CAIIB

IIBF Advanced Examination · Bank Officers

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Compulsory Papers

CAIIB SYLLABUS: 4 COMPULSORY PAPERS

CAIIB has four compulsory papers plus one elective of your choice, all in the same examination. Here is what each compulsory paper covers; the full chapter list follows below.

ABM
Advanced Bank Management

Statistics · Human Resource Management · Credit Management · Compliance in Banks & Corporate Governance

BFM
Bank Financial Management

International Banking · Risk Management · Treasury Management · Balance Sheet Management

ABFM
Advanced Business & Financial Management

The Management Process · Advanced Concepts of Financial Management · Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions · Emerging Business Solutions

BRBL
Banking Regulations & Business Laws

Regulations and Compliance (RBI Act, Banking Regulation Act, NBFCs) · Important Acts and Laws, Parts A and B (PMLA, NI Act, FEMA, SARFAESI, DRT, IBC, Consumer Protection and more) · Commercial and Other Laws

Chapter-wise

FULL CHAPTER LIST

Every module and chapter of the four compulsory papers as prescribed by IIBF. Tap a paper to open it.

Paper 1: Advanced Bank Management (ABM)32 chapters

Module A: Statistics

  1. Definition of Statistics, Importance & Limitations & Data Collection, Classification & Tabulation📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Sampling Techniques📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Measures of Central Tendency & Dispersion, Skewness, Kurtosis📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Correlation and Regression📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Time Series📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Theory of Probability📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Estimation📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  8. Linear Programming📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  9. Simulation📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module B: Human Resource Management

  1. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Development of Human Resources📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Human Implications of Organisations📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Employees’ Feedback and Reward System📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Performance Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Conflict Management and Negotiation📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. HRM and Information Technology📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module C: Credit Management

  1. Overview of Credit Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Analysis of Financial Statements📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Working Capital Finance📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Term Loans📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Credit Delivery and Straight Through Processing📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Credit Control and Monitoring📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Risk Management and Credit Rating📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  8. Restructuring/Rehabilitation and Recovery📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  9. Resolution of Stressed Assets under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module D: Compliance in Banks & Corporate Governance

  1. Compliance Function in Banks📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Compliance Audit📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Compliance Governance Structure📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Framework for Identification of Compliance Issues and Compliance Risks📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Compliance Culture and GRC Framework📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Compliance Function and Role of Chief Compliance Officer in NBFCs📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Fraud and Vigilance in Banks📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
Paper 2: Bank Financial Management (BFM)30 chapters

Module A: International Banking

  1. Exchange Rates and Forex Business📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) and other Remittance Facilities for Residents📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Correspondent Banking and NRI Accounts📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Documentary Letters of Credit📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Facilities for Exporters and Importers📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. External Commercial Borrowings and Foreign Investments in India📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Role of EXIM Bank, Reserve Bank of India, Exchange Control in India – FEMA, FEDAI and Others📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  8. International Financial Service Centres (IFSC), GIFTCity📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  9. Technology in International Banking📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module B: Risk Management

  1. Risk and Basic Risk Management Framework📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Risks in Banking Business📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Risk Regulations in Banking Industry📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Market Risk📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Credit Risk📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Operational Risk and Integrated Risk Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Liquidity Risk Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  8. Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module C: Treasury Management

  1. Introduction to Treasury Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Treasury Products📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. International Equity and Debt Products📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Funding and Regulatory Aspects📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Treasury Risk Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Derivative Products📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Treasury and Asset-Liability Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module D: Balance Sheet Management

  1. Components of Assets and Liabilities in Bank’s Balance Sheet and their Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Capital Adequacy – Basel Norms📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Asset Classification and Provisioning Norms📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Liquidity Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Interest Rate Risk Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. RAROC and Profit Planning📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
Paper 3: Advanced Business & Financial Management (ABFM)24 chapters

Module A: The Management Process

  1. Basics of Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Planning📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Organizing📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Staffing📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Directing📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Controlling📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module B: Advanced Concepts of Financial Management

  1. Sources of Finance and Financial Strategies📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Financial and Operating Leverages📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Capital Investment Decisions📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Capital Budgeting for International Project Investment Decisions📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Adjustment of Risk and Uncertainty in Capital Budgeting Decision📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Decision Making📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module C: Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions

  1. Corporate Valuations📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Discounted Cash Flow Valuation📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Other Non-DCF valuation models📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Special cases of valuation📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module D: Emerging Business Solutions

  1. Hybrid Finance📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Start-up Finance📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Private Equity and Venture Capital📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Artificial Intelligence📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Business Analytics as Management Tool📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Green and Sustainable Financing📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Special Purpose Acquisition Company📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
Paper 4: Banking Regulations & Business Laws (BRBL)63 chapters

