MBA in Finance

for Working
Professionals
INDEX
Programme Introduction 01
Who Should Apply 02
Programme Highlights 03
Programme Objectives 04
WILP Presence and Impact 05
Student Learning Outcomes 06
Mode of Learning 07
Experiential Learning 09
Continuous Assessment
Case Studies and Assignments
Dissertation/Project Work

Programme Curriculum 11

Eligibility Criteria 12

Fee Structure 13

Remote Lab 14

Mode of Examination 16

How to Apply 17

Students Speak 19
 Program introduction

● MBA in Finance is a UGC-approved, Work Integrated Learning

Programme offered by
BITS Pilani WILP
● Designed for working professionals and aspirants in high-growth
areas of Finance or the BFSI industry

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 Who Should Apply?

Finance professionals
Highly driven and
working in the banking
ambitious finance
sector. To acquire
professionals
advanced knowledge
Financial Analyst,
and skills in areas such
Finance Manager,
as Investment Banking
Controller, etc. across
and Commercial
various industries.
Banking.

Non- finance
professionals working in
industries such as IT/
To acquire expertise in ITES, Consulting,
areas such as Manufacturing and
Advanced Corporate Services at senior
Finance and Risk levels. Professionals
Management who need financial
skills and
cross-functional
knowledge to elevate to
a CXO role.

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 Programme Highlights

MBA in Finance is a BITS

Pilani Work Integrated
Learning Programme (WILP). Semesters 1st, 2nd and 3rd
BITS Pilani Work Integrated cover four courses each
Learning Programmes are
UGC approved

This programme is of
4 semesters and can be
pursued only by working Blend of classroom and
professionals. You can pursue experiential learning
the programme without any
career break

The programme will also

enable working professionals to
attend contact classes from
Learners can apply concepts
anywhere over a
and techniques learnt during
technology-enabled platform.
the programme
The contact classes will be
conducted mostly on weekends
or after business hours

Special emphasis on
experiential learning through Become a part of elite and
Simulations, Lab exercises, global BITS Pilani Alumni
Work integrated learning community
activities etc.

The programme uses a Fee submission option using

Continuous Evaluation System easy - EMI with 0% interest
to assess the learners and 0 down payment

4th semester covers two

electives along with a project

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 Programme Objectives

Prepare working professionals Enable learners master a set of

to take on challenging roles in core general management skills
the nance sector

Build and nurture the Provide requisite conceptual

knowledge, skills and aptitude foundation, and contextual
to achieve long-term career understanding of real-world
growth applications

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 WILP Presence and Impact

45+ 1,20,000+
Years of Working
Educating Working Professionals
Professionals Graduated

46,000+ 1100+
Working Professionals
Currently Enrolled Faculty Members

46+
Programmes

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 Student
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the
programme, learners will:

Apply critical thinking Sound Empathetic

skills to solve Business decision-making skills leadership skills
Problems

Ethically and socially Essential concepts and Analyze ¬financial markets,

responsible manner. frameworks in accounting products and investment
and Fi¬nance. behavior of different types
of investors

Evaluate different Analyzing Cash Flows Measure and manage

approaches to valuation of and other Financial nancial risks using various
fi¬nancial products Market Data. quantitative and analytical
techniques.

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 Mode of Learning
The Mode of Learning used in this programme is called - Work Integrated
Learning. Internationally, Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is defined as "An
educational approach involving three parties - the student, educational institution,
and employer organization(s) - consisting of authentic work-focused experiences
as an intentional component of the curriculum. Students learn through active
engagement in purposeful work tasks, which enable the integration of theory with
meaningful practice that is relevant to the students' discipline of study and/or
professional development*.

An education model can be considered as WIL if and only if:

1. The programs are designed and developed by the institute in collaboration

with industry.
2. Work-focused experiences form an active part of the curriculum.
3. The program structure, pedagogy and assessment enable integration of
theory-with relevant practice.

The innovative Work Integrated Learning Programs (WILP) of BITS Pilani are
quite aligned with the above definition and requirements. The programs are
designed in collaboration with its industry partners, subject matter experts from
industry and academia that enable the students to remain relevant in their
chosen profession, grow in their career and retain the habit of lifelong learning.
The continued availability of workplace related experiences along with the
weekly instruction sessions promote integration of theory with practice. An active
participation of the organization mentor in the learning process of the student
plays a key role. Case studies, simulation exercises, labs and projects further
strengthen this integration.

