Sub: Change in details: MIFA Prospectus: April 2012 Please refer the page nos. 5, 6 & 7 of the MIFA Program prospectus. The examination details are modified as under. Program Structure (Page No.5) The MIFA Program has 12 subjects (6 subjects in each year). The students are required to study and complete all the subjects in a sequential manner.  

Program Structure   

Year 1 Subjects          Financial Accounting           Economics          Quantitative Methods           Financial Management          Financial Markets          Financial Statement Analysis   

Year II Subjects          Equity: Analysis & Valuation          Fixed income Securities: Analysis & Valuation          Derivatives: Analysis & Valuation          Portfolio Management          Mutual and other Funds           Professional Ethics and Case Studies

 Examinations (Page nos.06 & 7) The examinations serve to finally assess and certify the students’ understanding of the subjects. The examinations are conceived, developed and administered on a rigorous and fair basis to bring out the best in the students and prepare them for challenging careers in the world of investment and financial analysis. The examinations are conducted four times a year in the months of January, April, July and October.   Eligibility for appearing in examinations Students will be eligible to appear in the examinations for two subjects 5 months after the date of enrollment, provided all postdated cheques, which are due so far, are honored on time. Subsequently, they can appear for two subjects every three months. Students are required to appear and pass the subjects in a sequential order. Online Registration facility All students are required to register for their examinations (including payment of fee) using the online facility only, as the operations of examinations department are fully computerized. 

Enrollment dates 

In order to become eligible to appear for the examinations, the students are required to enroll into the program on or before the following dates: 

Examinations 

Enroll into the program on or before

October 2012 May 31, 2012January 2013 August 31, 2012April, 2013 November 30, 2012July, 2013 February 29, 2013

 

Examination Calendar  

The examinations are conducted in the months of January, April, July and October. The online registration schedule for the examinations is given below. 

ExaminationMonths

Last date for online registration for exams

October 2012 August 31, 2012January 2013 November 30, 2012April, 2013 February 28, 2013July, 2013 May 31, 2013

 Test Centers 

The examinations are conducted through Computer Based Testing (CBT) at around 100 centers. Additional centers might be considered for inclusion progressively. The following test centers are at present available. 

List of CBT Centers 

S# City S# City S# City S# City1 AGRA 27 DIBRUGARH 53 JALGAON 79 NASHIK2 AHMEDABAD 28 DURGAPUR 54 JALLANDHAR 80 NEW DELHI3 AIZAWL 29 FARIDABAD 55 JAMMU 81 NOIDA4 AJMER 30 GANDHIDHAM 56 JAMNAGAR 82 PALAKKAD5 ALLAHABAD 31 GHAZIABAD 57 JAMSHEDPUR 83 PATNA6 ALWAR 32 GOA 58 JODHPUR 84 PUNE7 AMBALA 33 GORAKHPUR 59 KANNUR 85 RAIPUR8 AMRAVATI 34 GURGAON 60 KANPUR 86 RAJAHMUNDRY9 AMRITSAR 35 GUWAHATI 61 KARNAL 87 RAJKOT10 AURANGABAD 36 GWALIOR 62 KOCHI 88 RANCHI11 BANGALORE 37 HARDWAR 63 KOLHAPUR 89 ROHTAK12 BAREILLY 38 HISSAR 64 KOLKATA 90 ROURKELA13 BELLARY 39 HOWRAH 65 KOLLAM 91 RUDRAPUR14 BHATINDA 40 HUBLI 66 KOTA 92 SATARA15 BHILWARA 41 HYDERABAD 67 KOTTAYAM 93 SHILLONG16 BHOPAL 42 INDORE 68 KOZHIKODE 94 SHIMLA17 BHUBANESHWAR 43 JABALPUR 69 LUCKNOW 95 UDAIPUR18 BIKANER 44 SHIMOGA 70 LUDHIANA 96 VADODARA19 BILASPUR 45 SILIGURI 71 MADURAI 97 VARANASI20 CHANDIGARH 46 SOLAPUR 72 MANGALORE 98 VIJAYAWADA21 CHENNAI 47 SRI NAGAR (J & K) 73 MATHURA 99 VIZAG22 COIMBATORE 48 SURAT 74 MEERUT    23 CUTTACK 49 THRISSUR 75 MORADABAD    24 DEHRADUN 50 TIRUPATI 76 MUMBAI    25 DHANBAD 51 TRIVANDRUM 77 MYSORE    26 DHARAMSHALA 52 JAIPUR 78 NAGPUR    

 Passing requirements  Grading System Performance of students in examinations will be evaluated through the following grades. A= Excellent                                                   B= Very goodC= Good                                                         D= UnsatisfactoryE= Poor The system of converting the grades to percentage equivalents is as follows. A = 80% and above                                        B = 60% to 79.99%C = 50% to 59.99%                                        D = 40% to 49.99%E = below 40%  Passing Criteria  For successful completion of a subject, students will be required to secure at least ‘C’ grade.   In the event of securing ‘D’ or ‘E’ grade in any subject, students will be required to re-appear for examinations of that subject. Examination Pattern  All papers of the program will be of multiple-choice questions. Each question paper is of 100 marks.  All the questions are compulsory.  There is no negative marking.  Award All the students who successfully complete all the 12 subjects of the program will be awarded the Master of Investment and Financial Analysis (MIFA) Degree by the ICFAI University, Tripura. In addition, the University also confers the CFA Charter and Designation, subject to University Regulations.