The Diploma in Financial Analysis programme is designed to enable students to hone their skills in Finance and Accounting and make them ready for path breaking careers in the industry. As an executive in the finance industry a student may be required to study and collect financial data to analyse a business’s status, provide recommendations, figure out a company’s cost of operations, compare data, establish policies that help to guide cost analysis and come up with plans of action. To be able to do this efficiently, a student will need to master the skills like problem-solving, planning, analysing, organising, and financial as well as technical skills. This programme would help the participants to acquire fundamental financial analysis skills which will open up doors in obtaining entry level positions in the field of financial research/ relationship management/ dealing/advisory in the capital markets.

The proposed programmes for the year 2024-25 are:

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After the completion of this programme, you will be able to:

• Understand estimation of cost of capital and corporate valuation
• Understand how financial statements are used to forecast financial performance
• Comprehend the dynamics of financial asset returns
• Identify the various dimensions of financial risks and or cost of capital, its impact on the required rate of returns
• Show how financial and strategic decisions can be analyzed using valuation models
• Understand financial modelling and valuation skills required to make financial decisions such as the viability of projects, valuation of companies and security valuations, etc.

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The Diploma and Certificate programmes in Business Analytics are open to:

• Students who have completed an undergraduate or graduate programme at Ahmedabad University in any area.
• Students who have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree at any other university, subject to certain entry requirements.

Why Should You Join a Certification/Diploma Programme?

• This financial analysis programme is perfect for any aspiring financial analyst working in investment banking, financial planning and analysis, equity research, corporate development, and other areas of finance and accounting.
• If you have just completed a three-year undergraduate programme, it gives you a fourth year at university, which makes you eligible to apply to a range of postgraduate programmes abroad.
• In the context of the COVID- 19 pandemic, it is likely to be very challenging for graduating students to enter the job market or begin further studies outside Ahmedabad (or their hometown if they are from elsewhere). While you are waiting for the external situation to improve and stabilise, you may wish to do a one-semester or a one-year part-time programme that would help you to your spend your time constructively, while adding to your employability skills.

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The structure of the Diploma programme will be as follows: 

• Students will complete 5 specified core courses and 5 elective courses over the course of two semesters. 
• Students opting for the Certificate programme (15 credits) will take the 5 core courses as specified

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One Year Diploma Programme: INR 4,00,000
Part time/Full time Certificate Programme: INR 1,75,000

• Fees will be payable in two equal instalments for the Diploma Programmes and, payable in advance at the beginning of a semester for the Certificate Programmes.
• Fees for foreign students are the same as mentioned above.
• The payment of fees should be made online through the Admissions Portal. To make the payment now, log in to your account
• Should you want to pay by Cheque/Demand Draft generate a Challan or payment slip online through the same link. Submit the Challan with the Cheque/Demand Draft to any branch of ICICI Bank in India for payment to reach us. You do not need to visit the University Offices.
• The Cheque/ Demand Draft is to be payable to 'Ahmedabad University'.

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Application form

The Admissions process is based on a holistic review of your application. We consider your academics and your statement explaining the reason for joining the programme.

We accept applications online on the Ahmedabad University Admissions Portal only. The application fee is INR 1200/- and is not refundable.

Students may indicate a maximum of two Programme preferences in the same form with first and second choice as asked for, from the given options of Certificate and Diploma Programmes.

Eligibility

Students who have completed Undergraduate/ Post Graduate studies at any University in India as well as abroad are eligible to apply.

Important Deadlines

Last Date of Submission (along with fees): June 30, 2024

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