The National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India that specializes in training professionals in public policy, financial management, and governance. It offers a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Financial Markets) program to equip participants with the skills and knowledge to understand and excel in financial markets. The one-year program includes courses in various areas of finance along with certifications and focuses on applying theory to real-world practice through guest lectures, case studies, and projects. The 2019-2020 batch consists of 39 students with diverse educational and professional backgrounds seeking to advance their careers in financial services.

1. Eminent Speaker
Series
PGDM – Financial Markets 2018 - 19

2. The National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) is Centre of Excellence specializing in
capacity building of professionals in the fields of Public Policy, Financial Management and
other governance issues for promoting highest standards of professional competence and
practice. NIFM was set up in 1993 as a registered society under Ministry of Finance,
Government of India. NIFM caters to the State Governments, Defence Establishments, Banks
and other Financial Institutions. NIFM plays a pivotal role in governance and administrative
reforms by providing a platform for interaction and exchange of ideas & experiences among
officers from different organized services, different State Governments and between
personnel of civil and Defence Establishments.
NIFM is also engaged in serious research studies in the areas of accounting, audit, financial
management, parliamentary financial control and other issues related to public policy and
delivery systems. The Union Finance Minister of Government of India is the President of the
NIFM Society and Secretary (Expenditure), Government of India is the Chairman of the Board
of Governors (BoG). NIFM has a distinct advantage of an amalgamation of faculty from
academics as well as from Government. The Academic Advisory Committee of the NIFM
assists NIFM in all matters related to creating, maintaining and expanding academic, training
and research environment. This committee also has eminent members from acclaimed
academic fraternity of India.
About NIFM
This programme, the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Financial Markets), offered by
the NIFM is a unique programme designed for the professionals and practitioners desiring to
excel on the strength of the knowledge and understanding of the market.
In this programme, we provide continuous interaction between theory and practice that
equips participants with the required skills to compete and stay abreast with the market.
Moreover, this programme is designed to facilitate progressive expertise- building across
functional boundaries and we provide a platform to connect across diverse market
segments. NIFM believes in creating Financial Market Professionals who are responsible for
managing equity, commodity, currency, and bonds markets in the times to come.
Dr. A M Sherry
Professor & Programme Chair, PGP (Financial Markets)
MESSAGE FROM PROGRAMME CHAIR
Indian Financial Market has evolved rapidly in the last two decades.
India has experienced a phenomenal growth after the economic
reforms of 1990s and in the same decade, Indian Financial market
started gearing up for the new challenges and innovations in terms of
the development of diverse sub-markets and new financial instruments.
At present, Indian financial market is highly integrated with world
financial markets making it dynamic and complex, thus creating new
demands and growth opportunities.

3. Dynamics of Mutual Funds in India
As UTI AMC was first in India to start the concept of Mutual Fund
with its famous US64 bonds, it was very enlightening to hear from
Mr. Mayank Singhal, Senior AVP, UTI AMC who expressed himself
on various aspects of Mutual funds in India. The session carried an
exhaustive discussion pertaining to composition of securities,
portfolio mix, structure, risks and returns on various schemes.
E mine nt Speaker Series
Glimpses from the past sessions
Financial Instruments & Planning Module
An interactive session on “Financial Planning Module, Current Market Awareness and Penetration of
Financial Instruments” to provide fundamentals on providing service over a six step process by
Mr. Anil Chopra, CEO & Director, Bajaj Capital.
World Trade Organisation Mega Trading
Agreements
Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar, President-Institute of Global Studies was
invited at NIFM as a guest speaker. He is former ambassador of
India to Kazakhstan, Sweden & Latvia; former Secretary/Principal
Executive Officer-National Foundation for Communal Harmony,
Govt. of India. He addressed the participants on WTO Mega
Trading Arrangements, Evolution of GATT from 1947 to 1944 and
described the developments in WTO after 1955, Doha
Development agenda, TPP, TRIP, and REP.

