SBIRB Hyderabad - Strategic Training Unit

Shri R Balaji, DGM have more than 28 years of bank experience in varied roles as Regional Manager, AGM RACPC, AGM RASMECC, Branch Head and Faculty. The official is Post Graduate in MBA, M Sc (Information Technology ) and Certified Information Systems Auditor CISA from ISACA USA.

Shri Mukesh Kotiyal, a Postgraduate in Applied Economics has joined the Bank in 1994 as Probationary Officer. He worked in various branches including Rural and Semi-Urban. He worked in IAD as AGM-IA and previously as DGM (BP&M) in ABU & GSS at Corporate Centre. He has a vast experience in strategy making and performance monitoring. His Hobbies are reading, listening music and walking.

Mr. CH Krishna,  has completed his M.Sc. in Microbiology from Kakatiya University Campus. and CAIIB from IIBF. He is a Certified Insurance facilitator, Specified Person. Apart from this he holds certification in AMFI, MSME (IIBF), and Ethics in Banking  (IIBF).Mr. Krishna joined the State Bank of India in January 2009. Over the course of more than 16 years of service, he has held various roles, including serving as a Branch Manager for 6 years, along with several other assignments.

Mr. Varun M S , joined the bank as Single window operator in October 2009. He is a postgraduate in Physics and also, he has taken B.Ed. He has been promoted to officer cadre in year 2012. He is having sufficient branch experience and has continuously worked as branch head for 4 branches since 2016. Prior to joining SBIRD he was heading the Vadakara branch for last one year.

Mr. Sharanabasappa Basapur, Chief Manager and Faculty, joined the bank as a Probationary Officer in March 2011. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology (B.E.) and is a CAIIB from IIBF.With over 14 years of rich and diverse experience in the banking sector, He has served in various capacities across Retail Banking, Banking Operations, and Agricultural Credit. .In addition to his core banking expertise, he is a certified Mutual Fund Distributor under NISM and a Certified Insurance Facilitator for SBI Life Insurance.

Uttam Kumar had joined State Bank of India as Probationary Officer in 2002. He has wide experience in different roles such as Agri. Field Officer, SME Field Officer, Chief Manager (Corporate Salary Package), Branch Head etc. Prior to joining SBIRB, he worked as AGM (PBBU), Local Head Office, Thiruvanthapuram.

Shri  Srinivasu Lingampalli, AGM Faculty, had joined the Bank in July 1998 as a cashier/clerk  and elevated to officer cadre in December 2003. He is a Post Graduate in Commerce, Marketing and Finance. He is having ample operational experience as he has continuously worked as Branch Head for 8 branches since 2006 including foreign assignment for 4 years in U.A.E. Before joining SBIRB he worked as Regional Manager for Chittoor Region. He has reported at SBIRB on 10.08.2022.

Pragyan Jyoti Sahoo is an MBA (Finance) and CAIIB. She joined State Bank of India as Probationary Officer in 2008. She has worked extensively in Commercial Credit Group. She has served in various assignments covering domains AGR, PER, MSME and High Value Advances. Prior to joining SBIRB, she worked as RACC Head , at RBO Pune.

Puvvada Koteswararao, Chief Manager & Faculty, joined the bank as a Probationary Officer in May 2009. He has done his MBA. Prior to joining SBIRB, he worked as a faculty at SBILD Masulipatnam. In the past, he worked in Mid-Corporate Group, Retail & Digital Banking Divisions of the bank in various capacities.

Joined the Bank in 1988 and promoted to Officers cadre in 1997 as Trainee Officer, Completed  B.Sc from Andhra University. 

Completed CAIIB, and several certificate courses from IIBF such as Advanced Wealth Management Programme (formerly  PGDFA), KYC/AML, BCSBI, SME for Bankers, Trade Finance, Diploma in House Loan Advising etc.

Completed Diploma in Cyber Law from Bombay Law University.

Worked in all categories of branches Rural, Semi-urban, Urban and metro including Local Head Office and RACPC

Worked as Branch Head for 4 branches.

Worked as faculty and BS Trainer in SBILD,  Vizianagaram for 4 years.

Worked as Regional Manager of Ongole region for 3 years and Regional Manager of FIMM region for one year..

He joined SBIRB in July 2023 as faculty.

Mr. Shyam Dhar Dubey had joined the State Bank of Indore in September 1999 as a Probationary Officer. He is a Post-Graduate in Electronics & Communication from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and CAIIB. He completed the Certificate Examination in IT Security, Foreign Exchange Facility for Individual, Customer Service and Banking Codes and Standards, Trade Finance and AML & KYC from IIBF. He has held Branch Manager assignments in each scale for 3 years in 6 Branches for 15 years. He also held operational assignments as Field Officer, Desk Officer (Advances), Chief Manager (Credit & NPA) and AGM (Agri, Retail & GSS).

