GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 3rd Semester With effective

Subject Class: Sectoral _ Elective from academic
Subject Name: Financial Markets and Services (FMS) year 2018-19
Subject Code: 4539292

1. Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcome Component Learning Outcome
Business Environment and  Demonstrate an awareness of the current structure and
Domain Knowledge (BEDK) regulation of the Indian financial services sector.
Critical thinking, Business  Develop insights regarding concept and mechanism of
Analysis, Problem Solving and various financial markets and services.
Innovative Solutions (CBPI)  Evaluate and create strategies to promote financial
products and services.
Global Exposure and Cross-  Understand the international financial instruments and
Cultural Understanding (GECCU) services and the mechanics and conventions of global
financial markets.
Social Responsiveness and Ethics  Aims to help students understand and practice the
(SRE) highest standards of ethical behaviour associated with
the profession of management of financial markets and
services.
 Identify conflicts of interest between market
participants and between principal and agents.
Effective Communication (EC)  Develop the ability to discuss and write about the
financial instruments and their role in financial
planning.
Leadership and Teamwork (LT)  Develop skills to evaluate an individual’s assets, needs
and prepare plans for efficient wealth management.

2. Course Duration: The course duration is of 40 sessions of 60 minutes each.

3. Course Contents:
70 Marks
Module No. of
Contents (External
No: Sessions
Evaluation)
Introduction to Financial Services:
Meaning, Characteristics, Distinctiveness and
Classification of Financial Services.

Introduction to Indian Financial System

Formal and Informal Sectors, Components of Formal
Financial System including Financial Markets, Financial
Institutions, Financial Services and Financial Instruments.
I 10 18
Financial Inclusion and Exclusion

Types of Financial Markets

Money Market and Instruments, Capital Market: Primary
and Secondary Market, Overview of Foreign Exchange
Market
Regulation of Financial System:
Role of RBI, SEBI, IRDA
Factoring and Forfaiting, Housing finance, Merchant
II Banking and Issue Management, Stock Broking, Credit 10 18
Rating, Custodial and Depository Service, Leasing and

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 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 3rd Semester With effective
Subject Class: Sectoral _ Elective from academic
Subject Name: Financial Markets and Services (FMS) year 2018-19
Subject Code: 4539292

Hire Purchase
Banking: Introduction to Banking Structure

NBFCs: Types and Overview of regulations for NBFCs in

India
III 10 17
Specialized Financial Services – Microfinance, Venture
Capital, Private Placement, Private Equity, Securitization &
Asset Reconstruction Company.
Overview of Credit Information Reporting.
Mutual Fund: Concept, Types, Structure of Mutual Fund,
Mutual Fund Schemes, Calculation of NAV, SIP, SWP.
IV 10 17
Crowdfunding: Concept of crowdfunding, types of
crowdfunding platforms, crowdfunding in India.
Basics of Crypto currency
Practical:
1. To prepare a report on the penetration digital financial
services (online banking, virtual wallets and crowdfunding)
in different countries of the world. (30 marks
V ---
2. Understanding of various scams in Financial Markets CEC)
3. Learning from movies (e.g.: GAFLA, The Wall Street,
Fall of Lehman Brothers etc.)
4. Any real life case related to Indian Financial System

4. Pedagogy:
 ICT enabled Classroom teaching
 Case study
 Practical / live assignment
 Interactive class room discussions

5. Evaluation:
Students shall be evaluated on the following components:
Internal Evaluation (Internal Assessment- 50 Marks)
A  Continuous Evaluation Component 30 marks
 Class Presence & Participation 10 marks
 Quiz 10 marks
B Mid-Semester examination (Internal Assessment-30 Marks)
C End –Semester Examination (External Assessment-70 Marks)

6. Reference Books:
Sr. Author Name of the Book Publisher Year of
No. Publication
1 Thummuluri Siddaiah Financial Services Pearson 2011
Indian Financial
2 Bharti Pathak Pearson 2018 / 5th
System
K Sasidharan, Alex K Financial Services &
3 McGraw Hill 2008
Mathews System

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 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 3rd Semester With effective
Subject Class: Sectoral _ Elective from academic
Subject Name: Financial Markets and Services (FMS) year 2018-19
Subject Code: 4539292

4 M Y Khan Financial Services McGraw Hill 2015 / 8th

Indian Financial
5 M Y Khan McGraw Hill 2017 / 10th
Systems
E. Gordon & K. Financial Markets & Himalaya
6 2016 / 10th
Natarajan Services Publication
L M Bhole, Financial Institution
7 McGraw Hill 2017 / 6th
JitendraMahakud and Markets
Indian Financial
8 Sujatra Bhattacharyya Oxford 2017 / 1st
System

Note: Wherever the standard books are not available for the topic appropriate print and online
resources, journals and books published by different authors may be prescribed.

7. List of Journals / Periodicals / Magazines / Newspapers / Web resources, etc.

1. Journal of Financial Services Research
2. Chartered Financial Analyst
3. Economic Times
4. Business Standard
5. Financial Express
6. Harvard Business Review

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