises, personal reflection, e-lessons, self-assessments, etc., based on their individual strengths and motivations in all courses .
The curriculum is mapped to the curriculum of the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) program, thus helping participants advance their career options as a finance professional.
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The program directors are Dr HK Pradhan and Dr N Sivasankaran, both experienced finance professors of the institute, it says. “The PGDF curriculum is suitably designed after extensive industry consultations covering a wide range of finance topics. Students gain a deep insight into emerging developments such as digital finance and data science as applied to finance. Enrolled students can pursue careers from the institute There will be an opportunity to receive mentorship, including connecting with XLRI’s alumni network. In addition, regular speaker sessions involving senior corporate executives will provide opportunities for students to interact,” said Dr. Pradhan, senior finance and economics Professor and Program Director.
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