BBA FinTech under the School of Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) is a new Program offered by Symbiosis Skills and Professional University, Kiwale, Pune that ventures into the challenging arena of Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance subjects with a special focus on the element of Technology that is being fast adopted in this sector. FinTech has literally changed our lives and habits by making it easy to trade, bank, and exchange money without the need for physical human interaction. The up-scaling of tasks and activities in the financial sector and growth of Technology due to automation and digitization in this field has given rise to the need for selective and trained personnel who will qualify to meet the industry demand through a formal education that grooms the individual to be resourceful from day one.

In 2019, the FinTech market in India was valued at over INR 1,920 billion and is projected to cross INR 6,207 billion by 2025, expanding at a CAGR of 22.7%, hence, FinTech is the new opportunity for students to explore an exciting career in Finance based organizations, by developing the skills in technologies like Blockchain, Chatbots, AI, Robo-advisors, Neobanks IoT, Big Data, API, Cloud Computing and RPA. This program will set the students at a higher pedestal and make it suitable for them to be absorbed by leading financial institutions which are transforming and making headway in their business activities.

The new era of Baking, Financial Services, and Insurance stands high on technological evolution and will shock the change-over that will be made by every organization. The Financial Environment will require great standards of accuracy, speed, analytics, options, and solutions that will craft the way forward for effective decisions and performance. The trend is changing into modification and adaptation of Technology in the field of Finance and this has given rise to the formal education in FinTech, which will groom and provide the talent and the personnel required to answer provide solutions to financial problems and challenges.

At Symbiosis Skills and Professional University, the students will be provided the best learning experience through Skill and Practical training as well as Internship programs, which will set them steps ahead of their competitors and be the first preference in any organization of repute.

We welcome the young, focused, and motivated students to take up this course to build their career with the best intelligence of Finance +Technology.

BBA FinTech is a 3 years full-time Degree Program that covers subjects of Finance and Technology that are blended to meet the industry requirement driven by innovative technologies such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, the Internet of Things, and Mobile Computing. This program skills the students to understand, analyze, and effectively leverage the emerging financial innovations and become a part of the new FinTech revolution.

Semester – 1

Sr No Code Subject
1 BBFT 101 Introduction to Fintech and Fintech Platforms
2 BBFT 102 Financial Accounting and Analysis
3 BBFT 103 Business Economics
4 BBFT 104 Foundation Course in Mathematics
5 BBFT 105 Indian Financial System
6 IDSC 101 IDSC

Semester – 2

Sr No Code Subject
1 BBFT 201 Data Analytics
2 BBFT 202 Digital Banking
3 BBFT 203 E-Commerce
4 BBFT 204 Financial Management
5 BBFT 205 Python for Finance
6 IDSC 102 IDSC
Internship / Project

Semester – 3

Sr No Code Subject
1 BBFT 301 Applied Statistics in BFSI
2 BBFT 302 Risk Management in BFSI
3 BBFT 303 Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
4 BBFT 304 Principles of Management
5 BBFT 305 Business Law
6 IDSC 103 IDSC

Semester – 4

Sr No Code Subject
1 BBFT 401 Insurance Management
2 BBFT 402 Financial Markets and Products
3 BBFT 403 Financial Modelling
4 BBFT 404 Cyber Security in BFSI
5 BBFT 405 Design Thinking
6 IDSC 104 IDSC
Internship / Project

Semester – 5

Sr No Code Subject
1 BBFT 501 Investment Management in BFSI
2 BBFT 502 International Finance
3 BBFT 503 Direct & Indirect Taxation
4 BBFT 504 Entrepreneurship & Startup Ecosystem
5 BBFT 505 Web Technologies and Mobile Apps
6 BBFT 506 Sandboxes for Fintech

Semester – 6

Sr No Code Subject
1 DS601 Environmental Studies
2 DS602 Full-Time Industrial / Internship / Project/ Dissertation
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Dr. Jayanta Chakraborti

