The National Stock Exchange signed an agreement with Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon to launch a five years Integrated MBA course in financial markets. Students will have an exit option after three years, to get a BBA (FM) degree.
The programme is being launched from the first week of August 2014. It is a blend of academic and employable skills. Students will get a degree plus 10/22 industry NSE certificates. Students will save up to two years by passing upto 22 NCFM Modules simultaneously with the MBA/BBA degrees. The Apeejay Stya university will transfer the marks of NSE/NCFM papers while grading students for the BBA or MBA degree in Financial Markets.
NCFM modules are online testing and certification programmes run by NSE.The agreement also envisages launching other courses jointly in the future, including a BCom course in Financial markets and a one year PG diploma in Financial markets.
NSE will train the faculty of Apeejay Stya University and will depute experts in Financial markets as guest lecturers. NSE will also NSE learn to Trade software which will help students to learn about trading in a real life or simulated environment.