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    SUMMER TRAINING REPORT

    STUDY OF

    CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

    TOWARDS ICICI BANK

    SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR

    THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF

    BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BANKING AND

    INSURANCE (BBA-B & I) (2009-2012)

    UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF SUBMITTED BYMRS. SHILPI AGGARWAL KAMYA KANDHARI

    PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR , MAIMS ENROLLMENT NO- 03414701809

    BBA (B &I)

    MAHARAJA AGRASEN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

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    Affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

    PSP Area, Plot No. 1, Sector 22, Rohini Delhi 110086

    STUDENT UNDERTAKING

    This is to certify that I have completed The Project titled CUSTOMER

    SATISFACTION OF ICICI BANK in under The guidance of Mrs. Shilpi

    Aggarwal in partial fulfillment of The requirement for The award of degree of

    Bachelor of Business Administration at Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management

    Studies, Delhi. This is an original piece of work & I have not submitted it earlier

    elsewhere.

    KAMYA KANDHARI

    ENROLLMENT NO.: 03414701809

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    With The blessings of almighty I was able to undertake and complete my project work

    on Customer Satisfaction of ICICI Bank. I would like to thank all those who were

    always by my side to make my efforts fruitful.

    My sincere thanks to my course coordinator, Mrs. Shilpee Aggarwal who helped me

    in completion of the project, without whose help the project would not have been

    completed.

    I, Therefore, acknowledge my in debtness to all who generously helped by sharing

    their valuable time and experience with me, without which this project would have

    never been completed.

    In The outset, I convey my sincere Thanks to all those who spared Their precious time

    for me. For giving me once again a great opportunity to work on The project and

    solving our problems, doubts, queries, which I had during The making of my project.

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    CERTIFICATE

    This is to certify that The project titled Customer Satisfaction of ICICI Bank is an

    academic work done by KAMYA KANDHARI submitted in The partial fulfillmentof The requirement for The award of The degree of Bachelor Of Administration from

    Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, Delhi, under my guidance and

    direction. To The best of my knowledge and belief The data and information

    presented by him/her in The project has not been submitted earlier.

    Mrs. Shilpee Aggarwal

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    No professional curriculum is considered complete without practical study. Every

    individual who is doing management studies undergo this phase of practical studybefore he/she can consider himself/herself fully qualified as potential manager.

    As a part of this, I have undertaken the Project titled Customer Satisfaction of

    ICICI Bank which involves the study of customer satisfaction and services provided

    by ICICI Bank.

    The main objective of the project is to find customer reaction towards various

    products and services provided by ICICI Bank. To know the customer reaction and

    viewpoint towards the bank I approached various customers of the bank and get

    questionnaire filled by them. In this project the number of respondent (Sample size)

    is 150. In this project I had used convenience sampling method as I have chosen

    customers near to me. I had collected data for my project from Brochures, websites

    and various books as mentioned in bibliography. On the basis of analysis and

    interpretation of the filled questionnaire it is found that ICICI bank has a good image

    in the mind of their customers and the bank enjoys goodwill in the market. It providesgood products and services and also charges reasonable amount from its customers for

    providing such facilities.

    All the working of ICICI Bank has been incorporated in the report in details

    with the services provided by them to customers. I have tried to give maximum data

    regarding the services available by ICICI Bank.

    In the end, it is recommended that ICICI Bank should increase number of

    ATMs machines and branches as various customers replied in the questionnaire that

    the bank branches are not near to their houses and they face problems while

    transacting with the bank. Banks should have more schemes to attract more

    customers.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    STUDENT DECLARATION.

    CERTIFICATE FROM GUIDE...

    CERTIFICATE FROM COMPANY....

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

    CHAPTERS

    1. INTRODUCTION 1

    2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 37

    RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

    RESEARCH DESIGN

    DATA SOURCES

    o PRIMARY DATA

    o SECONDARY DATA

    QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN/ FORMULATION

    o SAMPLE DESIGN

    LIMITATION

    3. COMPANY PROFILE

    4. COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS

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    5. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTEREPTATION

    60

    6. CONCLUSION

    76

    7. RECOMMENDATION

    77

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    8. ANNEXURE 80

    9. BIBLIOGRAPHY 85

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    INTRODUCTION

    ABOUT INDUSTRY ICICI BANK

    ICICI was established by the Government of India in the 1960s as a Financial

    Institution with the objective to finance large industrial projects. ICICI was not a bank

    - it could not take retail deposits; and nor was it required to comply with Indian

    banking requirements for liquid reserves. ICICI borrowed funds from many

    multilateral agencies (such as the World Bank), often at concessional rates. These

    funds were deployed in large corporate loans.

    All this changed in 1990s. ICICI founded a separate legal entity - ICICI Bank which

    undertook normal banking operations - taking deposits, credit cards, car loans etc. The

    experiment was so successful that ICICI merged into ICICI Bank ("reverse merger")

    in 2002.

    At the time of the reverse merger, there were rumors that ICICI had large proportions

    of Non Performing Loans ("NPA", as they are known in India) on its books - in

    particular to the steel industry. Since 2002, there has been a general revival in Indian

    industry (and metal based industry in particular). It is widely believed that the

    proportion of NP As has come down to prudent levels (even if it were high earlier).

    ICICI Bank now has the largest market share among all banks in retail or consumer

    financing. ICICI Bank is the largest issuer of credit cards in India [citation needed]. It

    was the first bank to offer a wide network of ATM's and had the largest network of

    ATM's till 2005, before SBI caught up with it. On October 7: The State Bank of Indiatied up with two major private sector banks, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, to create

    the largest domestic ATM network. ICICI bank now has the largest market value of

    all banks in India, and is widely seen as a sophisticated bank able to take on many

    global banks in the Indian market.

    The Bank currently has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Russia and Canada,

    branches in United States, Singapore, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Qatar and

    Dubai International Finance Centre and representative offices in United Arab

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    Emirates, China, South Africa, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. UK

    subsidiary has established branches in Belgium and Germany. The bank is

    aggressively targeting the NRI (Non Resident Indian) population for expanding its

    business.

    ICICI Bank's equity shares are listed in India on Bombay Stock Exchange and the

    National Stock Exchange of India Limited and its American Depositary Receipts

    (ADRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

    Public Sector Banks

    Among the Public Sector Banks in India, United Bank of India is one of the 14 major

    banks, which were nationalized on July 19, 1969. Its predecessor, in the Public Sector

    Banks, the United Bank of India Ltd., was formed in 1950 with the amalgamation of

    four banks viz. Comilla Banking Corporation Ltd. (1914), Bengal Central Bank Ltd.

    (1918), Comilla Union Bank Ltd. (1922) and Hooghly Bank Ltd. (1932).

    Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), Government of India Undertaking offers

    Domestic, NRI and Commercial banking services. OBC is implementing a

    GRAMEEN PROJECT in Dehradun District (UP) and Hanumangarh District

    (Raiasthan) disbursing small loans. This Public Sector Bank India has implemented

    14 point action plan for strengthening of credit delivery to women and has designated

    5 branches as specialized branches for women entrepreneurs.

