Quantitative Finance and Risk Management

Department of Management Sciences, IIT Kanpur

Academic Programs

About the Programme

Quantitative Finance and Risk Management – IIT Kanpur, Department of Department of Management Sciences offered to equip students with the practical skills necessary to improve risk management practices in organizations. The course places a strong emphasis on the application of quantitative finance and provides hands-on experience through up to four projects. This program is ideal for aspiring traders and finance professionals looking to make a noticeable impact in alternative investment fields. By earning a Masters in Quantitative Finance, working professionals will have the foundation they need for a successful career in this field. The program provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop the skills necessary to succeed in a rapidly changing industry.

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Faculty & Instructors



Alumni

Dr. B V Phani

Research Interest:
Finance, ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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Alumni

Dr. Suman Saurabh

Research Interest: Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions and Financial Derivatives.

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Alumni

Dr. Abhinava Tripathi

Research Interest:
Financial Markets, Market microstructure, Liquidity, Market Efficiency, Banking, Corporate Banking, Credit risk management in Banking, Project Finance, Investment Management, Derivatives, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Corporate Valuation and Restructuring, R programming: Quantitative applications in Finance with R, Accounting, Financial Accounting and Management Accounting.

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Alumni

Dr. Faiz Hamid

Research Interest: Operations Research, Combinatorial Optimization, Network Optimization and Data Science.

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Alumni

Dr. Harshal Mulay

Research Interest:Law and Finance, Culture and Finance, Creditor Rights, Banking and Corporate Finance.

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Alumni

Dr. Parvati Neelakandan

Research Interest:Financial Data Science and Sustainable Finance.

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Alumni

Dr. Shubhankar Mukherjee

Research Interest: Development Economics and Applied Microeconomics.

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Alumni

Dr. Raghu Nandan Sengupta

Research Interest: Sequential Estimation, Statistical and Mathematical Reliability Theory, Risk Analysis, Optimization Techniques in Finance, Meta Heuristic Techniques, Reliability based Optimization and Robust Optimization.

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Guest Faculty



Alumni

Prof. Aparajita Ojha

Research Interest : Mathametics in Computer Science, Computer Aided Geometric Design, Finite Elements and Spline Theory.
Alumni

Prof. Vipin Choudhary

Head Gen AI/ML Solutions
Morgan Stanley, India
Alumni

Prof. Amit Pathak

Asia-Pacific Head, ESG Index Products
Alumni

Prof. Preet Dheep Singh

Vice President, Government AI Adoption at Invest India


Alumni

Prof. Prashant Gupta

Technical Analyst, Stock Market
Core

MBA901

Foundations of Economics and Finance

Core

MBA902

Introduction to Derivative Contracts

Core

MBA903

Quantitative Methods in R and Python

Core

MBA904

Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

Core

MBA905

Treasury and Credit Risk Management

Core

MBA906

ML in Financial Modeling

Core

MBA907

Advanced Derivative Contracts and Pricing

Core

MBA908

Blockchain Applications in Finance

Core

MBA909

Technical Analysis in Finance

Core

MBA910

Advanced Financial Modeling

Core Project

MBA911

Project I

Core Project

MBA912

Project II

Core

MBA901

Foundations of Economics and Finance

Core

MBA902

Introduction to Derivative Contracts

Core

MBA903

Quantitative Methods in R and Python

Core

MBA904

Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

Core

MBA905

Treasury and Credit Risk Management

Core

MBA906

ML in Financial Modeling

Core

MBA907

Advanced Derivative Contracts and Pricing

Core

MBA908

Blockchain Applications in Finance

Core

MBA909

Technical Analysis in Finance

Core

MBA910

Advanced Financial Modeling

Core Project

MBA911

Project I

Core Project

MBA912

Project II

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