Academics
The curriculum at JSBF is comprised of core and elective courses. Core courses are offered in Accounting; Finance, Economics, Management/ Leadership, Law, and Quantitative Skills & Fintech.
B.Com. (Hons.)
The three-year fully residential B.Com. (Hons.) Degree programme integrates traditional and contemporary courses in emerging areas with international & industry exposure, professional certifications, application of relevant analytical tools and research collaborations.
- Industry relevant curriculum with focus on communication & leadership skills.
- Four different Inter-disciplinary pathways to choose from (finance, risk & regulation, fintech, consulting)
- Skill based learning (Training on R, Python, Tableau & MS Excel)
- In build professional certifications (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), NSE Academy Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM))
- Expert faculty & noted practitioners
Curriculum
The B.Com.(Hons.) programme is designed in a way that provide students with a strong foundation in banking, finance and allied topics of practical relevance. In the first two years, students study all the required core courses followed by elective courses in the third year. Our curriculum makes students industry-ready by offering them opportunities like in-build professional certifications, Industry engagement, two internship and research collaborations. JSBF partners with ACCA provides B.Com.(Hons.) students an add on opportunity to complete the ACCA degree together with B.Com.(Hons.).
Students can choose courses from a wide range of options to suit the career paths that they want to pursue after graduation – Financial Planning & Risk Management, Finance Regulation, Fintech & Analytics, or Consulting & Entrepreneurship
B.A. (Hons.) Finance & Entrepreneurship
The three-year B.A. (Hons.) in Finance & Entrepreneurship is the first of its kind programme in India. The three-year fully residential programme provides students with the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and perspectives on issues of finance and corporate affairs. The programme provides you a hands-on training which will prepare the students to create new products & services.
- Foundational courses in different management functions with strong focus on entrepreneurial skills and challenges
- Curriculum utilising cases, simulations, and online courses from Harvard Business Publishing
- Hands-on training programmes using CAPSTONE project (Computer Simulation) and LEGO® Serious Play® methods
- Skill based learning (Training on Excel, Business Communication, R, Tableau)
- Expert faculty & noted practitioners
Curriculum
The curriculum of the B.A.(Hons.) programme is designed to provide the students with a strong understanding of the basics of banking, finance, and skills needed to start their own ventures. In the first two years, students study the foundational courses in the different functions that an entrepreneur faces in a start-up. Students choose electives from the second year onwards in their areas of interest so as to develop advanced skills in the career pathways of their choice. Our curriculum is designed so that students are industry-ready – join the financial services industry or start their entrepreneurial journeys by the time they graduate. The curriculum offers students the opportunities of learning from startup internships, workshops focused on entrepreneurship, and capstone projects. Students also learn from cases, simulations, and online courses that are offered by Harvard Business Publishing.
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