    The following are the list of Public Sector Banks in India

    Allahabad Bank

    Andhra Bank

    Bank of Baroda

    Bank of India

    Bank of Maharastra

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    Canara Bank

    Central Bank of India

    Corporation Bank

    Dena Bank

    Indian Bank

    Indian Overseas Bank

    Oriental Bank of Commerce

    Punjab & Sind Bank

    Punjab National Bank

    Syndicate Bank

    UCO Bank

    Union Bank of India

    United Bank of India

    Vijaya Bank

    List of State Bank of India and its subsidiary, a Public Sector Banks

    State Bank of India

    o State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

    o

    State Bank of Hyderabad

    o State Bank of Indore

    o State Bank of Mysore

    o State Bank of Saurastra

    o State Bank of Travancore

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    Private Sector Banks

    Private banking in India was practiced since the beginning of banking system in India.

    The first private bank in India to be set up in Private Sector Banks in India was

    IndusInd Bank. It is one of the fastest growing Bank Private Sector Banks in India.

    IDBI ranks the tenth largest development bank in the world as Private Banks in India

    and has promoted a world class institutions in India.

    The first Private Bank in India to receive an in principle approval from the Reserve

    Bank of India was Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, to set up a

    bank in the private sector banks in India as part of the RBI's liberalization of the

    Indian Banking Industry. It was incorporated in August 1994 as HDFC Bank Limited

    with registered office in Mumbai and commenced operations as Scheduled

    Commercial Bank in January 1995.

    ING Vysya, yet another Private Bank of India was incorporated in the year 1930.

    Bangalore has a pride of place for having the first branch inception in the year 1934.

    With successive years of patronage and constantly setting new standards in banking,

    ING Vysya Bank has many credits to its account.

    LIST OF PRIVATE BANKS IN INDIA

    Bank of Punjab

    Bank of Rajasthan

    Catholic Syrian Bank

    Centurion Bank

    City Union Bank

    Dhanalakshmi Bank

    Development Credit Bank

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    Federal Bank

    HDFC Bank

    ICICI Bank

    IDBI Bank

    IndusInd Bank

    ING Vysya Bank

    Jammu & Kashmir Bank

    Karnataka Bank

    Karur Vysya Bank

    Laxmi Vilas Bank

    South Indian Bank

    United Western Bank

    UTI Bank

    4 Ps of Marketing

    Marketing decisions generally fall into the following four controllable

    categories:

    Product

    Price

    Place (distribution)

    Promotion

    The marketing mix approach to marketing is a model of crafting and

    implementing marketing strategies. It stresses the "mixing" or blending of

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    various factors in such a way that both organizational and consumer (target

    markets) objectives are attained. The model was developed by Neil Borden

    (Borden, N. 1964) who first started using the phrase in 1949. Borden claims the

    phrase came to him while reading James Culliton's description of the activities

    of a business executive:

    (An executive is) "a mixer of ingredients, who sometimes follows a recipe as

    he goes along, sometimes adapts a recipe to the ingredients immediately

    available, and sometimes experiments with or invents ingredients no one else

    has tried." (Culliton, J. 1948)

    When blending the mix elements, marketer(s) must consider their target market. They

    must understand the wants and needs (see Maslow) of the market (customer) then use

    these mix elements in constructing (formulating) appropriate marketing strategies and

    plans that will satisfy these wants. The mix must also meet or exceed the objectives of

    the organization. As Borden put it,"When building a marketing program to fit the

    needs of his firm, the marketing manager has to weigh the behavioral forces and then

    juggle marketing elements in his mix with a keen eye on the resources with which he

    has to work.". A separate marketing mix is usually crafted for each product offering

    or for each market segment, depending on the organizational structure of the firm.

    Borden goes on to suggest a procedure for developing a marketing mix. He claims

    that you need two sets of information; a list of important elements that go into the

    mix, and a list of forces that influence these decision variables

    The term "marketing mix" became popularized after Neil H. Borden published his

    1964 article, The Concept of the Marketing Mix. Borden began using the term in his

    teaching in the late 1940's after James Culliton had described the marketing manager

    as a "mixer of ingredients". The ingredients in Borden's marketing mix included

    product planning, pricing, branding, distribution channels, personal selling,

    advertising, promotions, packaging, display, servicing, physical handling, and fact-

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    finding and analysis. E. Jerome McCarthy later grouped these ingredients into the four

    categories that today are known as the 4 P's of marketing, depicted below:

    These four P's are the parameters that the marketing manager can control, subject to

    the internal and external constraints of the marketing environment. The goal is to

    make decisions that center the four P's on the customers in the target market in order

    to create perceived value and generate a positive response.

    PRODUCT

    A good product makes its marketing by itself because it gives benefits to the

    customer. We differentiate product on the basis of design, features, packaging,services, warranties, return and so on. In general, differentiation is mainly

    related to:

    The design: it can be a decisive advantage but it changes with fads. For

    example, a fun board must offer a good and fashionable design adapted to

    young people.

    The packaging: It must provide a better appearance and a convenient use. In

    food business, products often differ only by packaging.

    The safety: It does not concern fun board but it matters very much for products

    used by kids.

    The "green": A friendly product to environment gets an advantage among

    some segments.

    Therefore, term "product" refers to tangible, physical products as well as services.

    Here are some examples of the product decisions to be made:

    Brand name

    Functionality

    Styling

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    Quality

    Safety

    Packaging

    Repairs and Support

    Warranty

    Accessories and services

    PRICE DECISIONS

    Price means the pricing strategy you will use. You have already fixed, as an

    hypothesis a customer price fitted to your customer profile but you will have

    now to bargain it with the wholesalers and retailers.

    Pricing strategies you have to choose between three strategies:

    Competitive pricing: If your product is sold at the lowest price regarding all your

    competitors, you are practicing competitive pricing. Sometimes, competitive pricing

    is essential. For instance, when the products are basically the same, this strategy will

    usually succeed.

    Remember that the success of competitive pricing strategy depends on achieving high

    volume and low costs. If your prices are lower than your costs, you are going straight

    to bankruptcy! To avoid such a mistake, you have to take notice of the break-even

    ratio that you will find below.

    Cost-plus-profit: It means that you add the profit you need to your cost. It is

    also called cost-orientated strategy and is mainly used by the big contractor of

    public works. The authority may have access to the costing data and should like

    to check if the profit added to the cost is not too high. In fact, this strategy is

    only good for a business that the customers are public collectivities or

    government agencies.

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    Value pricing: It means that you base your prices on the value you deliver to

    customers. For example, when a new technology has a very large success, you

    can charge high prices to the customer. This practice is also called skimming.

    It is easy when you are in the introductory phase of the product life cycle.

    Some examples of pricing decisions to be made include:

    Pricing strategy (skim, penetration, etc.)

