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The International Pathway in Finance & Accounting

Earn a globally portable professional credential alongside your degree — not after it. Four structured pathways that take you from a first-year classroom to a desk at a Big 4 firm, a global capability centre, an investment bank or a hedge fund.

EduEdge students in a live finance class in Mumbai
The four credentials

Four pathways, one principle

Each runs in parallel with your degree. Pick the one that matches the desk you want to end up on.

ACCA, UK · 180+ countries

ACCA

Global accounting, audit, IFRS and reporting. Up to 9 paper exemptions on an accredited B.Com.

Explore ACCA IMA, USA · 150+ countries

US CMA

Management accounting, FP&A and strategic finance. Two parts.

Explore US CMA CFA Institute, USA · 165+ countries

CFA

The global benchmark in investment analysis, valuation and portfolio management.

Explore CFA GARP · 130+ countries

FRM

The global benchmark in market, credit and enterprise risk management.

Explore FRM
Which suits you

If you are drawn to…

Start from what you actually enjoy, and the credential follows.

Books, reporting, audit, compliance, IFRS

ACCA

Costing, budgets, planning, business decisions

US CMA

Companies, valuation, deals, client work

CFA

Mathematics, models, probability, risk

FRM

You are not locked in. CFA and FRM combine naturally — many students complete CFA Levels I and II alongside FRM Part I. ACCA and US CMA are similarly complementary.

Compare

The four credentials, side by side

Four credentials, four different desks. This is how they differ.

  ACCA US CMA CFA FRM
Awarding body ACCA, UK IMA, USA CFA Institute, USA GARP
What it certifies Global accounting, audit, assurance, taxation, IFRS reporting and financial management Management accounting, costing, budgeting, FP&A and strategic financial decision-making Investment analysis, valuation, portfolio management, ethics and professional standards Market, credit, operational and enterprise risk; VaR, stress testing, Basel frameworks
Structure 14 exams across three levels 2 parts 3 levels, preceded by Investment Foundations 2 parts
Exemptions Up to 9 papers None None — sequential levels None — sequential parts
Suits you if You want a globally portable accounting qualification You want to sit inside a business, planning and deciding You are drawn to companies, valuation, deals and client-facing investment work You are drawn to mathematics, models and quantifying downside
Typical destination Big 4, GCCs, shared service centres, IFRS reporting teams MNC corporate finance, FP&A, controllership, business partnering Investment banks, equity research, asset management, corporate finance, consulting Tier-1 bank risk desks, insurance, hedge funds, regulators
Included as standard

Every programme includes

The same five layers ship with every pathway, at every level.

Integrated internship

A live desk at our Mauritius fund, not a simulation.

Financial modelling with Excel

From three-statement builds to consolidation and risk workbooks.

Python for Finance

Data pulls, automated valuation, VaR and backtesting.

Visualization using Power BI

Management reporting, FP&A and enterprise risk dashboards.

NSDC-certified capstone

A live project, recognised under the Skill India Mission.

Why it exists

Why the pathway exists

A degree is the entry ticket, not the differentiator.

A degree is the entry ticket, not the differentiator. Global employers increasingly screen for a standardised credential, structured learning hours and demonstrable tooling — IFRS, valuation, risk, Excel, Python, Power BI — none of which a traditional commerce curriculum covers. This pathway closes that gap while you are still in college, so you graduate with the credential already in hand.

50+ University and college collaborations
25,000+ Students trained
10,000+ Corporate participants
100+ Domain trainings
25+ Technical trainings
30,000+ University students

Inspiring minds. Shaping leaders. Building tomorrow.

Success Begins with Great Mentors

It is with great enthusiasm that we introduce the International Pathway in Finance & Accounting, which embeds a globally portable credential directly into your bachelor’s degree. Students graduate with a university degree, an international qualification and live desk experience earned in the same window.

Professor. Harjeet A Singh

Founder & CEO | EduEdge Pro
Stanford University Alumnus |
CFA, FRM, CAIA, PRM, CMT |
Visiting Faculty - IIM

Meet Your Mentor
  • 15+ years in Global Markets
  • MS in Financial Mathematics, Stanford University
  • Former Consultant – Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India
  • Trained over 25,000 students worldwide
Professor Harjeet A Singh
Partners & accreditations

Who we work with

Globally benchmarked material, nationally recognised certification.

  • Kaplan
  • Bloomberg Exam Prep
  • NSDC — National Skill Development Corporation
  • Skill India Mission
  • Career Launcher
University & college partners

Where we already teach

Fifty-plus collaborations across India, including these.

  • HSNC University
  • H.R. College
  • JBIMS
  • N.L. Dalmia
  • Bharati Vidyapeeth
  • Christ University
  • IIM Raipur
  • Lala Lajpatrai College

Not sure which pathway fits?
That’s what counselling is for.

Speak to a counsellor about which pathway fits your degree, your timetable and the desk you want to end up on.

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