Career Opportunities for students of Economics and Finance.

OPPO RTUNIT IES AHEAD!

Presentation by:

G.S. Panikar

Sharpen your Axe !!!

Careers in Economics and Finance

M.A. / M.Sc. in Economics

Best Colleges

Good books….

Principles of Economics – Gregory Mankiw

Principles of Economics – Samuelson

Freakonomics – Steven Levitt

The Undercover economist – Tim Harford

M.B.A.

Key entrance tests

CAT – Common Admission Test

JMET (Joint Management Entrance Tests)

MBA programme of IIT and IIS - Only for students from Science stream

ATMA – AIMS Test for Management Admissions

MAT – Management Aptitude Test

CET (for M.M.S.) – Maharashtra

When should you start preparation?

Atleast eight months prior to the test!

All Tests contain:

English

Maths

Logical Reasoning

Solve sample test papers

Read newspapers (especially editorials) and magazines regularly.

Competition Success and a business magazine

Preparation for Group Discussion and Personal Interview

Keep yourself updated!

Have answers ready to the following questions:

Why you want to do an MBA?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

What are your dreams and goals in life?

CAT – Common Admission Test

IIMs

S.P. Jain Institute of Management

M.D.I. (Gurgaon)

T.A. Pai Management Institute (Manipal)

Mudra Institute of Communication (Ahmedabad)

I.M.T. - Ghaziabad

K.J. Somaiya Institute

Fore School of Management (New Delhi)

Nirma Institute of Management (Ahmedabad)

Welingkar Institute of Management

Institute of Technology and Management

National Institute of Bank Management - Pune

Best B-Schools in Mumbai

Through CET:

JBIMS

Sydenham Institute of Management

K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management

Welingkar Institute of Management

Chetna’s Institute of Management, N.L. Dalmia Institute of Management, SIES College of Management Studies

I.E.S.

SNAP - Symbiosis National Aptitude Programme

Symbiosis Institute of Business (SIBM)

SCMHRD

Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)

Symbiosis of Mass Communication (SIMC)

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)

XAT

XLRI

S.P. Jain

XIM, Bhubaneshwar

Goa Institute of Management

Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai

ITM, Navi Mumbai

Through own entrance tests or CAT scores:

NMAT - N.M.I.M.S.

IRMA:

Institute of Rural Management – IRMA, Anand

Xavier Institute of Management - Bhubaneshwar

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra Institute of Labour Studies

Mass Communication

CAREERS IN:

Advertising

Journalism

Research

INSTITUTES:

MICA, Ahmedabad

SIMC, Pune

AJK Mass Comminication Research Centre Jamia Millia Islamia , Delhi

Xavier's Institute of Communication

Mass Communication course by Sophias

Management Institutes

International College of Financial Planning http://www.collegefp.com/main/courses.php

Courses offered

Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning (Full Time) The candidates will be awarded the Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning after successful completion of the course. Graduates, MBA, CA and ICWA are eligible for the course.

Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Education Program (Distance Learning)

Plan to introduce PG Diploma courses in Personal Insurance, Commercial Risk, Investment

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BANK MANAGEMENT (PUNE) http://www.nibmindia.org/

Actuarial Science

Deals with:

Calculation of insurance risks and premiums

Application of mathematical and economic analysis for decision-making in insurance, investment, financial planning and management

Opportunities in banking, pension, investment, project management, health care, financial management and corporate planning

Skills required:

Mathematical ability, communication skills, business sense

Professional qualification

The Actuarial Society of India conducts an examination leading to the fellow membership (recognised as the professional qualification by the insurance industry).

Those who have passed Plus Two examination and have proficiency in mathematics eligible for appearing for Stage I entrance test (Mathematics and English)

Graduates with first class and postgraduates with second class in mathematics or statistics exempted from mathematics

After passing entrance test, apply for student membership and take examination leading to professional qualification as an actuary.

Nine subjects - probability and statistics, mathematics of finance, life contingencies, economics and accounts, applied statistics, mortality institutional investment, life assurance and retirement benefits