Pursuing My Career......I want to become a bank officer

Vipin Singh The student of commerce loved to solve numerical puzzles from childhood Numerical puzzles have interested me from a very young age. I used to spend hours solving them. I think it all started when my mother asked me to calculate the expenditure that we incurred in buying household stuff. Whenever she went shopping for grocery or vegetables, I used to accompany her and keep a tab on the money we spent. I maintained a copy where I used to jot down all the particulars. At the end of the month if I could save `50, it was a great achievement for me. My father was transferred out of Pune when I was in Class X. He entrusted me with the task of handling my mother’s and brother’s expenses. I became an expert in handling money. Saving is my second nature. I would rather save than spend. At the Army Public School, mathematics was my favourite subject and I scored over 90 per cent in exams. I already knew that I wanted to become a banker. So my best alternative was to pursue BCom with specialisation in banking. After Class XII, I took admission at Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce on Senapati Bapat Road. To know more about banking, I have taken accountancy, international banking, mercantile law, direct and indirect taxes as my subjects. I have secured more than 80 per cent and above in my college exams. After graduating from Symbiosis next year, I will appear for bank probationary exams in India and abroad. I have also joined a coaching institute to help me prepare for CAT, SNAP, GMAT and Bank PO exams. Every bank has entrance exams but if an aspirant clears the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) test, the candidate can be recruited by 19 nationalised banks across the country. My main aim is to get placed in a nationalised bank in the country. (As told to Barnalee Handique)