Sushma-Berlia, Chancellor, Apeejay Stya University
Carrying forth the Apeejay Stya legacy of over 45 years of excellence in education
The National Stock Exchange and Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon signed an agreement on June 12, 2014 to launch a 5 years Integrated MBA course in financial markets. “With ASUs liberal arts philosophy, we ensure every student graduates with the desired employable skills.” Mrs Sushma Berlia, Chancellor & Co-Founder , Apeejay Stya University’
The National Stock Exchange and Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon signed an agreement on June 12, 2014 to launch a 5 years Integrated MBA course in financial markets. The agreement was signed by Ms Rana Usman, Head Northern region, NSE and Professor H L Verma, pro Vice Chancellor (academic administration), Apeejay Stya University
Apeejay Stya University is the first private University to tieup with NSE for this course. The students who study the 5 years integrated MBA will have an exit option after 3 years, to get a BBA (FM) degree. The agreement also envisages launching other courses jointly in the future, including a B. Com course in Financial markets and a one year Post graduate diploma in Financial markets. Emphasising the need for financial and legal literacy in India Mrs Sushma Berlia, Chancellor & CoFounder, Apeejay Stya University said , “People worldwide struggle to maintain a balance between ‘education’ and ‘employability’. With ASU’s liberal arts philosophy, we ensure every student graduates with the desired employable skills.” NSE MD and CEO, Ms Chitra Ramkrishna said in a written communication ‘’ There is a huge skill deficit in India, but growth in the financial sector will throw up lakhs of jobs in the coming years. Our attempt is to bridge this skill gap by educating young students about different aspects of the Financial markets’’. According to Dr H L Verma, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic Administration) of ASU, the programme will help students pursue an ASU degree along with NSE certification, transforming them into competent professionals in the field. As a part of the Integrated MBA, students will study the NCFM modules. NCFM is an online testing and certification programme. Currently NSE runs more than 50 NCFM modules , for instance on the cash market, derivatives, options trading strategies ,mutual funds, insurance, currency segment, risk management, surveillance and the most relevant and contemporary topics. Students or Professionals are provided with written material, on the basis of which they appear for the tests. More than 16 lakh NCFM tests have been conducted since 1998 and the certification is considered a
necessary criterion to get attractive jobs in the Financial sector. The programme is being launched from the 1st week of August 2014. It is a blend of academic and employable skills. Students will get a degree plus 10/22 industry NSE certificates. Students will also save up to 2 years by passing upto 22 NCFM Modules simultaneously with the MBA/BBA degrees. The Apeejay Stya University will transfer the marks of NSE/NCFM papers while grading students for the BBA or MBA degree in Financial Markets. NSE will train the faculty of Apeejay Stya University and will depute experts in Financial markets as guest lecturers. Apart from training the faculty, NSE will also provide simulation software, NSE Learn to Trade (NLT), which will help students to learn about trading in a real life or simulated environment. NSE runs MBA, BBA and post graduate courses in Financial markets in many Universities or Institutions in India. It is estimated that 47 lakh professionals will be required by the BFSI sector by 2022. The new integrated MBA programme will help to address the shortage of skilled professionals in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector. Established in 2010 on the academic pattern of the Ivy League Universities of the USA, Apeejay Stya University (ASU) Gurgaon offers opportunities for innovative teaching-learning creativity and research across disciplines. ASU is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is the country’s first Liberal Arts University. National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) started its operations in June 1994. It is one of the largest stock exchanges globally. NSE was set up by leading institutions to provide a modern, fully automated screenbased trading system with national reach. NSE offers trading in equities, futures & options in equities, currency and interest rates, fixed-income, exchange-traded products and provides a platform for distribution of mutual funds and mechanism for securities lending and borrowing.
NSE’s trading platform is connected
to 2.5 lakh trading terminals, spread across more than 2000 towns and cities giving it an extensive reach. NSE’s flagship index, the Nifty 50, is used extensively by investors and market participants in India and around the world, to take exposure to the Indian equities market.
Apeejay Svrán Dr. Stya Paul Memorial Lecture by Lord Swraj Paul
The Inaugural Apeejay Svrán Dr. Stya Paul Memorial Lecture held at Apeejay Campus Auditorium, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi, saw an august gathering to commemorate Dr. Stya Paul - legendary Founder-Chairman of the Apeejay Stya & Svrán Group. Lord Swraj Paul delivered the Inaugural Lecture on ‘Industry, Education and Values’, while Mrs. Sushma Paul Berlia, President, Apeejay Stya & Svrán Group presided over the event. Also present on the occasion were Lady Aruna Paul, members of the Apeejay Stya & Svrán Group, Apeejay Education Society, Apeejay Stya University and other distinguished dignitaries from the industry & academia. The Apeejay Svrán Dr. Stya Paul Memorial Lecture has been instituted to honour the memory and legacy of excellence of Dr. Stya Paul - eminent industrialist, educationist, freedom fighter and philanthropist. Addressing the gathering, Lord Swraj Paul - renowned NRI entrepreneur and Chairman, Caparo Group - spoke about how corporate governance and corruption issues beleaguer many nations worldwide. But he emphasized that these ills could be combated by the universal values of integrity, honesty, frugality and self-discipline espoused by Dr. Stya Paul. Paying glowing tributes to his eldest brother Dr. Stya Paul - whom he regarded as a mentor and father- figure - Lord Swraj Paul said: “All his life Bhaiji was passionate abou t education and worked hard to provide firstclass schooling and higher education facilities for our young people. The Apeejay Education Society he founded is a great testament to the interest and investment he made in education during his lifetime, a legacy now being carried forward with the same enthusiasm and commitment by his daughter and only child, Mrs. Sushma Paul Berlia.” Speaking on the occasion, Mrs. Sushma Paul Berlia, President, Apeejay Stya & Svrán Group, asserted: “The economic, educational and ethical challenges that bedevil modern society can be addressed through the moral & human values envisioned by Dr. Stya Paul, which are being espoused and practiced by the various Apeejay educational institutions. Although poliostricken at the age of two, Dr. Stya Paul overcame all hardships to establish a lasting legacy which serves as a practical inspiration for today’s generation on how to surmount hurdles, dream big and then execute those dreams successfully.” Apeejay Stya & Svrán Group is an industrial conglomerate with diverse business interests in Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences, Publishing, Real Estate & Development, Chemicals & Plastics, Distribution, Logistics & Retail, International Trading, Strategic & Financial Investment, Information Technology and Financial Services. Under the leadership of Mrs. Sushma Paul Berlia, the daughter and only child of Dr. Stya Paul, the Group, as part of its social commitment, also runs 29 schools and institutions of higher learning, in addition to the Apeejay Stya University - India’s first Liberal Arts and Meta University focused on research, technology and innovation.