CFA Admission
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA): Career in Managing Finances
It is a demanding and difficult course, but then the career opportunities are many.
The ever-changing financial scenario opens new ways and means for managing financial portfolios. This has created a niche that can be filled by a person trained as a Chartered Financial Analyst to handle financial matters taking into account all its ramifications.
A financial analyt should have two traits, the first being an ability to work well with numbers and the second being the ability to convey his viewpoint in a precise and comprehensive manner
Stages to Become a CFA
To become a certified Chartered Financial Analyst , a person has to complete a post-graduate CFA programme. This CFA programme can be studied through correspondence. It is conducted by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India(ICFAI). And on completion of the course one can become a member of the ICFAI.
The Chartered Financial Analysts Course of the ICFA is recognized by the Indira Gandhi National Open University as an equivalent to a post-graduate degree.
So a CFA is eligible for admission to Ph.D.programmes in management. Many American Universities also recognize the programme and accept it as an eligibility criterion for the pursuit of Ph.D.studies
Eligibility
The CFA courses is opted for by both students and employed executives. A bachelors degree is the basic qualifications for CFA. Fresh graduates and also students in the final year of the bachelor degree courses are eligible for the admission test . The pree-qualification of a graduate degree is waived in the case of commissioned defence personnel who have five years of experience.
Admission
Admission this course is based on an entrance exam Keeping in view the traits needed to be successful CFA, the admission test attempts to test the candidates verbal skills and quantitative reasoning abilities