SBIIT Hyderabad - Strategic Training Unit

Ram Chandra Panigrahi, a science graduate with MCA, has also successfully completed many Banking Certifications including PMP certification, joined SBM in 2002 as a specialist officer. He has worked in various capacities at IT services department at Bangalore, as VP-IT at SBICAP Securities Ltd, Mumbai and also in GITC, Navi Mumbai. Before joining the bank he has worked in several reputed private sector companies in various roles for 10 years. His previous assignment was as DGM IT Operations & Settlement at GITC, Belapur, Mumbai.

Smt. K.P.Shobha Rani, a post graduate with MBA(HR) & B.Sc (Ag),  MA(PPM)  was Trainee Officer of batch 1999. During her career of 36 years in the Bank, has handled various assignments including General Manager of RRB, Foreign Exchange, Digital Banking in FIMM & headed various branches upto scale V.

Smt . K.P.Shobha Rani is posted as Dy. General Manager (R&A) at SBIIT Hyderabad since 25th June 2024.

Jayasri Lalitha joined SBI in 1994. She is having vast experience in Branch Operations, General Banking and IT. She holds an enriching experience in Information Technology and had played a pivotal role in the transition from manual banking to Technology enabled platform i.e. Core Banking implementation. She has also been part of various developments in Internet Banking platforms of SBI.

Mr Umakanth CVS is a Post Graduate in Commerce and Certified Cost Accountant. He has 23 years of experience in various domains of Information Technology departments of State Bank of India, specifically in IT Designing, Development and Project Management. Being Certified Information Security Auditor he had versatile experience in the area of IS & Cyber Security associated with BSFI. His passion towards dissemination of knowledge made him opt for trainer’s roleand presently handling sessions on IT & Digital products related to banking domain at State Bank Institute of Innovation and Technology, Hyderabad (The APEX IT Training and Innovation center of SBI).He deals with various activitiesrelated to IS & Cyber Security like content development, handling ofsessions and corporate training to National & International banks.

Shri Sushil Porwal joined SBI in 2007 as a Probationary office (PO). He holds a Master Degree in Management (MBA) with dual specialisation in Marketing and Systems. He has completed CAIIB & possesses various certificates from IIBF like SME finance for bankers, Certificate course in Trade Finance etc. He has over 15 years of experience in Banking industry including 9 years as a Branch Manager. His areas of interest are Digital Marketing, Digital Apps etc.

Shri Ramakrishna Guttula joined the Bank as Deputy Manager (Systems) in the year 2013.  

He is a postgraduate in Electronics from Andhra University. He has completed   Certifications in JAIIB, CAIIB, IT Security, Prevention of Cybercrime & Fraud Management and Information System Banker.   

He previously worked as System Administrator at LHO Jaipur for 6 years. Got transferred to Hyderabad circle and worked as IT Support officer at Administrative Office, Nizamabad for 3 years.

Ms. Meenakshi Jain AGM (Faculty) is a BTech & MBA. She has vast experience in ATM operations & IT  Support .She has successfully discharged her responsibility of establishing ATM vertical at Jaipur Circle as CM Local Command Center. She has also successfully discharged her duties as CM/AGM Systems at Administrative Office Jaipur/Jodhpur. She is drawn towards sharing the knowledge .That passion made her to opt for position of faculty

Shri Vipin Kumar joined State Bank of India in the year 2010 as Management Executive. He is Post Graduate in Business Administration with specialization in Operations Management from SIBM, Pune. He is a CAIIB certified professional. He has over 12 years of banking experience and has worked in the capacity of Field Officer, Manager (NPA) and Branch Manager in Lucknow and Maharashtra Circle. He believes that learning is a continuous process. His areas of interest include Digital Banking and reading about New Technologies.

Sri S Satish Kumar, AGM ( Faculty ), joined Bank in the year 1995 in Chennai Circle. He holds Post Graduate degree in Criminology. He has completed CAIIB and IIBF Certificate course on Digital Banking.

During his 19 years as officer, he worked in various capacities handling PER/SME/AGRI branches. He worked as CM Compliance of RBO-2 Salem.  His line of interest is in digital products particularly SB Collect / Site Integration.

Prior to joining SBIIT, he was AGM of Thanjavur main branch. His hobbies / interest includes playing badminton, Table Tennis, Cricket and Music.

