Banking, Finance & Insurance

Hi Pratham!
The CFA programme is a globally-recognised graduate level curriculum that provides a strong foundation for real-world investment analysis and portfolio management skills combined with the practical knowledge that you will need in today investment industry. It also emphasizes on the highest ethical and professional standards that are required to be followed. One has to meet at least one of the following requirements:
Have a Bachelor's (or equivalent) degree
Be in the final year of your Bachelor's degree programme at the time of registration, or
Have four years of qualified, professional work experience, or
Have a combination of work and college experience that totals at least four years (Note: Summer, part-time, and internship positions do not qualify. )
How to Pursue the CFA programme? Enroll and Register with the CFA Institute USA for Level I Exam
Pass the examinations
You need to pass Level I, Level II and Level III exams sequentially. Apply for Membership after clearing your Level III exam ( for membership along with CFA Level III you need to have at least four years of Professional Work Experience)
Job Roles after CFA course in India:
Everyone who is already in Finance field or wishing to switch their careers can choose from a myriad of job roles like as follows:
Portfolio managers
Private bankers
Fund of fund managers
Financial advisory
Relationship manager
Financial strategists. MBAs and CAs can join CFA to get into core investment banking jobs.

Bank PO has an excellent career path and the career growth is determined based on merit. PO is Scale I Officer (Assistant Manager) and normally becomes Manager (Scale II Officer) 3-4 years. Promotion happens through written exam and interview. From bank to bank there is a slight variation in the time and process of promotion but fast track promotion opportunities are there in all the banks. Being a generalist, PO gets the opportunity to work in various areas like operations, credit, foreign exchange, investment banking, risk, audit, etc. For posting in Investment Banking and foreign offices, banks conduct internal exams. The career growth is fast for a PO. One can get a promotion every 35 years depending upon the vacancies in the bank. The promotion grades are Manager (Scale II), Senior Manager (Scale III), Chief Manager (Scale IV), AGM (Scale V), DGM (Scale VI) and GM (Scale VII). After that Executive Director and CMD "Chairman and Managing Director"; are appointed by government of India. Almost all EDs and CMDs of banks started their career as PO. A few selected ones also get a chance to become Deputy Governor (DG) in RBI, as among the 4 DGs of RBI one post is there for a commercial banker. Therefore, joining as Bank PO is the best opportunity for making a career in the banking industry.