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International Training Programme on
Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
An international programme on Public Financial Management

     About NIFM
    The National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM)
    located in Faridabad, India, was set up in 1993 as an           Public financial management
    Autonomous Body under the Department of Expenditure,          (PFM) is universally recognised
    Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India. The Union Finance               as an essential part of the
    Minister is the President of NIFM Society and Secretary           development process. Sound
    (Expenditure), Government of India is the Chairman of the             PFM supports aggregate
    Board of Governors. NIFM is a Centre of Excellence                      control, prioritization,
    specializing in capacity building of professionals in the     accountability and efficiency in
    fields of Public Policy, Financial Management and other             the management of public
    governance issues. The mandate of NIFM includes                       resources and delivery of
    providing training and continuing professional education         services, which are critical to
    in financial and fiscal management for officers of the               the achievement of public
    participating services, Central/State Government, and to                      policy objectives.
    organise International Training Programmes and to keep          This program will provide the
    abreast with the progress made in the rest of the world in     officers with a sound overview
    the area of finance and accounts.                              of PFM concepts along with an
                                                                   International exposure to PFM
     About this course                                                             Good practices .

    This International program aims at providing officers with
    a sound grounding on Public Financial management issues
    of Budget formulation, approval, execution and
    evaluation, the contemporary challenges in Government
    Accounting, and the role of Audit in effective PFM. Apart
    from addressing the recent developments impacting PFM
    in India, the program would also provide hands on
    training on the latest analytics tools enabling managers to
    make better sense of Public finance data, and quantitative
    techniques for program evaluation. The two week training
    at NIFM is followed by a 1 Week International attachment
    with either Seneca College, Toronto, Canada (June 2018)
    or University of California, Riverside Extension
    (September 2018) where participants would be exposed
    to some of the relevant PFM practices in vogue in
    Canada / USA.
About NIFM International Training Programme on Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management - National Institute of Financial ...
International partner institutions for this ITP:
Seneca College, Toronto, Canada
Seneca College is one of Canada’s leading
public postsecondary institutions, which
offers a comprehensive range of programs
across all disciplines to nearly 26,700 full
time and 70,000 part time registrants in
campuses across the Greater Toronto Area.
With an emphasis on work-integrated
learning, interdisciplinary study and
flexible learning opportunities, Seneca is
the pre-eminent institution in Ontario,
Canada.
Seneca employs various methods of
teaching – from in-class lectures and online
learning to co-op and field placements – in
programs related to applied arts, business, financial services and technology.
NIFM has an MoU with Seneca College for academic co-operation since January 2017.
                                                                   University of California,
                                                                   Riverside Extension  UCR
                                                                Extension is the continuing education
                                                                branch of the University of California,
                                                                Riverside.     The     University   of
                                                                California, Riverside is one of 10
                                                                universities within the prestigious
                                                                University of California system. UCR is
                                                                consistently ranked as one of the most
                                                                ethnically and economically diverse
                                                                universities in the United States.
                                                                The main campus sits on 1,900 acres
                                                                (769 ha) in a suburban district of
                                                                Riverside, California, United States,
                                                                with a branch campus of 20 acres in
                                                                Palm Desert.
NIFM has an MoU with UCR for academic collaboration since June 2014.

Eligibility for this Programme
Mid level officials working in various Ministries/ Department/Autonomous Bodies, members of
Accounts/Finance Services of GoI, State Governments, officials of the Public Sector Undertakings/Banks,
officials dealing with Government Budgeting and/or Accounting, Public Expenditure Professionals and
academicians in CTIs etc. Participants should have working knowledge of English.
Number of Seats–
      30 (Thirty) in one batch
About NIFM International Training Programme on Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management - National Institute of Financial ...
Programme Outline
Public Financial management
   Financial Management in Government: An overview
   Public Expenditure Management, Fiscal Deficit, FRBM and related fiscal legislation
   Role of IFA and the art of Financial Advice
   Trade-off between public expenditure control and development objectives
   Quantitative techniques for program evaluation
Government Accounting and IFMIS
   Principles of Government Accounting
   Basics of Commercial Accounting – Understanding Financial Statements of Commercial Entities
   Comparing Financial Statements of Government and Commercial Entities
   Analysing Financial Statements
   Accrual Accounting in Government
   An exposure to International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) & IFRS
Budgeting
   Budget Preparation and implementation process
   Budgetary control, Performance budget, Outcome budgeting
   Cash and Debt Management
Recent Developments impacting PFM in India
   Goods and Services Tax—an in depth understanding,
   14th Finance Commission Award
   Public Private Partnership
   GeM—Government e Marketplace and e-Procurement, GFR 2017—new requirements
Public Sector Audit & Accountability
   Principles of Public Sector Auditing – contemporary issues
   International Standards of Public Sector Auditing (ISSAIs)
Analytics for Public Finance Professionals
   Exploratory Data Analysis using world leading Business Analytics tool—Tableau ,
   Public Policy Analytics, Use of MS Excel for Financial Modelling & Analysis

Course Fee: Rs. 4,00,000- (Rupees Four lakh only) per person including taxes as applicable. The
course fee includes tuition fee, course material, boarding and lodging at NIFM, Faridabad. It also includes
the International attachment charges on tuition fee (payable to international partners), course material,
Air travel (Economy class), Health insurance and accommodation during international attachment. The
course fee does not include DSA for the international component which would be paid by the sponsoring
authority as per admissibility. Duly filled nomination form (s) along with Demand Draft drawn in favour
of ‘National Institute of Financial Management’ payable at Delhi/Faridabad may be sent in advance. You
may also remit the fee through e-Payment, details for which is given in the nomination form.
Venue & Duration:           Total duration of the programme is three Weeks, out of which, first two weeks
of the programme will be conducted at NIFM, Faridabad. The 3rd Week would be an international
attachment. The course is residential and accommodation would be provided by the Institutes.
We have planned three programmes during 2018-19:

 Program Program Date                              Last date of receipt of      International partner
                                                   nomination
 1          11 —29 June 2018                              21 May 2018           Seneca College, Canada

 2          10 —28 September 2018                       20 August 2018          UCR, USA
 3          19 November —7 December 2018                29 October 2018         To be announced
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Head of the Institute
  Ms. Meena Agarwal                                                                                Please write to:
  Tel. No. : + 91 129 2418870
  Fax: No. : + 91 129 2418867                                                                         MDP Cell -
  Email : director@nifm.ac.in                                                                    mdpcell@nifm.ac.in,
  Program Director                                                                                       or
  Dr Namrata Agrawal, Professor (IT)                                                             Program Director -
  Tel. No. : +91-129-2465231
  Fax No. : +91-129-2418891 / 2418867                                                           nagrawal@nifm.ac.in
  Email: nagrawal@nifm.ac.in

                                an autonomous institution of Ministry of Finance,
                                Government of India

                                                     Sector-48, PaliRoad,
+91-129-2465444 (Phone)                            N a t i o n a l C a p i t al R e g i o n
  +91-129-2418867 (Fax)                                                                                    www.nifm.ac.in
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