[srini33333]

Hello, SIMS (Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies) is pleased to announce a “Post Graduate Program in Retail Banking & Sales” commencing June 2008. The ‘Post Graduate Program’ is a joint venture between Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) and SIMS. SCB is the largest foreign bank operating in India and its Consumer Banking Academy will leverage on the academic rigor of SIMS to develop professionals in the banking industry by: • Equipping them with knowledge of fundamentals of financial markets and products. • Enabling on the job training in the Consumer Bank division. • Working with successful teams and being mentored by experienced managers. Students will be selected through a joint selection by SCB and SIMS and will be offered a stipend during the training period and an assured employment in SCB on successful completion of their training. The PG program will be for 12 months with initial academic classes at SIMS, Pune followed by on- the- job training and project assignments. Curriculum: The focus of the curriculum is on the banking and finance domain along with special emphasis on connecting with the customer and service excellence. Eligibility: Only the students who have appeared for SNAP exam in 2007 shall be eligible to apply. Application Process • A Demand Draft of Rs. 1000/- to be drawn in favour of ‘Director, SIMS’ payable at Pune, needs to be sent along with the applicants Name, Email ID, SNAP ID, Contact no and Mail Address on the following address: MDP Cell, Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Range Hills Road, Kirkee Cantt, Pune - 411 020. Kindly superscribe the envelope containing the DD and other details ‘PG PROGRAM IN RETAIL BANKING AND SALES -2008.’ • On receipt of the demand draft the applicants will be provided with individual access to an online brochure and printable application form at the site .:: Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies ::. - SIMS. • Applicants are required to take a print out of the application form, fill it up and mail it to the above mentioned postal address. • The last date for receiving duly completed application forms is 20th May 2008. Contact: Coordinator (MDP Cell) Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) Tel: +91 - 020 –30213212/30213234 E-mail: simsmdp@sims.edu



THIS IS THE NOTIFICATION & DOES ANYBODY HERE HAVE ANY IDEA ABT THIS & HW MANY R GONNA APPLY? DO REPLY GUYS

[universalkida]

Even i got this mail....not so sure if it would be good enuf...

Pros and Cons...

Pros - SIMS Brand Name, SCB Placement Offer
Cons - First Batch


Do give your opinions as well

[crazyrajat]

All seniors please guide.... i too got the same email.... how much worth it is? and what type of profile SC bank is going to offer?

[srini33333]

Originally Posted by universalkida

Even i got this mail....not so sure if it would be good enuf...

Pros and Cons...

Pros - SIMS Brand Name, SCB Placement Offer
Cons - First Batch


Do give your opinions as well

yes everyone who wrote snap wld have got this mail...i mailed to the office as well as the Officer frm SCB....still no reply...

[amritakohli]

even i got d mail...dnt knw mch..whether its worth it or not...i mean 1 yr degree would dat be equivalent to 2 yr mba..dnt knw abt d fee structure of the course....nybody who get to knw nything about the course ,please reply...........n ya wht abt d avg package 2

[swapnil_198616]

the course fee is 75000, 300 vacancies, last date to apply is 20 may 2008.icici is giving 2.57 lac p.a.for 6 months pgp so, i think scb would b giving much more than that but, the d problem is we need 2 get mba degree for good job profile. so, the candidates who have got good colleges or good scores in entrance exam r definitely not going 2 apply for this course. so, it completely depends on d options available.not on course structure.

[psnbucks]

what matters here is the kind of job profile SCB will be offering to students after completing this course, if they are offering a paltry sum of say 2.5 - 3 lakhs ( with no idea about future growth prospects ) , we need to ask ourselves is this a good idea to opt for rather than going on for a 2 year mba ,

i mean what if these guys dont offer good growth prospects , (we would then be thinking of going ahead for an mba then, so that means 1 year spent on the course + 1 year spent working at SCB and then we know whether its good or bad, and if its not good then we would be spending another 2 years to complete our mba )

so i short plz if anyone knows abt this do let us know if its worthwhile going on for this course.

also in terms of growth at SCB , they would always give preference to MBA rather than a 1 year pgp course .so i hope someone could clear our doubts regarding the our career growth at SCB in comparison to MBA's hired by SCB.

[chaitanya_yn]

Originally Posted by swapnil_198616

the course fee is 75000, 300 vacancies, last date to apply is 20 may 2008.icici is giving 2.57 lac p.a.for 6 months pgp so, i think scb would b giving much more than that but, the d problem is we need 2 get mba degree for good job profile. so, the candidates who have got good colleges or good scores in entrance exam r definitely not going 2 apply for this course. so, it completely depends on d options available.not on course structure.

Hi Swapnil,

I am from the BFSI segment and work for Citibank.

Well, I don't quite agree with you on this as I know it for a fact that even people who hold MBA degrees are posted on the same profiles!!

As far as the programme is concerned, I think it is tailor made for freshers who at the end of the course will end up with a Management trainee tag with SCB, equivalent to what other banks offer to a fresher with an MBA degree(in campus).

Salaries would still be the same as offered to Tier II MBA colleges.

So what you have to think about is, your priorities and urgency to do a PGP and your own circumstances.

1 yr PGP aint a bad option, just weigh it.

cheers!

[chaitanya_yn]

Originally Posted by psnbucks

what matters here is the kind of job profile SCB will be offering to students after completing this course, if they are offering a paltry sum of say 2.5 - 3 lakhs ( with no idea about future growth prospects ) , we need to ask ourselves is this a good idea to opt for rather than going on for a 2 year mba

The job profile will be that of a management trainee and the sals offered would be on par with what is offered to freshers at tier II colleges!!

Originally Posted by psnbucks

i mean what if these guys dont offer good growth prospects , (we would then be thinking of going ahead for an mba then, so that means 1 year spent on the course + 1 year spent working at SCB and then we know whether its good or bad, and if its not good then we would be spending another 2 years to complete our mba )

A college or an organisation doesn't offer growth served on a platter to any individual.It is you who has to determine your growth dominated by your performance!! trust me, me just being a graduate, am a Financial services manager at Citibank!! and the irony is all my reportees are MBA grads!! So it depends on you as to what you make out of your career.

Originally Posted by psnbucks

also in terms of growth at SCB , they would always give preference to MBA rather than a 1 year pgp course .so i hope someone could clear our doubts regarding the our career growth at SCB in comparison to MBA's hired by SCB.

If you take my example, I'm not even an MBA, just a plain grad!! and as far as preference is concerned, they would offer the same tag(MT), same salary (MBA fresher tier II college) and the same growth prospects.

hope the above clarifies your doubts!!

cheers!

[swapnil_198616]

Hey, I Don;t Think Just 8-10 Guys Got The Email About Pgp. I Did Called Sims. Don't They Got Much No Of Applicants. So, Confused Whether To Apply Or Not.guy's Pls Help About It.