Full Time PGPFE - Post Graduation Program in Financial Engineering

GICE offer PGPFE-Post Graduation Program in Financial Engineering

Our Post Graduate Program aims to create well rounded individuals with a strong ethos for the challenges of current and future business needs. The program is structured and compiled with business skills, value added courses and also the accelerated movement streamed through a series of progressive and comprehensive management procedures, are taught spreading over two years.

Risk is the only certainty which is certain. Disasters and accidents both natural and man made occur without warning. Stock markets crash. Customers blame the state of economy for non payment of debts. Complex financial institutions and markets are conceived with the idea of understanding and handling the risks. Regulators be it governments or industries need to guide the people handling risks. This needs expertise in Mathematics, Statistics, Computational techniques, Finance, Economics and Engineering.

This programme teaches you the intricacies involved in quantitative analysis of financial instruments, markets and risk minimization techniques. Financial Engineers create new financial and investment products for solving problems and also suggest ways for maximizing returns from potential investments.

Today progressive and committed financial institutions provide employment opportunities to financial engineering professionals in their banking, finance and insurance operations.

Financial Engineering finds applications in investment banking, Risk management, Forecasting, Corporate strategic planning, Securities market, insurance, Gold and commodity valuation. Lottery, Pension fund management, Credit management, Bargaining, foreign exchange market etc

The core aspects of development are as follows

• Develop a global mindset so that the future managers can address the challenges of global competition
• Social opportunities and career mobility for studentsEmphasize leadership grounded in ethics and social responsibility, with a view as to how business can solve some of society’s most intractable problems
• Inculcate values of integrity, justice, fairness and facilitate lateral thinking
• Interactive approach to learning and comprehending
• Spirit of cooperation, ownership and responsibility
• Consistent effort to integrate classroom learning with real-life experiences, which not only adds relevancy but instills a deeper understanding and appreciation for the power of business in action

GICE Effectiveness

GICE has developed a system-wide approach on the management program and practices with wide research-based planning and evaluation processes that incorporate a systematic review of programs and services that results in continuing improvement, and demonstrates that the institution is effectively accomplishing its mission.

The GICE assessment of institutional effectiveness program incorporates the assessment of

• Its educational programs
• Its administrative and educational support services and whether it achieves these outcomes; and
• Provide evidence of improvement based on analysis of those results

The following combined qualitative and quantitative assessment measures include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Institutional Effectiveness Measures at par
• End-of-Course Evaluations by Students and Instructors
• Quality Assurance Survey
• Student Satisfaction (Customer Service) Survey
• Post-graduate Satisfaction Survey
• Employer Survey
• Online Library Assessment Tools
• Student Attrition Analyses
• Marketing Research and Demographic Studies

The Course Delivery

GICE student community comes from a variety of demographic and professional backgrounds. However, all students share common attribute- the motivation to succeed, their ability to provide meaningful contribution in the classroom and the desire to become global professionals.

The PGPFE is divided into six trimesters, each about 12 weeks long, and each year consists of three terms. The first year comprises only of core courses, and the second year houses a balance of core courses, electives and specialization. The core courses taught at GICE form an essential part of our program of study, after which the PGPFE students are required to undergo an internship program.

The second year provides the students over six majors and also elective courses to choose from, which means that, our students will have no dearth of opportunities to adapt their studies according to their individual interests. These elective courses integrate the latest trends, practices in business and management. A number of these electives will be taught by working professionals who can bring valuable practical inputs from their respective fields into enriching the classroom experience further.

The term between fifth and sixth trimester will be engaged with the value added courses of students’ choice. The section themes are as follows

• Innovation and Venture initialization
• Six sigma Green belt Certification
• SAS programmer Certification
• Risk Management
• Certification Program in Financial/Valuation Modeling
• ERP application on various SAP Modules