Office: Management Block, First Floor, Room no M109.
Educational Details:
  • Ph.D. in Business Analytics and Digital Marketing from NIT Agartala.
  • MBA in Marketing and Finance from IMI Europe.
  • MA in Economics from Devi Ahilyabai University (Indore University).
  • B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Agartala.
  • Certification in SAP with ABAP/4 from SAP AG Germany.
  • Certification in Big Data with Hadoop from IBM.
  • Certification in Data Analysis with SPSS from IBM.
  • Certification in Business Analytics from IIT Madras.
  • Certification in E-Business from IIT Kharagpur.
  • Certification in Quantitative Marketing Research from IIM Bangalore.
  • Certification in Market Research from IIT Roorkee.
  • Certification in Advanced Business Analytics with R Programming from ISI Bangalore.
  • Certification in Data Mining from ISI Kolkata.
  • Google Analytics Certification from Google.
  • Google AdWords Certification from Google.
  • Certification in Network Centered Computing ((Unix, C++, Java) from NIIT.
  • Certification in German Language from Goethe Institute, Germany.
Work Experience:
  • 28 Years of Work Experience.
  • 20 Years in Academics, 8 Years in Industry
  • Worked as Dean of Indian Institute and Planning & Management, Pune.
  • Worked as HOD (Management) of Chandigarh University (NAAC A+)
  • Worked as HOD (Management) at Graphic Era University, Dehradun (NAAC A+)
  • Worked as HOD (Management) at ICFAI University Tripura (NAAC B+)
  • Worked as HOD (Management) at Woxsen University Hyderabad (EFMD Accredited)
  • Worked as Director (Sales & Marketing) at SISPL Germany
  • Worked as Maintenance Engineer at Electrosteel Castings and Usha Ispat Limited
Research Areas:
  • Author of Fintech 5.0 – A Journey from Cryptocurrency to Neo Banking.
  • Author of Digital Marketing 2.0
  • Author of HR@Analytics
  • Author of The Digital Entrepreneur
  • Author of E-Commerce and Internet Marketing
  • Published Research Papers on Blockchain, E-Commerce, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Startups
  • Received Patents on Distributed Smart Ledgering Solution for Efficient Contract System Based on Blockchain, Financial Fraud App Detection by using data mining optimization techniques with Machine Learning, IoT and AI Based Electronic Shopping Cart System and Digital Opinion Leader (DOL) Tracker
  • Presented Research Papers on Blockchain, Metaverse, Omnichannel Marketing and Digital Currency at AIBRP Conference at Chicago (USA), IIM Indore, IIM Shillong, MICA Ahmedabad, LPU Jallandhar and Chandigarh University
Awards:
  • Certificate of Honour from Ministry of Culture, Government of India, for training Artists of North East India in Digital Marketing, 2021.
  • Certificate of Appreciation from IIM Shillong for imparting digital marketing training to MSME Business Owners of North East India, 2021
  • Best Research Paper Award at SYMBICON 22 International Conference organized by SIBM Nagpur, 2022.
  • Best Research Paper Award at R3TN2 International Conference organized by GIMS New Delhi, 2022.
  • 2nd Best Research Paper Award at G20 Conference organized by SSPU Pune, 2023.
  • First Prize in Times of India Creative Writing Competition, April 2015.
  • Business Standard National Quiz Champion, September 2005.
  • Kaizen Award for Innovation in Engineering, March 1996.
  • Best Faculty Award (Ten Times Consecutively), at IIPM in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.

Dr Smita Pachare

Office: Management Block, First Floor, Room no M108.
Educational Details:
  • PhD. in Digital Prepaid Payment Instruments & Financial Services from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
  • MBS in Finance from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
  • PGDBM in Finance from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
  • M.Com in Statistics from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
  • B.Com in Statistics from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
  • 40th FDP Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
  • Certified Data Analyst IBM.
  • Diploma in Graphology.
  • Certified Advance Excel Trainer.
  • Business Analytics for Strategic Decision Making, IIT Roorkee.
Work Experience:
  • 6 years as a Financial Analyst and Finance coordinator in IT & Import-Export Company.
  • 14 years Full time Teaching Faculty for MBA.
Research Areas:
  • Digital Prepaid Payment Instruments, UPI based Payment Instruments, Aadhaar based Payment System in India.
  • Agri-FinTech.
  • Digital Investment and Financial Markets.
  • Statistical Tools and Models for research.
Awards:
  • Best Faculty Award 2012-13 by Nagar Yuvak Shiakshan Santha, Navi Mumbai.

Prof. Pratibha Patil

Office: Office: Management Block, First Floor, Room -M 104
Educational Details:
  • M.Sc. in Computer Science from Kavyitri Bahinabai Chaudhary North Maharashtra University
  • M.Phil. in Information Technology from Bharati Vidyapeeth
  • UGC-SET in Computer Science and Applications from Savitribai Phule Pune University
  • PhD (Pursuing) in Computer Science & Technology
Work Experience:
  • 24+ years of teaching & industrial experience had associated with brand educational institutes and the university like Savitribai Phule Pune University, Fergusson College, Sinhgad College of Science, Bharati Vidyapeeth and MIT-WPU, Pune
Research Areas:
  • Data Science, Deep Learning, Business Analytics, Data Mining, System Design
Awards:
  • National Merit Scholarship at SSC level Certificate from Government of India
  • Gold Medallist at M.Sc. in Computer Science from North Maharashtra University
  • Gold Medallist at M.Phil. in Information Technology from Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune
  • Best Research Paper awarded at National Conference held at VCACS, Pune

