₹14,000.00
CB1 – Business Finance – Regular Course
Faculty: CA CPA Ankit Patwari
Course Duration: 125+ hours
CB1 Business Finance introduces students to the principles of corporate finance, financial management, and accounting. It focuses on how companies raise capital, manage financial risk, structure investments, and report financial performance — giving actuaries a strong grounding in the business and financial environment. Alongside this, the related and required understanding of capital structure, sources of finance, project appraisal methods, and key aspects of financial reporting and governance are also developed. It is available through both the institutes, the Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) and the UK-based Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).
CB1 covers theoretical knowledge like:
| Component | Exam Format | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| CB1 | IAI: Computer-Based MCQ IFoA: Written theory (MS Word) |
3 hours 15 minutes |
| Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Corporate governance and organization | 18% |
| How corporate are financed | 35% |
| Evaluating projects | 15% |
| Constructing and interpreting company accounts | 32% |
| Institute | Passing Marks |
|---|---|
| IAI (India) | 50% (Fixed) |
| IFoA (UK) | 56%–65% (Varies by term) |
| Shubhi Goel | AIR 1 |
| Mitali Garg | AIR 1 |
| Yash Agarwal | 89 |
| Khushi Chawla | 89 |
| Yatish Sindhani | 87 |
| Gaurav Aggarwal | 85 |
| Dimple | 84 |
| Mahak Rathi | 83 |
| Kashish Jain | 83 |
| Kaushal Sultania | 82 |
Ankit Patwari is a qualified CA, CPA (US), and B.Com (Hons in Finance) from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. He founded Balaji Educare and has been teaching since 2009. With over 15 years of experience, he has guided 10,000+ students in CA, CS, and CMA. He specialises in Actuarial paper CB1 and computerised accounting (TALLY) and is also a Google Certified Trainer. His expertise has led him to guest faculty positions at various educational institutes.
