 ISB Certificate Programme in Business Analytics (CBA)

 NSE's Certification in Financial Markets

 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
 Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Exam
 Doctor Of Business (DBA)
 SAP course
 Post Graduate Diploma in Computer applications (PGDCA)
 Personality development course

1. ISB Certificate Programme in Business Analytics (CBA)

Use of analytics is growing in the market so the organizations are hiring
people who understand data and know the ways to analyze it.
Big companies always have vacancies for data managers because there
are very few people with this education.
The main motive of the program is to provide the skills and practices to
students for analyzing the past business performance to make future
business planning.
It teaches the different ways of business planning using statistical
methods and data. It is one year course in which classes are planned in
the beginning of the program. It is a challenging program that needs full
day teaching as well as includes evening guest lectures.
2. Fellow Programmes in Management from IIMs
It is a doctoral program in management which provides deep knowledge
of management to doctoral participants.
The course offered by different IIM’s is globally recognized.
The FPM programme provides students with source of interdisciplinary
and rigorous research in different business management as well as public
policy which includes Decision Sciences, Corporate Strategy & Policy,
Finance & Accounting, Production & Operations Management,
Marketing, Human Resources Management, Public Policy, Economics
& Social Sciences, Information Systems and Organizational Behaviour
and Human Resources Management.
3. NSE's Certification in Financial Markets
NSE (National Stock Exchange) academy offers different modules that
cover various areas of the banking, financial markets, financial services
and financial literacy.
It is an online certification and testing program which offers the skills
and practical knowledge required to grow in the financial markets. NSE
has test centers all over India.
4. Executive MBA From a Reputed University/Institution
Executive MBA program is for experienced professionals who want to
be at a higher level in their work.
The senior professionals can continue their full-time job along with the
course. The skills learned in the program by working professionals could
be instantly applicable to them in their workplace.
Different colleges require different work experience and position to be
eligible to take admission in this course.
Top IIM’s institutes offer this course which is very popular among
working professionals these days.
5. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Management
Ph.D. is the highest degree offered in the management science. The
minimum duration of this program is 3 years while maximum duration is
6 years where there is no bar for the age to take admission in this course.
The course aims to offer under-training professionals the skills to
investigate various issues in their area of study.
The person taking admission in this should be a Master’s degree or an M
Phil Degree holder with minimum 55% marks in the relevant discipline.
6. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Chartered Financial Analyst is a professional program offered by
different institutes to financial and investment professionals.
The professionals who successfully complete this program are awarded
“CFA charter”.
Professional usually takes an average of four years to complete and earn
their CFA charter.
There are many institutes in India for CFA like The Institute of
Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), IBS and many others.
The professional taking admission in CFA should have qualified work
experience according to institute requirement.
7. Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Exam
Financial Risk Management is the study of economic value using
different financial instruments to manage the risk, credit risk, operational
risk and market risk.
There are other types of risk included in this study which is Foreign
exchange risk, Volatility risk, Inflation risk, Legal risk, Sector risk,
Shape risk, Liquidity risk, Business risk, Reputational risk and many
others.
The professional who completes this program gets a different profile like
Chief Risk Officer, Head of Operational Risk, Financial Risk Manager,
Senior Risk Analyst and Director of Risk Management. This program
certificate is globally recognized.
8. Doctor Of Business (DBA)
Doctor of Business is research doctorate degree for the advanced
research and study in business administration field.
DBA is a degree in business administration and is equal to the Ph.D. in
Administration.
This program is basically to become the researcher in the field or the
professor in some university.
The DBA professionals could keep working in their organization and
could teach as guest teachers in the universities as well.
This program makes the professional eligible for the research work in
the relevant field.
9. SAP course
Systems Applications and Products is an educational program to learn
all the capabilities and features of using SAP.
SAP’s various features offer the capability to manage financial assets,
plants, materials, cost accounting, production operations, personnel, and
archived documents.
SAP is used in all industries making this program more valuable. SAP
certification is divided into two courses i.e. functional course and
technical course.
The technical course focuses more on coding modules. The duration of
this program varies in different institutes.
10. Post Graduate Diploma in Computer applications (PGDCA)
PGDCA program is done on computer languages like Java, C, C++,
Packages which includes MS Office-Web Design, TALLY, Oracle-VB,
MS Dos-Windows as Operating System for data processing and system
analysis.
The duration of the program is one year and can be done either full-time
or part-time according to the choice of the student. There is no
experience required for this program.
 Any student with graduation in relevant field from aggregate college is
eligible to take admission in this program.
11. Personality development course
Personality development course can be done at any stage in your career.
You can go for this course after MBA to enhance your public speaking
skills and confidence.
The duration of this course varies and depends on the applicant
requirement. The professionals who are working could do this program
as part-time to improve their personality and do well in their current job.
Students who completed the MBA could use this course to be confident
in the interview.

o Company Secretary: Involved in creating policies for the company,

maintaining legal records, taking care of public issues, managing
mergers and acquisition related activities. Primarily the mediator
between the management and the board of directors. If you’re in India,
you can do this part time and can enroll any time of the year. Click
here to get started as a Company Secretary.
o Actuary: Your job as an actuary is to assess the financial impact of risk
and uncertainty. Actuaries assess the financial security systems, keeping
a hawk’s eye on their complexity, the mathematics involved in the same
and their mechanisms. Click here to know how to get started.
o Executive Programme in Algorithmic Trading: Cutting edge tools
have become the trend in the trading industry. To have a lucrative career
in a financial institution and to have an edge over other applicants
knowing algorithmic trading is imperative. You could become an Algo
Risk Analyst, Quant Analyst, Quant Algo Developer or a Market Risk
Analyst. QuantInsti® from Mumbai provides a comprehensive online
course on Algorithmic trading, you can check it out here. Alternatively,
QuantInsti® also offers short term self-paced online courses through
their learning portal, Quantra™. The courses are full with many
 interactive exercises and covers complex concepts with ease, check out
the courses here
o Chartered Financial Analyst: In the financial services world, the CFA
charter holder is one of the few courses that give a MBA-Finance a
serious run for the money. A CFA charter holder is one of the most
valued people in any organization. You are looked up to for your
insights backed by analytical inputs. Click here for more info.
o Certificate in Quantitative Finance: A rigorous and practical
certification promises to train people and help them find jobs in
derivatives, quant IT, quant trading, risk management or insurance. We
have covered a whole blog post on how to become a Quant even if you
think it’s too late for you to start. Check out our blog post, ‘Can I be a
quant in my 40’s?’. And if you’re curious here is a blog post on ‘How
much salary do Quants really earn?’, reading this blog will leave you
puzzled.
o Certified Financial Planner: To have a career in wealth management
this course give you in-depth training in various aspects of personal
finance like tax planning, insurance planning, estate planning etc. In a
country like India where financial education is on the rise, the need for
CFPs will be higher too.
o Chartered Alternate Investment Analyst: The CAIA Charter
designation is the highest standard of achievement in alternative
investment education and provides broad knowledge, demonstrated
expertise, and global credibility in alternatives. While CFA and CAIA
might sound very similar, in fact they do share some similarities like the
hard work required and high fees for the exams. However, there are
some differences in these two, you can check out this linkfor more
information on the difference.
o Financial Risk Manager: Designation is the most globally respected
and widely recognized certification for financial risk management. The
exam is globally recognized standard for measuring the skills and
knowledge of those who manage financial risk. If you were to choose to
become a Financial Risk Manager, then you would be expected to
manage the risk that accompanies any investments and would like to
broaden their knowledge of the same.