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As per your request here I am sharing the common syllabus of the Master of Business Administration in Actuarial Science in India:

Part I
Microeconomics
Financial Analysis & Management
Financial Mathematics
Mathematics of Compound Interest
Individual Dynamics and Leadership
Probability Distributions

Part II
Business Communication (Oral)
Macroeconomics
Economics for Actuaries
Corporate Reporting
Group and Organization Dynamics
Statistical Methods

Part III
Research Methodology
Business Communication(Written)
Actuarial Mathematics I Financial valuation and contingencies
Stochastic Models
Survival Models
Corporate Finance I
Financial Economics I Variations, Portfolio Theory (EMH)
Information Systems for Management

Part IV
Financial Economics II (Investment analysis and portfolio management)
Actuarial Mathematics II (Financial valuation and contingencies)
Essentials of Human Resources Management
Marketing Management
Actuarial Statistics I

Part V
General Principals of Law & Insurance
Econometrics
Asset & Liability Management
Actuarial Application & Risk management
Pensions Management
Marketing of financial services
Actuarial Statistics II

Part VI
Insurance Underwriting
Business Ethics
Leadership Skills Based on Emotional Intelligence
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Hello sir I am Tushar, can you please tell me what the syllabus is for Actuarial Common Entrance Test (ACET)??
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Here as per your demand I am providing you syllabus of Actuarial Common Entrance Test (ACET)
The Foundation Course consists of a set of eight chapters of notes covering the following ideas:
Chapter 1 Notation
Chapter 2 Numerical Methods I
Chapter 3 Mathematical constants and standard functions
Chapter 4 Algebra
Chapter 5 Numerical Methods II
Chapter 6 Differentiation
Chapter 7 Integration
Chapter 8 Vectors and matrices
The Syllabus provided you below is not the actual syllabus as the actual syllabus is not present its only estimated syllabus
(a) Mathematical Notation, Terminology and Methods
(b) Numerical methods
(b)(i) Evaluate numerical expressions using an electronic calculator with the following features: arithmetic functions ( + – × ÷ ), powers ( y x ) and roots ( y x ), exponential ( ex ) and natural log ( ln x ) functions. (The following features are also useful but not essential: factorial function ( n!), combinations ( n r C ), hyperbolic tangent function and its inverse ( tanh x and tanh-1 x ), fraction mode, at least one memory and an “undo” facility. Statistical and financial functions are not required.) Students should be able to make efficient use of memories, brackets and/or the calculator stack.
(b)(ii) Estimate the numerical value of expressions without using a calculator and apply reasonableness tests to check the result of a calculation.
(b)(iii) Quote answers to a specified or appropriate number of decimal places or significant figures (using the British convention for representing numbers), and be able to assess the likely accuracy of the result of a calculation that is based on rounded or approximated data values.
(b)(iv) Be able to carry out consistent calculations using a convenient multiple of a standard unit (eg working in terms of £000s).
(b)(v) Express answers, where appropriate, in the form of a percentage (%) or as an amount per mil (‰).
(b)(vi) Calculate the absolute change, the proportionate change or the percentage change in a quantity (using the correct denominator and sign, where appropriate) and understand why changes in quantities that are naturally expressed as percentages, such as interest rates, are often specified in terms of “basis points”.
(b)(vii) Calculate the absolute error, the proportionate error or the percentage error in comparisons involving “actual” versus “expected” values or approximate versus accurate values (using the correct denominator and sign, where appropriate).
(b)(viii)Determine the units of measurement (dimensions) of a quantity and understand the advantages of using dimensionless quantities in certain situations.
(b)(ix) Use linear interpolation to find an approximate value for a function or the argument of a function when the value of the function is known at two neighbouring points.
(b)(x) Apply simple iterative methods, such as the bisection method or the Newton- Raphson method, to solve non-linear equations.
(b)(xi) Carry out simple calculations involving vectors, including the use of row/column vectors and unit vectors, addition and subtraction of vectors, multiplication of a vector by a scalar, scalar multiplication (“dot product”) of two vectors, determining the magnitude and direction of a vector, finding the angle between two vectors and understanding the concept of orthogonality.
(b)(xii) Carry out calculations involving matrices, including transposition of a matrix, addition and subtraction of matrices, multiplication of a matrix by a scalar, multiplication of two appropriately sized matrices, calculating the determinant of a matrix, calculating and understanding the geometrical interpretation of eigenvectors and eigenvalues, finding the inverse of a 2 2 × matrix and using matrices to solve systems of simultaneous linear equations.
(c) Mathematical Constants and Standard Functions
(d) Algebra
(d)(i) Manipulate algebraic expressions involving powers, logs, polynomials and fractions.
(d)(ii) Solve simple equations, including simultaneous equations (not necessarily linear) by rearrangement, substitution, cancellation, expansion and factorisation.
(d)(iii) Solve an equation that can be expressed as a quadratic equation (with real roots) by factorisation, by “completing the square” or by applying the quadratic formula, and identify which of the roots is appropriate in a particular context.
(d)(iv) Solve inequalities (“inequations”) in simple cases and understand the concept of a “strict” or “weak” inequality.
(d)(v) State and apply the arithmetic-geometric mean inequality, and know the conditions under which equality holds.

