Post-Graduate Programme in Banking and Finance (PGPBF)

(b) Training
The Institute conducts a large number of educational and training programmes (about 150 each year) in all
the functional areas. The programmes are tailored to the emerging needs in the environment of banking and
finance. As a conscious strategy, the focus of the training activities of the Institute is on creating/imparting
new perspectives in the crucial areas of concern to the banks. Themes, objectives, duration and level of
participation of the programmes are tailored by the faculty from time to time. Institute's programmes are
classified into following groups : General Management Programmes, Annual Conferences and Seminars on
Topical Issues, Special Conferences and Seminars, Training Programmes on Functional Areas, Faculty
Development Programmes, In-company Programmes, and International Programmes. In order to increase
the reach of the Institute to the banking system, the Institute also conducts onlocation programmes.
Collaborative Programmes
Institute conducts specialized programmes in collaboration/association with institutions of advanced
learning and international repute like : The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK;
Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, USA; Federal Reserve Bank of New York, USA; Stanford Graduate
School of Business, California, USA; Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Chicago, USA; International
Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington and Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila; K.M.V. Corporation,
USA; Deutsche Bundesbank and InWent Capacity Building International, Germany; and Financial Services
Volunteer Corps (FSVC), New York, USA.
(c) Education
1. Post-Graduate Programme in Banking and Finance (PGPBF) : NIBM has been successfully
conducting PGPBF since 2003-04. The two-year PGPBF is designed as a contemporary, rigorous, innovative
and practical source of management education. The
Programme is pitched to provide to the financial
system, on a regular basis, a pool of talented
youngsters thoroughly trained and fully prepared
with Analytical Skills and Perspectives in Banking
and Finance for directly taking up managerial
responsibilities.
Going by the consistent 100 per cent placement
record of the students in major public sector, new
generation private sector and foreign banks and
extremely positive feedback from the banking and
financial services community on the performance of
Dr K C Chakrabarty, Dy. Governor,
RBI, Addressing the PGPBF Class
PGPBF students, the Institute is planning to augment
the in-take of students to 240 in the medium-term and to 480 in the long-term. With this in mind, the
Institute has embarked on a massive infrastructure development plan for PGPBF Learning Complex, Hostel
Complex and Dining Hall within its campus.
2. Fellowship Programme : Historically, the Doctoral Programme was one of the major activities of the
Institute, initiated almost immediately after its inception, with the objectives of (i) expanding the manpower
base for research studies in banking and related areas, (ii) fulfilling the educational responsibility of the
Institute, and (iii) creating a pool of competent and well-trained researchers as a source for future faculty for
the Institute (and society at large).
Institute has been inducting Research Associates in the NIBM Fellowship Programme from 2009-10.
Currently there are 6 Research Associates pursuing the Fellowship Programme of the Institute. The
Fellowship will normally be for a total period of 3 years during which students are expected to work on their
fellowship dissertation and also provide assistance to NIBM Faculty in PGPBF teaching.
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