The WILP of BITS Pilani is comparable to its campus-based programs in terms

of structure, rigor, instruction, labs, assessment, faculty profile and learning
support. The pervasive adoption of technology in all its academic processes
makes the same high-quality education of BITS Pilani available to the aspirants
at scale with the required flexibility.

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 Key Benefits of BITS Pilani WILP

● Can pursue the programme without any career break and along with the job.

● The programme curriculum is highly relevant to sectors, industries and

organisations they work for.

● In addition to the institute, the learning experience of working professionals in

the programme is also supported by the employer organisation and Industry
Mentors.

● Effective use of technology to deliver a range of learning interventions at the

location of the working professional such as faculty contact sessions,
asynchronous learning materials, remote, virtual and cloud labs, Learner
support, peer to peer collaboration etc.

● Contact sessions with faculty take place mostly over weekends or after
business hours and are conducted over a technology platform that can be
accessed from anywhere.

● Mid semester and End semester examinations for every semester are
conducted mostly at designated examination centres distributed across the
country (for details refer to link mode of examinations).

● Learners can access engaging learning material which includes recorded

lectures from BITS Pilani faculty members, course handouts and recorded
lab content where applicable.

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 Experiential Learning

The programme emphasises on

Experiential Learning.

Simulation game on Working Capital

Management.

Stock Market, Supply Chain Management, CESIM

Boardgame, Short games etc. to understand Corporate
Financial Management and Financial Decision Making

Practitioner's perspective on application of latest

developments in Finance.

In-depth data analytics workshops using and for

courses like Financial Analytics and Advanced
Risk Models.

Practitioner's perspective on application of latest

developments in Finance.

Leading banks and financial institutions across the

world use Bloomberg terminal to monitor and analyze
real-time ¬financial market data.

The experiential learning components include

Bloomberg terminal-based demonstrations and
assignments covering relevant concepts.

"Financial Management" "Security Analysis and Portfolio

Management", "Global Financial Markets and Products",
"Derivatives and Financial Engineering" and other
courses as appropriate.

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 Continuous Assessment
The assessment includes graded assignments/quizzes,
mid-semester and comprehensive exam

Case studies & Assignments

Carefully chosen real-world cases & assignments are both
discussed and used as problem-solving exercises during the
programme

Dissertation/ Project Work

The fourth semester offers an opportunity for learners to apply
their knowledge gained during the programme to a real-world like
complex project. The learner is expected to demonstrate
understanding of vital principles learnt across semesters and
their ability to successfully apply these concepts

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 Programme Curriculum

First Semester Second Semester

● Financial and Management Accounting ● Marketing
● Managerial Economics ● Financial Management
● Quantitative Methods ● Operations Management
● Managing People & Organizations ● Global Financial Markets and Products

Third Semester Fourth Semester

● Multinational Finance ● Elective 1
● Security Analysis and Portfolio ● Elective 2
Management ● Project
● Financial Analytics
● Strategic Management &
Business Policy

General Pool of Electives

● Introduction to FinTech ● Advanced Risk Models
● Business Analysis and Valuation
● Financial Risk Management
● Venture Capital and Private Equity
● Management of Banks & Financial
● Mergers, Acquisitions, and
Institutions
Corporate Restructuring
● Behavioural Finance

Choice of Electives is made available to enrolled students at the beginning of each semester.
Students' choice will be taken as one of the factors while deciding on the Electives offered.
However, Electives finally offered will be at the discretion of the Institute.

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 Eligibility Criteria
Employed professionals holding B.E./ B.Tech./ M.Sc./ Integrated First Degree of
BITS or its equivalent with at least 60% aggregate marks, and minimum one year
of relevant work experience after the completion of the degree.

OR

Employed professionals holding a three year undergraduate degree such s

B.Sc./ B.Com./ BCA or equivalent with at least 60% aggregate marks, and having
studied at least one course in mathematics or statistics at the high school or
higher level, and minimum two years of relevant work experience after the
completion of the degree.

