Banking, Finance & Insurance

1) Job Profile (PO, Clerk or Specialist Officer) – The first step towards securing a banking career is to decide what role are you looking for, do you wish to work as an Officer, a Clerk or a Specialist. If you want to join as an officer or clerk, you need to be a Graduate; and if you are looking for a Specialist role; you should to have prior experience, qualification and specialistion in that particular field (For Eg Legal Officer, IT Officer).
2) Private Bank or Public Sector Banks – The next step is to decide whether you are looking for a Govt Sector Bank or a Private Sector. The hiring procedure in both these sectors is very different from each other. If you wish to apply for a public sector bank, you will need to prepare for IBPS Exam or other Bank Exam. IBPS Exam is mandatory for candidates who want to apply with 20 Public Sector Banks.
SBI & IDBI are 2 banks which do not hire through IBPS. State Bank of India conducts recruitment procedure by themselves ie A Written Test & Personal Interview and do not rely on any external agency to conduct test on their behalf.
Private Banks – If you wish to apply for Private Banking Sector, you should search on various job sites like Naukri.com, news paper advertisements or check the bank website career section. Banks like ICICI have a dedicated portal only for hiring, ICICI Careers, where you can search for opportunities and apply online. An even easier option is to enroll for a PO Program, conducted by private banks along with education institutes (like Sikkim Manipal), and after completing the program, candidates are absorbed within the banking organization. There are various such program like ICICI PO, Axis Bank Young Bankers Program, Ing Vysya Bank PO Recruitment etc which are for approximately for 18 months duration, and on completion banks hire the candidates who have successfully completed it.
3) Co Operative Banks – Various co-operative banks in India hire candidates for the post of PO & Clerk, through a written test and interview (similar to that of SBI & IBPS). Though these vacancies take a longer time to complete and are advertised Pan India but they are less competitive compared to IBPS and SBI. Banks like Shamrao Vithal Bank, Sarawat Co-op Bank, Abhyudaya Bank etc often advertise for vacancies on their website or local newspaper.