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Hi Meghana,
CFA (Chartered Financial Analysts) is a professional qualification offered by the CFA Institute to financial analysts. A CFA qualification validates your knowledge of security types and investment along with the knowledge of quantitative methodologies for analyzing securities that is assessing their value and identifying their underlying risks.
Eligibility:
For CFA:
One must have a bachelor's (or equivalent) degree or be in the final year of your bachelor's degree program at the time of registration.
Or have four years of professional work experience (does not have to be investment related)
Or have a combination of professional work and college experience that totals at least four years. Part-time positions do not qualify, and the four-year total must be accrued prior to enrollment.
Career Prospects:
Apart from Banking, Insurance, Corporate Sectors and Finance, Leasing Companies, CFA charter-holders have openings in sectors like Railways, Reserve Bank of India and Financial Institutions like ICICI, IDBI, IFCI and UTI, etc.
You can refer the articles for more information:
https://www.shiksha.com/cfa-cpa-cima-article-4661-1
https://www.shiksha.com/getArticleDetail/2037/Financial-Planning-For-A-Career?token=aa&page=1
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