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Govt opens up State Bank of India managing director position to pvt sector

FSIB may hire HR agency to carry out behaviour and competency assessment of candidates

State Bank of India, SBI
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For SBI MD, two year of residual service has been mandated as one of the eligibility criteria, treating 60 years retirement age.

Harsh KumarAathira VarierAnupreksha Jain New Delhi/Mumbai

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The government has for the first time opened up one managing director (MD) position at State Bank of India (SBI) to private-sector bankers, in a major overhaul of the way leadership is chosen in India’s public financial institutions.
 
It has also empowered the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) to assess and recommend candidates, setting aside their Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs). 
In a letter to public-sector banks (PSBs) and state-owned life and non-life insurers, the Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Ministry of Finance has communicated that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the revised consolidated guidelines