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

1. Equipped with banking related knowledge and skills
2. Equipped with essential soft-skills required in modern banking industry
3. Equipped with essential technology skills required in modern banking industry
4. 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
5. 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 -

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.

1. Overall Performance>=60% at the end of the program
2. 85% Attendance
3. Graduate with 50% marks
4. maintain satisfactory conduct throughout the program
5. 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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