Chapter 1

Overview of Financial System

Structure, functions, and role of the financial system

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Intermediation process and disintermediation

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Financial system and economic development

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Constituents of the Indian Financial System

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Regulatory framework (RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA)

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Chapter 2

Money Market

Features and functions of the money market

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Money market instruments (Treasury Bills, Commercial Papers, CDs)

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Call money market and Repo/Reverse Repo

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Role of RBI in the money market

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Recent trends and reforms in the Indian money market

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Chapter 3

Capital Market

Primary market: Public issue, Rights issue, Private placement

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Book building process and role of merchant bankers

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Secondary market (Stock exchanges: BSE, NSE)

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Trading and settlement processes (Clearing corporations, Depositories)

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Stock market indices and their construction

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Chapter 4

Banking Institutions

Commercial banking: Functions and credit creation

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Asset Liability Management (ALM) in banks

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Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and resolution mechanisms (IBC, SARFAESI)

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Basel Accords (I, II, III) and capital adequacy

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Digital banking, Fintech, and payment banks

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Chapter 5

Non-Banking Financial Institutions

Role and regulation of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)

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Mutual funds: Operations, schemes, and NAV calculation

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Insurance companies: Life and non-life insurance

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Pension funds and provident funds

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Microfinance institutions (MFIs)

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