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IIBF BC Advanced Certification (NIESBUD)
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** The BC candidates will be required to pass the examination in three attempts within a period of nine months from the date of completion of training. Candidates not able to pass examination within the stipulated time, shall be required to re-enroll themselves for the BC training. After satisfactorily completing the training, they can enroll a fresh for the examination.
**Based on the recommendations of IBA, it has now been decided that there will be two levels of certifications of the BCs namely:
(a) Basic Certification: This certification is to be undertaken by the BCs who handle only basic transactions like deposit, payment transitions, cash-in cash-out, remittances, etc. The basic certification will also be applicable to the BCs of the Payments Banks.
(b) Advance Certifications: This certification is to be undertaken by BCs who will be action as full-fledged BCs/ managing CSPs covering all the activities as prescribed by the regulator.
Basic certification is not mandatory for the advance certification.
Procedure for Registration of Basic/Advance Certification
Step 01 Visit www.niesbud.nic.in
Step 02 Visit IIBF – BC programme Dashboard
Step 03 Forthcoming training programme calendar uploaded on Website
Step 04 Register as per your choice of date of training
Step 05 Fill up the Registration Details
Step 06 You will get an OTP for verification
Step 07 You will be directed to the payment gateway after OTP verification
Step 08 Make Payment through payment gateway
Step 09 You will receive Acknowledgement of payment with reference id
Step 10 You are registered for the training as per date proposed by you
Step 11 You will get a Zoom link within 02 days before the start of training
Step 12 Kindly Join the programme as per schedule date & time on the link
sent to you by NIESBUD on the date proposed by you
Step 13 For further details –please whatsapp-7011164241, 8700622362
Step 14 The candidates are requested to appear for examination through
IIBF website after completion of the programme
| Session Plan -BC/BF Basic Certification (Basic) | ||||
| Day 1 | Session | Topic | Duration (In minutes) |
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| 1 | I | Structure of Indian Banking and types of Banks | 90 | |
| II | Various Deposit Schemes and Other services | 120 | ||
| III | Accounts Opening on-Boarding Process, KYC mechanism and operations | 120 | ||
| IV | Grievance Redressal Mechanisn in Balks and Integrated Ombudsman Scheme | 90 | ||
| 2 | I | Principals Inclusion-Banking for the Unbanked | 90 | |
| II | BC. and BF Model: A vehicle for Financial Inclusion | 120 | ||
| III | Risk and Fraud Management | 90 | ||
| IV | PMJDY, PMJJBY, PMSBY AND APY | 120 | ||
| 3 | I | Basic Technical (handling Micro-ATMs Biometric and other Devices, Basic Connectivity Issues | 120 | |
| II | Digital Banking Product | 120 | ||
| III | Communication and Financial Counselling (Including Financial and Financial education) | 180 | Including role play of 60 mins |
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| 4 | I | How to Deal with Different Types of Customers? | 180 | Including role play of 60 mins |
| II Demo Session | Filling Deposit application forms | 60 | ||
| III Demo session | Digital Banking-operational handholding of hand-held devices | 120 | ||
| IV | Mock Test and Summing up | 60 | ||
| Total | 1680 | Minutes | ||
| 28 | Hours | |||
| 7 | Hours per day |
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| 4 | Days | |||
Session Plan-BC/BF Advance Certification
| Day 1 | Session | Topic | Duration (In minutes) |
| 1 | I | Structure of Indian Banking and types of Banks | 90 |
| II | Various Deposit Schemes and Other services | 120 | |
| III | Accounts Opening on-Boarding Process, KYC mechanism and operations | 120 | |
| IV | Accounting, Finance and Operations | 90 | |
| 2 | I | Principals of Sounds Lending | 90 |
