NIIT IFBI Conducts Career Guidance Session for Banking aspirants in Jaipur
Holds personalised counselling session for students to familiarize them with opportunities in the banking sector
Jaipur, January 29, 2013: NIIT’s Institute for Finance, Banking and Insurance (IFBI), India’s largest Banking training institute, today organised a career fair in Jaipur to benefit students aspiring to make a mark in India’s fast evolving banking sector.
Participants at the seminar got the opportunity to interact with industry experts on the opportunities, various roles and career paths in the banking sector. The seminar offered graduate and undergraduate students personalised counselling session with leading bankers to help them make informed career choices in the banking sector.
This Career counselling session was attended by enthusiastic final year students, fresh graduates and parents. The practical tips shared by professional bankers gave students important insights on starting a career in the highly competitive banking industry. Vikrant Jethi, Regional Head, Retail & Business Banking, ICICI Bank, and Bimal Jain, President, NIIT IFBI, informed students on the requirements for a successful career in banking and various job roles available for freshers in the sector.
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.