INFRASTRUCTURE LABS & IT

Our labs are designed keeping technological advances in mind. With advent in technology the onus remains on the platforms to provide resources to house cutting edge tools and resource intensive softwares. The infrastructure is secured and backed up with secondary power supply, thereby minimising all kinds of technical interruptions.

Presently the Laboratory has over 130 systems (P4 Intel) connected to four different servers behind software and hardware based firewalls. Access to the internet is provided through round the clock dedicated Lease line connectivity of 6 Mbps bandwidth. The software system is run on Windows 7, XP on the desktops and the server sides are run on Linux 9, Windows 2003 server, Oracle and Windows NT 4 Small Business Server. The laboratory also has networked based laser printing for outputs. All the systems are multi-media ready and run application like, Microsoft Office, SPSS, SAS Visual Basic, Oracle and tools for data modelling and simulation.

Prabhudas Lilladher Finance Lab

The objective of the finance lab is to impart a host of practical knowledge and real world examples to complement the students 'in class' theoretical learning experience. Students get hands-on experience on the latest trends, tools and best practices of the industry.

The finance lab is well equipped with various tools and softwares mainstream in the industry, such as

  • Trading terminal – either NSE’s NOW or FT’s ODIN
  • Statistical package (Either R or SAS)
  • Using real time data to execute trading strategies
  • Using Financial news portals
  • Trade simulation
  • Analytical tool – Factset
  • Excel modeling
  • Technical Analysis – Metastock or F-Charts
  • Money market – Currency forward calculations
  • Fixed Income research

IBM BUSINESS ANALYTICS LAB

IBM and IFIM Business School (Now Jagdish Sheth School of Management) have collaborated to help students enhance their skills in areas of managerial decision-making and strategy. This program initiated by Career Education for Business Transformation (CEBT) focuses on the major areas of business transformation where software plays a critical role.

The most unique feature of the program is the setting up of an IBM Business Analytics Lab within the IFIM (Now Jagdish Sheth School of Management) campus, where IBM will provide relevant software for CEBT training, to address the increasing need for T Shaped skills in the global market place. The program brings together the latest software content, real-world industry experiences, hands on lab course, best practices and case studies all into a single unique education program.

All students and faculty members who successfully complete the track and specialization courses will receive certificates from IBM. The program will cover following modules:

  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Services Science