Industrial /Field Visits 2022-23
Department of BBA - Field Trip to the Capital Market regulator, SEBI - 2022-23
The BBA Department organized an educational visit to the Capital Market regulator, SEBI, for the SYBBA Banking and Finance specialization students. The students along with the faculty member visited the Head Office of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, BKC, Mumbai on the 11 th of October 2022. The main objective of the visit was to enrich the knowledge and exposure of the students, to witness the prestigious institution, and assimilate first-hand information from the resource persons of the institution. Taking advantage of this golden opportunity 34 Finance students and 6 HR students joined for the visit.
The trip began from the college premises at 6.30 a.m. and the students reached the SEBI office at 11.00 a.m. After the security check and the entry procedure, the students were welcomed to the office and taken to the conference hall on the 7 th floor. Mr. Tandava Krishna, Assistant General Manager warmly welcomed all and introduced himself. The session began with a dialogue with the students about understanding and realization of individual goals, aspirations, and general awareness about the demographics and the economy. He then introduced SEBI, and its working mechanism, and explained how SEBI helps the market to run efficiently and protects the funds of investors. All securities market transactions are subject to the guidelines of SEBI. The students were given a detailed description of the help desk, SCORES, NISM, mandates of SEBI, investor protection measures, depository services, modes of placing orders for trades, how to buy and settle trade, the Do’s and Don’ts on investment in Mutual Funds, etc. The session ended with a Question and Answer round and a Vote of Thanks.
The SEBI visit was an interactive and informative first-hand knowledge-gaining visit. The functions and role of SEBI were well explained which helped the students to realize how SEBI is effective in investor protection and thereby helping convert savings to investments. The students also got to know about the internship and career options with SEBI. Overall it facilitated the students with better exposure to the subject in the form of experiential learning.
