STATE BANK OF INDIA - PROFILE

Branches : 9,000

Foreign Offices : 69

Total number of Employees: 1,99,000

Assets : £ 63 billion

“To be a professionally excellent techno-savvy centre for training and research, facilitating overall development of customer-centric and market oriented professional managers and providing research-based support in strategy formulation for achievement of corporate goals.”

ACADEMY’S MISSION STATEMENT

OBJECTIVES OF SBI ACADEMY

• Professional centre of excellence for training and research in Banking & Bank Management

• Development of Customer-centric & Market-oriented professional Managers and Leaders

• Internal Consultant / Change Agent for the Bank

• Research and Development to support strategy formulation for achievement of Corporate Goals

• Consultancy and guidance to Staff Training Centres operating in various Circles of the Bank.

• Formulation of training curricula and pedagogical approaches

• Development of training methodology

• Administering training programmes targetted at Senior & Middle Management officials

• Conducting research on topics of operational relevance

MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE ACADEMY

TRAINING PROGRAMMES Training, being the core activity, receives dedicated attention and over the last

two decades of its existence the Academy has trained over 50,000 participants through various programmes in critical streams like Credit Management, International Banking, Human Resource Management, Management / Executive Development, Faculty Development, Marketing, Role-specific programmes etc. Apart from regular training, programmes, numerous workshops and seminars have been organised to address emerging needs and contemporary corporate concerns. On-site training interventions are frequently being made at branches for addressing more effectively the issues of improving group dynamics and work culture through team building and focussing on branch-specific needs in functional training as well as attitudinal re-orientation

• Vast network of branches• Wide geographical distribution• A huge workforce• 11 levels of officers• Various entry levels• Diversified educational background• Frequent Rotation of staff• Variety of Roles• Rise in customer needs & expectations• Rapidly changing environment• Increased Competition• Fast changing Technology• Wide range of Banking Services & Products

CHALLENGES FOR TRAINING

CORE TRAINING COMPETENCIES

– Behavioral Sciences and HRM – Credit – International Banking – Marketing– General Banking– Inspection & Audit

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

Combines pedagogic / lecture methods with

participative / experiential training techniques

for adult learning like Case / Studies, Human

Process Lab, Role Play, Group Work, Panel

discussion as well as interactions with senior

executives and Customers

Staffed by officers/executives with proven, operational experience.

Training competencies developed through Faculty Development programmes.

Faculty attend programmes of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Indian Society For Applied Behavioural Science, National Institute of Bank Management etc.

Every discipline headed by a Senior Faculty and staffed by members of the Faculty, who have considerable work experience in offices in India & abroad.

TRAINING COMPETENCIES

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

As the think tank and internal consultant of the bank,

as well as for continuous renewal, the Academy

undertakes research projects in various areas of

contemporary and operational relevance on an on-

going basis. To build up the necessary focus and

impetus the Academy has established a dedicated

Research & Development wing. Numerous valuable

projects works have already been done in areas of

critical importance related to banking

INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES 6 centrally air-conditioned lecture halls with

state-of-the-art teaching aids

Two air-conditioned conference halls and an Auditorium with a seating capacity of 330 and Video-Conferencing facilities

Library with more than 11,000 books, 120 periodicals and video cassettes

Hostel with open spacesall around

A well-equipped gymnasium, facilities for indoor and outdoor games

Dining hall with state-of-the-art equipments

EXTERNAL USERS

The Academy’s training expertise is being increasingly sought by reputed organisations / banks. To name a few :

•Bank Dhofar Al-Omani Al Fransi Oman•Bank Of Bhutan•Bank Of Rajasthan•Nepal SBI Bank Ltd.•Oriental Bank Of Commerce•Overseas Banking Unit, Bahrain•Small Industries Bank Of India•Indian Bank•Bank Of Oman•ICICI Bank

OUR PUBLICATIONS• Gurukul –A quarterly journal covering subjects

of topical interest

• Executive Digest- A collection of book reviews

• Case Studies Booklet- A collection of case studies on various banking topics

• Banking Mathematics

• Faculty Development (in two Phases) • Behavioural Science (in three Phases)• Management Development (for Middle Managers)• Executive Development (for Senior Managers)• Leadership Renewal • Stress Management• Ethics in Business• Counselling Skills• Communication Skills

List of B.S. Programmes

• Fundamentals of Credit• Advanced Credit Appraisal• Corporate Business & Marketing• Project Appraisal & Risk Analysis• Credit for Inspecting Officials• Financial Markets & Products – Overview• Risk Management• Foreign Currency Funding Options• Derivatives• Stressed Assets Management

List of Credit Programmes

• IB for Branch Managers/Officials of Branches

• Bourse Programme for Officials Working in Dealing Rooms

• Risk Management & Derivatives

• Workshop on Documentary Credits

• Intensive Programme on Export Finance

• IB for Trainers

• Programme on IB & Dealing Room Operations for Inspecting Officials

List of IB Programmes