Indian Institute of Banking & Finance: Certified Credit Professional
Indian Institute of Banking & Finance: Certified Credit Professional
Indian Institute of Banking & Finance: Certified Credit Professional
INTRODUCTION:
The world is increasingly getting inter connected and complex. Bank credit mechanism has
also undergone phenomenal changes in recent years. Few years ago, credit meant only Cash
Credit, Overdraft and Loan. Today quasi credit facilities like Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees,
Co acceptances, Buyer's Credit and Supplier's Credit are gaining predominance. The bank
officer dealing with such products should possess a good knowledge of the product itself to
assess the risk involved and judge the repayment capacity of the borrower to honour the
liabilities within the agreed timeframe. Credit Appraisal and Risk Appraisal can be considered
as two sides of the same coin. Hence, when appraisal aspects are being discussed, be it
concerning domestic finance or trade finance for international trade, risk aspects are
considered so that the credit officer does not lose sight of the same. The course provides a
holistic insight into the various dimensions in bank credit management.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To develop a cadre of credit officers in banks to perform different credit functions across
banks
2. To inculcate advanced skills for handling credit management issues
COVERAGE:
The course broadly covers:
i. Loan Policy v. Working Capital Management
ii. Credit appraisal vi. Export Credits
iii. Analysis of Financial statements vii. Credit Monitoring
iv. Project Finance viii. Management of Impaired Assets etc.
TARGET GROUP:
1. Existing/ Newly posted officers in credit department
2. Persons identified for the credit department
3. People aspiring to become credit officers in banks
METHODOLOGY:
Course has two components viz.,
a) Online examination for 100 marks based on a specially designed courseware on credit
management
b) Classroom Training of 3 days
For details of Classroom Training, Course Structure & Delivery, refer page 4.
ELIGIBILITY:
1. Members and Non-Members of the Institute
2. Candidates must have passed the 12th standard examination in any discipline or its
equivalent.
SUBJECT OF ONLINE EXAMINATION:
Credit Management
PASSING CRITERIA:
1. Minimum marks for pass in the subject is 50 out of 100 for online examination.
2. Minimum 25 marks for pass out of 50 marks in the Classroom training.
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EXAMINATION/ TRAINING FEES: (For Members/ For Non-members)
Sr. Particulars Examination Training Total Examination
No. Fee Fee** + Training Fee
1. Virtual training mode Rs. 6,000/- Nil Rs. 6,000/-
plus GST plus GST
2. Physical classroom training mode Rs. 6,000/- Rs. 5,000/- Rs. 11,000/-
at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and plus GST plus GST plus GST
Kolkata centres
3. Physical classroom training mode Rs. 6,000/- Rs. 9,000/- Rs. 15,000/-
at other centres plus GST plus GST plus GST
Please Note: Candidates are required to Register for every attempt separately.
The fee once paid will NOT be refunded or adjusted on any account.
Training fees are to be paid after the candidate clears the online examination
conducted by the Institute.
Candidates, who do not pass the online examination in their first attempt, need to enroll
for the second attempt by paying a nominal fee of Rs.200.
Candidates who do not pass the online examination in their second attempt, need to
enroll again by paying a fee of Rs. 6,000/-.
If a candidate fails in the virtual classroom training, he/she can enroll for the second
attempt by paying a fee of Rs. 1,000/- plus GST.
MEDIUM OF EXAMINATION:
Examination will be conducted in English only.
PATTERN OF EXAMINATION:
(i) Question Paper will contain 100 objective type multiple choice questions including situation
analysis/ problem based questions for a total of 100 marks
(ii) The examination will be held in Online Mode only
(iii) There will NOT be negative marking for wrong answers.
DURATION OF EXAMINATION:
The duration of the examination will be of 2 hours.
PERIODICITY AND EXAMINATION CENTRES:
a) Examination will be conducted on pre-announced dates published on IIBF Web Site.
Institute conducts examination on half yearly basis, however periodicity of the examination
may be changed depending upon the requirement of banking industry.
b) List of Examination centers will be available on the website. (Institute will conduct
examination in those centers where there are 20 or more candidates.)
PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR EXAMINATION
Application for examination should be registered online from the Institute’s website
www.iibf.org.in. The schedule of examination and dates for registration will be published on
IIBF website.
PROOF OF IDENTITY
Non-members applying for Institute’s examinations/courses are required to attach/ submit a
copy of any one of the following documents containing Name, Photo and Signature at the time
of registration of Examination Application. Application without the same shall be liable to be
rejected.
1) Photo ID Card issued by Employer or 2) PAN Card or 3) Driving Licence or 4) Election
Voter’s ID Card or 5) Passport 6) Aadhaar Card
STUDY MATERIAL/ COURSEWARE
The Institute has developed a courseware to cover the syllabus. The courseware (book) for the
subject/s will be available at outlets of publisher/s.
Please visit IIBF website www.iibf.org.in under the menu “Exam Related” for details of book/s
and address of publisher/s outlets. Candidates are advised to make full use of the courseware.
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However, as banking and finance fields are dynamic, rules and regulations witness rapid
changes. Therefore, the courseware should not be considered as the only source of information
while preparing for the examinations. Candidates are advised to go through the updates put on
the IIBF website from time to time and go through Master Circulars/ Master Directions issued
by RBI and publications of IIBF like IIBF Vision, Bank Quest, etc. All these sources are
important from the examination point of view. Candidates are also to visit the websites of
organizations like RBI, SEBI, BIS, IRDAI, FEDAI etc. besides going through other books &
publications covering the subject/ exam concerned etc. Questions based on current
developments relating to the subject/ exam may also be asked.
CUT-OFF DATE OF GUIDELINES/ IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS FOR
EXAMINATIONS
The Institute has a practice of asking questions in each exam about the recent developments/
guidelines issued by the regulator(s) in order to test if the candidates keep themselves abreast
of the current developments. However, there could be changes in the developments/ guidelines
from the date the question papers are prepared and the dates of the actual examinations.
In order to address these issues effectively, it has been decided that:
i. In respect of the examinations to be conducted by the Institute for the period February to
July of a calendar year, instructions/ guidelines issued by the regulator(s) and important
developments in banking and finance up to 31st December will only be considered for the
purpose of inclusion in the question papers".
ii. In respect of the examinations to be conducted by the Institute for the period August to
January of a calendar year, instructions/ guidelines issued by the regulator(s) and
important developments in banking and finance up to 30th June will only be considered
for the purpose of inclusion in the question papers.
The table given below further clarifies the situation.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES:
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(100 Feet Road), Opp. Hotel 1st Floor, 4 Rajendra Place, 7th Floor, 4, C. R. Avenue,
Ambica Empire, Vadapalani, New Delhi – 110 008. Kolkata – 700 072.
Chennai – 600 026. Tel. : 011-2575 2191/ 92 Tel. : 033-2212 4992
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