The selected students will go through a nine-month Course (Campus programme) at Indian Bank Manipal School of Banking, Bangalore followed by a three months internship at any of the Indian Bank Branches. The course and the curriculum are specially structured to meet Indian Bank’s needs and requirements. Apart from General Management subjects, the curriculum will include courses related to Banking areas.
Various processes specific to Indian Bank, including training on the Bank’s technology platform will be incorporated within the curriculum itself. The compulsory 3-months internship at any of Indian Bank Branches will enable an On-The-Job training for the students which will give them a real-life work experience. During On-The-Job training candidates will have to enroll and complete compulsory e-learning module of Indian Institute of banking & Finance (IIBF) and qualify themselves. Details of which will be intimated to them later.
I. Campus:
The programme offered at Indian Bank Manipal School of Banking (IBMSB) is fully residential and the participants will have to necessarily stay in the campus. Apart from professional studies, the campus life would be an essential part of the training of the participants.
II. Curriculum:
The Post-Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance (PGDBF) would be a one-year programme comprising of four trimesters. First three trimesters would be conducted at IBMSB, Bangalore. The fourth trimester would be devoted to internship to be pursued by the participant at designated branches of Indian Bank.
III. Programme Delivery:
Classes will be held five days a week from Monday to Friday with Saturday devoted to Elearning and Sunday being a weekly holiday. Formal classroom sessions will be of 75 minutes duration. There will be 6 sessions each day. Programme delivery will be in the form of classroom lectures, tutorial discussions, seminars, laboratory work, assignments, case studies, library research projects and other exercises. Considerable emphasis will be placed on self learning by the participants. Apart from the regular classes, the participants would be required to take part in additional curricular and extracurricular activities. Co-curricular activities will form an essential part of the learning process.
IV. Attendance Requirements:
It is mandatory for all participants to take part in all curricular and co-curricular activities. They would be required to attend all classes i.e., 100% attendance is mandatory. Leave of absence would be given only on extreme compassionate grounds with the specific permission of the Competent Authority/ Officer In-charge.
V. Fee Structure and Educational Loan Facility:
The fees for the Course will be Rs.3,50,000 (Rupees Three Lakhs and Fifty Thousand) plus taxes (all inclusive of boarding, Lodging and course fees, other fees, etc.), as applicable, payable to Manipal Global Education Services. The Bank will extend its Educational Loan facility to all the selected candidates on the terms and conditions as applicable to Educational Loan Scheme of the Bank.
The first EMI for the Educational loan availed is payable one month after completion of the course (i.e. one month and one year from admission). There would be no recovery of EMIs or interest during the training period and the interest accrued during this course period would be recovered along with the normal EMIs. The EMIs are spread over a period of 84 months (7 years).
Bank may consider refunding of interest/loan either in its entirety or portions in a deferred manner at the rate of 20% each year in annual installments starting from the end of the fifth year if he/ she continues in service with the Bank.
Since the candidates will be staying away from Home and in Hostel, they are encouraged to take appropriate medical insurance policy to cover themselves.
VI. Award of Post-Graduate Diploma:
On successful completion of the programme a Postgraduate Diploma in Banking and Finance will be conferred on the participant by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (deemed to be University registered under UGC). However, for award of the postgraduate diploma, a participant has to fulfill the following requirements:

1. He/ she should have taken and passed in each course of study as prescribed in the curriculum to earn atleast the minimum number of credits specified for that particular course.
2. The participant acquires not less than the minimum required credits at the end of the programme.
3. The participant satisfactorily fulfils other academic requirements (as specified in the course of Study/ curriculum) like practical training, work visits, seminar, project etc. and completes the internship programme.

Final Placement at Indian Bank
All the candidates who complete the "POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BANKING AND FINANCE" and are awarded the Diploma will be eligible for appointment in JMG I as Probationary officers in Indian Bank. They will be fixed in starting pay scale as applicable to JMGS I Officer.

Rules and Regulations to be adhered by candidates during the course
1. Guidelines for discipline:
It is imperative that all members adhere to the Code of Conduct that is expected from the Participants and to maintain consistent standards of personal conduct. The participants would be expected to maintain proper decorum both in the Academic Block and in the Hostel and outside the campus during their study period as well as internship.
Bank will communicate any information through circulars put up on the notice boards meant for this purpose or through E-Mails/SMS. All participants are advised to read these notices regularly and abide by the same. It would be assumed that all participants have read these notices once these notices have been put up on the notice board and have been there for 6 hours.
Some of the important points for compliance on issues of general nature are enumerated here under:
2. List of prohibited articles/ acts:
a. Consumption of Alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, tobacco in any form and chewing gum is strictly prohibited in the Campus and also in the Hostel. Participants are also not permitted to come to the hostel after consuming alcohol from outside.
b. Fireworks are not permitted in the campus or the hostel.
c. Holi colors are not permitted inside any building. Holi will be celebrated only in open spaces earmarked by the authorities.
d. Possession, consumption and offering of narcotic drugs in any form are totally prohibited. Any violation will invite severe disciplinary action.
e. Stealing or unauthorized possession of items belonging to any other person would be viewed seriously.
f. Possession, accessing it over the internet or displaying of any pornographic material in any form will invite severe disciplinary action.
g. Mobile telephones are not permitted inside the academic blocks.
h. No private conveyance like motorcycle/scooter/car, etc is permitted in the Campus.
3. Interaction among Programme participants:
The programme will be attended by both ladies and gentlemen. All gentlemen are expected to show due courtesy to the ladies. Any violation of decorum would be viewed seriously.
4. Punctuality & Attendance:
Programme participants are expected to be punctual for classes and all other organized Curricular and Co-Curricular activities. They would be required to attend all classes i.e., 100% attendance is mandatory.
5. Dress Code:
In keeping with Indian culture, students are expected to adhere to a dress code while attending the class, during examinations and formal functions. They should be well dressed at all times.
Recommended for Gents Formal Trousers and collared shirt; shoes and socks.
Recommended for Ladies Formal wear dress like Saree, Salwar Kameez Or Churidhar; Decent Foot Wear(without high heels).
Prohibited for Gents T-Shirts/Shorts, Tight-Fitting Jeans, Caps, Chappals, Sports Shoes, Ear-Rings, Pony Tails, Trousers with 5or More Pockets.
Prohibited for Ladies Tight-Fitting Jeans, Tops, Skirts, Shorts, Spaghetti Top, Sleeveless Tops, T-Shirts, Leggings. In case of violation of the dress code the student concerned will be asked to leave the academic session. The candidates are expected to wear suit and tie along with the formal wear (both men and women) during special occasions, seminars or any official gathering.
6. Hostel Rules: The participants should abide by the Code of conduct and Rules and Regulations for Hostel stipulated by the Authorities of the Institution.

The Category wise number of candidates who will be selected for the PGDBF course at IBMSB is as follows:-

The reservation for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) is on horizontal basis. The selected candidate will be placed in the appropriate category (viz. SC/ ST/ OBC/ UR) to which they belong.
The number of vacancies and also the number of reserved vacancies are provisional and may vary according to actual requirement of the Bank.
Abbreviations stand for: SC - Scheduled Castes, ST - Scheduled Tribes, OBC - Other Backward Class, HI – Hearing Impaired, OC – Orthopedically Challenged, VI – Visually Impaired, ID -Intellectual Disability.

The tentative schedule of recruitment events is as follows: [Indian Bank PO Notification]