The Certified BFSI Professional course is 187 hours E-learning program spread over three semesters. The course is designed to help young aspirants to propel towards a successful career in BFSI sector. This is a first-of-its-kind initiative, offered jointly by three prestigious institutes in the financial domain viz NISM, IIBF & NIA.
The Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) sector in India has traditionally been pivotal in contributing substantially to the overall growth of the Indian Economy. Currently, the sector is experiencing a transformation catalysed by digitalization and information explosion with the customer at the epicentre. Such an ever-evolving ecosystem demands strategic agility and constant upgradation of skill levels by the Banking & Finance professionals to chart a clear pathway of professional development. Moreover, an expanding sector is expected to usher in numerous employment opportunities going forward and there is a tangible industry demand to create a pool of adequately skilled youth who shall possess the cognitive vision to propel the sector ahead. The primary objective behind the development of the Certified BFSI Professional Program, wherein three behemoths of Financial Education in India (IIBF, NISM & NIA) have combined their domain expertise, is to offer a unique and novel course that covers all the three major aspects of the sector- Banking, Securities Markets and Insurance. This course is specifically designed to provide a 360° knowledge-offering to the young aspirants and to equip them to be future-ready as the entire BFSI sector beckons.
The Certified BFSI Professional Course equips the young individuals to foray into financial industry viz Banking & Finance or Securities Markets or Insurance Industry. The program is designed to cater to varied job roles, from the entry level executives to mid-management cadre in any of the BFSI Sector.
The program is for 187 hours of intensive E-learning modules to impart basic knowledge across Banking & Finance, Securities Markets & Insurance sector. Each semester is spread over 2 months.
Candidates can register for the program anytime. At the end of third semester, an exam on a predetermined date and time will be conducted to mark completion of the program. Curriculum for each semester will cover topics from all three sectors,- Banking & Finance, Securities Markets and Insurance.
Graduate or pursuing graduation from a Government or UGC recognised college/ University.
Duration of the program is 187 hours spread over 3 semesters. Each semester will be of 2 months’ duration.
Candidate will have access to the course material for a period of 9 months from the date of registration.
Candidates not completing the course within 9 months will have to pay the registration fee again and re-enrol for the course.
To supplement the E-learning modules of the course, Video Lectures, E-books, Excel files etc. are also provided to facilitate the candidates to have a better understanding of the subjects.
Contact classes will be conducted every month subject to student’s requests and queries. Interested candidates can register for these classes for clarifying their doubts or any concepts from the faculty at no additional cost.
Exams will be held every quarter, on pre- determined dates, for each semester in the online mode via remote proctoring.
Exam will be conducted at the end of the course. It will be for a duration of 120 minutes comprising of 100 MCQs (40 MCQs from Banking, 30 MCQs each from Securities Markets & Insurance). Minimum passing requirement for the final exam is 50% in each section (Banking, Securities Markets, and Insurance) and 60% in aggregate.
If any candidate does not clear the exam, he/she can re-attempt after paying an examination fee of Rs. 1500+GST.
There is no negative marking.
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