IMT Nagpur
PGDM BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (BFS) PROGRAM
Two-year full-time AICTE approved and AACSB accredited residential program in Business Management.
PGDM Banking and Financial Services program (BFS) at IMT Ghaziabad
Launched in 2019, this is a premium PGDM offered by IMT Ghaziabad focusses on a specific ecosystem – banking and financial services. This large, growing, critical, international industry requires both an understanding of core management skills as well as significant domain expertise. The vision of the program is to make participants industry ready for not just day one for BFSI (Banking and financial services Industry), but to provide them with the conceptual and principles-based understanding that will future-proof their skillsets to meet the expected material disruption in this space over the next few years.
Following a full review of the program architecture and based on stakeholder feedback, the structure of the program was aligned with the dual goals of aligning closely with industry needs (immediate and in the medium term) as well as clearly differentiating it from the traditional PGDM Finance, in terms of content, design, and delivery.
Each course is now designed using a five-pillar approach – theory, practice, history, data and disruption. Significant industry input into curriculum design, as well as delivery, is expected to help us stay relevant to changing industry needs. We have also created a themed set of linked courses (6-10 on each theme), focusing on specific areas such as risk management in financial services, digital/data/disruption to ensure that topics are dealt with in-depth rather than at a superficial level. The delivery of the course is being handled by BFSI practitioners and IMT Ghaziabad core faculty.
In order to expose the PGDM-BFS participant to real world financial sector, IMT Ghaziabad is proud to announce its strategic partnership with the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) to launch a pioneering Student Immersion Program. This initiative is meticulously designed to provide students enrolled in the Post Graduate Diploma in Management – Banking and Financial Services (PGDM-BFS) with hands-on experience and unparalleled exposure to the dynamic and rapidly evolving Indian securities markets. This comprehensive six-week program encompasses around 100 contact hours. The curriculum features a balanced mix of academic courses and an industry project, ensuring a rigorous blend of theoretical knowledge and practical experience. Students will have the opportunity to utilize NISM’s state-of-the-art simulated trading facilities and gain direct insights through visits to prominent institutions such as SEBI, NSE, BSE, CDSL, and NSDL. Moreover, the program offers valuable networking opportunities with industry practitioners and regulators during these institutional visits, fostering essential connections for their future careers.
The program has been growing in terms of student cohort, recruitment opportunities and compensation. It is worth point out that the BFSI are the single largest cohort of recruiters across ALL programs, accounting for ~ 31% of the roles offered and the ability to showcase more domain specific skillsets should materially enhance the “fit” of the students from day one.
We also offer a range of domain-specific electives depending on recruiter feedback and student interest. In addition we are building a suite of flexible learning format courses that cover a number of contemporary and historical topics in the BFS world.
Foundation |
| Case Learning Pedagogy |
| Critical and Analytical Thinking |
| Introduction to Data Visualisation |
| Introduction to Python (R?) |
| Micro Economics |
| Personal Growth Lab |
| Problem Solving with EXCEL |
| Quantitative methods |
Management Skills |
| Behavioural Finance / Econ |
| Communication for Managers |
| Human Resource Management |
| Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
| Leadership and Negotiation |
| Marketing Management |
| Organizational Structure and Behaviour |
| Strategic Management |
Essential Finance and Economics |
| Business Valuation |
| Corporate Finance |
| Financial Accounting |
| Financial statement analysis |
| Macro economics and international monetary policy – data and market lens |
| Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring |
Digital Innovation in BFS |
| Basics of Database and SQL |
| Data Analytics and Artificial Intellegence |
| Digital strategy |
| Fintech |
| Machine Learning for BFS |
| Platforms, Ecosystems and Open Banking |
Essential BFS |
| Asset Liability & Capital Management |
| Contemporary topics in BFS – Flexible List of topics |
| Corporate banking – products, risks and relationship management |
| Financing Large Projects |
| Global Asset Allocation |
| Insurance Management |
| Introduction to Banking and Financial Services |
| Introduction to Fin Markets – Fx, bond, derivatives |
| Investment Banking |
| Marketing of Fin Services -1 (Retail products) |
| Navigating Bloomberg & Reuters |
| Operational excellence in services |
| Regulatory framework and expectation for BFS – India and International |
| Risk Management in BFS – 1, (treasury risk – liquidity, capital, ILAA, ICAAP) |
| Risk Management in BFS – 2( market risk, correlation, business model, concentration, wrong way) |
| Risk Management in BFS 3 – non-fin risks including ESG |
| Security Analysis and Portfolio Management |
| Venture Capital and Private Equity |
| Wealth management |
Essential BFS |
| SUMMER INTERNSHIP |
| TWO WEEK Bootcamp PRE SIP |
Our mission is to become one-stop destination for high quality talent for BFS industry.
