Career Counseling Queries
 
Subject: Career prospects for graduate in commerce
Date: 22-May-2009
 
Question: I have completed my graduation after a period of 8 years, will this affect my chances of getting a job, I want to pursue a career in banking and insurance, please reply asap.........
 
Answer: To pursue banking you can go ahead with various specialized courses offered by various institutes in India. Some of the institutions offering courses in banking are:
  1. Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, IDRBT, Castle Hills, Road #1, Masab Tank,Hydrebad- 500 057. www.idrbt.ac.in
  2. National Institute of Bank Management ( NIBM), NIBM post office, Kondhwe Khurd, Pune- 411048 . www.nibmindia.org
  3. Centre for Advanced Financial Studies, Institute for Financial Management & Research ( IFMR), 24 Kothari Road,Nungambakkam, Chennai- 600 034. www.ifmr.com
  4. The Indian Institute of Banking & Finance , The Arcade, World Trade Centre, 2nd Floor, Tower 4, Cuffe Parade,Mumbai-400 005. www.iibf.org.in
  5. Indira Gandhi National Open University. www.ignou.ac.in
  6. University of Madras, Centenary Buildings, Chepauk, Chennai-600005.
  7. The Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202 002
  8. Ravishankar University, Raipur-492 010
  9. Guru Ghasidas University, PO Koni, Bilaspur-495 009.
  10. Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak-124 001.
  11. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara-390 002.
  12. Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380 003.
  13. Utkal University, PO Vani Vihar, Bhubaneshwar-751 004.
  14. Annamalai University, PO Annamalai Nagar-608 002,Tamilnadu.
  15. Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati-517 502.
  16. SNDT Women's University, 1, Nathibai Thackeray Road, Mumbai-400 020.
  17. University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302 004.
  18. Shivaji University, Vidyanagar, Kolhapur-416 004.
  19. Marathwada University, Aurangabad-431 604.
  20. Bhartidasan University, Palkalai Perum, Tiruchirapalli-620 024.
  21. Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795 003

You can also think of pursuing MBA Insurance since you have said that you want to make a career in insurance.

All the best,
CareerAge Counselor

 
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