Archive · 1 Oct 2026
MIT-WPU Partners with FPSB India for CFP Certification
MIT-WPU has made an agreement with FPSB India.
The agreement lets eligible students study for the CFP® financial planning qualification while completing their degrees.
CFP® training teaches people how to plan investments, savings, taxes, insurance and retirement.
It also teaches professionals to work ethically and understand clients’ needs.
The partnership is designed to connect classroom lessons with real financial-services skills.
Students may use these skills in banking, insurance, investment advice, wealth management and fintech.
The article says India’s financial system is growing and more people are using formal financial products.
Because financial choices can be complicated, the partners say India needs more trained financial planners.
MIT-WPU’s School of Economics and Commerce signed an MoU with FPSB India.
Eligible students can pursue CFP® certification alongside their academic programmes.
The certification covers investment, retirement, taxation, risk and estate planning.
India had approximately 3,534 CFP® professionals in 2026, according to the article.
The partnership aims to prepare students for careers in banking, insurance, investments, wealth management and fintech.
- Who
- The School of Economics and Commerce at MIT World Peace University and FPSB India.
- What
- They signed an MoU enabling eligible students to pursue CFP® certification alongside their academic programmes.
- When
- The article does not provide a specific signing date; it cites data from 2026.
- Where
- MIT World Peace University in Pune, India.
- Why
- To connect academic learning with professional financial-planning standards and prepare students for careers in the expanding financial-services sector.
- Partnership
- MIT-WPU’s School of Economics and Commerce and FPSB India signed an MoU.
- Certification
- Eligible students can pursue the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification alongside their studies.
- Certification subjects
- Investment, retirement, taxation, risk management and estate planning.
- Global CFP® professionals
- More than 236,300 across 29 territories as of September 2026.
- Indian CFP® professionals
- Approximately 3,534 in 2026.
- Mutual fund assets
- India’s mutual fund assets under management reached ₹82.22 lakh crore in June 2026.
- SIP contributions
- Monthly Systematic Investment Plan contributions stood at ₹31,781 crore, according to industry data.
- Financial inclusion
- India’s Financial Inclusion Index score reached 70.0 in March 2026, according to the article.