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Volume 2, Issue 5

2 March 2010

IFBI WINGS

IFBI Student and Alumni newsletter

VOLUME 2 , ISSUE 9

AUGUST 2011

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BankVantage in a nutshell

• Offers multiple Entry Level career

options in banking.

• Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma

in Banking(PGDB) Certifications

• New Career Builder module ; in addi-

tion to interview preparation

• Curriculum covers Retail banking,

Finacle, Effective Business Communi-

cation, Financial products and Ser-

vices, Selling Skills, Customer Service,

Professional Skills and much more

• Enables Fast track careers in 3

months ; Placement Assistance

IFBI launches BankVantage ! New Career Programs addressing career opportunities in India's private sector banks With over 12,500 placements, the time was right for IFBI to revamp its program offerings and address the bank-

ing sector requirements in a more comprehensive manner. Keeping this in view, IFBI has launched the BankVantage

series of programs in August 2011 to address the needs of the private sector banks.

The objective of the BankVantage Series career programs is to build a pool of banking professionals in India,

who can sustain the growing momentum of the sector. IFBI’s content development and academic team have designed a

comprehensive portfolio of training programs with relevant course content that offers domain knowledge, application

orientation and preferred industry skills, as needed by new-age banking and financial services professionals.

“The approach of all career programs

at IFBI is such that it develops dynamic pro-

fessionals who have capabilities of handling

multi– functional or cross functional respon-

sibilities” - said Mr. Ravi Ranganthan, Con-

tent Development Head, IFBI.

Mr. S Subramanian(IFBI Academic Co-ordinator,Delhi) along with Guest Speaker Mr. Gaurav Uppal (Chief Manager,

HR, Kotak Mahindra Bank) & Mr. Samir Kumar (Sales Head IFBI) lighting the Diya at PHD Chambers, New Delhi on

24th July 2011. The

occasion was to in-

form and educate the

general public about

career options in the

growing banking in-

dustry, and the pro-

gram offered by IFBI.

You can see the rapt

attention of young

and old as Mr. Uppal

shared his insights.

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Banking Seminar organized at Delhi

Banking Seminar organized at Kolkata IFBI, Kolkata conducted a seminar for graduates on August

20, at Gyan Manch. This seminar was meant exclusively for

those who wanted to take up banking as a career option. Mr.

S K Ghosh, Regional Training Head, Canara Bank, and Ms.

Lakshmi Madhavan, senior faculty, IFBI graced the occasion.

The banking sector is booming with opportunities due to the

rise in economy, making it a possible career option for many

young people, who are job aspirants. The main motive of this

seminar was to inform and educate the audience about IFBI,

its workings, the current state of the banking sector and job

opportunities. “It is in interest of the job aspirants to know

about these opportunities in the banking industry and avail

them” said S K Ghosh, the chief guest. Through this interac-

tive seminar, the speakers also informed the young graduate

students about the preparation and qualifications required for

these jobs. The participants were informed about the pay scale, benefits and scope of these job opportunities.

An IFBI banking seminar

was conducted at MMK college,

Mumbai.. The honored guest and

the chief speaker was Mr. Vivek

Jain - Sr. Vice President Kotak

Mahindra Bank(KMB) who spoke

about the growing opportunities

available in the banking sector &

the positive experience of KMB

with IFBI students placed there.

Banking Seminar organized at Mumbai

Hear it from the Banking Experts!

IFBI Shimla commenced its 1st batch—Way to go…… IFBI Shimla started its 1st batch in Aug 2011.

The

Center is

located in

Lakkar

Bazaar.

Here are

some

snaps of

IFBI’s

first

center in

Himachal

Pradesh!

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IFBI Jammu placed its first PGDBO batch with ICICI Bank. The

event was extensively covered in the local press. In a simple but

impressive ceremony Mr.Rahul Sharma, IFBI Business Partner at

Jammu handed over the appointment letters to the candidates and

congratulated their families as well.