We have successfully placed students in leading BFs institutions such as HSBC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bank of America, RBL, Natwest, Arcesium, Bony Mellon, ICICI, Barclays, HDFC, Morgan Stanley as well as leading consulting firms such as BcG, Deloitte, KPMG, Darashaw, & Protiviti. Given the materially higher levels of compensation in the BFs sector, as the program matures, we expect to see our students’ starting CTC to meet and beat average levels of the overall cohort.
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Testimonials
Divyansh Jain
PGDM-BFS 2022-2024
From the crawls of ignorance to the wings of confidence, PGDM(BFS) has transformed me exponentially. I feel it is a juncture where experience meets learning, where industry interacts with the raw talents to refine and polish to make an expert, and where professors become more than a mentor. Being a program directly headed by notable industry veterans with decades of expertise makes it one of a kind in terms of its course curriculum and knowledge transfer.
Coming from a really small town, my life has undergone a massive shift in learning with this program, and with its crisp course structure, we are exposed to what the industry demands, not the course fillers. It’s the perfect place to explore your latent talent in the field of finance and thrives on making you industry ready from the course initiation itself.
Parth Viralbhai Shah
PGDM-BFS 2022-2024
The PGDM-BFS program at IMT is meticulously designed with a detailed focus on the financial services industry. There are highly qualified professors who provide us with hands-on experience through case studies and live projects. I have been provided with a plethora of opportunities to build my knowledge and apply it practically.
During my first year, I studied subjects like Business Valuation, Financial Derivatives, Investment Banking, Management Accounting, and many more. To cater to growth in Fintech Sector, analytical tools like Python, Tableau, SQL, and SAS are also been taught. There are ample opportunities related to summer internships and final placements at IMT. Most importantly, my overall development has been possible at IMT thanks to the standard sporting facilities.
Akshay Uberoi
PGDM-BFS 2022-2024
I selected BFS program of IMT Ghaziabad mainly because of its rigorous curriculum. Its curriculum is finance-focused, and other subjects like HRM, Marketing, and Operations focus on the BFSI industry. The faculty for this course have Ph.D. from XLRI and IIMs. Also, a lot of the faculty has industry exposure in global banks, which adds to the course’s value. The curriculum taught topics relevant to the current banking business and having worked for 20 months with that background in commerce. It assisted me in expanding my knowledge and skill sets.
I was part of Finesse, Finance Club of IMT Ghaziabad. As a part of the club, I analysed almost every finance news and prepared sector analysis and equity research reports. We were also trained to manage a student-run portfolio which is a very responsible task. I also participated in many case competitions and participated in IMT’s sports league, playing cricket, football, and badminton.
Aastha Singh
PGDM-BFS 2022-2024
My journey in IMT Ghaziabad during the last 7months has been a roller coaster; I met many people from different walks of life, made new friends, and started a new journey. Joining PGDM BFS has been the best decision, and this course takes us in-depth knowledge of finance and how the banking industry works. Projects given to us teach us how to apply what we have learned, making us ready to enter the banking and finance sector. Teachers from Vlerick university give us a view of how the Banking and financial sector works outside India.
Ayushi Jain
PGDM-BFS 2022-2024
I am Ayushi Jain, pursuing my PGDM- BFS from IMT Ghaziabad. The curriculum of BFS is to the point as it has all the courses that are very important to survive in the Banking & Financial Industry. Also, the faculty of PGDM-BFS have excelled in premier institutions and have a considerable amount of relevant work experience. We as a class get real-time case studies, and the faculty share their experience with us, which is very helpful as to how to approach different perspectives of the Banking & Financial industries. Another differentiating factor of BFS from other curricula is that BFS offers courses in data science and analytics which will be very helpful for students to analyze data and develop patterns and contribute to a problem-solving approach. The pedagogy at BFS taught to students is right from basics, as you don’t need any prior knowledge before opting for BFS as a stream.
Upali Chakraborty
PGDM-BFS 2022-2024
PGDM BFS at IMT is one of the best programs. The PGDM BFS (Banking & Financial Services) focuses on the Banking & Financial sector, giving you an in-depth knowledge of this sector with the latest updates. IMT Ghaziabad offers this course in partnership with Vlerick Business School, Brussels (one of the oldest B-Schools in Europe). Faculties from this foreign institution come to bestow their knowledge to the students. The sessions prepare you to face several situations in the BFSI sector.
I found a lot of learnings in this program. This program helps build a stronghold for a future in the BFSI sector. Even after being an engineer, the course curriculum makes you feel comfortable and enhances your curiosity to learn.