PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

In a transforming highly competitive business environment, the finance function occupies the centre stage.
This program aims to:
• Comprehensively cover key finance concepts and their applications
• Help participants strengthen their knowledge and update themselves with the most recent developments in the area.


KEY REASONS TO JOIN  EXECUTIVE PROGRAM IN APPLIED FINANCE
1. Most Comprehensive program in Finance – from IIM Calcutta
2. Exclusively designed for finance professionals
3. Application-Oriented Program Design
4. Taught by Senior IIM Calcutta Faculty with extensive corporate and academic experience
5. Executive-Centric Program
    a. Classes on Tuesday & Saturday evenings
    b. Attend recorded sessions of missed classes
    c. Facility to attend from any NIIT Imperia Centre – subject to availability & policy
    d. Learning through real life case discussions, assignments and industry-based projects

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Professionals seeking to develop their careers in Corporate Finance
• Executives in the banking and financial services sectors.
• Professionals who have just completed their studies in finance, commerce or accountancy will add recent advanced concepts and application areas to their knowledge-base
• Professionals working (or planning to work) as broking/security analysts, consultants, and chartered/cost accountants.

ELIGIBILITY

• Applicants should be working professionals/self-employed (Need to produce supporting proof)
• Graduates (10+2+3) in any discipline with min. 50% marks [aggregate- considering results of all years (e.g. 3 or 4 together)] recognised by UGC/AICTE
Minimum 2 years of work experience (full-time paid employment) post completion of graduation as on August 1, 2013

ABOUT IIM Calcutta

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PROGRAM STRUCTURE & DESIGN (Applicants are advised to go through the detailed program content at http://bit.ly/EPAF09DPC)
Core Courses
1. Business Accounting and Analysis
2. Corporate Finance-I
3. Quantitative Methods for Finance
4. Business Economics
5. Corporate Finance-II|
 
Special Courses
1. Business Valuation
2. Financial Derivatives
3. Investment Management
4. Fixed Income Securities
5. Mergers and Acquisitions
6. Bank and Risk Management

 
PROGRAM DESIGN AND DURATION
Duration: One Year
Frequency: Twice a week
Class Schedule: Tuesday - 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM and Saturday - 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Delivery: Through classes at NIIT Imperia Centre for Advanced Learning in your city, using Synchronous Learning Technology platform
In addition, there will be two mandatory 3-day campus modules at IIM Calcutta during the program
 
EVALUATION
• Evaluation by: IIM Calcutta
• Evaluation Structure: Mid and end module examinations
• Evaluation Mode: Evaluation may also include one or more of the following:
Online Assessment/Case Study Discussions/ Quiz/Assignments/Offline Assessment (Paper-pencil test)/Class participation.
The final decision on evaluation methods rests with the course faculty and may change without prior intimation. Based on the performance in the assessments, participants are awarded grades (Excellent, Good, Average, Poor) in every module.

CERTIFICATION
Participants with Poor grades in not more than two modules will receive a ‘Certificate of Completion’ in Executive Program in Applied Finance. Participants with more than 2 poor grades but fulfilling all other qualifying criteria will receive a ‘Certificate of Participation’. Certificates shall be issued directly by IIM Calcutta.

FEE AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Program Fee: Rs. 2,18,260/-
• The fee above is inclusive of all academic charges, examinations, textbooks, study material.
• All fees are non-refundable. Fees can be paid by cash, or cheque/demand draft.
• The fee is payable in instalments and an Initial amount to be paid with the application.

A deferred payment facility exists  with the following schedule
- With Application Rs. 10,000 + 12.36% service tax
- On registration Rs. 76,068/-
- Instalment 1 (Nov  2013) Rs. 43,652/-
- Instalment 2 (Jan 2014) Rs. 43,652/-
- Instalment 3 (Mar 2014) Rs. 43,652/-
(Students are to submit the PDCs towards future instalments as per the due date at the time of registration).
 

CAMPUS MODULE FEE

A mandatory Campus Module fee is to be paid vide DD drawn in favour of IIM Calcutta, before every campus visit. This amount includes boarding and lodging expenses. Travel arrangements (including travel expenses) for the campus visit have to be made by the participants themselves.

- The Campus Instalment to be paid vide DD drawn in favour of “Indian Institute of Management Calcutta” payable at Kolkata
- Campus Instalment 1 : (October 2013) Rs. 8,427/-  ( Rs. 2,809/- per day)
- Campus Instalment 2 : (August 2014) Rs. 8,427/ ( Rs. 2,809/- per day)
 Note: Campus Instalment to be confirmed during Orientation Class

INITIAL PAYMENT DETAILS

#Initial payment will be refunded completely if the applicant is not selected for the program by the institute. This does not include the application amount of Rs. 1124/-.

Initial payment will not be refunded in case of any/all of the following conditions:

• The application is found to be incomplete or inaccurate at any stage of scrutiny (Appearing in PAT does not confirm application acceptance/clearance of scrutiny)

• The applicant is offered a seat for the program and does not join before the date mentioned in the offer letter.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in all respects.

 
The selection offer letter is for a specific batch of a program. Neither the offer for admission nor the initial amount is transferable to any other program or batch.

PROGRAM FACULTY
Program Directors: Prof. B.B. Chakrabarti, Prof. Debashish Bhattacherjee

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND SELECTION PROCESS

• Applicants should be working professionals/self-employed (Need to produce supporting proof)
• Graduates (10+2+3) in any discipline with min. 50% marks [aggregate- considering results of all years (e.g. 3 or 4 together)] recognised by UGC/AICTE

Minimum 2 years of work experience (full-time paid employment) post completion of graduation as on August 1, 2013

Eligible applicants will be selected on the basis of their performance in the Program Aptitude Test (PAT) to be conducted by NIIT Imperia, together with the assessment of background and motivation (Statement of Purpose-Annexure I of the Application Form) based on the application form submitted.

Selected applicants need to resubmit the latest proof of current employment at the time of Registration.

Common Application and Selection Process

There is a Common Application and Selection Process for students applying for any number of Programs. All candidates need to complete the Common Application Form (CAF) as the first step in the admission process.

BANK LOAN INFORMATION

NIIT Imperia has worked out a Customised Education Loan Scheme with Leading Banks in order to encourage students to pursue the Executive Management Programs. The Scheme is innovatively designed to enable working executives to spread out the repayment over a period of up to 12,24 or 36 months. Final approval of the loan is subject to candidate fulfilling the necessary requirement laid by the bank. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure the payment by the bank is released in time.

For the complete details about bank loans and scholarship, visit http://www.niitimperia.com/node/91

- Ayannick Dsill Associate SBI