Course Name: Financial Institutions and Markets

Course abstract

This course will provide an understanding of the functions, and operations of the financial markets and institutions operating in India. It explains the role of financial system on economic development. Various conceptual issues related to risk and return, the role of regulatory bodies, mechanism of commercial banking, operations of insurance companies and mutual funds are discussed elaborately. It also describes the importance of small savings, provident funds, pension funds and credit rating agencies. The course provides a comprehensive overview and systematic evaluation of the mainstream markets of various financial instruments such as call money, bond, stock, derivatives and exchange rate.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Jitendra Mahakud

Jitendra Mahakud is Professor of Economics and Finance at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He is also a joint faculty at the Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur, in the area of finance. He obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. He has published more than 50 papers in leading national and international journals. He has co-authored a book titled Financial Institutions and Markets: Structure, Growth and Innovations published by cGraw Hill Education. He has edited two books one on Advances in Research in Business and Finance (Corporate Finance) and the other on Advances in Research in Business and Finance (Investment Management). His areas of teaching and research include financial markets and institutions, corporate finance, investment management, financial economics, behavioural finance and banking.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

Aditi Sen

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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2020
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 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2019 to 03-Feb-2020
 Exam registration : 16-Dec-2019 to 20-Mar-2020
 Exam Date : 25-Apr-2020

Enrolled

4866

Registered

110

Certificate Eligible

34

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

2

Elite

6

Successfully completed

26

Participation

54

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Financial Institutions and Markets - Toppers list

SONAKSHI SHARMA 76%

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies,Pune

BHAVIKA WAGHWANI 75%

TIRPUDE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 4866

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 567

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

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Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.