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 Fee Structure
The following fees schedule is applicable for candidates seeking new admission during
the academic year 2024-25.

Application Fees Admission Fees Semester Fees

(one time) (one time) (per semester)

`1500 `16,500 `66,750

Easy Monthly Payment Option with 0% Interest and 0 Down Payment

Instant EMI option with 0% interest and 0 Down Payment is now available
that allows you to pay programme fee in an easy and convenient way.

● Instant online approval in seconds

● No Credit Cards/ CIBIL score required
● Easy & Secure online process using Aadhaar and PAN number
● Anyone with a Salary Account with Netbanking can apply Option to submit fee
using easy- EMI with 0% interest and 0 down payment

Application Deadline: 17 th June 2024 Click here to learn more

All the above fees are non-refundable.

Important: For every course in the programme, institute will recommend textbooks,
students would need to procure these textbooks on their own.

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 Remote Lab
● Students enrolled in the WILP management programs have remote access to
the labs in the areas of finance, analytics, and general management.

● These labs play a vital role in enhancing student engagement and enriching the
“learning by doing”- cornerstone of BITS Pilani WILPD programs.

Analytics Lab
The Analytics Lab hosts These packages help the
software packages such as students perform basic,
Tableau, SPSS, Stata, @risk, advanced workplace related
StatTools, Eviews, Anaconda analytics exercises
Navigator, R, Python, and
Power BI among others

Students can perform Adequate suite of packages to

descriptive, predictive, and equip the students to work on
prescriptive analytics related to different types of data- numeric
all the functional areas of or text, structured or unstructured
finance, marketing, supply
chain management, HR
management

Finance Lab
The Finance Lab hosts The Financial markets as well
state-of-the-art Bloomberg as the financial statements
Terminals that capture and valuable business
real-time information information of the industry

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 The databases such as The Lab also hosts a simulation on
"Prowess” are also made working capital management that
available to the students so gives the students rich experience in
that they can download the managing the working capital and
information increases their absorption through
experiential learning

Management Lab
The Management Lab is The simulations help improve
equipped with software, the decision-making skills,
simulations, and digital business competence and
resources that students can integrating the application of
leverage in core areas of learnings from various courses
management

With the Microsoft Project Students get access to the digital

software, the students can collection of professionally
plan, schedule, track, produced multimedia case
collaborate to successfully studies, interviews, and
execute projects peer-reviewed journals by
renowned authorities in diverse
subject areas
such as Global Business
Management, Finance,
Accounting, Economics,
Marketing & Sales, Strategy,
Technology, and Operations

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 Mode of Examination

Semester 1, 2 and 3 have Mid-Semester

Examinations and Comprehensive
Mode of Examinations Examinations for each course.

applicable for students These examinations are mostly

scheduled on Friday, Saturday or
admitted in Sunday. Students need to appear in
person for taking the examinations
Batch starting in at the institution’s designated
July 2024. examination centres as per the
examination schedule, Instructions, rules
and guidelines announced before every
examination.

During these semesters,

in addition to the above
mentioned Mid-Semester and
In Semester 4 (Final
Comprehensive examinations,
Semester), the student will be
there will also be
Quizzes/Assignments conducted doing Dissertation/Project
online on the Learning Work as per the Institution’s
Management System (LMS) as per guidelines.
the course plan in which the
students need to participate.

Students can take their examination at any of our 23 designated examination centres in
India at the following locations:
● South Zone: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Kochi,
Thiruvananthapuram and Coimbatore.
North Zone: Delhi NCR, Jaipur, Chandigadh, Lucknow and Pilani.
West Zone: Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Ahmedabad, Indore and Nagpur.
East Zone: Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati and Jamshedpur.
In addition to these locations, the Institution also has a designated examination
centre in Dubai.

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 How to Apply

Click here to Create your login at

the Application Center Once logged in,
Apply now
by entering your follow four essential
unique Email id and steps:
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your choice.

Step 1 2 3 4
Fill and submit
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Pay the application
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Print the downloaded
your application copy of the fee of INR 1,500 using Application Form and
form for your application form. Net banking/Debit note your Application
chosen program. Card/Credit Card. Form Number.

