UBI and NIIT to offer PG diploma in Banking and Finance

A 12-month post graduate diploma programme will be offered by United Bank of India (UBI) in collaboration with NIIT Institute of Finance Banking and Insurance Training (IFBI), one of the many subsidiaries of NIIT Ltd.

According to a recent UBI and NIIT press release, the course has been designed for newly hired probationary officers and will be offered at NIIT University. It will broaden the skill set of the candidates and will prepare them for their tasks.

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Apart from this, the course will impart vital insights that are required to undertake certain roles with a versatile banking approach. The PG diploma programme has been designed to develop and empower necessary skills within professionals and share knowledge regarding modern-day banking and financial services.

It is a four-dimensional programme and will focus on preparing the candidates for customer service, domain knowledge, technology and application.

Once the candidates complete the programme successfully, they will join the United Bank of India as probationary officers.

UBI is not the first bank to start such programme. Similar programmes were started by Bank of Baroda (BOB) and IDBI Bank.

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About United Bank of India:

UBI is counted amongst the largest and most reputable public sector banks of India. The government of India holds 55.43% of the capital invested in it. Established in the year 1950, UBI was nationalized on July 19, 1969. The headquarters of UBI are situated in Kolkata, West Bengal. At present UBI has 35 regional offices and 2005 branch offices across India.