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CFA

The CFA Program is unique in that it addresses the broader financial and managerial issues in the areas of Corporate Finance, International Finanace, Investment Management and Financial Services.


Who can do it
  • Candidates looking for a long-term career as a finance professional to work in the industry (corporate/financial services/ banking sectors) or to set up independent practice/consulting.

  • Professionals like Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, Company Secretaries who are keen on building a hard core finance career or those who are interested in updating themselves in finance.

  • MBAs and other management professionals who would like to specialize in finance or which would help them in performimg their general management functions better.


Two Formats

The CFA Program is offered on a distance learnign basis through study and examinations in the following two formats:
* The Regular CFA Program (3 years)
* The Accelerated CFA Program (2 years)


THE REGULAR  CFA PROGRAM


Eligibility
  • Graduates (from any decipline) with 50% or above marks and a minimum of 18 years of age are eligible to enroll into the CFA Program.
  • Candidates in their final year BAchelor's Degree courses who are expecting the results within 3 months from the date of submitting the Application to ICFAI are also eligible to apply

Duration

The Regular CFA Program may be completed in a period of three years.


Period of Validity of Enrollment

The Candidates are required to complete the CFA Program (all the 3 levels) within a maximum period of 7 years from the date of enrollment. They are also required to complete Level I of the CFA Program within 3 years from the dateof enrollment. Candiadates who are unable to complete the program within the time frame stipulated above, but still keen on continuing in the program are required to register de novo.


Program Structure

The CFA Program is divided into 3 levels: Level I, Level II and Level III.

After completeing Level I, the candidates will be admitted into Level II. After completing Level II, they will be admited to level III. The candidates of the Regular CFA Program will be required to study and complete the 3 levels in the sequential manner.



THE ACCELERATED  CFA PROGRAM


ICFAI offers the Accelerated CFA Program for the benefit of professionals, working executives and full time students of certain courses enabling them to complete it in 2 years instead of normal 3 years.


Curriculam

The curriculam of the Accelerated CFA Program is the same as that of the Regular CFA Program.


Eligibility
  • CAs/CWAs/CSa.
  • Candidates with PG qualifications like PGDBA/MBA/MMS/MFC/MIB/MBE/Mcom ect.
  • Graduates with 60% and above marks.

    The following categories of candidates are also eligible to enroll into the Accelerated CFA Progaam, provided thet are graduates.
  • Candidates who successfully completed the Intermediate examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI), the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) or the CAIIB PArt I examination of the Indian Institute (IIB).
  • Bankers with CAIIB qualification.
  • Full-time students of the PGDBA/MBA/MMS/MFC/MIB/MBE/MCom programs with Business Schools/University Departments, IIms and other reputed institutions.
  • Candidates pursuing MBA (by correspondence) with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and other Universities/All India Management Association (AIMA)/ Indian Institute of Bankers/ Icfaian Council for Open and DIstance Education.
  • Directly recruited Officers in Banks, Financial Institutions and Insurance COmpanies.
  • CLass I officers in Central and State Government Services.
  • Executives having a minimum of 5 years experience at managerail level.
  • Faculty members having a minimum of 5 years teaching experience at undergraduate/postgraduate level.

Duration

The Accelerated CFA Program may be completed in a period of 2 years through study and examinations.


Course Material

Candidates registering into the Accelerated CFA Program will be supplied Level I course material immediately after registration and Level II course material four months after enrollment. Thus, it will facilitate the candidates to plan their studies in a flexible manner.


Eligibility for Examinations

CAndidates of the Accelerated CFA Program have the flexibility of appearing for examinations in a combined fashion for Level I and Level II together, and subsquently for Level II and Level III together. To be eligible to appear fro Leval II and Level III examinations together, candidates should have completed Level I.

Candidates are eligible to appear for the first examination (one Group) after 3 months from the date of enrollment. SUbsquently, after every 3 months they can appear for one additional Group.

A Comparative Perspective
Regular CFA Accelerated CFA
3 years 2 years
All graduates with 50% are eligible All candidates should have specified professional qualfications and/or experience (with a bachelor's degree) or they should be first class graduates.
Supply of course material level-wise in a progressive maaner over 3 years. Supply of Level I course materail at the time of enrollment, and LEvel II after 4 months.
Examinations can be taken Level-wise, sequentially Flexibilty in taking examinations combining Level I and Level II; and Level II and Level III.