Only a few days remains to apply for ICICI PO Recruitment Nov 2012 & Feb 2013 Batch - last date to apply online for this recruitment notification by ICICI is 15th July, 2012. This is a ICICI recruitment program for freshers – you do not need to have any prior experience. All you need to be is a graduate with 55% (aggregate marks) in any discipline.
Click here to download ICICI PO Nov 2012 & Feb 2013 batch recruitment notification in the form of a FAQ.
While this blog post tells you what is an ICICI PO program and how to apply for it, my previous blog article titled: ICICI PO Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books tells you not only how to prepare for the ICICI PO written test, but it also helps you to prepare for ICICI GD/Interview & Psychometric test.
A small primer on ICICI: What is it?
ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Bank is India's second-largest bank with a country-wide network of 2,544 branches and 7,037 ATMs in India. It also has presence in 18 countries abroad. Its total asset amounts to Rs. 4,062.34 billion (US$ 91 billion) as on March 31, 2011 and has a profit after tax Rs. 51.51 billion (US$ 1,155 million) for the year ended March 31, 2011.
More about ICICI can be found from this About Us page of ICICI website as well as from Wiki.
What is ICICI Probationary Officers (PO) Programme?
The PO program by ICICI is unique and different from PO programs of other banks in the sense that it enables you to earn a PG Diploma in banking in the 1-year training period at the end of which you are recruited as an Assistant Manager in ICICI. While working as an Assistant Manager, you have an option to continue study for the next 18 months to earn a much coveted MBA (Banking & Finance) from Manipal University, which is a UGC approved programme.
The 1-year residential training program in ICICI i.e. PG Diploma in banking covers following courses:
Corporate Banking
Private Banking
Risk and Credit Management
Treasury
Branch Management
Relationship Management
On successful completion of the year-long training program, the students are awarded a Diploma in Banking & Insurance and absorbed as an Asst. manager at ICICI Bank at a gross salary of more than 4.0 lakhs per annum.
Is this PO program free? No! You will have to pay for it, although ICICI will help you with soft loan meant for students. Read about it in the notification given above.
Imporant dates for ICICI PO exam Nov 2012 & Feb 2013 Batch:
Last date of application: 15th July, 2012
Written Aptitude Test: July 2012.
Group Discussions/Interview: August/September 2012.
Post-selection Training Program starts:1st week of November, 2012 (for Nov 2012 batch) and 1st week of February, 2013 (for Feb 2013 batch).
Eligibility for ICICI PO Exam:
• Graduates with 55% in any discipline
• Maximum 25 years of age as on 31st October, 2012 (DOB on or after 1st November, 1987)
ICICI PO Recruitment 2012-2013 Online Application Form:
You can apply only on-line for ICICI PO program. There is no offline application form for ICICI PO Exam.
Click here for ICICI PO Recruitment May 2012 Online Form.
What is the selection procedure for ICICI Probationary Officers exam:
ICICI conducts a 3-tier selection process:
1.0 Online Aptitude Test.
2.0 Group Discussion.
3.0 Interview.
On top of above, for the successful students, it also conducts Psychometric Profiling.
What are these tests and how to prepare for it? You can find all the study materials you need for ICICI Bank PO exam in my blog post: ICICI PO Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books. If you intend to appear for the next PO program of ICICI (i.e. ICICI PO Recruitment 2013), please keep visiting this PO recruitment webpage of ICICI.