    Suggested retail price

    Volume discounts and wholesale pricing

    Cash and early payment discounts

    Seasonal pricing

    Bundling

    Price flexibility

    Price discrimination

    DISTRIBUTION (PLACE) DECISIONS

    Selling to the customers: Whether you sell by yourself ( as retailer) whether

    you employ a sales force, you are in these cases in front of the final customer.

    There are not intermediaries between you and him. Unfortunately, except for

    the retailer business, this situation is far to be the general case.

    Distribution is about getting the products to the customer. Some examples of

    distribution decisions include:

    Distribution channels

    Market coverage (inclusive, selective, or exclusive distribution)

    Specific channel members

    Inventory management

    Distribution centers

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    Order processing

    Transportation

    PROMOTION DECISIONS

    In the context of the marketing mix, promotion represents the various aspects

    of marketing communication, that is, the communication of information about

    the product with the goal of generating a positive customer response.

    Marketing communication decisions include:

    Promotional strategy (push, pull, etc.)

    Advertising

    Personal selling & sales force

    Sales promotions

    Public relations & publicity

    Marketing communications budget

    Advertising, public relations and so on are included in promotion and

    consequently in the 4Ps. sometimes, packaging becomes a fifth P. As

    promotion is closely linked to the sales, I will mention here the most common

    features about the sale strategy.

    The function of promotion is to affect the customer behavior in order to close a

    sale. Of course, it must be consistent with the buying process described in the

    consumer analysis. Promotion includes mainly three topics: advertisement,

    public relations, and sales promotions.

    ADVERTISEMENT :

    It takes many forms: TV, radio, Internet, newspapers, yellow pages, and so on.

    You have to take notice about three important notions:

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    Reach is the percentage of the target market, which is affected by your

    advertisement. For example, if you advertise on radio you must know how

    many people belonging to your segment can be affected.

    Frequency is the number of time a person is exposed to your message.

    It is said that a person must be exposed seven times to the message before

    to be aware of it. Reach*frequency gives the gross rating point. You have

    to evaluate it before any advertisement campaign.

    Message: Sometimes, it is called a creative. Anyway, the message must:

    get attraction, capture interest, create desire and finally require action that is

    to say close the sale.

    PUBLIC RELATIONS:

    Public relations are subtler and rely mainly on your own personality. For

    example, you can deliver public speeches on subjects such as economics, geo-

    economics, futurology to several organizations (civic groups, political groups,

    fraternal organizations, professional associations)

    SALES PROMOTION

    It includes fair trades, coupons, and discounts and is linked to the sales

    strategy.

    SUMMARY OF ICICI BANK

    The four Ps, product, place, price and promotion are the elements of the

    marketing mix used to establish a detailed and final marketing plan.

    After the product which is a paramount, the place is very important because it

    describes how you reach the consumer and what distribution channel you are

    going to choose: Margins and image are quite important features in this matter.

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    According to your product and place, the pricing strategy will have heavy

    consequences on the promotion campaign and on success or failure of your

    business as a whole.

    CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

    Customer satisfaction is equivalent to making sure that product and service

    performance meets customer expectations. It is the perception of the customer that the

    outcome of a business transaction is equal to or greater than his/her expectation.

    Customer satisfaction occurs when the acquisition of products and /or services

    provides a minimum negative departure from expectations when compared with other

    acquisitions and when the marginal utility of a transaction is equal to or greater than

    preceding acquisitions.

    Customer satisfaction occurs when the perception of the reward from the purchase of

    goods or services by the customer meets or exceeds his/her perceived sacrifice. The

    perception is a consequence of matching past purchase and consumption experience

    with the current purchase.

    CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SATISFACTION

    We must cultivate our garden. Voltair

    When we talk about customer service and/or satisfaction, we talk about creativity.

    Creativity allows us to handle or diffuse problems at hand or later on rather in the

    process of conducting the everyday business. We talk about how, or what, does the

    organization have to do to gain not only the sale but also the loyalty of the customer.

    We want to know the payoff of the transaction both in the short and long term. Wewant to know what our customers Want? We want to know if our customers are

    satisfied? Satisfaction, Of course, means that what we delivered to a customer met the

    customers Approval. We want to know if customers are delighted and willing to

    come

    Back, and so on. Fleiss 2 and Feldman 3 present examples of that delightfulness in

    their writings. Fleiss has written about Ben and Jerrys ice cream and Feldman has

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    discussed excellence in a cab ride. As important as delightfulness is, some of us

    minimize it, or even totally disregard it. At this point, we fail. Some of the issues that

    will guarantee failure in sales, satisfaction, and loyalty are:

    Employees must adhere to a rigid chain of command

    Employees are closely supervised

    Conflictin whatever formis not allowed

    Rewards are based on carrot-and-stick principles

    Wrong objectives are measure.

    We must understand customer expectation levels concerning quality. We must also

    understand the strategy for customer service quality, and next we must understand the

    measurement and feedback cycles of Customer satisfaction.

    The customer is the person or unit receiving the output of a process on the system. In

    fact, it is worth emphasizing that a customer can be the immediate, intermediate, or

    ultimate customer. Also, a customer may be a person or persons, or a process or

    processes. Customer satisfaction, however, is when the customer is satisfied with a

    product/service that meets the customers needs, wants, and expectations.

    There are at least three levels of customer expectations about quality:

    Level 1. Expectations are very simple and take the form of assumptions, must have,

    or take it for granted. For example, I expect the airline to be able to take off, fly to my

    destination, and land safely. I expect to get the correct blood for my blood transfusion

    and I expect the bank to deposit my money to my account and to keep a correct tally

    for me.

    Level 2. Expectations are a step higher than that of level 1 and they require some

    form of satisfaction through meeting the requirements and/or specifications. For

    example, I expect to be treated courteously by all airline personnel. I went to the

    hospital expecting to have my hernia repaired, to be in some pain after it was done, to

    be out on the same day, and to receive a correct bill. And I went to the bank expecting

    the bank teller to be friendly, informative, and helpful with my transactions.

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    Level 3. Expectations are much higher than for levels 1 and 2. Level 3 requires some

    kind of delightfulness or a service that is so good that it attracts me to it. For example,

    an airline gives passengers traveling coach class the same superior food service that

    other airlines provide only for first-class passengers. In fact, I once took a flight where

    the flight attendants actually baked cookies for us right there on the plane. When I

    went to the hospital, I expected staff to treat me with respect and they carefully

    explained things to me. But I was surprised when they called me at home the next day

    to find out how I was doing. And at my house closing, the bank officer, representing

    the bank holding my mortgage, not only treated me with respect and answered all my

    questions about my new mortgage, but just before we shook hands to close the deal,

    he gave me a housewarming gift.

    CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS HELP TO:

    Improve customer, client, or employee loyalty.

    React quickly to changes in the market.

    Identify and capitalize on opportunities.

    Beat the competition.

    Retain or gain market share.

    Increase revenue.

    1. Reduce costs.

    RANGE OF PRODUCT

    ICICI Bank offers wide variety of Deposit Products to suit your requirements.

