Diamond Jubilee C H Bhabha Fellowship

Diamond Jubilee & C.H. Bhabha Fellowship

Introduction

The Diamond Jubilee Banking Overseas Research Fellowship was instituted by IIBF in 1988 to commemorate its diamond jubilee year. In 2007-08, the C.H. Bhabha Fellowship (offered by Indian Banks’ Association) was merged with DJBORF, creating the Diamond Jubilee & C.H. Bhabha Banking Overseas Research Fellowship (DJCHBBORF). To provide eligible life members of IIBF an opportunity to conduct research on the latest developments in banking & finance in India.

Selection Process

The fellowship encourages technically and economically feasible research projects with potential to significantly impact the banking and financial sector. Key focus areas include:

IIBF invites research proposals from life members.

Candidates shortlisted based on proposal quality, qualifications.

Final selection through Interview before an expert committee.

Fellowship Guidelines

Research under the guidance of a subject matter expert (Ph.D. holder, attached to a recognized research institution).

Awardee must submit two publishable reports within 6 months of study/visit.

An honorarium of ₹1.00 lakh is awarded on successful completion.

Awarded

Year	Name / Institution	Subject of Study
1988	Shri Ganesan Sridhar, EXIM Bank	Bank Finance for Non-Traditional Exports: Policies & Practices in Brazil
1989	Shri C. Radhakrishnan, State Bank of India	Strategic Adoption of Technology for the Indian Banking System – USA
1990	Shri Gade Sriram, State Bank of India	US Commercial Paper – USA
1991	Shri J. K. Sinha, Reserve Bank of India	International Gold Market & Domestic Potential – USA
1992	Shri Narayanaswami Murugan, State Bank of India	Security, Controls & Audit of Computer Systems in Banking – USA
1993	Shri Manas Rajan Das, State Bank of India	Bank Failures & Role of Deposit Insurance – USA
1994	Shri Srinibas Swain, State Bank of India	Financial Options Market – USA
1995	Shri G. Mahalingam, Reserve Bank of India	Regulatory Framework for Derivatives – USA
1996	Shri Abhaya Prasad Hota, Reserve Bank of India	Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) Payment System – USA
1997	Shri Rabi Narayan Mishra, Reserve Bank of India	Product Innovation in Indian Financial Market (Securitization) – USA
1998	Ms. S. Sasikala, State Bank of India	Financial Derivatives – Risk Management & Controls – UK
1999	Shri Balu K, Reserve Bank of India	Infrastructure Financing by Indian Banks – Strategy, Risk & Regulations
2000	Ms. Uma Ramaseshan, United Bank of India	Internet Banking: A New Paradigm
2001	Mr. Vikram Bansal, Bank of Baroda	Emerging Role of Banks in E-commerce
2002	Shri S. Ramachandran, Central Bank of India	Insurance for Risk Mitigation in Collateral Securities – Mortgages
2003	Shri Indranil Chakraborty, Reserve Bank of India	Clearing & Settlement of OTC Derivatives
2004	Shri Durga Prasad Dube, Reserve Bank of India	Information System Assurance Framework for Indian Banking
2008	Shri A.K. Chowdhury, Reserve Bank of India	US Sub Prime Home Loan Crisis: Lessons for Indian Banking
2012	Dr. Narinder Kumar Bhasin, Axis Bank Ltd.	Technology & Electronic Payment Systems: Impact on Customer Service
2013	Mr. Vijay Singh Shekhawat, Reserve Bank of India	International Clearing Unions: Impact on Trade & Reserves
2014–15	Mr. E. R. Muthuselvan, Reserve Bank of India	Innovative Credit Products for MSME & Credit Guarantee (India vs Japan)
2016–17	Dr. Tapas Kumar Parida, State Bank of India	Measuring Impact of Insurance (Including Jan Suraksha Schemes)
2018–19	Ms. Dipanwita Dutta, Punjab National Bank	Predictive Strength of Indian Overnight Swap Market vs Other Countries
2020–21	Dr. Bibekananda Panda, State Bank of India	Asymmetric Information & Market Failure in Bank–NBFC Co-lending Model
2021–22	Mr. Saket Kumar, Reserve Bank of India	AT1 Bonds in India vis-à-vis Other Jurisdictions

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