(e) Calculus
(e)(i) Understand the concept of a limit (including limits taken from one side) and evaluate limits in simple cases using standard mathematical notation, including the use of “order” notation O x ( ) and o x ( ), and the sup/ lub and inf / glb functions (considered as generalisations of max and min ).
(e)(ii) Understand the meaning of a derivative as the rate of change of a function when its argument is varied (in particular, for functions dependent on t , the time measured from a specified reference point), including the interpretation of a derivative as the gradient of a graph.
(e)(iii) Differentiate the standard functions x n , cx , ex and ln x .
(e)(iv) Evaluate derivatives of sums, products (using the product rule), quotients (using the quotient rule) and “functions of a function” (using the chain rule).
(e)(v) Understand the concept of a higher-order (repeated) derivative and be familiar with the mathematical notation used to denote such quantities.
(e)(vi) Use differentiation to find the maximum or minimum value of a function over a specified range (including the application of a monotone function, such as the natural log function, to simplify the calculation) and determine the nature of stationary points.
(e)(vii) Understand the meaning of a partial derivative and how to express a partial derivative in standard mathematical notation, and be able to evaluate partial derivatives in simple cases. Find extrema of functions of two variables.
(e)(viii)Use the method of Lagrangian multipliers.
(e)(ix)Understand the meaning of an indefinite integral as the anti-derivative of a function and the meaning of a definite integral as the limit of a sum of infinitesimal elements, including the interpretation of a definite integral as the area under a graph.
(e)(x) Integrate the standard functions x n , cx and ex .
(e)(xi) Evaluate indefinite and definite integrals by inspection, by identifying and applying an appropriate substitution, by integration by parts, by using simple partial fractions or by a combination of these methods.
(e)(xii) Determine when a definite integral converges.
(e)(xiii)Understand the meaning of a multiple integral and how to express a multiple integral in standard mathematical notation, and be able to evaluate a double integral as a repeated integral in simple cases, including determining the correct limits of integration. Swap the order of integration.
(e)(xiv) Apply the trapezium rule to find the approximate value of an integral.
(e)(xv)State and apply Taylor series and Maclaurin series in their simplest form, including using these to determine the approximate change in a function when the argument is varied by a small amount. (Knowledge of the error terms is not required.)
(e)(xvi) Recognise and apply the Taylor series expansions for ex and ln( ) 1+ x and, in the latter case, determine when the series converges.
(e)(xvii)Solve simple ordinary first and second order differential equations, including applying boundary conditions, by direct integration (which may involve a function of the dependent variable), by separation of variables or by applying an integrating factor.
(e)(xvii)Differentiate expressions involving definite integrals with respect to a parameter, including cases where the limits of integration are functions of the parameter.
(g) General
(g)(i) Be familiar with the currency systems of the United Kingdom (pounds and pence sterling), the United States (dollars and cents), the European monetary system (Euros and cents) and other major economies, and be able to interpret and write down currency amounts using these systems.
(g)(ii) Be familiar with the Gregorian calendar, including determining when a specified year is a leap year, the concepts of calendar years, quarters and tax years, and the abbreviations commonly used to represent dates in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.
(g)(iii) Understand the distinction between “expression”/“equation”/“formula” and “term”/“factor”.
(g)(iv) Understand the meaning of the words “gross”, and “net”.
(g)(v) Be able to spell the following words correctly: actuarial, appropriately, basically, benefit, benefiting, bias(s)ed, calendar, cancelled, commission, consensus, correlation, cyclically, deferred, definitely, formatted, fulfil, gauge, hierarchy, immediately, independence, instalment (British spelling), lose, loose, millennium, necessary, occasion, occurred/occurring, offered, orthogonal, paid, particularly, pensioner, precede, proceed, receive, referred, relief, seize, separate, similarly, specifically, supersede, targeted, theorem, until, yield.
(g)(vi) Be able to determine the correct member of word pairs according to context: eg affect/effect, principal/principle, dependant/dependent.
(g)(vii) Be able to distinguish between the singular and plural forms of words of Latin or Greek origin, including the following: criterion/criteria, formula/formulae, analysis/analyses. [The word “data” may be treated as singular or plural, according to the preferences of individual authors/speakers.]
(g)(viii)Be familiar with commonly used Latin expressions and abbreviations such as “per annum”, “vice versa”, “status quo”, “pro rata”, “ie”, “eg”, “cf”, “sic” and “stet”.
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