| II | Loans and Advances with special focus on Retail Lending | 120 | |
| III | Asset Classification and methods of Recovery | 120 | |
| IV | Grievance Redressal Mechanism and Integrated Ombudsman Scheme | 90 | |
| 3 | I | Overview of the Financial Market | 90 |
| II | Financial Inclusion | 120 | |
| III | Financial Education and Financial Counseling | 90 | |
| IV | Government Schemes for promoting Financial Inclusion | 120 | |
| 4 | I | Risk and Fraud Management | 90 |
| II | Basic Technical Skills (handling Micro-ATMs, Biometric and other Devises, Basic Connectivity Issues | 120 | |
| III | Digital Banking Products | 120 | |
| IV | Recent Development in Digital Banking | 90 | |
| 5 | I | Basic Skill requirement for BCs | 180 (Including role play of 60 mins) |
| II | Dealing with various types of Customers | 180 (Including role play of 60 mins) |
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| III | Filling Deposit application forms | 60 | |
| 6 | I | Strategies for Recovery of Loans | 150 |
| II | Digital Banking-operational handholding of hand held devices | 120 | |
| III | Filling Loan application forms | 60 | |
| IV | Mock Test and Summing up | 90 | |
| 2520 Minutes | |||
| 42 Hours | |||
| 7 Hours per day |
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| 6 Days |
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF BANK MANAGEMENT
“A Centre of Excellence in the Service of Banks, FIs and their Customers”
(An Institute sponsored by RBI, NABARD and six PSU Banks)
Training Programme for BC Certification
About IIBM
Indian Institute of Bank Management (IIBM), Guwahati is an accredited institution for
imparting BC Certification training. It is a National level Bank Training Institute sponsored,
governed and managed primarily by Reserve Bank of India. The other co-sponsors are
NABARD, SBI, Union Bank, Indian Bank, UCO Bank, Central Bank of India and Punjab
National Bank. Dr. M. D. Patra, Dy. Governor of RBI is Chairman of the Governing Board
of IIBM, Guwahati and Shri Eugene E. Karthak, former Executive Director, RBI is IIBM’s
Director.
Introduction
In order to ensure financial inclusion, several initiatives have been taken by Government
of India and Reserve Bank of India. Business Correspondents (BCs) play an important role
ion financial inclusion. In order to enable the BCs to be more effective, they need to be
imparted the desired level of knowledge. In this context the certificate examination of IIBF
for BCs has the following objective. IIBM has been identified as one of the empanelled
Institute to undertake the training of BCs.
Objective:
• This course is aimed at providing the knowledge and skill sets to BCs. The structure
of the course is to provide basic knowledge in banking operations and help the BCs
in developing an overall understanding of the subject.
For Whom:
• Basic Certification: This certification is to be undertaken by the BC Agents who
handle transactions like payment transactions, cash-in-out, remittances, etc.
• Advanced Certification: This certification is to be undertaken by BC Agents who
will be acting as full-fledged BCs covering all the activities as prescribed by the
regulator.
Mode & Duration of Training:
• Basic Certification: The training will be for 28 hours to be covered in minimum 4
working days and maximum 15 working days.
• Advanced Course: The training will be for 42 hours to be covered in minimum 6
working days and maximum 21 working days.
Fees:
• Basic Certification: Online Training at ₹1800/- plus GST and Offline at ₹2,700/- plus
GST.
• Advanced Certification: Online Training at ₹2,700/- plus GST and Offline at ₹4000/-
plus GST.
Eligibility Criteria:
• Candidate must have completed 18 years of age on the date of application for
training.
• The candidate should be minimum Class X passed.
Validity:
The candidates can make maximum three attempts to clear the Final Exam conducted by
IIBF within a maximum period of nine month from the date of completion certificate.
