The Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchi, has become the first IIM to be welcomed into the CFA Institute University Recognition Programme.
The Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) offered by Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchi, had been acknowledged as incorporating academic courses as per the CFA Programme Candidate Body of Knowledge and placing emphasis on the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice within the programme.
CFA Institute was the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and administers the industry gold standard CFA charter.
The CFA Programme sets a standard for developing skills, standards, competence, and integrity of financial analysts, portfolio managers, investment advisers, and other investment professionals worldwide. It is widely considered the investment profession’s most rigorous credentialing programme, said a press release from IIM, Tiruchi.
As a result of this recognition, IIM, Tiruchi, is entitled to award scholarships to a fixed number of PGPM students to take up the CFA Programme every year, the release added.
