Press Release

2013

NIIT IFBI to Conduct Career Guidance Session for Banking Aspirants in Cochin on 11th March, 2013

To hold Personalised counselling session for students to familiarize them with opportunities in the growing banking sector in India
Cochin, March 07, 2013: NIIT’s Institute for Finance, Banking and Insurance (IFBI), India’s largest Banking training institute, is conducting a career fair in Banking on March 11, 2013, between 5-6.30 pm, at Banquet Hall, Gaanam Hotels, Chittoor Road, Cochin.

The career fair aims to guide banking aspirants on the opportunities, various roles and career paths in the fast evolving banking sector in India.

Participants at the seminar will get an opportunity to interact with industry experts and get personalized counseling to help them make informed career choices in the banking sector.

 
This Career counselling session is open for enthusiastic final year students, fresh graduates and parents. Professional bankers will give Practical tips and insights to students on starting a career in the highly competitive banking industry.

 
With India close to fulfilling its long-awaited commitment of opening more banks in order to achieve financial inclusion, job opportunities in the banking sector are set to rise. There are an estimated 85,000 vacancies in various PSU banks across the country and the government is keen on filling these in this fiscal year itself. Analysts are of the view that with the opening of new banks, at least 50,000 people can get jobs in India.

 
The Banking Programs offered by NIIT IFBI- India’s largest Banking training institute- aims at creating industry ready versatile professionals, who can adapt to working environment in the Banking Industry. These Diploma programs equip a person with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude for business development roles in banks, thus making the person a sought after professional by the leading organisations in the banking Industry.
 
About NIIT IFBI
The Institute for Finance, Banking and Insurance (IFBI), India’s largest Banking training institute, was established in 2006 to meet the manpower challenges of multi-skilled and trained professionals in the fast evolving BFSI sector.
In its five year journey, IFBI has launched over 19,000 careers in leading organizations of the Banking and Financial Services Industry.

 
IFBI’s offerings are designed in the context of modern-day Banking, Insurance and Financial Services by developing competencies on four dimensions – domain, technology, application and customer-service. IFBI created a benchmark in the industry by innovating the concept of “Appointment letter at the time of Enrollment”.

 
IFBI offers a range of programmes for various categories of BFSI aspirants and professionals, such as:

Career programmes – Post Graduate Diploma in Banking Operations (PGDBO) programme, Honours Diploma in Banking & Financial Services, Diploma in Banking Business; Preparatory courses for PSU Banks Probationary Officers (PO) and Clerical recruitment exams Corporate Training programmes; Short term industry relevant certification programmes.

 
IFBI was rated as the ‘Best Training School’ in the Banking and Financial Services domain by The Week- Nielsen Survey, May 2009. IFBI was recognized as the ‘Most Innovative Recruitment Management initiative’ at the Talent & HR Leadership Conference Awards by ET Now at World HRD Congress 2013.