List of Banking Courses and Exams After 12th, Eligibility, Syllabus, Salary

List of Banking Courses and Exams After 12th: Bank sector is considered a reputed and well-organized sector. Students after completing class XII prefer seeking their career in banking due to its high demand. Being a popular field, building a career in this field is difficult than said. However, the right guidelines may provide a lot of help to career-oriented persons. If you have made up your mind for a job in banks then complete details about banking courses and exams are well-explained here

List of Banking Courses After 12th:

Commerce students tend to go to bank jobs. With the change in time, even the students from other backgrounds also can try their luck in bank jobs. In this regard, a start-up with the right course could help you to attain bank job seamlessly.

• B.Com: B.Com is a Bachelor of Commerce course for 3 years. This is high in demand course after completing class 12th in the Commerce background.
• Bachelor of Economics: This course is meant for those who are inclined for Economics subject. This is also a 3 year course and most preferred after class 12th.
• Bachelor of Finance and Accounting: As the name suggest, the course deals in Finance and Accounting domains. This is also a 3 year course.
• Chartered Accountancy: CA or CA Chartered Accountancy course covers the strict modules covering class 11^th and 12^th. CA are needed in banks for auditing and accounting.
• CMA: CMA is shortened for Certified Management Accountant. They are similar to CA hired by banks for accounting and auditing.

Diploma Banking Course After 12th:

Another option for students after completing XII is to acquire diploma banking courses. Here is the list of colleges offering Diploma in Banking and Finance:

• National Postgraduate College, Lucknow
• Greenway Institute of Management Studies, Dehradun
• Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s College of Commerce, Pune
• New Arts Commerce and Science College, Ahmed Nagar

List of Banking Exams After 12th:

There are several banking examinations conducted by banks for recruiting the super brains at different posts. The scope lies from Probationary Officer to Clerk, Regional Rural Banks to Private Banks. Here is the list of banking exams after class 12^th:

IBPS Common Written Exam for Probationary Officer (PO):

CWE is the Common Written Examination commenced by IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection). This test is a pre-requisite to select the personnel on the post of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee posts in various Public Sector Banks. IBPS takes responsibility for arranging and conducting examination. It further shortlist the candidates for next round i.e. Interview round. Interviews will be commenced by the participating organizations and coordinated by Nodal Bank in each state/ Union Territory with IBPS.

State Bank of India Probationary Officer:

A well-known and an oldest State Bank of India is known for commencing the banking examinations for posts such as Probationary Officers. The exam structure includes written test which will be Phase I of the selection procedure for recruiting the Probationary Officers. The examination will be divided into two parts – Part A and Part B. Part A includes Objective Type Questions while Part B is a Descriptive Exam.

Private Banks

Besides Government banks, private banks also conduct competitive exam for interested candidates. For instance ICICI Bank commences full time residential training programme at ICICI Manipal Academy campus, Bangalore. The candidates joining the Probationary Officer Training Programme will be further enrolled for MBA in Banking and Finance with Manipal University.

IBPS Common Written Exam for Clerical Recruitment for PSUs:

Common Written Examination (CWE Clerk-IIV) is a prerequisite exam for selecting the personnel for Clerical cadre posts. The posts are given in the Public Sector Banks and the exam will be commenced by IBPS in November/ December. The shortlisted candidates will appear for interview commenced by various Participating Organizations which is co-ordinated by IBPS. The shortlisted candidates will be given the Participating Organizations.

State Bank of India Clerical Recruitments:

State Bank of India commences a test for recruiting the Indian candidates for appointing to the Clerical Cadre posts in its bank. Candidates can apply via online mode using the bank’s website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in. The candidates will be selected based on the performance in written exam and interview. The written test includes Objective type Questions from General Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and Marketing Aptitude/Computer Knowledge.

Common Written Exam for Regional Rural Banks:

CWE or Common Written Examination conducts for recruiting the Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). After this, the other Common Written Examination for RRBs (RRBs CWE-III) for recruiting Group “A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B”-Office Assistants (Multipurpose) commenced the examination in the online mode by IBPS.

Common Written Exam for Specialist Officer:

Yet another CWE or Common Written Examination is commenced for recruiting Specialist Officers in Public Sector Banks under IBPS for different posts. These posts include Marketing Officer, Law officer, HR Officer, IT Officer, etc.