    Coupled with convenience of networked branches/ ATMs and facility of E-

    channels like Internet and Mobile Banking, ICICI Bank brings banking at your

    doorstep. Select any of our deposit products and provide your details online

    and our representative will contact you for Account Opening.

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    SAVING ACCOUNTS

    ICICI Bank offers you a power packed Savings Account with a host of

    convenient features and banking channels to transact through. So now you can

    bank at your convenience, without the stress of waiting in queues

    SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES

    We understand that as you reach the age to retire, you do have certain concerns

    whether your hard earned money is safe and secure whether your

    investments give you the kind of returns that you need. That's why we have an

    ideal Banking Service for those who are 60 years and above. The Senior

    Citizen Services from ICICI Bank has several advantages that are tailored to

    bring more convenience and enjoyment in your life.

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    YOUNG STARS

    It's really important to help children learn the value of finances and money

    management at an early age. Banking is a serious business, but we make

    banking a pleasure and at the same time children learn how to manage their

    personal finances.

    FIXED DEPOSITS

    Safety, Flexibility, Liquidity and Returns!!!! A combination of unbeatable

    features of the Fixed Deposit from ICICI Bank

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    RECURRING DEPOSITS

    When expenses are high, you may not have adequate funds to make big

    investments. But simply going ahead without saving for the future is not an

    option for you. Through ICICI Bank Recurring Deposit you can invest small

    amounts of money every month that ends up with a large saving on maturity.

    So you enjoy twin advantages- affordability and higher earnings

    LOANS

    ICICI Bank offers wide variety of Loans Products to suit your requirements.

    Coupled with convenience of networked branches/ ATMs and facility of E-

    channels like Internet and Mobile Banking, ICICI Bank brings banking at your

    doorstep. Select any of our loan product and provide your details online and

    our representative will contact you for getting loans

    HOME LOAN

    The No. 1 Home Loans Provider in the country, ICICI Bank Home Loans offers some

    unbeatable benefits to its customers - Doorstep Service, Simplified Documentation

    and Guidance throughout the Process. It's really easy!

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    PERSONAL LOANS

    If you're looking for a personal loan that's easy to get, your search ends here. ICICI

    Bank Personal Loans are easy to get and absolutely hassle free. With minimum

    documentation you can now secure a loan for an amount up to Rs. 15 lakhs

    CAR LOANS

    The NO 1 financier for car loans in the country. Network of more than 1500 channel

    partners in over 780 locations. Tie-ups with all leading automobile manufacturers to

    ensure the best deals. Flexible schemes & quick processing. Hassle-free application

    process on the click of a mouse.

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    COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LOANS

    Range of services on existing loans & extended products like funding of new vehicles,

    refinance on used vehicles, balance transfer on high cost loans, top up on existing

    loans, Extend product, working capital loans & other banking products

    TWO WHEELER LOANS

    Avail attractive schemes at competitive interest rates from the No 1 Financier for Two

    Wheeler Loans in the country. Finance facility up to 90% of the On Road Cost of the

    vehicle, repayable in convenient repayment options and comfortable tenors from 6

    months to 36 months. Ride home on your Dream Two Wheeler with our hassle free

    finance.

    FARM EQUIPMENT LOANS

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    Preferred financier for almost all leading tractor manufacturers in the country.

    Flexible repayment options in tandem with the farmer's seasonal liquidity. Monthly,

    Quarterly and Half-yearly repayment patterns to choose from. Comfortable repayment

    tenures from 1 year to 9 year

    CARDS

    ICICI Bank offers a variety of cards to suit your different transactional needs.

    Our range includes Credit Cards, Debit Cards and Prepaid cards. These cards

    offer you convenience for your financial transactions like cash withdrawal,

    shopping and travel. These cards are widely accepted both in India and abroad.Read on for details and features of each.

    CREDIT CARDS

    ICICI Bank Credit Cards give you the facility of cash, convenience

    and a range of benefits, anywhere in the world. These benefits range

    from life time free cards, Insurance benefits, global emergency

    assistance service, discounts, utility payments, travel discounts and

    much more.

    DEBIT CARDS

    The ICICI Bank Debit Card is a revolutionary form of cash that

    allows customers to access their bank account around the clock,

    around the world. The ICICI Bank Debit Card can be used forshopping at more than 100,000 merchants in India and 13 million merchants

    worldwide.

    TRAVEL CARD

    Presenting ICICI Bank Travel Card. The Hassle Free way to

    Travel the world. Traveling with US Dollar, Euro, Pound

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    Sterling or Swiss Francs; Looking for security and convenience; take ICICI

    Bank Travel Card. Issued in duplicate. Offers the Pin based security. Has the

    convenience of usage of Credit or Debit card.

    PRE PAID CARDS

    ICICI Bank brings to you a complete bouquet of pre-paid cards providing

    payment solutions at your fingertips. ICICI Bank pre-paid cards are a safe

    & convenient way for associate payments, disbursements, gifting & small

    ticket transactions. Pre-paid cards are available on a VISA platform thus

    providing accessibility to over one lakh merchant establishments & cash

    withdrawal from all VISA ATMs in India.

    INVESTMENTS

    At ICICI Bank, we care about all your needs. Along with Deposit products and

    Loan offerings, ICICI Bank assists you to manage your finances by providing

    various investment options ranging from ICICI Bank Tax Saving Bonds to

    Equity Investments through Initial Public Offers and Investment in Pure Gold.

    ICICI Bank facilitates following investment products:

    ICICI Bank Tax Saving Bonds

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    Government of India Bonds

    Investment in Mutual Funds

    Initial Public Offers by Corporate

    Investment in "Pure Gold"

    Foreign Exchange Services

    Senior Citizens Savings Scheme, 2004

    You can invest in above products through any of our branches. For select

    products ICICI Bank also provides the ease of investing through electronic

    channels like ATMs and Internet (ICICIdirect.com)

    DEMAT SERVICES

    ICICI Bank Demat Services boasts of an ever-growing customer base of over

    11.5 lacs account holders. In our continuous endeavor to offer best of the class

    services to our customers we offer the following features:

    e-Instructions: You can transfer securities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through

    Internet & Interactive Voice Response (IVR) at a lower cost. Now with "Speak to

    transfer", you can also transfer or pledge instructions through our customer care

    officer.

    Consolidation Demat Account: Dematerialize your physical shares in various

    holding patterns and consolidate all such scattered holdings into your primary demat

    account at reduced cost

    Digitally Signed Statement: Receive your account statement and bill by email.

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    Corporate Benefit Tracking: Track your dividend, interest, bonus through your

    account statement.

    Mobile Request: Access your demat account by sending SMS to enquire about

    Holdings, Transactions, Bill & ISIN details

    Mobile Alerts: Receive SMS alerts for all debits/credits as well as for any request,

    which cannot be processed

    Dedicated customer care executives specially trained at our call center, to handle

    all your queries.

    Countrywide network of over 235 branches, you are never far from an ICICI Bank

    Demat Services outlet

    PRIVATE BANKING

    The chosen few know that the secret to success in life is living it. To the fullest on

    your terms. Then life's luxuries follow naturally at home, at work, at play. Not as an

    exception, but as the rule. At ICICI Bank, we believe, it should be the same when it

    comes to banking. A world where talented people, synchronized processes and

    innovative products come together to create seamless global banking solutions.