For more details kindly, contact the undersigned:
Contact person:
Programme Associate
Ms. Monisha Thapa
Ph. No. +91 93659 73843
Email:programme@iibm.ac.in
NB: Tentative date of training:
• Online Advanced Certification Training scheduled from April 29, 2024 (Monday)
to May 4th, 2024 (Saturday)
• Interested participants may register through https://forms.gle/Z7v6tjm1pnosouTe9
on or before 19th April 2024
IIBF All Notification / Updates
In order to simplify the course contents of BC certification, the s’ame has been, now
divided into two distinct levels (mutually exclusive) as under:
1) Basic Certification: This certification to be undertaken by the BC Agents who handle
only basic transactions like payment transactions, cash-in cash-out, remittances, etc.
2)Advanced Certification.: This certification to be undertaken by BC Agents who will
be acting as full-fledged BCs covering all the activiti6s as prescribed by the regulator.
PLs note the total marks for BC/BF examination
1) Candidates who will take up Basic course: BC/BF exam total marks 50 and pass marks is 25
2) Candidates who will take up Advanced course: BC/BF exam total marks 100 and pass marks is 50
Candidates are generally recommended to take up Advanced course.
Dear All There is slight change in the registration process for exam in IIBF which is done by our IIBF exam centers. We will share the manual very soon.
In training process , if any candidate comes to your center please give them the training institute’s name and contact numbers of the concerned person. Candidates will directly contact them and get themselves registered for training.
IIBF-এ পরীক্ষার জন্য নিবন্ধন প্রক্রিয়ায় সামান্য পরিবর্তন রয়েছে যা আমাদের IIBF পরীক্ষা কেন্দ্রগুলি করে। আমরা খুব শীঘ্রই ম্যানুয়াল শেয়ার করব।
প্রশিক্ষণ প্রক্রিয়ায়, যদি কোনো প্রার্থী আপনার কেন্দ্রে আসেন তাহলে অনুগ্রহ করে তাদের প্রশিক্ষণ ইনস্টিটিউটের নাম এবং সংশ্লিষ্ট ব্যক্তির যোগাযোগ নম্বর দিন। প্রার্থীরা সরাসরি তাদের সাথে যোগাযোগ করবে এবং প্রশিক্ষণের জন্য নিজেদের নিবন্ধিত করবে।
Dear Team,
The names of Institue’s where candidates can register for BCBF training are as below,
a. Bankers’ Institute of Rural Development (BIRD);
b. The National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE);
c. National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM);
d. Indian Institute of Bank Management (IIBM); and
e. The Banks, at their discretion may also provide mandatory training to BCAs duly adhering to the training structure/ modules designed by the Coordination Committee.
Apply IIBF BC Advanced Certification Programme https://niesbudtraining.in/Programs/Default.aspx?ProgramID=8385
Apply IIBF BC Basic Certification Programme : https://niesbudtraining.in/Programs/Default.aspx?ProgramID=8384
Name Of Programme |
Mode of Prog. |
Duration |
Fee |
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| IIBF BC Basic Certification Programme Apply Link | Online | 04 Days | Rs.2124 | ||
| IIBF BC Advanced Certification Programme Apply Link | Online | 06 Days | Rs.3186 | ||
| IIBF BC Basic Certification Programme
( Update Soon ) |
Offline | 04 Days | Rs.3186 | ||
| IIBF BC Advanced Certification Programme ( Update Soon ) | Offline | 06 Days | Rs.4720 |
IIBF Notice
Effective April 2024, Training of BC Agents (BCA) has been mandated by RBI before appearing for the BC Certification Examination. BC Agents will now have to undergo 28 hours of training for the Basic Certification and 42 hours of training for the Advanced certification, as the case may be. Only those candidates who have successfully completed the training will be eligible to appear for the BC/BF examination.
The following Institutes have been identified to conduct the training for BC/BF:
- Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD)
- National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development. (NIESBUD). Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE)
- Indian Institute of Bank Management (IIBM); and
- The Banks, at their discretion may also provide mandatory training to BCAs duly adhering to the training structure/modules designed by the Coordination Committee.
Other than the above named Institutes, no other Institute or organization is permitted to impart training to BC’s/BF’s.
