NIIT IFBI announces 3rd National Banking Entrance Test for industry-linked post graduate programs
Top 2,600 candidates in the merit list will be offered pre-course placement offers from leading banks
New Delhi, February 13, 2013: NIIT Institute of Finance, Banking & Insurance Training Ltd. (IFBI) – India’s largest Banking training institute, today announced the 3rd National Banking Entrance Test (NBET) for their Post Graduate programs from February 15th to 28th, 2013.
Successful candidates will be eligible for direct admission into the industry linked diploma programs- Post Graduate Diploma in Banking Operations (PGDBO) and BankVantage Career programs. Top 2,600 candidates in the merit list will be offered pre-course placement offers from leading private sector banks in India.
Graduates/Post graduates with 50% or above marks in graduation, Class XII & Class X, and final year graduation students, are eligible to apply for the National Banking Entrance Test. Candidates should be born on or after 1st July, 1988 to be eligible for applying for the test. The applicants can either visit IFBI centre or can apply online by submitting application form athttp://www.ifbi.com/nbet.aspx
Flagging off 3rd NBET nationally, Mr Bimal Jain, President, NIIT IFBI, said, “With the Indian banking industry on a growth path, there is a huge requirement for skilled professionals. NBET is an initiative by IFBI to identify and train the right talent for the fast evolving banking sector in India.”
NBET would be an online examination in the areas of Verbal, Numerical, Logical and Basic Checking. Candidates who qualify in NBET would need to appear for a personal interview and shortlisted candidates would need to enroll for the PG Programs in order to accomplish a secured banking career with top recruiters like –ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank etc.
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 aim 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 six 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, Post Graduate Diploma in Retail Banking(PGDRB), Post Graduate Diploma in Branch Banking(PGDBB), BankVantage Career Programs, Certificate Course in Retail Banking Sales Management; 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.