Banking – Law & Practice (CSP Paper-9.1) CS Professional Mod-3

Objective
To develop a robust knowledge base pertaining to significant facets of Banking Sector among those students who wish to
pursue a career in Banking Sector.

Detailed Contents
1. Overview of Indian Banking System: Indian Banking System – Evolution; RBI and its role; Structure of Banks in India; Commercial
    Banks; Co-operative Banking System; Development Banks; NBFCs.
2. Regulatory Framework of Banks: Constitution, Objectives, Functions & powers of RBI; Tools of Monetary Control; Regulatory
    Restrictions on Lending; Business of Banking; Constitution of Banks; RBI Act, 1934; Banking Regulation Act, 1949; Role of RBI;
    Govt. as a Regulator of Banks; Control over Co-operative Banks; Regulation by other Authorities.
3. Control over Organization of Banks : Licensing of Banking Companies; Branch Licensing; Paid up Capital and Reserves;
    Shareholding in Banking Companies; Subsidiaries of Banking Companies; Board of Directors; Chairman of Banking Company;
    Appointment of Additional Directors; Restrictions on Employment; Control over Management; Directors and Corporate Governance.
4. Regulation of Banking Business : Power of RBI to Issue Directions; Acceptance of Deposits; Nomination; Loans and Advances;
    Regulation of Interest Rate; Regulation of Payment Systems; Internet Banking Guidelines; Regulation of Money Market Instruments;
    Reserve Funds; Maintenance of CRR, SLR; Assets in India.
5. Banking operations : Preparation of Vouchers, cash receipt and payment entries, clearing inward and outward entries, transfer
    debit and credit entries, what is KYC and what are the different documents to satisfy KYC, verify KYC and authenticity of documents,
    operational aspects in regard to opening of all types of accounts, scrutiny of loan applications / documents, allowing drawals and
    accounting entries involved at various stages, operational aspects of CBS environment etc., Back office operations in banks,
    handling of unreconciled entries in banks.
6. IT in Banking : Overview of Banking services and IT related risk and controls, components and architecture of CBS, Core Business
    processes Flow and relevant risks and controls Reporting System and MIS, data analytics and business intelligence.
7. Payment and Collection of Cheques and Other Negotiable Instruments: NI Act; Role & Duties of Paying & Collecting Banks;
    Endorsements; Forged Instruments; Bouncing of Cheques; Its Implications; Return of Cheques; Cheque Truncation System.
8. Case Laws on Responsibility of Paying Bank : Negotiable Instruments Act and Paying Banks; Liability of Paying Banker;
    Payment in due course; Payment in Good Faith; Whether Payment under Mistake Recoverable.
9. Case Laws on Responsibility of Collecting Bank : Statutory protection to Collecting Bank; Duties of Collecting Bank.
10. Various Government Schemes : Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana (PMJDY); SukhanyaSamridi Account; MUDRA Bank Yojana;
       Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti BeemaYojana (PMJJBY); Pradhan Mantri Suraksha BimaYojana (PMSBY); Atal Pension Scheme.
11. Consumer Protection : Operational Aspects of Consumer Protection Act & Banking Ombudsman Scheme.
12. Loans and Advances : Different Types of Borrowers; Types of Credit Facilities- Cash Credit, Overdraft, Demand Loans, Term
       Loans, Bill Finance.
13. Securities for Banker’s Loans : Types of Securities; Assignment; Lien; Set-off; Hypothecation; Pledge; Mortgage; Indemnities and
       Guarantees; Factoring; Bill discounting; Letter of Credit; Commercial Papers; Bank Guarantees; Book debts; Corporate Securities;
       Charges.
14. Documentation: Types of Documents; Procedure; Stamping; Securitisation.
15. Calculation of Interest and Annuities: Calculation of Simple Interest & Compound Interest; Calculation of Equated Monthly
       Instalments; Fixed and Floating Interest Rates; Calculation of Annuities; Interest Calculation using Products / Balances; Amortisation
       of a Debt; Sinking Funds.
16. Calculation of YTM: Debt  Definition, Meaning & Salient Features; Loans; Introduction to Bonds; Terms associated with Bonds;
      Cost of Debt Capital; Bond value with semi-annual Interest; Current Yield on Bond; Calculation of Yield-to- Maturity of Bond;
      Theorems for Bond Value; Duration of Bond; Properties of Duration; Bond Price Volatility.
17. Foreign Exchange Arithmetic: Fundamentals of Foreign Exchange; Forex Markets; Direct and Indirect Quote; Some Basic
       Exchange Rate Arithmetic – Cross Rate, Chain Rule, Value date, etc.; Forward Exchange Rates – Forward Points; Arbitrage;
       Calculating Forward Points; Premium / discount; etc.
18. Non Performing Assets: Definition; Income Recognition; Asset Classification; Provisioning Norms; CDR Financial Inclusion BC;
       BF; Role of ICT in Financial Inclusion, Mobile based transactions, R SETI.
19. Final Accounts of Banking Companies : Definition and Functions of a Bank; Requirements of Banking Companies as to Accounts
       and Audit; Significant Features of Accounting Systems of Banks; Principal Books of Accounts; Preparation and Presentation of
       Financial Statements of Banks; CMA Format; Accounting Treatment of Specific Items; Preparation of Profit and Loss Account;
       Comments on Profit and Loss Account; Important Items of Balance Sheet; Disclosure Requirements of Banks; Additional Disclosures
       prescribed by RBI; Disclosures required under BASEL norms.
20. Risk Management in Banks and Basel Accords : Introduction to Risk Management; Credit Risk Management; Liquidity and
       Market Risk Management; Operational Risk Management; Risk Management Organisation; Reporting of Banking Risk; Risk
       Adjusted Performance Evaluation; Basel- I, II & III Accords.