4. Genesis and Growth of the Industry
Mr D Ramanathan, Head – New Business Development Tata
Mutual Fund, reviewed the genesis and growth of the industry since
inception, with detailed emphasis on the milestones achieved over
the years. This was followed with a detailed coverage on the
Structure of an Asset Management Company, types of mutual funds,
regulatory framework, risk management techniques and insight into
the recent developments.
World Bank and Development
Ms. Martha Lawrence, Leader of the Railways Community of
Practice at World Bank and involved in the Bank's technical
assistance and lending programs in China and India spoke about
structure of the World Bank, the types of loans that it provides and
the criteria that the Bank adopts for evaluating proposals. She talked
about how lending by World Bank aims to address the issues of
development and poverty reduction.
Edging the Stock Market
Mr. Vivek Bajaj, Director of Kredent Academy, conducted an
interactive session with theme being 'Edging the stock market. The
focus was on market research pertaining to 'The real definition of
fair value and understanding the low of funds'. The participants were
taught on how 'An expensive asset for a short term trader can be
extremely cheap for a long term investor. Learning how to track
stocks, understanding price/volume differentials is a task, and this
session helped guide the participants on how to approach capital
markets.
Fundamental and Technical Analysis
The interactive session with Mr.Kunal Bothra, a
Consultant of Market Technicals at ET Now
touched upon insights from the financial market,
fundamental and technical analysis, behavioural
chart and E-I-C analysis further deepening into
the comprehensive analysis of Support,
Resistance, MACD, and various other indicators
like RSI , Moving Average.

5. Course Content
Bloomberg Market Concepts
All Participants are BMC certified
Conceptual Phase-II
 Corporate Finance Including M&A
 Financial Derivatives
 Foreign Exchange & Currency Markets
 Equity Research
 Research Methodology
 Quantitative Methods for Financial
Markets
Conceptual Phase-I
 Financial Institutions & Markets
 Economics in Financial Markets
 Accounting and Taxation for
Managers
 Computer Applications in
Finance
 Legal and Regulatory Framework
 Securities Operations and Risk
Management
Application Phase
 Financial Econometrics
 Bank Management
 Financial Services
 Financial Valuation & Modelling
 Technical Analysis
 Mutual funds
Advanced Application Phase
 Behavioral Finance
 Wealth Management
 Investment Banking
 Fixed Income Securities
 Commodities Market Operations
 Internship / Project Work
CERTIFICATIONS : NISM Series
I Currency Derivatives
IIIA Securities Intermediaries Compliance
VA Mutual Fund Distributors
VII Securities Operations and Risk Management
VIII Equity Derivatives
XA & XB Investment Adviser (Level 1 & 2)
XV Research Analyst
FACULTY
A M Sherry
Ph.D Professor &
Programme Chair PGP,
Financial Markets
(Finance & Accounts)
Sh. Abhishek Singh
MA, M.Phil Faculty, Department
of Economics St. Stephen’s
College, University of Delhi
(Financial Econometrics)
Sh. Prakash Sumani
FRM, VP - Moody’s Analytics
Knowledge Services
(Financial Modelling &
Valuations, IB)
Sh. Rishi Mehra
LIFA,CEO Corporate
Partners (Derivatives
& Equity Derivatives)
Sh. Sharad Narain
Executive Masters (International
Trade) & CAIIB Former Chief
Manager Punjab National Bank
(Bank Management)
CS (Dr.) S.N. Ghosh
Ph.D Consultant DEA-NIFM
Research Programme Ministry
of Finance, GoI (Securities Law
and Intl Financial Services)

6. Batch Profile (2018-19)
19
15
5
AGE DISTRIBUTION
21-22 24-26 27-30
43%
11%
5%
4%
21%
11%
5%
PROFILE DISTRIBUTION
Commerce
Engineering
IT
Law
Management
Professional Courses
Science
Gender Diversity
Male : Female Ratio
20 : 19
19
10
10
WORK EXPERIENCE
Fresher
Work Ex. < 3 Yrs
Work Ex. > 3 Yrs

7. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
An Autonomous Institute of Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Sector-48, Pali Road, Near Badkhal Lake, Faridabad-121001, Haryana, INDIA
Contact: 0129-2465203/211/251, 9999061209, 9871341508, 9871316239
E-mail : pgdmfinmkt@nifm.ac.in
www.nifm.ac.in