Axis Bank Young Bankers Program : Structure of Learning

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Axis Bank Young Bankers Program

Launching the 5th batch of Axis Bank Young Bankers Program - 2013

Structure of Learning

Classes will be held five days a week from Monday to Friday with Saturday devoted to e-learning and Sunday being a weekly holiday. Apart from the regular classes, the program participants would be required to take part in additional curricular and extra-curricular activities. Formal class room sessions will be of 65 minutes duration. There will be 7 sessions on each day. Classes will be from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm. Program delivery will be in the form of class room lectures, tutorial discussions, seminars, laboratory work, assignments, case studies, library research projects and other exercises. Considerable emphasis will be placed on self-learning by the participants. Co-curricular activities will form an essential part of the learning process, including lectures, seminars, group presentations, field visits, role-plays, simulated exercises, experiential learning and guided assignments. There will be guest lecturers from industry experts including the Bank officials.

The breakup of time available for formal study is as follows: -

  • No. of working days in a week: 5
  • No. of sessions (65 minutes/ session) in a day: 7
  • No. of subjects per trimester: 8
  • No. of sessions per subject per trimester: as per credits assigned.

Note: Some of the sessions may be devoted to tests – both in-trimester and end trimester. Some Sundays and weekends maybe dedicated to training sessions or classes depending on academic needs.

Attendance requirements

It is mandatory for all participants to take part in all curricular and co-curricular activities. They would be required to attend 90% classes. Leave of absence would be given only with the specific permission of the Program Coordinator, Axis Bank, Young Bankers Program

Student support services

Apart from the formal classes, the students would be provided support for the learning process through the following means: -

  • Lectures by experts from the Industry
  • Interaction with Leaders from Axis Bank on a periodic basis.
  • Library services to include access to e-library
  • Study material prepared by the Axis Bank, Young Bankers Program (Manipal University)
  • Access to e-learning modules

Project work

Participants would be expected to work on a library research project during the first two trimesters. The topic for the project would be assigned to them by the Faculty. A list of topics would be put up on the website and the participants would be required to submit three choices by selecting topics from the list. Efforts would be made to assign a topic to the participant based on his/her choice. The participants would be expected to make a presentation on the said topic during the third trimester.

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