K A V S Prasad is a Masters in Rural Studies, MBA (Marketing & Finance), M.Phil. (Business Management) and CAIIB. He started his career in a Regional Rural Bank (RRB) in the year 1991. Later he joined State Bank of Hyderabad in 1992. Mr. Prasad has served in various assignments viz., Agri. Field Officer, Branch Manager, SME Divisional Manager, Faculty etc. He has served in various assignments covering domains AGR, PER & MSME.

Shri Sudhir Kumar Jha joined the Bank as Probationary Officer in the year 2007. He is a Graduate in Physics and has completed the courses of CAIIB both parts, Advance Wealth Management course (formerly PGDFA) through IIBF. He has rich experience of banking. He has worked as Branch head in different category of branch for 9 years.

Anupama Kar, Chief Manager & Faculty joined the bank as a Probationary Officer in June 2006. She has done her post-graduation in Horticulture. Prior to joining SBIRB, she has worked in different setups in NBG in various capacities.

Shri Syam Prasad Sitra, Chief Manager & Faculty joined the bank in the 1996 as clerk cum cashier. He has done post-graduation in MSc Zoology. He has also completed CAIIB Both parts. Prior to joining SBIRB, he worked as CM, at Branch, RBO level and other capacities in NBG group.

Shri Ajay Shashikant Mahajan, Chief Manager (Faculty), joined at SBIRB on 20.09.2022, is a graduate in Dairy Technology. He has completed M.B.A. (Banking & Finance) from IGNOU.  He has also completed CAIIB, CIF from SBI General Insurance. He has joined the Bank as Probationary Officer on 01.03.2011. He has worked as Branch Manager at Pimpalgaon SAB, Vijaynagar Chowk and Manager Sanction at RACC, Kudal. He has also worked as Chief Manager at Akola Branch.

Shri Dhiraj Kumar, Chief Manager (Faculty), joined State Bank of Hyderabad as a Probationary Officer in 2006. He is a Graduate (BSc Math Hons) and has also done master’s in business administration in Banking & Finance. He has done CAIIB (both parts) and Moody’s Certificate in Commercial Credit (CICC).

He has over 17 years of experience in banking operations, majority of which is in credit domain. He has worked as Field officer (SME), Branch Manager and RMME. He has also worked at Agriculture Commercial Branch, Pune, where he has vast experience in NBFC funding through Portfolio Purchase and Co lending business apart from investment credit.

He joined SBIRB In August 2023 as faculty.

Mr. Arun Singhatiya, Chief Manager (Faculty), joined the bank as Probationary Officer in May 2009. He is MBA (Banking & Finance), B.V.Sc. & A.H. (Gold Medallist),CAIIB. He also holds the Certification in Cyber Crime & Prevention of Frauds, IT Security, Certified Information System Banker, Digital Banking, AML & KYC, Customer Service and BCSBI, Foreign Exchange Operations, Certified Treasury Professional, Risk in Financial Services (CISI London).

During various assignments in the Bank, he worked as Field Officer, Deputy Manager (Advances) at RBO, Branch Manager in two Rural Branches, Manager (Loan Processing Cell), Support Officer in team YONO (Digital Transformation & e-Commerce Department), Chief Manager (Branch Head)and Chief Manager (Sales & Business Development) at Ahmedabad. He has joined the Team SBIRB on 10/07/2023

N. Vani is a Post graduate in Food Science and Nutrition from Manasa Gangothri, Mysuru joined the bank in 1999, has varied experience in heading different category of branches in Rural, Semi Urban and Urban Centers. Her areas of interest include Agriculture banking, Financial Inclusion & Micro Finance and awarded for financing highest number of Self-help group linkages in the Module by the Circle Head. She is keenly interested in latest developments and emerging trends in Rural development and Government initiatives for their implementation. She is voluntarily involved in several “Swachatha Abhiyan” initiatives.

Ms. Sakshi Paritosh is a 2012 batch Probationary Officer with a B.A. in Economics and an MBA in Banking Management. She also holds a CAIIB Part II qualification and brings over 13 years of diverse experience in the banking sector. Her areas of expertise include Banking Research, SME Credit, Retail Banking, Operations, and Agricultural Credit. She has held key roles such as Branch Head, Manager–Sanctions (SME), and Credit Support Officer. In recognition of her outstanding performance, she was honoured as the Best Banker by the District Collector of Medchal-Malkajgiri district, Telangana. She holds multiple professional certifications across diverse areas of banking and finance. These include Corporate Credit from CRISIL, Commercial Credit (CICC) from Moody’s, Foreign Exchange, Retail Credit, IT Security from IIBF. She is also certified as a Market Research Analyst by Vskills and as a Mutual Fund Distributor under NISM.

Sri Gantla Srikanth Reddy is a Masters in MBA (Marketing & HR) and CAIIB. He started his career in SBI as a Cashier/Clerk in 2010 and elevated to Officer Cadre in November 2013. Mr. Reddy has served in various assignments in bank like Branch Manager, Manager Sanctions, RACC head. He is a Certified CIF, SP and member of AMFI.