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Paper Code: 
25CFSG113
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The students will be enabled to understand the Indian financial system comprehensively, including its components, regulatory bodies, banking, non-banking institutions, money markets, debt markets, and capital markets, fostering insights into economic development.

Course Outcomes: 

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25CFSG

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Financial Markets (Theory)

 

CO13: Develop an insight about the financial system and its regulatory bodies.

CO14 Compare the functions and need of the establishment of various banking and non banking financial institutions.

CO15:           Assess           the characteristics, Instruments and tools of managing liquidity in money market.

CO16: Examine basic features of a debt securities offered by corporate or governments and to familiarize with the primary and secondary markets for government securities and corporate debt.

CO17:      Analyze      structure, functions    and    regulation    of Indian securities market. and also   learning         about        various investment options available CO18: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach                     in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials,                  Practical cases, Power point presentation.

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Seminar presentation, Live practical problems analysis

CA Test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Indian Financial System

 Components and Functions, Financial System and Economic Development, Weaknesses of Indian Financial System
 Financial Regulatory Institutions in India - RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA - Objectives and Functions, Non-Statutory Bodies -AMFI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)

12.00
Unit II: 
Financial institutions

• Banking Institutions: Functions of banks; Classification of Banks : Commercial banks, Cooperative banks, differentiated banks .
• Non-banking Financial Institutions: Provident Fund, Pension Fund, Insurance Companies, Mutual Funds, Credit Rating Agencies, Merchant Bank, Venture Capital Funds - Objectives and Functions ,Recent Developments of Financial institutions

12.00
Unit III: 
Money Market

 Introduction, Basic Characteristics of Money Market Money Market Intermediaries
 Treasury Bills, Types of T- Bills, Commercial papers, Commercial Bills, Certificates of Deposits, Call
/ Notice Money Market, , Money Market Mutual Funds, Role of RBI in money market.

12.00
Unit IV: 
Debt Market

 Introduction, Features of Debt Market
 Money Market v/s Debt Market in India
 Instruments and Players in Debt Market-Government Security Market,Corporate Bond Market,Public Sector Undertaking Bonds Market,
 Bonds-Types, Features

12.00
Unit V: 
Capital Market, Primary Market and Secondary Market

 Classification and Importance of Capital Market
 Primary Market: Functions and methods of public issue -IPO, FPO,OFS, Private Placement, Right issues, Players in new issue markets
 Secondary Market: Meaning and Functions of Stock Exchange, Difference between new issue markets and stock exchange, Relationship between new issue market and stock exchange -
 Recent Developments in Indian Stock Exchanges

Essential Readings: 

• K.Natrajan Gordon, Financial Markets and Services , Himalaya publishing house
• Pathak Bharti V, , Indian Financial System, Pearson Education, New Delhi
• Gupta N., Gupta Shashi K., Aggarwal N, Financial Institutions and Markets, Kalyani publishers

References: 

Suggested Readings:
• Agarwal M.R,. Security analysis and portfolio management , Garima Publications
• Bhole L.M., Financial Institutions and Markets structure, growth and Innovation, Tata Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi.
• National Stock Exchange of India Limited, Capital Market Core Module.
E- Content:
https://www.bseindia.com/static/about/BSE_Ebooks.aspx [2]
https://www.bseindia.com/ [3]
https://www.nseindia.com/ [4]
https://www.sebi.gov.in/ [5]
Reference Journals:
• Journal of Financial Markets : https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-financial- [6] markets
• Indian journal of research in Capital markets : http://indianjournalofcapitalmarkets.com [7]

Academic Year: 
2025-2026 [8]

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[2] https://www.bseindia.com/static/about/BSE_Ebooks.aspx
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[4] https://www.nseindia.com/
[5] https://www.sebi.gov.in/
[6] https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-financial-
[7] http://indianjournalofcapitalmarkets.com
[8] https://finance.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2025-2026