IIBF

Diamond Jubilee and CH Bhabha Banking Overseas Research Fellowship (DJCHBBORF)

The Diamond Jubilee Banking Overseas Research Fellowship was instituted by the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance in 1988 to commemorate its diamond jubilee year. The C H Bhabha Fellowship offered by the Indian Banks' Association was merged with the DJBORF in 2007-08 and known as the Diamond Jubilee and CH Bhabha Banking Overseas Research Fellowship (DJCHBBORF). The objective of the Fellowship is to provide the successful candidate an opportunity to undertake a research study on the latest developments in the field of banking and finance in India. Under DJCHBBORF, the Institute invites research proposals from the eligible life members of the Institute. On the basis of the quality of the thesis proposals submitted by the candidates, their qualifications, experience and background, the candidates will be called for Interview before the Committee appointed by the Institute. The awardee will undertake his research under the guidance of a subject matter expert (who is having a Ph.D. degree attached to an institution having research credentials/operations and has vetted and recommended the candidate's proposal) and submits two copies of publishable reports within 6 months of completing the period of study/visit abroad, as the case may be. The Institute would pay an honorarium of Rs.1.00 lac to the candidate on successful competition of the project. The research studies awarded this Fellowship so far are:

Sl.No.	Year of Award	Name	Subject of Study
1	1988	Shri Ganesan Sridhar EXIM Bank	Bank Finance for Non-Traditional Exports: Policies & Practices in Brazil.
2	1989	Shri C Radhakrishnan State Bank of India	Strategic Adoption of Technology for the Indian Banking System. USA.
3	1990	Shri Gade Sriram State Bank of India	US Commercial Paper-USA.
4	1991	Shri J K Sinha Reserve Bank of India	Study of International Gold Market with a reference to a Domestic Potential. USA
5	1992	Shri Narayanaswami Murugan. State Bank of India	Effectiveness, Security, Controls and Audit of Computer System in Banking-USA
6	1993	Shri Manas Rajan Das State Bank of India	Bank Failures and Role of Deposit Insurance-The USA Experience USA.
7	1994	Shri Srinibas Swain State Bank of India	Financial Options Market in the USA
8	1995	Shri G Mahalingam Reserve Bank of India	Evolving Regulatory Framework for Derivatives-USA
9	1996	Shri Abhaya Prasad Hota-Reserve Bank of India	Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) payment System-USA
10	1997	Shri Rabi Narayan Mishra-Reserve Bank of India	Product Innovation in India Financial Market: with special Securitization-USA
11	1998	Ms S Sasikala State Bank of India	Financial Derivatives-A Study Risk Management and controls UK
12	1999	Shri Balu K Reserve Bank of India	Infrastructure Financing by Indian Banks and Financial Institutions. Strategy, Risk and Regulations.
13	2000	Ms Uma Ramaseshan United Bank of India	Internet Banking. A new paradigm.
14	2001	Shri Shrinivasan H S Corporation Bank	The Emerging Role of Banks in E-commerce.
15	2002	Shri S Ramachandran Central Bank of India	Insurance as tool for risk mitigation in collateral securities-Mortgages.
16	2003	Shri Indranil Chakraborty, Reserve Bank of India	Clearing & settlement of over the counter Derivatives-A study of the current state of the art.
17	2004	Shri Durga Prasad Dube. Reserve Bank of India	Evolving information System Assurance Framework for Indian Banking Sector.
18	2008	Shri A.K. Chowdhury, Reserve Bank of India	US Sub Prime Home Loan Crisis: Lessons for Indian Banking.
19	2012	Dr.Narinder Kumar Bhasin, Axis Bank Ltd.	Study of Impact of Technology on Electronic Payment Systems and its effect on Customer Services
20	2013	Mr.Vijay Singh Shekhawat, Reserve Bank of India	Effect of International Clearing Unions on Trade and Reserves
21	2014-15	Mr. E. R. Muthuselvan, Reserve Bank of India	Innovative Credit Products for MSME sector and to evaluate the Credit Guarantee Mechanism under CGTMSE and compare with Credit Guarantee Mechanism of Japan
22	2016-17	Dr. Tapas Kumar Parida, State Bank of India	Measuring Impact of Insurance, including Jan Suraksha, Schemes on Insurance Consumption in India
23	2018-19	Ms. Dipanwita Dutta, Punjab National Bank	A study of Predictive strength of Indian Overnight Swap Market vs Other Countries
24	2020-21	Dr. Bibekananda Panda, State Bank of India	Asymmetric information and market failure in Bank-NBFC Co-lending Model
25	2021-22	Mr. Saket Kumar, Reserve Bank of India	A study on the AT1 Bonds in India vis-a-vis other jurisdictions

Note:The Fellowship not awarded in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015-16, 2017-18 & 2019-20.