IFBI Jammu places 1st PGDBO batch in ICICI Bank

Thrilled Chennai students after receiving City Union Bank offer letters

IFBI’s contribution to minority development—with Kerala Govt

On 8th July 2011, post completion of the program, NIIT and IFBI organized the distribution of ICICI bank “Offer let-

ters” to a special Minorities batch at Minister’s chambers at Trivandrum. Shri Anil Kumar, Minister for SC Develop-

ment and Social Welfare, did the honors by handing over the appointment letters to the students. He mentioned that,

“It is for the first time that the depart-

ment is able to get high salary jobs to the

candidates from weaker sections through

a private partnership”. He also high-

lighted the need to have more such pro-

grams with banking and other sectors.

All students expressed their gratitude to

SC corporation, NIIT and IFBI for pro-

viding such a great opportunity.

Pan-India reach of IFBI & contributions to student success

Large number of IFBI placements in fast growing City Union Bank

July was a pleasant month when a new place-

ment breeze swept through the southern shores of India

and engulfed IFBI centres in its wake! City Union

Bank, headquartered in Tamil Nadu, went on a recruit-

ment spree and came to the right place to find new

banking talent. In a short span of 2 weeks, over 40 stu-

dents of IFBI from PGDBFS and HDBFS programs got

placed with City Union Bank—a good number of them

even before they completed their programs!

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New initiatives @ IFBI

IFBI has further strengthened its offerings in the Finan-

cial Services arena. And who better to collaborate with, than

the country’s leading Stock Exchange—NSE (National Stock

Exchange).

IFBI in collaboration with

NSE, now offers a short term program

called NSE Certified Capital Market

Professional (NCCMP) across various locations in the country.

The objective of the NCCMP program is to develop

skills and competency in securities market.

The 100 hour pro-

gram covers topics like equi-

ties, commodities, deriva-

tives, fundamental and tech-

nical analysis . While 80

hours of the program will be

done in class room mode, 20 hours will be executed in internship mode in collabo-

ration with a broking firm accredited by NSE.

The first few batches across the country have already commenced. While

Mumbai and Delhi were the first to launch batches, Hyderabad has also joined the

bandwagon and Bangalore is the next in the pipeline.

IFBI joins hands with National Stock Exchange—

launches NCCMP certification program

• On Jamshedpur Faculty:

“Thank you sir for your support and we value your importance during the

training. We again salute for the patience you have exhibited to train us.

Thank you sir—IFBI Jamshedpur Rocks and credit goes to our faculty mem-

bers.”

• “A special thanks to IFBI Lucknow for preparing me to prove myself as the

best in the industry. I just have to say one thing about IFBI, that no one beat

IFBI student in any field”.

• On Pune Faculty:

“Twice for a personal reason I had come an hour late and I actually regretted

because I missed my favourite teacher’s class. All faculty members are very

interesting people. They have their own way to enthrall the class”. Thanks!!!

Faculty and Students from the Batch of NCCMP Program at IFBI Mumbai BKC Centre

Students complimenting IFBI Faculty Members

Mr.Venkatesh, President IFBI at the signing ceremony with NSE for NCCMP Program

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IFBI conducted job fairs at various locations— Delhi, Bhopal, Mumbai, Bangalore, Tirupati and Kolkata

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Dinesh Tawani, currently working with ICICI Bank, Gachibowli, Hyderabad as Team Leader Back office, shared his experience of working with ICICI Bank and the mantra of his success. He had moved up the

ladder within just six months of joining the organization.

IFBI Indore students paying tribute to the victims of 13th July Mumbai bomb blasts by lighting candles and observing 2 minutes silence.

Activities @ IFBI Centres

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Students from IFBI Delhi Center received various Rewards & Recognition @ ICICI Bank

Student Name Posting Location Appreciation/reward/ certificate received by IFBI students

Neha Singh Raghav Banswara, Rajasthan Awarded for Life Insurance & Account Opening

Manoj Kumar Khatri Balotra, Jaipur Received appreciation for FD's (1 Cr.)