    Solutions that go beyond wealth management. Solutions that are uniquely tailored to

    your specific needs.

    PRICE

    Growth due to increase in advances, net interest income

    Lower provisioning and a healthy growth in net interest income enabled ICICI Bank

    to report a 44 per cent growth in the fourth quarter net profit. The largest private

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    sector bank in the country reported a net profit of Rs 1,452 crore against Rs 1,006

    crore in the year ago period. Operating profit was 4 per cent lower at Rs 2,305 crore

    (Rs 2,399 crore) .For the year ended March 31, 2011, the net profit was up 28 per cent

    at Rs 5,151 crore (Rs 4,025 crore). The board has proposed a dividend of Rs 14 a

    equity share for FY2011 (Rs 12 for FY2010). The quarterly and full year figures are

    not comparable with the year ago period as the bank acquired Bank of Rajasthan in

    August 2010. In the fourth quarter, provisions dropped 61 per cent to Rs 384 crore

    from Rs 990 crore. Net interest income (the difference between interest earned and

    interest paid) grew 23 per cent to Rs 2,510 crore from Rs 2,035 crore. Non-interest

    income, however, declined 13 per cent to Rs 1,641 crore (Rs 1,891 crore).We are

    through with the consolidation phase.We have resumed on the growth path. Most of

    the bank's specific parameters showed improvement in FY2011, said Ms Chanda

    Kochhar, Managing Director and CEO. This fiscal, the bank's business growth will be

    in line with the growth of the banking industry, which is expected to grow upwards of

    20 per cent. Recently, ICICI Bank shares closed up 0.92 per cent at Rs 1,117.55 on

    the BSE.

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    PROMOTION

    In recent times, many banks have unveiled a slew of attractive schemes, loans, special

    accounts and credit cards customized for women. Citibank and ICICI Bank's

    `Woman's Account'

    Women comprise an integral part of our client profile," explains Girish Kundan,

    Branch Manager at ICICI, Nehru Place, and New Delhi.

    ICICI's Women's Account allows one to deposit small sums in the form of a recurring

    deposit. What differentiate it from normal savings account is the value-added features.

    For the recurring deposit the minimum amount is Rs 500, against the normative Rs

    1,000. Also, there are no tax deductions at source on the recurring deposit

    ICICI BANK ROPES IN SHAHRUKH KHAN

    ICICI Bank has once again decided to resort to the

    celebrity endorsement route to promote its brand. Almost

    two-and-a-half years since superstar Amitabh Bachchan

    endorsed the brand, the company has signed up Shah

    Rukh Khan as its global ambassador. In a press release issued by the bank, Mr K.V.

    Kamath, Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Bank, said, "We are proud to have Shah

    Rukh Khan as our global brand ambassador. Having established our leadership in the

    retail business over the last five years, the bank is now poised to scale new heights in

    the global arena." Ms Lalita D. Gupte, Joint Managing Director, ICICI Bank, said,

    "ICICI Bank is happy to be associated with Shah Rukh Khan whose increasing global

    popularity brings synergy to our growing global presence". ICICI Bank has a presence

    in 12 countries including the UK, Canada, the US and West Asia.

    ICICI Bank plans new-age ATMs for rural markets

    ICICI Bank proposes to modify the technology behind ATMs

    that determines how the money-dispensing machine works. A

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    project taken up in association with IIT, Chennai is looking at ways of dealing with a

    host of critical issues that may seem pretty run-of-the-mill in an urban neighborhood

    but insurmountable in a typical Indian village. Dr Nachiket Mor, Deputy MD of ICICI

    Bank, is working towards introducing futuristic machines as part of its plan to reach

    out to more customer segments, especially those in non-metros.

    New machines the new machines are likely to have security features not found in the

    ones commonly used. These may be able to recognize old, used notes as well. It is not

    known at this stage as to how many of such machines may be rolled out. ICICI Bank

    has already installed many new ATMs in the recent past as part of its programmed to

    provide greater off-site access to customers. The idea is to allow more people to use

    ATMs - which would eliminate their need to physically visit bank branches. "The

    technology we plan to use here is smarter. The plan is to overcome what is proving to

    be a major challenge for some of our customers," said Dr Mor.

    PLACE

    MONITORING

    The Banking Codes and Standards Board of India whose directors include members

    of the Governing Council monitor the Code. The contact details are as follows:

    The Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

    Reserve Bank of India Building,

    C-7 , 4th floor , Bandra Kurla Complex,

    Mumbai-400051

    Telephone: 26573716 ; Fax: 26573719

    Email : [email protected] ; Website: www.bcsbi.org.in

    Getting Help

    If you have any enquiries about the Code, you should contact us at our designated

    telephone helpdesk or customer service number or contact the Indian Banks

    Association at the following address.

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    Indian Banks' Association

    Stadium House, Block II & III

    Veer Nariman Road, Mumbai 400 020

    Tel. No. 022-22844999 Fax: 022-22835638

    Email: [email protected] Website: www.iba.org.in

    Main Branches Of ICICI Bank

    Reach us around the clock

    Visit us at email us at call us at our 24hr ph nos fax us at

    write to us at

    www.icicibank.com [email protected] (number below)

    022-28307700 20, banjara hills

    p.o, hyderabad

    500034, India

    24 hour customer care nos

    Ahemdabad 5530 9890

    Banglore 41131877

    Coimbatore 1800 345 3499

    Chandigarh 505 5700

    Chennai 4208 8000

    Delhi Mobile 9818178000

    Cuttack 1800 345 3499

    Delhi 4171 8000

    Hyderabad 2312 8000

    Darjeeling 1800 345 3499

    Guwahati 1800 345 3499

    Kochi 238 4500

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    Indore 402 2005

    jamshedpur 1800 345 3499

    Mumbai 2830 7777

    Kolkata 98313 78000 lucknow 229 4577

    Ranchi 1800 345 3499

    Patna 1800 345 3499

    pune 2610 3333

    Chattisgarh 98932 08000

    Siliguri 1800 345 3499

    andhra pradesh 98495 78000

    Haryana 98961 78000

    Goa 98904 78000

    98982 78000

    Madhya pradesh 98932 08000

    Karnataka 98455 78000

    Kerala 98954 78000

    Rajasthan 98292 22292

    Maharashtra 98904 78000

    Punjab 98155 58000

    UP West 98973 08000

    Tamil nadu 98944 78000

    UP East 1800 345 3499

    Bhibanshwar 1800 345 3499

    Uttranchal 98973 08000

    ICICI BANK HEAD OFFICE:

    ICICI Bank

    9th Floor, South Towers

    ICICI Towers

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    Bandra Kurla Complex

    Bandra (E)

    Mumbai

    Phone : +91-022-653 7914

    E-Mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]

    SOME ABROAD BRANCHES

    Bahrain Branch

    ICICI Bank Ltd.

