Master of Commerce (M.Com.) Management of Banking Products and Services Syllabus - Mumbai University
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Syllabus for Management of Banking Products and Services
Module I: Deposit & Loan Products (2 CREDITS)
- Unit 1 Demand and Time Deposits
- 1 Demand and Time Deposits: Different types of accounts, o Different types of accounts, Types (short-term, long-term) and options (interest
- payout or cumulative).
- o Practical calculation of interest and maturity value using case scenarios.
- Recurring Deposits: Explanation of their purpose, popularity, and maturity o
- value calculations.
- 2 Innovative Deposit Products
- o Explore customized products like flexi-fixed deposits, senior citizen deposits, and tax-saver FDs.
- o Analyze their unique features and market positioning strategies.
- 3 Regulatory Requirements
- o Overview of Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements, Prevention of Money
- Laundering Act (PMLA), and other compliance guidelines.
- o Discuss the impact of these regulations on deposit product operations and customer onboarding.
- Unit 2 Personal and Business Finance
- 1 Personal Finance Products
- o Types of Loans: Detailed analysis of housing loans, vehicle loans, education
- loans, personal loans, and gold loans.
- o Key Loan Features: Loan tenure, EMI calculation, interest types (fixed vs.
- floating), processing charges, and prepayment conditions.
- o Practical exercises: EMI calculation for different loan products using formulas or software.
- 2 Business Finance Products
- o Cash Credit and Overdraft Facilities: Explanation of working capital financing
- and overdraft limits.
- o Term Loans: Differentiation between mortgage and non-mortgage term loans.
- o Case Studies: Analysis of lending products tailored for SMEs and large corporations.
- 3 Loan Approval Process
- o Overview of the end-to-end loan approval process, including creditworthiness
- assessment, documentation, and sanctioning.
- o Role-play activity: Students simulate a loan approval scenario as bank officials.
- o Fixed vs. Floating Rate Loans, Discuss how RBI’s Repo and Reverse Repo
- rates influence lending rates.
Module II: Other Products and Services (2 CREDITS) printed in the syllabus as Module III
- Unit 3 Banking Products
- 1 Certificate of Deposits (CDs)
- o Explanation of CDs as negotiable money market instruments.
- o Discuss their features, issuance process, and target customers (corporates, institutions).
- 2 Fund-Based Services
- o Bill Purchase and Discount: Mechanism, benefits for businesses, and risk assessment.
- o Lease Finance and Hire Purchase Finance: Key differences, advantages for businesses, and practical use cases.
- o Practical exercises: Simulate scenarios involving bill discounting and leasing agreements.
- 3 Non-Fund Based Services
- o Letter of Credit (LC): Importance in trade finance, types (sight, usance), and advising/confirmation.
- o Bank Guarantees and Letters of Undertaking (LOU): Role in securing credit
- and trade obligations.
- o Other Services: Credit reports, solvency certificates, and co-acceptance of bills.
- o Case Study: Analyze the use of LC in an international trade transaction.
- Unit 4 Banking Associated Services
- 1 Additional Banking Services
- o Executors and Trustees: Role of banks in estate and trust management.
- o Safe Deposit Vaults: Features and operational procedures.
- o Payment and Settlement Services: Overview of cheque processing, pay
- orders, demand drafts, and electronic systems like RTGS, NEFT, ECS.
- 2 Digital Banking Products
- o Prepaid Cards and Wallet Services: Features and applications.
- o Credit Cards and Debit Cards: Key features, differences, and benefits.
- o ATM Services and Standing Instructions: Operational benefits for customers and banks.
- o Discussion on innovations in digital banking services and their impact on customer convenience
References
- 1 Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, "Banking Products and Services."
- 2 K.C. Shekhar & Lekshmy Shekhar, "Banking Theory and Practice."
- 3 Reserve Bank of India publications on banking regulations.
- 4 Research papers and case studies on banking product management.
- 5 Government guidelines and industry reports on banking innovations.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for M.Com. (Banking & Finance) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2023-24. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Modules are numbered in sequence here; in the syllabus itself, Module II is printed as Module III. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
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