Haryana BSEH SS NSQF BFSI study plan
Haryana BSEH SS NSQF BFSI · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Banking Operations and Products
Define core banking vocabulary (deposit, demand vs time liability, CRR/SLR, CASA, NIM) in your own words and map each term to where it appears on a bank balance sheet
Distinguish savings, current, fixed and recurring deposit accounts by eligibility, interest treatment and withdrawal rules, and state one customer scenario suited to each
Trace the full lifecycle of a cheque and a demand draft, naming the endorsements, clearing steps and return reasons at each stage
Compare KYC documentation tiers for a low-risk salaried customer versus a high-risk non-resident customer and list the documents each must submit
Solve five numerical items on simple versus compound interest and minimum balance charges without looking at a formula sheet
Your checkpoint
A one-page handwritten comparison table of six deposit and payment products with columns for eligibility, interest, limits, documents and one use case, plus five worked numerical answers scored against your own key
Banking Operations and Products & Financial Services and Markets
Differentiate term loans, cash credit, overdraft and bill discounting by purpose, security taken and repayment pattern, and match each to a small-business borrowing need
Explain the priority sector lending categories and state why a bank tracks them internally
Sequence the steps of a retail loan appraisal from application to disbursement, naming the credit score, income proof and collateral checks involved
Describe the roles of RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and a stock exchange in one sentence each and identify which regulator handles a given complaint scenario
Compute EMI for two loan amounts using the standard formula and check your answer against a rough interest-plus-principal estimate
Your checkpoint
A two-page loan product brief covering four credit facilities with an EMI calculation worked for one of them, ending with a five-line regulator-matching exercise you answer yourself
Insurance Principles and Products
State the seven principles of insurance in plain language and apply insurable interest, indemnity and utmost good faith to three short claim scenarios
Classify life insurance products (term, endowment, money-back, ULIP) by premium, maturity benefit and risk borne by the policyholder
Classify general insurance products (health, motor, fire, marine, crop) by what is covered and the typical exclusions
Walk through the claim settlement process for a health insurance hospitalisation and a motor accident, naming documents and timelines
Explain nomination, assignment and surrender value and calculate a simple maturity payout for an endowment policy
Your checkpoint
A claim-scenario workbook with five short cases where you identify the applicable principle, the likely decision (paid, partly paid, rejected) and the reason, plus a product comparison sheet for six insurance products
Introduction to Banking, Financial Services and Insurance & Financial Services and Markets
Outline the structure of the Indian financial system, placing RBI, commercial banks, cooperative banks, NBFCs, payment banks and small finance banks in a single diagram
Distinguish primary market from secondary market and describe how an IPO allotment reaches a retail investor's demat account
Explain mutual fund mechanics: NAV, units, SIP versus lump sum, expense ratio and the difference between open-ended and closed-ended schemes
Describe the main financial inclusion instruments (Jan Dhan accounts, micro-insurance, pension schemes for the unorganised sector) and their eligibility basics
Summarise the insurance and banking ombudsman routes for a customer grievance in your own words
Your checkpoint
A hand-drawn one-page map of the Indian financial system with at least 12 labelled institutions and a 150-word written explanation of how a mutual fund SIP purchase flows through the system
Customer Service and Sales in BFSI
Script a three-step needs-discovery conversation for a customer opening a first savings account, using open questions and no product pitch in the first minute
Convert three product features into customer benefits using the feature-advantage-benefit format for a recurring deposit, a term plan and a health policy
Handle four common objections (cost, trust, complexity, 'I will come back later') with a response that acknowledges, clarifies and offers a next step
Draft a short email and a short phone script for following up on a dormant account reactivation without sounding pushy
Identify the service standards a bank must meet for grievance redressal and explain the escalation ladder to a customer
Your checkpoint
A role-play script pack containing one needs-discovery dialogue, one objection-handling table with four rows and one follow-up email, recorded as a three-minute self-read you can replay and critique
Digital Banking and Financial Technology
List the main digital channels (ATM, internet banking, mobile banking, UPI, POS, AePS) and state one risk specific to each
Describe the UPI transaction flow from payer to payee and explain what a mandate and a collect request are
Explain the difference between card-present and card-not-present fraud and name the safe-practice rules a customer should follow
Outline the reporting steps and liability rules when a customer reports an unauthorised electronic transaction
Compare a wallet, a prepaid card and a bank account on loading limits, KYC level and withdrawal rights
Your checkpoint
A one-page digital banking cheat sheet covering six channels with risk and safety rule for each, plus a written walkthrough of one UPI payment from initiation to settlement
Regulatory and Ethical Framework & Insurance Principles and Products
State the core obligations under the RBI fair practices code for lenders, including transparency on charges and reasons for loan rejection
Explain money laundering in three stages and identify three red-flag customer behaviours a bank staff member must escalate
Summarise the duties of an insurance agent and the consequences of mis-selling or rebating under the applicable regulations
Describe data privacy and confidentiality duties when handling a customer's KYC documents and account information
Apply an ethical decision framework to two dilemmas: a pushy sales target and a customer asking to skip a KYC step
Your checkpoint
An ethics and compliance note of about 300 words covering the fair practices code, anti-money-laundering red flags and one worked dilemma with your recommended action and reasoning
Employability Skills and Entrepreneurship & Customer Service and Sales in BFSI
Write a two-minute self-introduction for a BFSI interview that names your relevant skills and one concrete example for each
Build a table of five employability skills (communication, teamwork, problem solving, digital literacy, time management) with a BFSI workplace example for each
Draft a one-page business idea for a small financial services venture with customer segment, revenue model and one regulatory consideration
Practise five numerical and five definition-based mixed questions under timed conditions and review every error
Assemble a personal revision sheet of the twenty facts you are most likely to forget across all eight domains
Your checkpoint
A complete interview and revision pack: two-minute introduction script, employability skills table, one-page venture idea and a scored timed practice set with an error log