Kirti Maheshwari Johri Bazar, Jaipur Received Lakshya Reward

Utsav Bhardwaj Bhilwara, Rajasthan Extended help in tracing a fraud case, appreciated by Reporting Author-ity

Smita Sinha City Centre, Karnal Good sales numbers

Poonam Malhotra South-ex, New Delhi Received various Rewards and Recognition

Rahul Agarwal Sector -18, Noida Received best login manager certificate

Sourav Sharma Sanjay Place, Agra Service assist reward

Mahaveer Jain Sumerpur, Rajasthan Opened 15 Savings accounts, received appreciation from Reporting Authority.

Gargi Arya Mansarover, Jaipur Store room coordinator and CA Coordinator

Hina Sharma Banswara, Rajasthan Appreciated by CBM for tracking office accounts.

Ankit Sharma Jaipur, Rajasthan Good in cash handing ; Appreciated by Branch manager

Abhilasha Palod Pali, Rajasthan Received appreciation mail from Regional Head & B.M, for FD and CASA

Mohd Haris Jodhpur, Rajasthan Service star master of the branch

Achieving outside Campus!

Meheli Roy: “Thanks to IFBI for making the course interesting with its innovative e-

learning methods. It has helped me learn the key concepts of banking easily and clearly”.

Suman Naha: “It is a very relevant course which helped me improve my communication

skills. Thanks to IFBI and ICICI Bank”.

Shyamtanu Chaudhari: “The e-learning is really an amazing thing. The slideshows are

really good and help me a lot to understand the topics in a systematic manner. Thanks ICICI

and IFBI for providing this opportunity”.

Rintu Ghosh: “IFBI is such an appropriate place for those who are interested in BFSI sec-

tor. It gives the complete opportunity to learn and groom yourself which is of utmost need in

corporate world. Especially the E-learning courses helps us to understand everything very

clearly. Thank you IFBI for such a wonderful guidance and support”.

Students compliment e-learning services—an integral part of studies at IFBI

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Here is a selection of IFBI Alumni success stories. For a complete list visit —http://www.ifbi.com/aboutifbi

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Student re-connects with IFBI after climbing up the corporate ladder

Mohit Thareja, an IFBI’an from Chandigarh, re-connected with IFBI to share another success story of his career. After spending

45 months in ICICI Bank Ltd, he has now joined Axis Bank as

Manager Operations. He was quiet elated to touch new heights in

his professional career and earn a higher salary.

Recognized as one of the top 100 Customer Service Officers.

Continued learning success story….. Rakesh P J, from Bangalore remembers the days at IFBI where he

was guided by faculty in getting equipped in the banking domain.

Rakesh recalls, “When I was in search of domain expertise, IFBI

shaped me to fit into the banking domain. I blindly followed your

advice on completing the certification courses. I have now com-

pleted JAIIB, NCFM and AMFI in my stay at ICICI Bank and now

after 3 years of my stint at the bank I have achieved my dream of

becoming a Business Analyst in Banking domain”

IFBI Student Journeys

Hyderabad Student calls IFBI as— INSTITUTE FOR FUTURE BANKERS OF INDIA It has been an enthralling and enthusing experience for me in describing the institute where my professional career began .

It gives me immense pleasure to state and describe a prestigious institute in the BFSI domain. The institute is also very

helpful in teaching what is exactly required to become one of the future successful bankers .The study material was very

good and easy to understand, especially for students from different domains like myself. The staff was very helpful and

highly trained as well. During the course, we could imagine and experience the real time environment and realize how the

banking environment would look like.

Personally through IFBI, I gained a lot of knowledge in the financial domain which helped me a lot to get the job in one

of the most prestigious banks in India - Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited with posting at Disaster Recovery Site, Bangalore.

With the integration of software knowledge which I have gained through my academic qualification and financial knowl-

edge through IFBI - it made me a perfect banker both technically and financially.

IFBI has given me a lot ..... thanks to the institute faculty and support team. The soft skills course helps us to mould our-

selves in behavioural aspects which enables us to provide the better customer service and to increase the business of the

banks—which is the MANTRA OF THE BANKS.

I am very much grateful to each and every member of IFBI team. Without their help nothing would have possible .At last I

would like to conclude that the acronym expansion for IFBI is not INSTITUTE FOR FINANCE , BANKING AND IN-

SURANCE but it should be INSTITUTE FOR FUTURE BANKERS OF INDIA

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