Kerala has got a well developing banking industry with lot of banks in public sector and private sector. This is a state with a high level of financial inclusion. Foreign banks have also started their branches in Kerala due to this huge development. There are wide range of job opportunities rising in the banking sector for undergraduates, graduates and post graduates as banks compete against each other to open more and more new branches. Details of different bank jobs available in Kerala are given below.

Banking Sector Job Profiles in Kerala

Different banking sector job profiles available in Kerala are given below.

• Chief Manager
• General Manager
• Branch Manager
• Credit Manager
• Acquisition Manager
• Assistant Bank Manager
• Personal Banker Authorizer
• Auditor
• Probationary Officers
• Loan Officers
• Collection Officers
• Investment Banking Analyst
• Business Development Executive
• Sales Managers
• Sales Officers
• Customer Service Executive
• Investment Bankers
• Loan Consultant
• Personal Banker
• Bank Cashier
• Bank Clerk
• Bank Help Desk
• Bank Receptionist
• Bank Teller
• Tele Callers
• Tele Calling Supervisor

Qualification needed for Banking Sector Jobs in Kerala

Candidates who wish to pursue their career in banking sector should pass twelfth standard with minimum sixty percent marks. Such candidates can write clerical exams conducted for recruiting candidates to clerical post available in various banks. Only those candidates with their age between eighteen and twenty eight are eligible to write such exams. Graduates can only apply for higher posts like Probationary officer, Loan Officer, Collection Officer and Sales Officer available in any bank. Various exams are conducted to recruit eligible candidates to these posts. Candidates who are applying for probationary officer exam should have sixty percent marks during their graduation with their age between twenty one and thirty years. Those who wish to apply for various manager posts available in any bank need post graduation or post graduate diploma in Business Administration. They should also have sufficient experience in the related field apart from the required educational qualification.

Finding Banking Sector Jobs in Kerala

Notification of various vacancies in the bank will be given in newspapers or websites.

Candidates can read this notification to get an idea about different vacancies available in any bank and apply for the same. They can also upload their resumes in the official website of some banks. Job consultancy can also help the candidates in finding a banking job by providing the information about any available vacancy.

Banks in Kerala

The list of the banks located in Kerala is given below. This list includes Kerala based banks, nationalized banks, private banks and foreign banks.

• Federal Bank
• State Bank of Travancore
• Catholic Syrian Bank
• Ottapalam Co-operative Urban Bank
• Dhanalakshmi Bank
• The South Indian Bank
• Manjeri Co-operative Urban Bank
• Nedungadi Bank
• South Malabar Gramin Bank
• North Malabar Gramin Bank
• Central Bank of India
• Bank of Baroda
• IDBI
• Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd
• Allahabad Bank
• Canara Bank
• Indian Bank
• Bank of India
• Corporation Bank
• Dena Bank
• ICICI Bank
• HDFC Bank
• The Karur Vysya Bank Limited
• Axis Bank
• IndusInd Bank Limited
• Citibank India
• ABN AMRO Bank
• Standard Chartered Bank
• HSBC Bank

Recruitment Process for Banking Companies in Kerala

Most of the banks recruit candidates through written exam and interview. Some banks include group discussion in their recruitment process. Candidates who have qualified in the written test should score well in this group discussion to be eligible to attend the final interview.