Module A: Regulations and Compliance

  1. Legal Framework of Regulation of Banks📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Control over Organisation of Banks📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Regulation of Banking Business📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Returns, Inspection, Winding Up, Mergers & Acquisitions📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Differentiated Banks and Co-operative Banks, Local Area Banks📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms and Financial Stability and Development Council📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module B: Important Acts/Laws & Legal Aspects of Banking Operations – Part A

  1. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Payment & Settlement Systems Act, 2007📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Law Relating to Securities and Modes of Charge – I📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Law Relating to Securities and Modes of Charge – II📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Creation/Registration and Satisfaction of Charges📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module C: Important Acts/Laws & Legal Aspects of Banking Operations – Part B

  1. Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Introduction to Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act, 2002)📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Definitions Under SARFAESI Act, 2002📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Regulation of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets of Banks and Financial Institutions📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Enforcement of Security Interest📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Central Registry📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  8. Offences and Penalties📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  9. Miscellaneous Provisions📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  10. Registration of Security Interest by Secured Creditors and Other Creditors/ Rectification by Central Government in Some Cases📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  11. The Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  12. Establishment of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  13. Jurisdiction, Powers & Authority of Tribunals📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  14. Procedure of Tribunals📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  15. Recovery of Debts Determined by Tribunal and Miscellaneous Provisions📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  16. Introduction to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  17. The Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 1891📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  18. The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987: Lok Adalats📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  19. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  20. The Law of Limitation📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  21. Tax Laws📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key

Module D: Commercial & Other Laws with Reference to Banking Operations

  1. Meaning and Essentials of a Contract📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  2. Contracts of Indemnity📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  3. Contracts of Guarantee📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  4. Contract of Bailment📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  5. Contract of Pledge📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  6. Contract of Agency📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  7. Meaning and Essentials of a Contract of Sale📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  8. Conditions and Warranties📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  9. Unpaid Seller📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  10. Definition, Meaning and Nature of a Partnership📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  11. Relations of Partners to One Another📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  12. Relations of Partners to Third Parties📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  13. Minor Admitted to the Benefit of a Partnership📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  14. Dissolution of a Firm📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  15. Effect of Non-Registration📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  16. Definition and Features of a Company📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  17. Types of Companies📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  18. Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  19. Doctrines of Ultra Vires/ Constructive Notice/ Indoor Management📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  20. Membership of Company📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  21. Prospectus📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  22. Directors📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  23. Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  24. Transfer of Property Act, 1882📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  25. The Right to Information Act, 2005📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  26. Right to Information and Obligations of Public Authorities📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  27. Information Technology Act, 2000📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
  28. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988📄 Notes📄 Short Notes✅ Answer Key
Latest developments count. IIBF states that questions can also be asked on latest developments in banking and finance, even when a topic is not named in the syllabus. Cut-off rule: for exams held September to February, only developments and RBI instructions up to 30 June of that year are considered; for exams held March to August, the cut-off is 31 December of the previous year. For the Nov/Dec 2026 exams, nothing after 30 June 2026 will be asked.
Elective Subjects

CHOOSE 1 ELECTIVE

Along with the four compulsory papers, you choose one elective in the area you work in or want to move into. You can change your elective in any attempt. Elective chapter lists are coming soon.

Rural Banking
Human Resources Management
Information Technology & Digital Banking
Risk Management
Central Banking
Eligibility: Members who have completed JAIIB or Part 1 of the Associate Examination, with membership subscription not in arrears · Pass Criteria: Minimum 50 out of 100 marks in a paper · Exam Mode: Online only · 100 questions · 2 hours · No negative marking
Exam Pattern

KNOW THE EXAM

100 QuestionsPer Paper · 100 Marks
2 HoursDuration
50 / 100Pass Marks
No NegativeMarking
Question typesObjective questions, including case-study and caselet questions. Some papers may have numerical questions without options, where you type in the answer.
ModeOnline only, in English or Hindi (chosen at registration).
Passing rule50 out of 100 in a paper. You also complete the exam if you score at least 45 in each subject with 50% aggregate in a single attempt.
Attempts5 attempts within 3 years from first registration; passed papers are carried forward within that limit.
CalculatorBattery-operated, up to 8 functions, 12 digits. Scientific calculators are not allowed.

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Source: IIBF Rules & Syllabus 2026 for CAIIB, document dated 23 Feb 2026. Chapter headings are listed as published by IIBF. This page is a study aid and not an official IIBF publication; always confirm the latest rules and notices on iibf.org.in. © InsightfulX.

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