“In a short span of about six years, enforcement of the Competition Act, 2002 has necessitated competition law to be taken seriously. Increasingly, greater number of organisations and individuals – both in Government and Private spheres – now need to acquire knowledge on competition law. These courses – Certificate Course and Advanced Professional Course – are uniquely designed and developed by IICA as shorter, flexible and focused option to meet specific professional needs of policy makers, regulators, business executives, lawyers, economists, CS, CAs and other professionals.

These Courses have now emerged as the gold standard in the area of competition law & market regulation on the merits of: rigorous course content and focus on specialised professional needs and easy of delivery. The hybrid mode of delivery – involving brief in-person sessions and regular online sessions on weekends – allows the participants to attend the course along with their professional pursuits. The modules – written and reviewed by top experts – offer clear and actionable knowledge. Similarly, interactions on live and past cases and practical situations with leading competition law experts from law firms and Government help the participants seek clarity on complex business and policy issues.

The 3-month Certificate Course in Competition Law (Certificate Course) entails study of Modules 1 to 3 (during February – May 2016). The Certificate Course has been designed for professionals, who wish to fully grasp the impact of competition law on business strategy, and development competence on competition law compliance.

The 6-month Advanced Professional Course in Competition Law and Market Regulation (APC), an add-on course to Certificate Course, aims to offer deeper view of advanced issues including economics for competition law, JVs, structuring complex agreements, multi-jurisdictional M&A filings, IPRs, public sector, regulated sectors, foreign jurisdictions, etc. The APC has been designed for professionals, who wish to develop specialization in competition law and market regulation or looking to re-skill or move into specialized areas. In addition to first three modules (Module 1 to 3), the advanced Modules 4 to 8, shall be offered to APC participants (during Feb – July 2016). While Module 4 is compulsory, participants of APC can choose any two specialized modules among Modules 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Candidates can choose to enroll for either a Certificate of Participation or Certificate of Successful Completion in a chosen Course. A participant is eligible to earn Certificate of Successful Completion only after passing the written examination. An International Immersion Visit shall also be conducted to provide international best practices.”

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