In the printout of the downloaded Application Form, you will notice on page no. 3 a section called the
Employer Consent Form. Complete the Employer Consent Form. This form needs to be signed and
stamped by your organisation’s HR or any other authorised signatory of the company.
Important: In view of work-from-home policies mandated by many organisations, a few candidates may
not be able to get the physical forms signed by their HR/other authorised organisational representative.
Such candidates may instead request an email approval to be sent to their official email ID by the HR
using the format available through this link.

On page 4, complete the Mentor Consent Form, Due to remote work policies, some candidates
which needs to be signed by your Mentor. may struggle to get physical mentor signatures.
They can request email approval using a
provided format.

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 Who is a mentor:
● Candidates applying to Work Integrated Learning Programmes must choose a Mentor,
who will monitor the academic progress of the candidate, and act as an advisor &
coach for successful completion of the programme.
● Candidates should ideally choose the immediate supervisor or another senior person
from the same organisation. In case a suitable mentor is not available in the same
organisation, a candidate could approach a senior person in another organisation who
has the required qualifications. Wherever the proposed Mentor is not from the same
employing organization as that of the candidate, a supporting document giving
justification for the same should be provided by the candidate’s employer.
● Candidates applying to B.Tech. programmes should choose a Mentor who is an
employed professional with B.E./ B.S./ B.Tech./ M.Sc./ A.M.I.E./ Integrated First
Degree of BITS or equivalent. Candidates applying to M.Tech., M.Sc., MBA, M.Phil
programme should choose a Mentor who is an employed professional with:
● B.E./ M.Sc./ M.B.A./ M.C.A./ M.B.B.S. etc. and with a minimum of five years of relevant
work experience.
OR
● M.E./ M.S./ M.Tech./ M.Phil./ M.D./ Higher Degree of BITS or equivalent.

In the final step (Step 4),

Photocopies of these
Page 5 of the downloaded upload your printed Application
documents should be made,
Application Form includes Form, Mentor Consent Form,
and applicants need to
a Checklist of Employer Consent Form, and
self-attest academic mark
Enclosures/Attachments. mandatory documents
sheets and certificates.
one by one.

Selected candidates will

Accepted file formats for The Admissions Cell will
receive email notifications
uploads include .DOC, review your application for
within two weeks of submitting
.DOCX, .PDF, .ZIP, and completeness, accuracy,
their application with all
.JPEG. and eligibility.
required documents.

You can also check your

selection status by logging
in to the Online Application
Centre.

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 Students Speak
BITS Pilani WILP’s online lectures are as good as face-to-face
classroom lectures. This degree programme from BITS Pilani WILP
helped me to advance my skills in emerging fields of new-age finance
and imparted me knowledge that made me feel more confident with
leading challenging projects at my workplace.

Shashi Bhushan
Project Manager, GE
Participant of MBA in Finance

I have gained a lot through this program. I am now in a zone

where I am comfortable challenging others, I feel I am empowered
with the right knowledge to do my job better with BITS Pilani
WILP’s degree programme

Amruthavarshini HK
Senior Test Engineer

The programme from BITS Pilani WILP has been nothing short
of remarkable for me. From the moment I entered the
programme, I was impressed by the depth of knowledge and
expertise that the faculty brought to the table. I found this
programme quite aligned with my current job role and equipped
me with the right administrative and management skills.

Avinash Balivada
Lead Administrator, WIPRO Technologies

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 UGC Approval
BITS Pilani is an Institution of Eminence under UGC (Institution of Eminence
Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017. The Work Integrated Learning
Programmes (WILP) of BITS Pilani constitutes a unique set of educational
offerings for working professionals. WILP are an extension of programmes
offered at the BITSPilani Campuses and are comparable to our regular
programmes both in terms of unit/credit requirements as well as academic
rigour. In addition, it capitalises and further builds on practical experience of
students through high degree of integration, which results not only in
upgradation of knowledge, but also in up skilling, and productivity increase.
The programme may lead to award of degree, diploma, and certificate in
science, technology/engineering, management, and humanities and social
sciences.
On the recommendation of the Empowered Expert Committee, UGC in its
548th Meeting held on 09.09.20 has approved the continued offering of BITS
Pilani’s Work Integrated Learning programmes.

The material in this brochure is provided for educational and informational purposes only. All the
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public domain.

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