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Monday, July 14, 2008

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.


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)