ICICI Bank PO recruitment programme registration to close on June 30

Conducted in partnership with Manipal University, the programme offers vocational training to would be probationary officers

ICICI Bank recently announced that the online registration for the Post Graduate Diploma in Banking (PGDB) Programme, in association with Manipal University, would close on June 30, 2016. 

An initiative, regularly conducted by ICICI Bank since 2007, the programme offers vocational training to develop a pool of first level managers with banking knowledge and required skill-sets to perform efficiently in their day-to-day activities. 

Eligibility Criteria

Graduate candidate with 55% (aggregate) marks in any discipline and less than 25 years of age as on June 30, 

2016 are eligible to apply for the programme. 

The selection process consists of: 

1.     Online aptitude test 

2.     Online psychometric questionnaire

3.     Case-based Group Discussion (GD) 

The aptitude test will be held in July 2016 and the group discussion/interview will be held in September-December 2016.

Probationary Officers Training 

One-year full-time residential training conducted at ICICI Manipal Academy (IMA) campus, Bengaluru, the PGDB 

programme includes internship and on-the-job training at ICICI Bank. According to ICICI, the training imparts knowledge and skills in core banking areas like banking products, processes, systems, regulations and compliance frameworks involved in day-to-day operations. This year, ICICI will be training its 34th batch of POs.

The students have the opportunity to specialize in different areas of retail banking. On successful completion of the training programme, students are absorbed in ICICI Bank as frontline managers in Deputy Manager Band I grade, in addition to being awarded the Post Graduate Diploma in Banking from Manipal University. Cashless bridge in the form of a loan is provided to all participants to fund the cost of the programme, and monthly stipend is paid to students both during campus terms and internship.

The programme structure is as follows: 

Term 1 (4 months) - Classroom training at IMA, Bengaluru 

Term 2 (2 months) - Internship at ICICI Bank 

Term 3 (2 months) - Classroom training at IMA, Bengaluru 

Term 4 (4 months) - On-the-job training at ICICI Bank