Dr Purushottm Petare

Office: Office: Management Block, First Floor, Room -M 109
Educational Details:
  • More than 08 NPTEL Swayam courses successfully completed from different IIT’s and IIM’s such as IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur, IIM B etc.
  • Assistant Professor Ashokrao Mane Group of Institution’s, Kolhapur AMGOI, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Dec 2010 – Jun 2011 · 7 mos
  • Assistant Professor Sanjay Ghodawat Institutes, Faculty of Management, Kolhapur, Maharashtra.Full Time- Jul 2011 – Jun 2017 · 6 yrs
  • Assistant Professor & Head School of Commerce Sanjay Ghodawat University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra Full-time Jun 2017 – Jul 2023 · 6 yrs 2 mos Jun 2017 – Jul 2023 · 6 yrs 2 mos India
  • Associate Professor  Symbiosis Skills & Professional University, Pune.Jul 2023 – Present · 1 mo Jul 2023 Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Research Areas:
  • Data Science, Deep Learning, Business Analytics, Data Mining, System Design
Awards:
  • “Outstanding Academic Award 2018” Issued by Sanjay Ghodawat University, Kolhapur · Mar 2019
  • NPTEL ENTHUSIASTS – DEC 2019 Issued by The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), A Project funded by MHRD, Govt. of India · Jan 2020

 

Dr.Monika Gorkhe

Office: Office: Management Block, First Floor, Room -M 109
Educational Details:
  • PhD in Financial Management from Savitribai Phule Pune University
  • MBA in Financial Management & IB from Savitribai Phule Pune University
  • Bachelors of Commerce (B.Com) from Savitribai Phule Pune University
  • Diploma in Taxation Laws (DTL) from Savitribai Phule Pune University
  • Government Diploma in Cooperation and Accountancy State Board
  • Certificate in Financial Modeling using Excel- Advance Level-3
  • Certificate in Data Science Using Python Basic Level 1
  • Certificate in Basic R Programming- Basic Level 1
  • Certificate in Reading Financial Statements
  • Certificate in Advance Excel
  • Certificate in Tally ERP 9
  • Certificate in TCS iON Digital Learning Hub: Accounting Fundamentals
  • Certificate in TCS iON Digital Learning Hub: Email Etiquette
  • Certificate in TCS iON Digital Learning Hub: Communication Skills
  • Certificate in TCS iON Digital Learning Hub: Introduction to Soft Skills
Work Experience:
  • Academic Experience- 10 years
  • Corporate Experience- 2 years
  • Worked as Associate Professor at MIMA Institute of Management
  • Worked as Lecturer at National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakwasla Pune
  • Worked as Assistant Professor at Dr D Y Patil Institute of Management Studies Pune
  • Worked as Assistant Professor at Novel Institute of Management Studies Pune
  • Corporate Experience as ‘Accounts Consultant’ at Kiratane & Pandit Chartered Accountants (KPCA) Pune.
Research Areas:
  • Financial Management, Indirect Tax-GST, MSMEs

Dr. Jia Khatwani

Office: Management Block, First Floor, Room no M104.
Educational Details:
  • Ph.D. in Finance from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (University of Indore) M.P.
  • M.Phil in Finance from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (University of Indore) M.P.
  • M.Com from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (University of Indore) M.P.
  • B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Agartala.
Work Experience:
  • 11 Years of Work Experience.
  • 9 years in Academics & 1 year in Industry.
  • Worked with Modern Education Society’s Neville Wadia Institute of Management Studies & Research Pune as an Assistant professor
  • Worked with Dr. Vikhe Patil Foundation’s, Pravara centre for Management Research & Development Pune as an Asst.Professor
  • Worked with SSMSs Institute of Management & Research as Assistant Professor
  • Worked with Innovative Technomics Pvt.Ltd. from as HR Manager- HR & Admin
  • Worked with School of Commerce D.A.V.V. University as Assistant Professor.
Research Areas:
  • Received patents on Income Tax & Sales Tax Planning In India Using Machine Learning”.
  • Presented & published Research papers on Digital Banking, Financial Planning, Women Entrepreneurship Schemes, Entrepreneurship, Accounting , E- commerce , Systematic Investment Plans, S&P CNX Nifty and Exchange Rate, inflation Rate.
  • Presented Research Papers on Blockchain, Metaverse, Omnichannel Marketing and Digital Currency at AIBRP Conference at Chicago (USA), IIM Indore, IIM Shillong, MICA Ahmedabad, LPU Jallandhar and Chandigarh University
  • Case study on Facing Challenges in the Era of Globalization.

