About IIBF
Established in 1928 as a Company under Section 25 of the Indian Companies Act, 1913, Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF), formerly known as The Indian Institute of Bankers (IIB), is a professional body of banks, financial institutions and their employees in India. With its membership of over 700 banks and financial institutions as institutional members and about 300000 of their employees as individual members, IIBF is the largest Institute of its kind in the world and is working with a Mission
"to develop professionally qualified and competent bankers and finance professionals primarily through a process of education, training, examination, consultancy/counseling and continuing professional development programme".
About the Diploma
There will be a growing demand for qualified manpower for the banking and finance sector in the coming years on account of expansion of volume of business and large scale retirement of personnel. Banking and finance industry will require professionally qualified manpower endowed with banking and finance knowledge and skills together with technology-familiarity, customer-orientation and hands-on application skills who can be assigned to various desks/jobs with minimal training intervention at the bank level.
In view of the huge current as well as potential demand for the professionally qualified manpower for the banking and finance sector, and to ensure a steady stream of industry-ready professionals at the entry-level, IIBF has designed a professional qualification in banking and finance - titled "Diploma in Banking & Finance" for graduates in any discipline who aspire for a career in banking and finance
The course will give knowledge inputs to the candidates and expose them to the operational processes and modern banking environment so that they can man the counters at the bank from the first day of their joining the bank. It is expected that successful candidates of Diploma in Banking & Finance would have a competitive edge and will be absorbed by banks and financial institutions and Diploma in Banking & Finance would emerge as a preferred professional qualification with graduation for employment in banking and finance industry.
Hosting of the Resume of Successful candidates on IIBF's Website for employment:
IIBF will host on its website brief resume, with photograph of all the successful candidates and make it available to its Member Banks/Institutions which include Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of India and its Associate Banks, Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks, Foreign Banks, Co-operative Banks and IT/BPO Companies providing services to banking industry, for considering them for employment.
The Institute has taken up the issue of recognition of its Diploma with banks and some of the banks have already recognized Diploma in Banking & Finance as a desirable qualification for recruitment(refer to the Industry recognition section). The process of recognition in other banks is underway.
Salient Features
- Diploma in Banking & Finance will impart banking and finance knowledge and skills together with technology-familiarity and customer-orientation.
- High quality academic rigor and specially prepared courseware.
- Candidates undertaking the course will have comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge in the subject of banking and finance. The Diploma offers practical insights into the subjects while, at the same time, emphasizes robust theoretical foundation.
- The course will make the candidates job ready.
- The course is so designed that most employers value it for talent scouting.
- This ensures that banks can reduce their post recruitment training intervention.
- The course is cost effective and at the same time high in quality. At an additional fee, candidates can seek educational support in the form of e-learning/virtual classes/contact classes.
- The diploma carries professional recognition among the banking and finance community as it is equivalent to banking industry recognized JAIIB qualification of IIBF.
- The certification is backed by a system of high professional standards of the Institute
Alethia Advantage:
- All students will be given exhaustive study material.
- There will be periodic test to review the growth of students.
- The faculty is highly qualified and is experts in the banking & Finance domain.
Who is it for? :
- For those who are in banking & financial industry and are looking forward to rise higher in Job/ Organization.
- For those who are looking forward to upgrade their skill and knowledge base and come at par with the trends within this industry.
Eligibility:
Graduate (in any discipline)/ final year students can also apply.
Course:
Three papers covering the industry relevant topics, as shown below:
- Principle and practices of banking
- Accounting & Finance for bankers
- Legal & Regulatory aspects of Banking
Fee structure:
11,100/- (Including all the taxes).
In 2 installment – 1st : 6100 ,
2nd : 6000
How to apply:
- Contact your nearest Alethia center,
- Enroll with Alethia,
- Prepare for DBF,
- Pass the exam: IIBF will host your resume with photograph on its website.
- Join public/private sector bank,
- Join IIBF,
- Get exemption for JAIIB and get obtain JAIIB certificate from IIBF,
- Progress to CAIIB and get promoted.
Exam:
- Exams are conducted by IIBF twice in a year.
- Exam windows are May/June and Nov/ Dec.
- May Exam dates:
SCHEDULE FOR DBF EXAMINATIONS – MAY 2010
(Last date of receipt of application forms : 06/03/2010)
DIPLOMA IN BANKING & FINANCE Examination(OFFLINE MODE ONLY)
Examination DATE |
TIME |
SUBJECTS |
23/05/2010 Sunday |
1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. |
Principles & Practices of Banking |
30/05/2010 Sunday |
1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. |
Accounting & Finance for Bankers |
06/06/2010 Sunday |
1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. |
Legal & Regulatory Aspects of Banking |
Batch starting on:
18th Feb 2010.
At Alethia Delhi center.
Job Assistance:
Alethia provides job assistance to all the successful candidates. Alethia has a dedicated team working for our candidate’s placement. And we are pleased to inform you that Alethia has been able to do 40 corporate tie up for its various courses.
