India’s youth prefer RBI, SBI over Facebook, Microsoft

NEW DELHI: Indian youth have a fancy for Raghuram Rajan’s Reserve Bank of India and Arundhati Bhattacharya’s State Bank of India, a recent job survey suggests.

Universum’s 2016 Most Attractive Employers ranking based on student talent in India ranked the Rajan-led RBI as the third most-preferred employer after Google and Apple and over Facebook, Microsoft and BMW.

The survey conducted with 29,448 students from 157 universities across India has highlighted shifting preferences of the youth as well as the perception of government organisations like the RBI and SBI.

The survey highlights the changing perceptibility of India’s PSU among the youth. No longer are they the epitome of inefficiency and lacklustre work environment.

The fact that an organisation such as RBI is preferred over American tech giants showed the shift in perception. Having leaders such as Raghuram Rajan (RBI) and Arundhati Bhattacharya (SBI) also helps who are seeing as efficient and driven leaders carrying their organisation towards better ways.

For those, wondering how RBI recruits in the first place, the central bank usually recruits its entry-level employees through a gruelling entrance exam or from institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).

SBI, too, has its own entrance examination for entry-level candidates who are then required to got through intense training.