    Manama Centre

    Manama

    Kingdom of Bahrain

    Tel: + 973 17 576 161

    Fax: + 973 17 221 200

    Bangladesh Representative Office

    ICICI Bank Ltd.

    Suite 11-01, Level 11

    Unique Trade Centre, 8 Panthapath

    Kawran Bazar, Police Station

    Tejgaon, Dhaka

    Bangladesh

    Tel: + 88 02 912 4985

    Canada Subsidiary

    ICICI Bank Canada

    Exchange Tower,

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    130 King Street West, Suite 2130

    Toronto ON M5X 1B1

    Canada

    Tel: + 1 416 360 0909

    Fax: + 1 647 436 1178

    China Representative Office

    ICICI Bank Ltd.

    2805-2806,Bank of China Towers

    200 Yincheng(M) Road

    Pudong

    Shanghai 200 120

    P.R. China

    Tel: + 86 21 5888 2413

    Fax: + 86 21 5888 2347

    Dubai Representative Office

    ICICI Bank Ltd.

    Suite No. 404, The Business Centre Building

    Khalid Bin Al Waleed Street

    Near Burjuman

    Dubai U.A.E.

    Tel: + 971 4 396 5333

    Fax: + 971 4 396 6994

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    POLICIES OF ICICI BANK

    Objectives of ICICI Bank

    Promote good and fair banking practices by setting minimum standards in

    dealing with you

    Increase transparency so that you can have a better understanding of what you

    can reasonably expect of the services;

    Encourage market forces, through competition, to achieve higher operating

    standards;

    Promote a fair and cordial relationship between you and your bank;

    Foster confidence in the banking system

    To Help You To Understand How Our Financial Products And Services Work By:

    a. Giving you information about them in any one or more of the following languages:

    Hindi, English or the appropriate local language.

    b. Ensuring that our advertising and promotional literature is clear and not misleading

    c. Ensuring that you are given clear information about our products and services, the

    terms and conditions and the interest rates/service charges, which apply to them.

    d. Giving you information on what are the benefits to you, how you can avail of the

    benefits, what are their financial implications and whom you can contact for

    addressing you queries and how.

    To Help You Use Your Account Or Service By:

    a. Providing you regular appropriate updates.

    b. Keeping you informed about changes in the interest rates, charges or terms and

    conditions.

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    Information

    You can get information on interest rates, common fees and charges through any one

    of the following:

    a. Looking at the notices in our branches ;

    b. Phoning our branches or help-lines;

    c. Looking on our website;

    d. Asking our designated staff/help desk ;or e. Referring to the service guide/Tariff

    Schedule.

    Before You Become a Customer we will:

    give you clear information explaining the key features of the services and

    products you tell us you are interested in;

    give you information on any type of products and services which we offer and

    that may suit your needs;

    tell you if we offer products and services in more than one way [for example,

    through

    ATMs, on the Internet, over the phone, in branches and so on] and tell you

    how to find out more about them;

    tell you what information we need from you to prove your identity and

    address, for us to comply with legal, regulatory and internal policy

    requirements.

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    Advertising, Marketing and Sales

    We will make sure that all advertising and promotional material is clear, and

    not misleading.

    In any advertising in any media and promotional literature that draws attention

    to banking service or product and includes a reference to an interest rate, we

    will also indicate whether other fees and charges will apply and that full

    details of the relevant terms and conditions are available on request.

    If we avail of the services of third parties for providing support services, we

    will require that such third parties handle your personal information (if any

    available to such third parties) with the same degree of confidentiality and

    security as we would.

    We may, from time to time, communicate to you various features of our

    products availed by you. Information about our other products or promotional

    offers in respect of our products/services, will be conveyed to you only if you

    have given your consent to receive such information/ service either by mail or

    by registering for the same on our website or on our phone banking/customer

    service number.

    We have prescribed a code of conduct for our Direct Selling Agencies (DSAs)

    whose services we may avail to market our products/ services which amongst

    other matters requires them to identify themselves when they approach you for

    selling our products personally or through phone.

    In the event of receipt of any complaint from you that our

    representative/courier or DSA has engaged in any improper conduct or acted

    in violation of this Code, we shall take appropriate steps to investigate and to

    handle the complaint and to make good the loss.

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    Privacy and Confidentiality

    We will treat all your personal information as private and confidential [even when

    you are no longer a customer], and shall be guided by the following principles and

    policies.

    S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS OF ICICI BANK

    Strength

    Good for new investor as the fund has to be managed by specialized fund

    manager.

    Only product which invests in money market, debt market and equity market

    at same time.

    Investment needed is comparatively less than other investments.

    During the stack market boom periods all ICICI bank funds have performed

    fairly well thereby increasing investors expectations.

    Weakness

    Customers do not prefer it because of risk attached to it that is market risk.

    Fund manager if makes a wrong prediction then customer will bear the brunt

    therefore it depends on funds managers analysis.

    Sometimes the age factor affects the investment preference of the investors.

    People are afraid of investing in the equity market.

    Opportunities

    Creating positive image about the fund and changing the nature of the market

    itself.

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    Market of mutual fund is expanding as many foreign companies are coming in

    this.

    Great scope of new investment due to the budget announcement this year.

    The objective of investing in ICICI bank is Tax-saving apart form returns third

    main objective is growth.

    Threats

    Now there are many other investment instruments which are more lucrative

    than ICICI bank. (real estate , gold)

    Unawareness among investors regarding ICICI bank. Also in India most of the

    people lack of awareness about ICICI bank. They dont know anything about

    what is ICICI bank, how it works. How fund managers invest peoples money

    in different portfolios and provide the better returns to the customers

    Lack of promotions, advertising by ICICI bank industry

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    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

    RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

    To study about ICICI as a company and a group

    To study about the products and services offered by ICICI

    To study the customer satisfaction in ICICI bank

    RESEARCH DESIGN

    Type of Research: - Descriptive research

    Descriptive research includes Surveys and fact-finding enquiries of different kinds.

    The major purpose of descriptive research is description of the state of affairs, as it

    exists as the present. The main characteristic of this method is that the researcher has

    no control over the variables; he can only report what has happened or what is

    happening.

    DATA SOURCES

    During preparation of the Project Report many different kinds Of Data were Required

    which Included both Primary and Secondary Sources.

    Primary Sources

    Questionnaire - A sample questionnaire was provided to around 50 different people

    which was used to Derive Results and Analyze customer needs for Insurance and ho

    far they have been satisfied with the Services and Returns Provided by ICICI

    prudential as well as other companies .

    A sample of the questionnaire along with Results from Findings and Analysis are

    given Later in the Project

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    Secondary Sources

    Journals Various Journals published by B-Schools as well as Business houses have

    provided vital statistical as well as Theoretical Data which have been very helpful

    Newspapers and Magazines Economic Times as Well as Magazines such as

    Business Today have provided useful Information on Developing Indian Insurance

    Sector as well as how the trend and demand of customers has changed over a period

    of time .

