Banks being effective catalysts of change, mobilizing the savings of countrys public, can function as insturuments for promoting ecnomic and social development in a purposive manner. In our developming economy banks occupy an undisputed position of importants.

For seeking entry into banking services a candidate must at least be a graduate with fairly high marks. Recruitment for the public sector banks is done through the Banking Service Recruitment Boards (BSRBs). The advertisements for recruitment appear in all major national newspapers as well as the Employment News. Recruitment is done on the basis of a written test, which consists of:

• Test of Reasoning
• Quantitative Aptitude
• General Awareness
• English Language
• Descriptive Test

The test is qualifying in nature and the marks obtained are not added in the final merit list. Except for the descriptive portion, all other sections contain objective-type questions. In Reasoning, there are verbal and non-verbal sections. In English, the test is aimed at judging the overall comprehension and understanding of the language.

The descriptive paper can be answered in English or Hindi. It is meant to judge the written expression of the candidates.

While recruitment in nationalised banks is done through the BSRB, recruitment in private banks is direct. The jobs are considered more glamorous as most private banks give preference to high value accounts. One may be able to join these banks after putting in a few years of service in a nationalised bank.

However these banks give preference to MBAs and Chartered Accountants who can find direct recruitments as officers. Lower down the line, fresh graduates can hope to find jobs as clerks, marketing executives, personal banking executives and home banking executives

Foreign banks pick up their personnel from campus interviews held in the premier management institutes.

Some of the institutions offering courses in banking are:

• Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, IDRBT, Castle Hills, Road #1, Masab Tank,Hydrebad- 500 057.
  www.idrbt.ac.in
• National Institute of Bank Management ( NIBM), NIBM post office, Kondhwe Khurd, Pune- 411048 .
  www.nibmindia.org
• Centre for Advanced Financial Studies, Institute for Financial Management & Research ( IFMR), 24 Kothari Road,Nungambakkam, Chennai- 600 034.
  www.ifmr.com
• The Indian Institute of Banking & Finance , The Arcade, World Trade Centre, 2nd Floor, Tower 4, Cuffe Parade,Mumbai-400 005.
  www.iibf.org.in
• Indira Gandhi National Open University.
  www.ignou.ac.in

• University of Madras, Centenary Buildings, Chepauk, Chennai-600005.
• The Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202 002
• Ravishankar University, Raipur-492 010
• Guru Ghasidas University, PO Koni, Bilaspur-495 009.
• Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak-124 001.
• Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara-390 002.
• Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380 003.
• Utkal University, PO Vani Vihar, Bhubaneshwar-751 004.
• Annamalai University, PO Annamalai Nagar-608 002,Tamilnadu.
• Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati-517 502.
• SNDT Women's University, 1, Nathibai Thackeray Road, Mumbai-400 020.
• University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302 004.
• Shivaji University, Vidyanagar, Kolhapur-416 004.
• Marathwada University, Aurangabad-431 604.
• Bhartidasan University, Palkalai Perum, Tiruchirapalli-620 024.
• Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795 003.

Banking Career Course Institutions in India and Abroad