CHSE Odisha Vocational BFSI (BC/BF) study plan
CHSE Odisha Vocational BFSI (BC/BF) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Introduction to Banking and Financial Services & Banking Operations and Procedures
Define the core functions of a bank and distinguish commercial, cooperative, and regional rural banks in the Indian context, writing a one-line definition for each type
Classify at least fifteen financial services (deposits, loans, remittances, locker, bancassurance, mutual fund distribution) into asset, liability, and fee-based categories
Sequence the steps of opening a savings account and a current account, listing the KYC documents required at each step
Explain the difference between a demand deposit and a time deposit, and compute simple interest on a fixed deposit for three different tenors
Your checkpoint
A two-page comparison chart of Indian bank types plus a labelled flowchart of the account-opening process with KYC documents listed at each stage
Banking Operations and Procedures & Accounting and Financial Management
Trace the life cycle of a cheque from presentation to clearing, and state the reason a cheque may be returned unpaid in at least six distinct scenarios
Describe the operation of NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, and UPI in terms of settlement timing, typical value limits, and availability, without quoting figures you cannot verify
Record a set of ten given transactions in a simple bank ledger and reconcile a passbook against a cash book to locate two planted errors
Prepare a basic balance sheet and profit and loss statement from a list of assets, liabilities, income, and expenses for a small business
Your checkpoint
A worked reconciliation statement that identifies and corrects two deliberate discrepancies, plus a one-page balance sheet and P&L for the sample business
Insurance Fundamentals and Products
Distinguish the seven core principles of insurance (insurable interest, utmost good faith, indemnity, contribution, subrogation, proximate cause, mitigation of loss) and match each to a worked example
Compare life insurance and general insurance products across purpose, term, and claim basis, covering term, endowment, whole life, money-back, motor, health, fire, and marine
Explain the roles of the insurer, insured, agent, broker, surveyor, and third-party administrator in the claim journey
Calculate the premium payable and the claim settlement amount for two indemnity-based scenarios and one benefit-based scenario
Your checkpoint
A one-page product comparison table plus fully worked calculations for three claim scenarios with each principle of insurance tagged to the relevant step
Financial Markets and Instruments & Regulatory Framework and Compliance
Map the primary market and secondary market, naming the regulators and intermediaries involved at each stage of an initial public offering
Distinguish equity shares, preference shares, debentures, bonds, and mutual fund units by risk, return, and voting rights
Summarise the core obligations placed on banks by RBI directions on KYC, cash reserve ratio, statutory liquidity ratio, and priority sector lending
Explain the mandate of SEBI, IRDAI, RBI, and FEMA in relation to banking, securities, and insurance activity
Your checkpoint
A one-page regulator-to-market map plus a ten-row instrument comparison table covering risk, return, tenure, and voting rights
Milestones
Week 4: Score at least 70 percent on a self-made 40-question test drawn from domains 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7, and confirm the reconciliation and claim-calculation deliverables from weeks 2 and 3 are complete and error-free
Week 6: Complete one full mock paper under timed conditions covering domains 1 to 7 and record the score per domain so weak areas are visible before the final two weeks
Week 8: Deliver the complete project report and rehearse the viva answers aloud twice, and score at least 80 percent on a second timed mock covering all ten domains