Eligibility Criteria for Indian Nationals

1) Passed 10+2 examination or equivalent course in any discipline (Arts, Science, and Commerce) from any recognized Board / Council / University with a minimum of 50% marks for the General (Open) Category and 45% marks for the Reserved Category

2) Candidates will be selected based on their performance in the selection process as set by SSPU. Selected Students will be granted for provisional admission.

3) The final Merit list shall be prepared on the basis of performance in the selection process as set by SSPU.

 

Eligibility Criteria for NRI / International Students         

1) A candidate who has passed 10+2 examination or equivalent course in any discipline (Arts, Science, and Commerce) from any recognized Board/ Council/ University with minimum 50% marks for the General (open) Category and 45% marks for the Reserved Category and must obtain an equivalent certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)

2) All foreign qualifications need to be verified by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) by the candidate (The application format is available on link: https://www.aiu.ac.in/documents/index/downloads/evaluation%20form.pdf before seeking provisional admission

3) Candidates will be selected based on their performance in the selection process as set by SSPU. Selected Students will be granted for provisional admission.

4) The final Merit list shall be prepared on the basis of their performance in the selection process as set by SSPU.

FEE STRUCTURE

FEE STRUCTURE FOR NEW AND EXISTING (INDIAN) STUDENTS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24

No. Particulars BBA (Fintech)
1 Academic Fees                  2,61,000
2 Caution Money (For new Admission) Refundable                     10,000
TOTAL            2,71,000
Payment Slabs  Installment 1  Installment 2
Academic Fees (New Admission)            1,40,500              1,30,500
Due Date (Payable on Admission)  31.10.2023
Academic Fees (Existing)           1,30,500             1,30,500
Due Date  31.07.2023  31.10.2023
Hostel Charges
1 2 Seater Non AC Rooms                  1,95,000
2 Hostel Caution Money (Refundable)                     15,000

1. Academic Fees include Tuition fees, Regular exam fees, Practical Journal Fees, Library books & e-journals, Laboratory fees, Health Facilities Etc.

2. Academic fees may increase up to 15% each year as per the University policies during the period of the program at the discretion of the Management.

3. Caution Money (Refundable) for all full-time programs Rs. 10,000/- subject to the Policy of University.

4. Hostel Charges include Hostel Stay, Mess/Dining Charges, Electricity charges, and water charges.

5. Bridge Course – In case “Bridge Course” is applicable, additional charges as applicable to the course will be charged in addition to the existing “Academic Fees”.

6. Please Refer to Notification for Fee Structure 2023-24.

7. The convocation fee is Rs. 3,000/- and the same needs to be collected at the time of admission of final year students

 

Payment of Fees:-https://sspu.ac.in/payment-of-fees/

Cancellation & Refund Policy:-https://sspu.ac.in/cancellation-refund-policy

FEE STRUCTURE

FEE STRUCTURE FOR NEW AND EXISTING (FOREIGN AND NRI) STUDENTS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24

No. Particulars BBA (Fintech)
1 Academic Fees           3,12,000
2 Caution Money (For new Admission) Refundable               10,000
TOTAL        3,22,000  
Payment Slabs  Installment 1  Installment 2
Academic Fees (New Admission)            1,66,000                1,56,000
Due Date  (Payable on Admission)  31.10.2023
Academic Fees (Existing)             1,56,000               1,56,000
Due Date  31.07.2023  31.10.2023
Hostel Charges
1 2-Seater Non-AC Rooms                  1,95,000
2 Hostel Caution Money (Refundable)                     15,000

1. Academic Fees include Tuition fees, Regular exam fees, Practical Journal Fees, Library books & e-journals, Laboratory fees, Health Facilities Etc.

2. Academic fees may increase up to 15% each year as per the University policies during the period of the program at the discretion of the Management.

3. Caution Money (Refundable) for all full-time programs Rs. 10,000/- subject to the Policy of University.

4. Hostel Charges include Hostel Stay, Mess/Dining Charges, Electricity charges, water charges.

5. Bridge Course – In case “Bridge Course” is applicable, additional charges as applicable to the course will be charged in addition to the existing “Academic Fees”.

6. Please Refer to Notification for Fee Structure 2023-24.

7. The convocation fee is Rs. 3,000/- and the same needs to be collected at the time of admission of final year students

 

Payment of Fees:-https://sspu.ac.in/payment-of-fees/

Cancellation & Refund Policy:-https://sspu.ac.in/cancellation-refund-policy