17MBAFM306 Strategic Credit Management syllabus for MBA


Unit-1 Credit management in banks 10 hours

Credit management in banks-Screening of applications-Appraisal of credit-Sanction limit- Post sanction compliance – Monitoring supervision –Review- Government policies for credit extension- Credit institutions- Principles of good lending- Borrower study and bankers opinion- Credit policy by banks- Government regulation of credit -Prudential norms.

Unit-2 Over view of credit policy and loan characteristics 10 hours

Over view of credit policy and loan characteristics-The credit process –Characteristics of different types of loans- Evaluating commercial loan requests – Financial statement analysis- Cash flow analysis- Projections-Management of the firm and other factors –Feasibility study – Fundamental credit issues - Credit analysis-Different types of borrowers – Balance sheet analysis for lending – Forms of advances secured and unsecured advances- Short term and long term advances.

Unit-3 Evaluating consumer loans 8 hours

Evaluating consumer loans – Types- Credit analysis of consumer loans- Risk–return analysis of consumer loans- Customer profitability analysis and loan pricing- Fixed Vs floating rates

Unit-4 Loan and advances against pledge 8 hours

Loan and advances against pledge- Hypothecation- Mortgage – Lien- Advances against goods- Document to title to goods – Life insurance policies – Stock exchange securities-Fixed deposit receipts –Book debts- Supply bills- Real estates – Advance against collateral securities

Unit-5 Agricultural finances and Retail lending 8 hours

Agricultural finances and Retail lending- Crop loans- Crop insurance schemes- Dairy- Sericulture- Poultry- Animal husbandry – Horticulture – Gobar gas – Kissan credit cards – NABARD initiatives – Lead bank schemes – Retail banking advances – Concept – Retail banking products – Consumer credit financing

Unit-6 NPA management 12 hours

NPA management – Introduction- Identification of NPAs- Asset classification- Prudential norms- Capital adequacy – International Banking Regulation-Basel Norms – asset classification provisioning – effect of NPA on profitability - Assessment procedure- Pre-sanction appraisal – Post sanction supervision- Monitoring systems for existing and likely NPAs—Tools to manage NPAs –Compromise scheme, LokAdalats, Debt Recovery Tribunals, Corporate Debt Restructuring, Willful defaulters, SARFAESI Act, Asset Reconstruction Companies-CIBIL

Practical Components:

  • Students can visit a bank and study the lending and loan appraisal system relating to Agricultural loan, consumer financing etc.
  • Students can study the NPA status of leading two PSU banks and two private banks.
  • Students can study and submit a report on different retail banking products

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2023