Jindal School launches 1st of its kind BA (H) in Finance & Entrepreneurship in India

New Delhi, Oct 20 : The Jindal School of Banking & Finance of O.P. Jindal Global University has launched a unique, industry-relevant undergraduate programme B.A. (Hons.) Finance and Entrepreneurship.
As the first of its kind in India, this programme combines coursework, which instils entrepreneurial spirit in the students with a sound theoretical understanding of, and practical exposure to, finance.
The programme aims to train a new generation of Indian entrepreneurs who have been identified as ‘Growth Ambassadors’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The programme will enable students to familiarise themselves with the process of incubating a new venture, make creative contributions to existing enterprises working in the finance and financial services industry, and master the tools of finance needed to make new and existing businesses financially sustainable and scalable.
During the virtual launch event on October 16, a keynote address on “The future of finance and entrepreneurship in India” was delivered by M. Damodaran, who is currently the Chairman of the Board of IndiGo, and has previously served as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Chairman of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI). A special address was delivered by Renu Satti, Senior Vice President at Paytm on “How digital payments can benefit entrepreneurs in India”.
C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University, said, “This new programme is a part of our sustained efforts at JGU to create opportunities for young people at different levels to apply the study of finance to real-world entrepreneurship, and have a far greater focus in the academic and intellectual imagination of the study of entrepreneurial finance. We believe that emerging issues at the intersection of these two fields hold immense importance to academia and the industry in a post-COVID world.”