    Internet and Other Media Sources WWW has the latest data and interviews which

    helped me in determining the scope pf my project as well as make it as up to date as

    possible.

    QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN / FORMULATION

    Questionnaires: - A questionnaire consists of a set of questions presented to

    respondent for their answers.

    Close Ended: - Pre-specify all the possible answers & are easy to Interpret and

    Tabulate.

    TYPES OF QUESTIONS USED IN THIS PROJECT:

    Close ended Questions

    To know the choice of the people regarding various matters

    Dichotomous Questions

    Which has only two answers Yes or No.

    Multiple Choice Questions

    Where respondent is offered more than two choices. This is done to know the

    choice of the customers regarding different matters.

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    SAMPLE DESIGN

    Sampling Unit: - The marketing researcher must define the target population that will

    be sampled.

    Sample Size/ Population Size: - I have cover entire Delhi city for the survey.

    Sample size Sample size of 150 was used for questionnaires out of which everyone

    responded.

    Time Frame It is the period of time for which the survey or study is to be done.

    I have done survey for 8 weeks.

    Sampling Technique Used

    Since the information required was not of a very technical nature and also looking at

    the scope of the project and the extent of the target segment, the sampling technique

    employed was Convenience Sampling. I administered the questionnaires.

    LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH:

    By working on this project I gained a lot of knowledge over the banking sector in

    India. But there are a certain no. of problems which I faced while working on this

    project. These problems can be illustrated as limitations of study which are as

    followed:

    Reliability on the primary source of data.

    Most of the contents collected was difficult to understand because it was new

    for me to work in this field.

    It was tricky and time consuming to understand the mysteries of marketing.

    Response of customers could be biased.

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    COMPANY PROFILE

    ICICI Bank (formerly Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India).

    ICICI Limited, was established in 1955 by the World Bank, the Government of

    India and the Indian Industry, for the promotion of industrial development in India by

    giving project and corporate finance to the industries in India.

    ICICI Bank has grown from a development bank to a financial conglomerate and has

    become one of the largest public financial institutions in India. ICICI Bank has

    financed all the major sectors of the economy, covering 6,848 companies and 16,851

    projects. As of March 31, 2000, ICICI had disbursed a total of Rs.1,13,070 crores,

    since inception.

    ICICI BANK FACT FILES

    Total assets: Rs.146,214 crore (December 31, 2004)

    Network: 530 branches

    ATMs: Over 1,880

    Abroad Subsidiaries: United Kingdom and Canada

    Abroad branches: Singapore and Bahrain

    Representative offices: United States, China, United Arab Emirates, and Bangladesh

    And South Africa.

    ICICI Bank is India's second-largest bank with total assets of about Rs. 2,513.89 bn

    (US$ 56.3 bn) at March 31, 2006 and profit after tax of Rs. 25.40 bn (US$ 569 mn)

    for the year ended March 31, 2006 (Rs. 20.05 bn (US$ 449 mn) for the year ended

    March 31, 2005). ICICI Bank has a network of about 614 branches and extension

    counters and over 2,200 ATMs. ICICI Bank offers a wide range of banking products

    and financial services to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery

    channels and through its specialized subsidiaries and affiliates in the areas of

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    investment banking, life and non-life insurance, venture capital and asset

    management. ICICI Bank set up its international banking group in fiscal 2002 to cater

    to the cross border needs of clients and leverage on its domestic banking strengths to

    offer products internationally.

    ICICI Bank currently has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Russia and Canada,

    branches in Singapore, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Dubai International

    Finance Center and representative offices in the United States, United Arab Emirates,

    China, South Africa and Bangladesh. Our UK subsidiary has established a branch in

    Belgium. ICICI Bank is the most valuable bank in India in terms of market

    capitalization.

    ICICI Bank's equity shares are listed in India on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the

    National Stock Exchange of India Limited and its American Depositary Receipts

    (ADRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

    ICICI Bank has formulated a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for its Directors

    and employees.

    At June 5, 2006, ICICI Bank, with free float market capitalization* of about Rs.

    480.00 billion (US$ 10.8 billion) ranked third amongst all the companies listed on the

    Indian stock exchanges.

    ICICI Bank was originally promoted in 1994 by ICICI Limited, an Indian financial

    Institution, and was its wholly owned subsidiary. ICICI's shareholding in ICICI Bank

    was reduced to 46% through a public offering of shares in India in fiscal 1998, anequity offering in the form of ADRs listed on the NYSE in fiscal 2000, ICICI Bank's

    acquisition of Bank of Madura Limited in an all-stock amalgamation in fiscal 2001,

    and secondary market sales by ICICI to institutional investors in fiscal 2001 and fiscal

    2002. ICICI was formed in 1955 at the initiative of The World Bank, the Government

    of India and representatives of Indian industry.

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    The principal objective was to create a development financial institution for Providing

    medium-term and long-term project financing to Indian businesses. In the 1990s,

    ICICI transformed its business from a development financial institution offering only

    project finance to a diversified financial service group offering a wide variety of

    products and services, both directly and through a number of subsidiaries and

    affiliates like ICICI Bank. In 1999, ICICI become the first Indian company and the

    first bank or financial institution from non-Japan Asia to be listed on the NYSE.

    After consideration of various corporate structuring alternatives in the context of the

    emerging competitive scenario in the Indian banking industry, and the move towards

    universal banking, the managements of ICICI and ICICI Bank formed the view that

    the merger of ICICI with ICICI Bank would be the optimal strategic alternative for

    both entities, and would create the optimal legal structure for the ICICI group's

    universal banking strategy. The merger would enhance value for ICICI shareholders

    through the merged entity's access to low-cost deposits, greater opportunities for

    earning fee-based income and the ability to Participate in the payments system and

    provide transaction-banking services. The merger would enhance value for ICICI

    Bank shareholders through a large capital base and scale of operations, seamless

    access to ICICI's strong corporate relationships built up over five decades, entry into

    new business segments, higher market share in various business segments,

    particularly fee-based services, and access to the vast talent pool of ICICI and its

    subsidiaries. In

    October 2001, the Boards of Directors of ICICI and ICICI Bank approved the merger

    of ICICI and two of its wholly owned retail finance subsidiaries, ICICI Personal

    Financial Services Limited and ICICI Capital Services Limited, with ICICI Bank. The

    merger was approved by shareholders of ICICI and ICICI Bank in January 2002, by

    the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad in March 2002, and by the High Court of

    Judicature at Mumbai and the Reserve Bank of India in April 2002. Consequent to the

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    merger, the ICICI group's financing and banking Operations, both wholesale and

    retail, have been integrated in a single entity.

    *Free float holding excludes all promoter holdings, strategic investments and Cross

    holdings among public sector entities.

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    ICICI GROUP

    ICICI VENTURE

    ICICI Venture is the largest and one of the most successful private equity and Venture

    capital management companies in India with aggregate funds under Management in

    excess of USD 2 billion. ICICI Venture is a subsidiary of ICICI Bank, Indias second-

    largest bank with total assets of about US$ 56.3 bn (March 31, 2006) and market

    capitalization of about USD 10.8 bn (June 2006).

