PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS Headquarters

1. All banks that have ‘India‘ at the end of their name have their headquarters inMumbai. Lets see some examples.

1. State Bank of ‘India’- Headquarters is inMumbai.
2. Bank of ‘India’- Headquarters is inMumbai.
3. Central Bank of ‘India’- Headquarters is in Mumbai.
4. Union Bank of ‘India’- Headquarters is inMumbai.
5. Reserve Bank of ‘India’- Headquarters is in Mumbai.

EXCEPTION: United Bank of India

2. “In Delhi, Punjabi girls excel incommerce!” This is mnemonic to remember which banks have headquarters in Delhi. Lets see examples.

1. Punjab National Bank – Headquarters is in New Delhi (punjabi)
2. Punjab & Sind bank – Headquarters is inNew Delhi (punjabi)
3. Oriental Bank of Commerce – Headquarters is in New Delhi(commerce)
4. Bhartiya Mahila Bank – Headquarters is in New Delhi (girls)
5. Hope you get the drift here!

3. All banks starting with ‘Indian‘ have their headquarters in Chennai. Let’s see some examples.

1. Indian Bank – Headquarters is inChennai.
2. Indian Overseas Bank – Headquarters is in Chennai.

Pretty self explanatory. Isn’t it!

4. Banks that start with ‘U‘ have their headquarters in Kolkata.

1. UCO Bank – Headquarters is in Kolkata.
2. United Bank of India – Headquarters is inKolkata.

OKAY. This has two EXCEPTIONS. First is Union Bank of India (Mumbai). Starts with U but has headquarters in Mumbai. Another is Allahabad Bank (Kolkata).

5.  Those banks that have South Indian names have their headquarters in Bangalore. Well, there are only two banks with South Indian Names.

1. Canara Bank – Headquarters is inBangalore. PS: Canara means Coastal Karnataka region
2. Vijaya Bank – Headquarters is inBangalore.

6. Very easy to remember headquarters of some Indian Banks as the name itself is self explanatory.

1. Bank of Baroda – Baroda
2. Bank of Maharashtra – Pune
3. Andhra Bank – Hyderabad

7. Now, there are two remaining banks that you need to remember. They are Syndicate Bank and Corporation Bank

1. Syndicate – Manipal (Trick: This rhymes with Sikkim Manipal)
2. Corporation Bank – Mangalore (Sorry. No Trick )