Post Graduate Certificate in Retail Banking (PGCRB) is a 5 month program specially created for Final Year students/Working professionals, thus creating first-day-first-hour industry ready entry-level professionals for the banking sector.
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The need of the hour - A Modern Banker
The new-age banker is characterized by knowledge of banking and allied disciplines, together with technology-familiarity, customer-orientation and hands-on application skills. The fastest-growing banks in the industry - the new private sector and foreign banks - are uncompromising in their need for all these attributes in the people they employ
PGCRB creates the Modern Banker
The new-age banker is characterized by knowledge of banking and allied disciplines, together with technology-familiarity, customer-orientation and hands-on application skills. The fastest-growing banks in the industry - the new private sector and foreign banks - are uncompromising in their need for all these attributes in the people they employ.
PGCRB - Program Objectives
At the end of the course, the learner will be able to
- Equipped with banking related knowledge and skills
- Equipped with essential soft-skills required in modern banking industry
- Equipped with essential technology skills required in modern banking industry
- Benefit of IFBI's Placement Assistance program, that draws upon IFBI's existing relationships with a number of banks to create Internship and Recruitment opportunities for students after completion of PGCRB
- Option of upgrading to the PGDBO program subject to certain conditions
PGCRB - Overview of Course contents
The PGCRB program is unique in both its contents as well as methodology. The core contents of the program are delivered in the 5 month part time classwork and consist of the following courses and modules:
Classwork -
| Course # |
Courses |
Modules |
| 1 |
Banking Foundation |
1. Basics of Banking 2. Basics of Information Technology 3. Professional Communication 4. Soft Skills 5. Business Environment
|
| 2 |
Retail Banking |
1. Retail Banking
|
| 3 |
Software Application in Banking Operations |
1. Finacle
|
| 4 |
Projects and Assignments |
1. Information Search and analysis Skills (ISAS) project 2. Book Review Project 3. Assignments
|
Placement Assistance for eligible PGCRB students-
All PGCRB students can avail placement assistance on successful completion of the program and on meeting the following academic criteria.
- Overall Performance>=60% at the end of the program
- 85% Attendance
- Graduate with 50% marks
- maintain satisfactory conduct throughout the program
- submit duly filled in placement assistance request form
All students who meet the above terms and conditions may be provided three recruitment process attempts. Once a student gets a placement offer from an organization the student is deemed to have availed the placement facility and IFBI has fulfilled its commitment
PGCRB - Key features of the program
- Program available in part Time mode
- Part Time Mode has 5 months Class Work
- Appointment Offer letter at the time of upgrade
- PGDBO Title on successful completion of the upgrade program
- Three months supervised internship after completion of upgraded program
- Up to date and modern curriculum and courseware created by industry experts
- Multiple learning mechanisms - class-work, projects, case studies, book reviews
- Experienced faculty
- Learning Management System
Recommended Entry Profile
- Final year graduates OR
- Fresh graduates OR
- Graduates with less than two years of field experience in banking
Admission Process
- You can apply online or visit any of the IFBI centres ( See list on Contact Us page)
- Appear for Online Admission test - ICET
- Appear for Interview
- Documentation check
- If selected, complete admission formalities
How to apply and get to know more
- Walk in to any of the IFBI centres ( See list on Contact Us page)
- For details SMS IFBI to 56161 or call at our toll free numbers : 1800-209-7050
- To apply for PGCRB- Click here
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