Empowering Rural Women- Through this initiative, we sensitised women about money management and financial planning thereby working towards building a sound financial future for them and their families. Financial literacy is an essential life skill that one needs to develop in order to participate effectively in today’s society. BSE has been actively promoting financial literacy as a core life skill through the Financial and Life Skills Literacy Program.

Through this initiative, we trained over 100 women who belonged to the lower-income category. In addition to the trade skill of beautician, each of these women were also trained in financial and micro entrepreneurship skills. This helped them set up small businesses and manage their finances themselves. The key impact was that participants were trained on both vocational as well as financial skills and were able to equip themselves to run their own micro enterprise which helps them become financially independent.

Using Game Based Learning to Spread Financial Literacy- BIL always aims to pass on the financial knowledge to the future of our nation. In this program, we imparted basic financial knowledge to school students by conducting interactive activities. These workshops entailed sessions on aspects such as money management, budgeting, investments, banking, etc. The objective is to cultivate good money management habits among the children from a young age so that when they become adults, they are more financially prudent and practice sound personal finance management.

In this mammoth drive, a miniature economy was simulated and the students had to play the roles of various stakeholders who were involved in the demonetization drive. The game followed a sequence of activities wherein the higher currency denominations were withdrawn and replaced by another, midway during the game. Taxation and other related raids were also enforced to make the entire experience challenging and thought-provoking. It was observed that the game participants gained an insight into the inherent causes of corruption and other problems faced in such an environment through simple examples which were discussed in the session itself.

Using the premise of the IPL T20 bidding process, this T20 Mock Stock game found itself a niche audience in the form of these ever-enthusiastic students. They were more than happy to bid, buy, sell and negotiate on their all-time favourite Star Cricketers and bask in the glory of being proud owners of cricket teams. The program was developed to teach young students the basic concepts of trading, buying and selling of shares, listings etc.

Conventionally, all financial literacy programs were run in such a way that the students could not participate and there was no bilateral interaction during the program. BIL designed and introduced a unique simulation based training wherein real life scenarios were created in the classrooms and workshops to teach students the various practical situations they would face in real life and how being financially aware and knowing about the various financial avenues would help them in real life situation. Students were able to grasp concepts much more easily as they could connect the same with real life situations.

Learning Outside the Classroom- 24Sowing Seeds of Knowledge for a Better Tomorrow Learning Outside the Classroom World Skills, popularly called the Olympics of skill, is a biennial event where contestants from 78 member countries and regions in skills competitions. The growing significance of vocational training and skill development in today’s world, is most visible at WorldSkills. BIL at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 was the institute’s first attempt at a stock trade simulation competition with a global presence. The idea was to make people aware of the possibilities and career options in stock trading, and to present trading as a skill. The competition has been expressly designed to provide contestants with an experience that would help them understand the nuances of trading.

Stock Torero is a two-day event which is held at the International Convention Hall of the BSE, a place where the stock market trading emanated. The event entirely replicates real trading in the financial markets. This includes brokers, jobbers, bankers and a media team that feeds mock news affecting the demand and supply of stocks. Each team is given an initial capital and by the close of the Trading Day, the team with the maximum profit is crowned the winner. This event has received numerous accolades from various institutes across the country and has been considered profoundly significant in the field of finance.

The Dalal Street Lit Fest Exchange (DSLFX) is an art celebration festival blending the themes of Finance and Literature. Hundreds of students, as well as the country's best-selling authors and art experts, attend the event. It offers a variety of workshops, as well as talks and discussions with some very inspirational individuals and performances by budding artists of all genres. It is a conclave that reflects India's pulsing heartbeat and celebrates fresh ideas that define our daily lives and determine our futures.

Promoting discovery, learning, and application of knowledge through a Financial Quiz- The Financial Olympiad started with a goal to promote the advancement, discovery, learning and application of commerce and finance. The Olympiad is designed to encourage students to explore, discover and learn more about financial world and to develop analytical and problem solving skills that will be essential for their career. BSE Institute Limited conducts the Olympiad to create awareness and provide education and skills to students and learners in India.

Through this initiative, the BSE Institute Ltd. trained about 1000 self-employed women in the Shivaganga District of Tamil Nadu. This program helped the self-employed women gain access to and understand the process involved, and features of various  financial  products  available  to  them  such  as  savings  accounts,  insurance,  loan  products  etc.  through  mainstream banking channels reducing their dependency on money lenders, chit funds and other such risky means of lending money for setting up their business.

Drawing  from  its  intensive  knowledge  of  the  underlying  subjects,  BSE  Institute  designed  the  syllabus  to  reflect  the  tasks performed by job holders in the work environment rather than just imparting bookish knowledge. Furthermore, the content was tailored to suit the aptitude of school students. The course is entirely simulation based, where students learn through a gamified approach which allows for them to virtually step into the real-life situations which they are studying.