GOOD NEWS FOR BCOM STUDENTS! TCS PARTNERS WITH TOP ACADEMY TO LAUNCH INDUSTRY HONOUR COURSES 

As a sigh of relief to college students, renowned NSE Academy has partnered with TCS iON to launch Industry Honour Certification (IHC) courses for BCom students.

This partnership will be a big help to students, as these courses are aimed at boosting the employability of commerce students and enhancing their skills in banking, financial services, and insurance industry.

According to a Business Standard report, TCS iON is a digital learning platform of Tata Consultancy Services that helps to increase the efficiency of the recruitment process and upskilling of various organisations. Whereas, NSE Academy Limited is a subsidiary of the NSE, and is known for promoting financial literacy.

Talking about the Industry Honour Certification (IHC) courses, it will enable students to get hands on learning in four main factors:

- markets

- banking

- wealth 

- risk management

Meanwhile, other elective courses that will be made available are banking fundamentals, insurance and risk management, financial derivatives, financial markets and  services, investment management, and wealth management, Business Standard further reported. Also, these courses are aligned as per the UGC curriculum. 

With an added advantage, the students will also have access to NSE SMART, which is a trading simulator, for hands-on market training. Though this training and collaboration, students will also get support for securing internships and placements in top partner organisations. 

On completion of the course, students will be provided with digital certificates and awarded credits. However, Ravi Varanasi, chief business development officer of NSE said, “This initiative is to bridge the employability gap in the industry and build an effective talent pool.” He also termed the BFSI (banking, financial services, and insurance) industry as the fastest-growing segment for job creation. 

Meanwhile, Venguswamy Ramaswamy, global head of TCS iON termed this collaboration as an effort to develop human capital so that students are prepared for the BFSI industry.