Objective

Financial Engineering has been one of the emerging disciplines of the past decade. In the new economy, the challenges of money management are quite varied. Managers and Industry leaders have to make quick forecast and investment decisions involving millions of dollars and a wrong move might spell disaster to their organizations. In such a fast moving, high-risk scenario, the evaluation and quantification of risks, the measurement of risk-reward pay-offs, sound forecasting, are all very important elements towards making informed decisions. This is where a financial engineering professional steps in. Most of us would be quite uninformed about what a Finance professional does. The most common questions, to begin with, are – what is his function and where does he stand in the organizational hierarchy.

Financial Engineering professionals use computer simulation models and math to make trading, hedging and investment decisions. One of the most fundamental roles performed by finance professionals is to measure and quantify risk that financial instruments like derivatives create. The cocktail of skills are very useful in fields such as trading and risk management and in strategic planning. Finance professionals also play a key role in investment decision-making and investment portfolio management. Organizations such as Goldman, Sachs & Co. and JP Morgan, Chase & Co. employ finance professionals in there banking and finance operations. Apart from this, there are many small investment and brokerage enterprises that also require the skills of computational finance professionals. Instruction shall be led by quality study material to be developed by qualified and experienced faculty. Till the time the study material is developed, the students shall be provided the standard text books of renowned authors.

Students in the MBA (FE) program learn to employ theoretical finance and computer modeling skills to make pricing, hedging, trading and portfolio management decisions. Courses and projects emphasize the practical applications of these skills. The modular course of study in form of semester shall be incorporated for MBA (FE) students.

MBA (FE) students are prepared for careers in:

Investment Banking
Corporate Strategic Planning
Risk Management
Primary and Derivative Securities Valuation
Financial Information Systems Management
Portfolio Management
Securities Trading

Admission Qualification

A candidate seeking admission in MBA (FE) program should have passed Bachelor’s degree from recognized University in any discipline.

For General category candidates, minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate is required in qualifying examination. For SC/ST category candidates, minimum of 45% of marks in aggregate is required in qualifying examination. General and SC/ST category students of KSOU who have obtained Grade ‘D’ and Grade ‘C’ respectively in KSOU BSc (IT) and MSc (IT) programs are also eligible.

The candidates who have passed Bachelor’s or Master degree with less than 50% of marks in aggregate and have three years of experience at supervisory / managerial / professional level are also eligible.

Course Duration

The course duration for MBA (FE) will be two years comprising of four semesters but the candidate will have to complete the course within four years from the session of enrollment.

1st Semester

IInd Semester

3rd Semester

4th Semester

In addition to coursework, the MBA (FE) educational experience includes the following:

Financial Practice Seminars: MBA (FE) students were encouraged to attend discussions held by finance practitioners. The students shall be given the insights into the way the financial world is changing: new products and needs; evolving data and information systems; and similar topics.

Applied Finance Project: MBA (FE) students are required to complete an applied finance project that develops or uses quantitative finance tools and techniques learned in the program.