PANAJI: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has decided to continue the financial literacy programme for Class XI and XII students through the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Academy for the academic year 2023-24.
The course was first introduced for students of Class XI in 2015.
As part of the programme, students learn about institutions and instruments of the financial market, primary market, secondary market, regulatory bodies, stock exchanges, financial statement analysis and secondary market participants and procedures.
In Class XII, the topics covered are the securities market in India, market index, trading, clearing and settlement, commodities futures market, financial statements, and regulators and regulatory framework.
“The enrolling students will be answering the NSE exam and successful students will be issued a certificate by the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd,” the Goa Board said.
It has told schools to send the names of students enrolling for the programme by Feb 20.
The programme is for the current academic year 2020-21 and Class XI and XII students will be enrolled for NSE’s level 3 and level 4 programmes, respectively.
Of the fees of Rs 400 paid by the students, Rs 150 will be paid to NSE for training of teachers and certification and Rs 150 will be paid to Goa Board for the study material and conduct of the exam.
The remaining Rs 100 will be retained by the schools to pay honorarium to the teachers involved in the programme.
In 2011, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was the first to introduce financial literacy as a subject for students.
The course was first introduced for students of Class XI in 2015.
As part of the programme, students learn about institutions and instruments of the financial market, primary market, secondary market, regulatory bodies, stock exchanges, financial statement analysis and secondary market participants and procedures.
In Class XII, the topics covered are the securities market in India, market index, trading, clearing and settlement, commodities futures market, financial statements, and regulators and regulatory framework.
“The enrolling students will be answering the NSE exam and successful students will be issued a certificate by the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd,” the Goa Board said.
It has told schools to send the names of students enrolling for the programme by Feb 20.
The programme is for the current academic year 2020-21 and Class XI and XII students will be enrolled for NSE’s level 3 and level 4 programmes, respectively.
Of the fees of Rs 400 paid by the students, Rs 150 will be paid to NSE for training of teachers and certification and Rs 150 will be paid to Goa Board for the study material and conduct of the exam.
The remaining Rs 100 will be retained by the schools to pay honorarium to the teachers involved in the programme.
In 2011, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was the first to introduce financial literacy as a subject for students.