Finance is the subdivision of economics that deals with the study of the management of cash and other assets of money value. Finance is a broad zone that has its own subdivisions. There are mainly 3 types of finance, which includes public, personal, and business finance.

A financer has to deal with money, risk and time effectively in his daily activities so as to go ahead successfully in his career. Finance includes saving and lending cash. It also involves the techniques of spending and budgeting money. The common mans’ finance involves transactions of money in banks. Individuals or organizations carry on these activities. There are many under graduate, postgraduate and research courses in finance.

For doing the postgraduate programmes in finance, aspirants have to attend an entrance exam prior to admission. For appearing for these entrance exams it is a must that the candidate should have completed his graduation. For many of the institutes it is a must that the candidate should be at least 19 years old. Various Universities or institutions carry out these tests. Before joining for the course the candidates should make sure that the institute is recognised. Some of the postgraduate courses in finance are listed below.

List of Postgraduate Courses

• Postgraduate Diploma in Banking & Finance
• Postgraduate Diploma in Business Finance
• Postgraduate Diploma in finance
• Postgraduate Diploma in Computerized Financial Accounting
• Postgraduate in accounting and finance
• Masters Diploma in Business Administration (Finance)
• Master of Science in Financial Services
• Master of Accountancy
• Master of Finance
• MBA in Financial Accounting
• M.Phil in Finance
• PhD in Finance

Career Prospects

Aspirants who complete the postgraduate programmes in finance can look for employment in public as well as private sector. Since, finance deals with money and related prospects, there is a need of a financer in every industry. There are abundant job opportunities for the pass outs in corporate finance, insurance and real estate. Professionals can also seek out for jobs in banking sector. Candidates who have flair in teaching can work as lecturers in colleges or other institutions. The finance professionals can expect excellent remuneration on entering in to career. With experience, they may get a higher scale of pay.