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SYLLABUS
Financial Institutions and Services

Objectives: Management of Financial Institutions and Services course is intended not only for those interested in careers in
Financial Service Firms, but also for those who wish to extend their institutional, industry specific knowledge. The teaching
objective is to provide students with conceptual and pragmatic frameworks of issues confronting Managers of Financial
Institutions. This course will emphasize management issues such as risk management and regulatory compliance, but will also
touch upon some public policy concerns.

S. No. Description
1. Financial system: Introduction, functions of financial system and its components
2. Financial markets: Introduction, Types-Capital market: Primary and secondary (introduction), money
market: introduction, types of money market instruments-money at call, treasury bill, certificates of deposits,
commercial papers.
3. Financial institutions: Definition, types, role in economic development, Commercial banks: emergence of
private sector bank after liberalization, financial innovation in commercial banks
4. Financial Regulation: Reserve bank of India, its role and functions, SEBI-introductions and guidelines, Types
of exchanges – National, Regional & Local
5. NABARD: Role and functions
6. NBFCs: Concept, guidelines, growth and prospects, IFCI, SFCs, IRBI, SIDC ,SIDBI– Introduction and
operational policies

7. Mutual Funds: Introduction of UTI, types of mutual funds, significance, growth & performance of MFs in
India, Basic operation of Private and public sector insurance (life and general)
8. Leasing: Meaning, types, financial, legal and tax aspects, Hire purchasing: Concept, legal framework and
taxation, Factoring and forfaiting-meaning and mechanics, Bills rediscounting.
9. Management of Non Performing Assets by Banks: Introduction, Tools available to manage NPAs
10. Credit Rating: Introduction, Growth of credit rating agencies in India, Credit Rating Agencies in India