PGD in Fintech

The Financial Services industry is witnessing a huge transformation, driven by changing technology. In the last decade many new FinTech firms have disrupted the traditional financial services sector, leveraging new technologies to serve the constant changes in the digital landscape.

The industry seeks people with the right skill sets and understanding of how these emerging technologies can be applied in the financial services industry; managers who can straddle both the worlds of finance and technology.

The Post Graduate Diploma in FinTech is a two-semester programme designed to help working professionals and students interested in careers in Finance, to understand, analyze, and effectively interpret emerging financial innovations to become a part of the FinTech revolution.

Programme Objectives

• To impart knowledge related to the financial sector and relevant key infrastructure providers in the Fintech environment.
• To equip students with a sound knowledge & understanding of the technology & regulatory environment underlying FinTech.
• To orient students to key trends in the dynamic FinTech sector.

Programme Outcome

• Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of key theoretical finance concepts underpinning financial markets.
• Analyze key elements of the financial services market and in particular Financial Technologies (FinTech).
• Identify current trends related to the FinTech Industry.
• Analyze the role of regulators in the financial services industry.

Eligibility Criteria

• Employed professionals holding Graduate / Post Graduate degree in Commerce, Management, Computer Science, Mathematics or Statistics or equivalent with at least 60% aggregate marks, and having studied at least one course in mathematics or statistics at the high school or higher level.
• Students pursuing M. Com, MBA, M.Sc (Computer Science/Mathematics/Statistics) or equivalent with at least 60% aggregate marks in the qualifying undergraduate exam. Credit will also be given to marks obtained in completed semesters of the post graduate course. Open to all genders & age groups.

Selection Procedure

By Academic Merit & Interview

Programme Details

• Duration of the course: 10 Months
• Classes - 5 days/Week (Mon-Fri)

Timings of the sessions

• Timing - 8:40 A.M - 11.30 A.M