- Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD)
- National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development. (NIESBUD). Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE)
- Indian Institute of Bank Management (IIBM); and
- The Banks, at their discretion may also provide mandatory training to BCAs duly adhering to the training structure/modules designed by the Coordination Committee.
Notice
Effective April 2024, Training of BC Agents (BCA) has been mandated by RBI before appearing for the BC Certification Examination. BC Agents will now have to undergo 28 hours of training for the Basic Certification and 42 hours of training for the Advanced certification, as the case may be. Only those candidates who have successfully completed the training will be eligible to appear for the BC/BF examination.
The following Institutes have been identified to conduct the training for BC/BF:
Other than the above named Institutes, no other Institute or organization is permitted to impart training to BC’s/BF’s.
Contact Details of Training Institutes:
Single Point of Contact (SPOC) of BIRD in connection with the training of BCs/ BFs :
Name of the Officer: Mrs Anukampa Jha
Designation: Deputy General Manager
Email Id: bcbf.bird@nabard.org
Contact Number: 0522 - 2421006
Working Hours/Availability: 0945 hrs to 1730 hrs (Weekdays)
BIRD: https://birdlucknow.nabard.org/UpdateSection/training%20BC-BF%20BIRD%20Website.pdf
Single Point of Contact (SPOC) of NIESBUD in connection with the training of BCs/ BFs :
Name of the Officer: Shri Saurabh Satiya
Email Id: saurabhsatya@niesbud.gov.in
Contact Number: 7011164241
Name of the Officer: Shri Sumit Sharma
Email Id: ashi_sumit1986@yahoo.com
Contact Number: 8700622362
Name of the Officer: Shri Arunendra
Email Id: arun@niesbud.gov.in
Contact Number: 8130196411
Name of the Officer: Shri P K Arora
Email Id: pradeep.k.arora@gmail.com
Contact Number: 9720447744
Working Hours/Availability: 09:45 am to 05:30 pm (Weekdays)
NIESBUD: https://niesbud.nic.in/IIBF/index.html
Single Point of Contact (SPOC) of IIBM in connection with the training of BCs/ BFs :
Name of the Officer: Dr. Abhijit Sharma
Designation: Professor, IIBM
Email Id: programme@iibm.ac.in;  academic@iibm.ac.in
Contact Number: 9365973843
Working Hours/Availability: 09:30 am to 05:30 pm (Weekdays)