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Few years back, who would have thought that stock exchange could offer such lucrative career options? But thanks to liberalized Indian economy and uninterrupted flow of capital into the Indian market, a whole new career avenues has opened up for youngsters. Capital market sector offers wonderful job opportunities. Presence of numerous institutional players coupled with private companies and financial firms and you have got attractive scope of employment here. For the beginners, capital market is made up of mutual funds and stock exchange. Those who regularly follow the Indian stock exchange would be aware of headway made by BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and NSE (National Stock Exchange) in last few years. Billions of dollars have been pumped by foreign institutional investors in India. Indian people are actively participating in stock market. All these factors give rise to requirements of skilled and qualified capital market experts.
The job of a capital market expert requires him to deal with other peoples money with complete responsibility. One must have integrity and sincerity to understand the huge responsibilities that come with this job. A capital market professional must abide by the ethical and moral standards. Knowing that capital market is one of the growing fields, many Indian educational institutes have started offering courses in capital market and stock broker programs in India.
The capital market courses demand educational background in subjects like economics and commerce. Though, the field is open to students from other streams also but knowledge of above mentioned two subjects come very handy. NSE has launched several capital market programs among which NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM) is perhaps the most popular course. One can register himself on the website of NSE, download the course material and need to take online exam for the NCFM certification. It is basically an online testing system. SEBI (Security and Exchange Board of India) has made it mandatory for all the brokers and dealers in the stock market to obtain the NCFM certification. Those interested in selling of mutual fund products need to pass AMFI certification test (Advisors Module) and obtain registration number from AMFI.
Some of the leading institutes offering capital market courses in India are:-
Bombay Stock Exchange's BSE Training Institute, Mumbai
The Orion Institute of Capital Market, S- 11, Adarshini Plaza, Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi
Institute of Capital Market Development, 1965 Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi - 05
Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi
The UTI Institute of capital Market, Plot 82, Sector - 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400705
All India Centre for Capital market Studies, J.D.C Bytce Institute of Management Studies and Research, Nashik - 05
Institute of Financial and Investment Planning, Ventex Vikas, M.V.Road, Andheri(E), Mumbai-69
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), Road No.3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-34
Courses offered are, capital market certificate courses, diploma in capital market studies, postgraduate diploma in capital market development and certificate in capital market and financial services etc. Those with AMFI certification can work for marketing and distribution of mutual fund schemes. They will work as business development managers or relationship managers or advisors for capital market firms. Similarly, graduates with NCFM certification can work as stock brokers in business houses, investment banks and broking firms etc.
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