Shri Shaji Neelakandan joined as a Probationary Officer in 1995. He is a BTech from College of Engineering Trivandrum. Before joining SBIIT in October 2022, he held various assignments include Regional Manager, AGM(D&TB) and AGM(Branch Head) of Kannur Branch. He commenced the RM-FI Desk at Dubai Regional Head Office. He headed two other branches and held positions as Project Officer for branch computerisation and Credit analyst.

Hobbies include Badminton and Reading.

Shri Deepak Kumar Shukla has joined SBI in 1997 and is having vast experience of operations and has mostly served in the branches. His are of interest is Digital Banking and new technological innovation in Banking sector.

Prior to joining SBIIT he was AGM SME civil lines branch at Prayagraj, AGM SME AO Prayagraj. He has worked in Chandigarh Circle, and Lucknow circle before joining at SBIIT Hyderabad.

Shri B ARUN CHOUTHRI joined SBI as a Probationary Officer in 2009.  He has a B. Tech degree with specialization in Electronics & Communications.

He has over 7 years of experience as a Branch Head, 3 years in credit, 2 years in digital banking.  He has headed 4 different branches in scale II, III and IV incumbency.

Prior to joining SBI as a Probationary Officer, he worked as a Software Developer for 4 years.

His area of interest includes Digital Banking, CRM, New technologies in the banking sector, Cyber Security, etc...

Shri Majji T Tulasi Prasad Joined the Bank as Probationary Officer in 2003. He holds a Post Graduate in M Sc(Physics) from Andhra University along with Post Graduate Diploma In Computer Sciences from Central University, Hyderabad. He has also Completed CAIIB along with Certification in "SME finance for Bankers"  from IIBF.  He also received of Participations in " Advanced MSME Credit Analysis" from CRISIL along with Certification’s in " Management Development Programme " from Asian School of Business , CICC (Certification in Commercial Credit) from Moody’s Analytics. He is having around  21 years of Banking experience of which 16 years in Banking Operations in various capacities as Branch Manager, Filed Officer and Chief Manager (Cr&NPA). He also successfully Completed 3 years overseas assignment as a Branch head in MUSCAT, OMAN on deputation to GMEC (Global Money Exchange Co LLC) -OMAN managed by State Bank of India. Prior to Joining with SBIIT he worked a Chief Manager ( Credit & NPA ) for 5 years in North Goa and South Goa regions of AO Panaji Module. His area of interest includes Credit Management, Digital Banking, Emerging technologies in the banking sector, IS and Cyber Security, etc..

Shri S V N Murty joined the Bank as a Dy Manager (Networking) in 2002.  He is a post- graduate in Computer Applications.

He has 22 years of experience in various domains of Information Technology departments of State Bank of India.

He has completed Certifications in CAIIB, IT Security, Prevention of Cyber Crime & Fraud Management, Certified Info System Banker (CeISB) and ITIL FOUNDATION LEVEL.

Rajiv Ranjan joined bank as a probationary officer in 2001. He has  vast experience in the field of General Banking ,Agri,  SME and C&I advances. He worked in various states like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Utter Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra. During his stay at Mumbai his one of the branches was recognised for various pilot project  of bank like Project Lotus, Revamping of counters, Modification in current account and saving account form, CEEP and Analysis on time required to execute single transaction on different desk. As a CM (C&I) at BKC he got vast exposure in implementation of various digital solutions available at SBI. He addressed many corporates of Mumbai  on Digital Solutions available in SBI, Cyber attack and Contemporary Banking.

Shri Dinesh Kolli joined State Bank of India (SBI) in 2010. He holds a Master’s Degree in Commerce (M.Com) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Insurance Management. Additionally, he has completed CAIIB qualification and holds a certification in AML & KYC from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF).

With over 13 years of experience in banking industry, including 5 years as a Branch Manager, he is a firm advocate of continuous learning, viewing knowledge acquisition and dissemination as crucial for personal and organizational development. His interests include Digital Banking, CRM, Emerging Banking Technologies, IS & Cyber Security etc.

Harsh Sankhala joined the Bank in the year 2013. He has over 10 years of experience in the Banking Industry. 

He did his Masters in Management Studies (Finance) and is an Engineering Graduate (BE Mechanical). He has also completed CAIIB. In his 10 years of service in the Bank, he has headed three branches and worked in credit and operations. 

He is at present in the Research Wing of SBIIT.