Certifications for Business Analyst

Although responsibilities of a Business Analyst are Bread & Butter for him however to remain competitive one has to upgrade his knowledge by mode of reading, surfing and by certifications.

• ISEB Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
• ISEB Diploma in Business Analysis
• ISEB level definitions: 
• Brainbench - Software Business Analysis
• Certificate in IT for Insurance Professionals (CITIP)

Certifications from India

I would add some certifications mostly from India which might not be the exact one for you but would definitely help you to gain domain knowledge.

Certications from Banking & Financial Services domain

1. Banking - BA's who wish to make their Careers in Banking domain can go for Diploma in Banking & Finance from IIBF (http://www.iibf.org.in)

--Its a sixth month correspondence diploma program which talks almost every possible thing associated with banking world. Eg:operations, Products, participants, tehcnology, Accounting concepts & Regualations

2. Mutual Funds - People interested in this domain can go for Certification started by Association of mutual funds in india in collaboration with NSE.

visit-- http://amfi-certification.blogspot.com for more details

3. Capital Markets & Investment Banking - For correspondence the best certification available are from NSE called as NCFM (http://www.ncfm-india.com)

NCFM currently tests expertise in the following modules:

1. Financial Markets: A Beginners' Module
2. Securities Market (Basic) Module
3. Capital Market (Dealers) Module
4. Derivatives Market (Dealers) Module
5. FIMMDA-NSE Debt Market (Basic) Module
6. NSDL - Depository Operations Module
7. Commodities Market Module
8. AMFI - Mutual Fund (Basic) Module
9. AMFI - Mutual Fund (Advisors) Module
10. Surveillance in Stock Exchanges Module
11. Corporate Governance Module
12. Compliance Officers (Brokers) Module
13. Compliance Officers (Corporates) Module
14. Information Security Auditors Module (Part-1)
    Information Security Auditors Module (Part-2)
15. Modules of Financial Planning Standards Board India
16. Investment Banking Analyst Module

People from Mumbai can enrol Certifications provided by Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)