FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONAL & SERVICES
Financial System : An Overview, The role and importance of financial institutions and their services. Formal and Informal Financial Systems, The Indian Financial System, Components of the Formal Financial System - Financial Institutions, Financial Markets, Financial Instruments, Financial Services, Financial Regulators, Functions of the Financial System, Financial Markets, Financial System and Economic Growth
Evolution of Financial Institutions in India : Background, Pre-reforms Period, Post Reforms Period, Challenges Ahead
Development Financial Institutions in India : Evolution of Development Financial Institutions,Organisational Structure, Financial Institutions, All India Financial Institutions, State Level Financial Institutions
Banking Institutions: Development of Banking in India, Functions of Commercial Banks, Scheduled Commercial Banks, Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks, Foreign Banks in India, Regional Rural Banks, Cooperative Banks, Reforms in the Banking Sector
Non Banking Financial Companies: Definition, Types of NBFCs, Growth of NBFCs, Regulation of NBFCs, Supervision and Control
Housing Finance Companies: Need for Housing Finance, Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), State Housing Finance Societies (SHFSs), Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC), National Housing Bank, Economic Development and Housing Finance, Growth Trends in Housing Finance
Mutual Funds: Definition of Mutual Fund, Advantages of Mutual Funds, Types of Mutual Fund Schemes, Functional Classification of Mutual Funds, Portfolio Classification of Mutual Funds, Geographical Classification of Mutual Funds, Other Classifications of Mutual Funds, Organisation of a Mutual Fund, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), Control and Supervision, Unit Trust of India (UTI), Growth and Performance of Mutual Funds in India
Insurance Companies: History of Insurance in India, Opening up of the Insurance Sector, Role of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), Life Insurance, General Insurance, Health Insurance, Insurance Intermediaries
Financial Regulators: Need for Financial Regulation, Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)