Contact Details of Training Institutes:
Single Point of Contact (SPOC) of BIRD in connection with the training of BCs/ BFs :
Name of the Officer: Mrs. Anukampa Jha
Designation: Deputy General Manager
Email Id: anukampa.jha@nabard.org
Contact Number: 9431771458/ 0522 2425834
Working Hours/Availability: 09:45 am to 05:30 pm
Single Point of Contact (SPOC) of NIESBUD in connection with the training of BCs/ BFs :
Name of the Officer: Shri P.K.Arora
Designation: Senior Advisor
Email Id: pradeep.k.arora@gmail.com
Contact Number: 9720447744
Working Hours/Availability: 09:45 am to 05:30 pm
Single Point of Contact (SPOC) of IIBM in connection with the training of BCs/ BFs :
Name of the Officer: Dr. Abhijit Sharma
Designation: Professor, IIBM
Email Id: programme@iibm.ac.in; academic@iibm.ac.in
Contact Number: 9365973843
Working Hours/Availability: 09:30 am to 05:30 pm
Mandatory Training of BCs/ BFs About BIRD, Lucknow
Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), a National level Premier Training
Institution was established by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) in 1983 to strengthen the Rural Financial Institutions through training and
capacity building, research, and consultancy, etc. particularly in the areas of agriculture,
rural development, rural development banking, micro finance, financial inclusion, etc.
The institute focuses on capacity building and skill development of the personnel of
Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Co-operative Banks, Small Finance Banks,
MFIs, Farmer Producer Organisations, Non-Government Organisations, Government of
India, State Governments and International organizations including financial institutions
and developmental agencies.
The faculty members of BIRD have rich experience in Rural Banking, Planning,
Development and Human Resources Management.
Mandatory Training of BCs/ BFs before Certification-BIRD as empanelled
Training Institute
Training mandatory before appearing for BC Certification examination.
IIBF – sole certifying agency.
Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), Lucknow- One of the three
Empanelled Training Institutes.
Two Courses for Certification:
Basic Certification: This certification is to be undertaken by the BC/BF Agents
who handle only basic transactions like payment transactions, cash-in cash-out,
remittances, etc.
Advanced Certification: This certification is to be undertaken. by BC/BF
Agents who will be acting as full-fledged BCs covering all the activities as
prescribed by the regulator.
Training by BIRD
Training programmes will be conducted in two modules, Basic and Advanced.
Session plans, duration of training programmes and course fee for both the courses
have been standardized and approved by IBA.
BIRD, Lucknow would provide ONLINE training in two languages, viz. Hindi and
English. The Course material for Basic and Advanced Courses have been prepared
by IIBF.
Duration of Training:
Basic – 28 Hours [(4 days (min) to 15 days (max)].
Advanced – 42 Hours [(6 days (min) to 21 days (max)].
The Course books, published by IIBF, will form basis of training. The prescribed
course books for Basic and Advanced Courses, published by IIBF, under Taxmann
Publications, are:
i. Inclusive Banking Through Business Correspondents (Basic Course)
ii. Inclusive Banking Through Business Correspondents (Advanced Course)
Books to be purchased by the candidates from bookstores.
Training Completion Certificate (TCC) will be issued to all candidates who have
successfully completed the training with at least 75% attendance.
75% attendance mandatory for candidates to get the completion certificate.
Fee details:
Particular Basic Course Advanced Course
Course Fee (per candidate)
Online Rs 1800 plus GST = Rs 2124 Rs 2700 plus GST = Rs 3186
The above Course Fee is for attending one training programme only. No refund in
the case of non attendance of training programme.
The dates of conduct of training programmes will be announced shortly.
Contact Details for BC/BF Training
Email Id: bcbf.bird@nabard.org
Contact Number: 0522 – 2421006 (between 0945 hrs to 1730 hrs on
working days)
website: https://birdlucknow.nabard.org/