    Over the years, ICICI Venture has built an enviable portfolio of companies in the

    sectors of information technology, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, media and retail

    thereby delivering value consistently to its investors.

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    ICICI Venture has the distinction of managing a large number of exits in the Country.

    With over 100 liquidity events, the organization has reaped rich Experience and is

    well positioned to handle IPOs, strategic sale and/or mergers.

    ICICI Venture has a wide network of third party investors, which include Domestic

    investors such as public sector banks, financial institutions and Insurance companies.

    A significant portion of the funds corpus is also from International development

    financial institutions and international funds.

    The company has over 40 qualified professionals with experience across sectors and

    functions. The capabilities of the team, structure of the organization, Emphasis on

    value creation and performance evaluation matrices enable ICICI Venture to extract

    superior returns from its investments.

    ICICI SECURITIES INDIAS LEADING INVESTMENT BANK

    ICICI Securities Limited is Indias leading full service investment bank with a

    Dominant position in all segments of its operations - Corporate Finance, Fixed

    Income and Equities. It is a subsidiary of ICICI Bank, the largest private sector bank

    in India and operates out of Mumbai with offices in New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata,

    New York, London and Singapore. Under the able leadership of Mr.S Mukherji,

    Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Securities continues to grow as reflected in its

    performance over the past couple of years.

    The Corporate Finance team has consistently been among the top players in M&As

    and fund raising from domestic and international capital markets. The Equities team is

    a major Indian brokerage house and its research covers over 90% of Sensex market

    capitalization. The bond research of the Fixed Income team is a benchmark for the

    industry.

    The eminent position of ICICI Securities is reflected in the number of awards that our

    teams in the Fixed Income, M&A and Equity Capital Markets win. Our Fixed Income

    team for the last two years (CY04 and CY05) has been adjudged as the Best Bond

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    House in India by both Asia money and Finance Asia. The Equities team was

    adjudged as the Best Indian Brokerage House-2003 by Asia money. The Corporate

    Finance team tops the M&A/Capital markets league tables regularly. Our wholly

    owned subsidiary, ICICI Brokerage Services Limited (IBSL), buys and sells equities

    for our institutional clients. ICICI Securities has a U.S. subsidiary, ICICI Securities

    Inc., which is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

    (NASD). As a result of this membership, ICICI Securities Inc. can engage in

    permitted activities in the U.S. securities markets.

    These activities include dealing in securities markets transactions in the United States

    and providing research and investment advice to US investors.

    ICICI Securities Inc. is also registered with the Financial Services Authority, UK

    (FSA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to carry out Corporate

    Advisory Services

    PRUDENTIAL ICICI

    Prudential ICICI Asset Management Company enjoys the strong parentage of

    Prudential plc, one of UK's largest players in the insurance & fund management

    sectors and ICICI Bank, a well-known and trusted name in financial services in India.

    Prudential ICICI Asset Management Company, in a span of just over eight years, has

    forged a position of pre-eminence in the Indian Mutual Fund industry as one of the

    largest asset management companies in the country with assets under management of

    Rs. 23559.60 crores (as of March 31, 2006). The Company manages a comprehensive

    range of schemes to meet the varying investment needs of its investors spread across

    68 cities in the country.

    PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE

    India's Number One private life insurer, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company is

    a joint venture between ICICI Bank-one of India's foremost financial services

    companies-and Prudential plc- a leading international financial services group

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    headquartered in the United Kingdom. Total capital infusion stands at Rs. 15.85

    billion, with ICICI Bank holding a stake of 74% and Prudential plc holding 26%.

    We began our operations in December 2000 after receiving approval from Insurance

    Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA). Today, our nation-wide team comprises

    nearly 120,000 insurance advisors, 18 banc assurance partners and 200 corporate

    agent tie-ups.

    ICICI Prudential was the first life insurer in India to receive a National Insurer

    Financial Strength rating of AAA (Ind) from Fitch ratings. For three years in a row,

    ICICI Prudential has been voted as India's Most Trusted Private Life Insurer, by The

    Economic Times - AC Nielsen ORG Marg survey of 'Most Trusted Brands'. As we

    grow our distribution, product range and customer base, we continue to tirelessly

    uphold our commitment to deliver world-class financial solutions to customers all

    over India.

    ICICI LOMBARD

    ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited is a 74:26 joint venture between

    ICICI Bank Limited and the US-based $ 26 billion Fairfax Financial Holdings

    Limited. ICICI Bank is India's second largest bank, while Fairfax Financial Holdings

    is a diversified financial corporate engaged in general insurance, reinsurance,

    insurance claims management and investment management. Lombard Canada Ltd, a

    group company of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, is one of Canada's oldest

    property and casualty insurers. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company received

    regulatory approvals to commence general insurance business in August 2001.

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    WHY ICICI LOMBARD?

    India 's number one private general insurance company

    First general insurance company in India to be ISO 9001:2000 certified

    Assigned the iAAA rating by ICRA indicating highest claims paying ability

    Simple and fast documentation

    Lightning fast claims settlement

    Instant online policy issuance

    Comprehensive product line

    Highest security level offered through 128-bit encryption in case of online

    data exchange

    First company to provide digitally signed documents through an online

    interface

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    Achieved financial breakeven in first full year of operations

    Achieved underwriting breakeven in second year of operations

    Adjudged amongst the top three in the Insurance Website of the Year

    category at the 9th Asia Insurance Industry Awards function held in

    Singapore during September, 2005

    WHAT IS MARKETING?

    Most people think that marketing is only about the advertising and/or personal selling

    of goods and services. Advertising and selling, however, are just two of the many

    marketing activities. In general, marketing activities are all those associated with

    identifying the particular wants and needs of a target market of customers, and then

    going about satisfying those customers better than the competitors? This involves

    doing market research on customers, analyzing their needs, and then making strategic

    decisions about product design, pricing, promotion and distribution.

    :"Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing,

    promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, services, organizations, and events to

    create and maintain relationships that will satisfy individual and organizational

    objectives." by Boone and Kurtz. Dryden Press.

    In popular usage, "marketing" is the promotion of products, especially advertising and

    branding. However, in professional usage the term has a wider meaning which

    recognizes that marketing is customer centered. Products are often developed to meet

    the desires of groups of customers or even, in some cases, for specific customers. E.

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    Jerome McCarthy divided marketing into four general sets of activities. His typology

    has become so universally recognized that his four activity sets, the Four Ps, have

    passed into the language

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    COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

    COMPARISON OF ICICI WITH SBI

    ICICI bank is the largest private sector bank in India and the second largest

    commercial bank in India. It has branches all over India and even in smaller towns in

    South India after the takeover of Bank of Madurai . The bank also has foreign

    subsidiaries like ICICI bank, Canada in Canada, Britain and Russia ,representative

    offices in USA, China, UAE, Bangladesh, South Africa and branches in Bahrain,

    Singapore .

    It offers a platform for online share trading through ICICI Direct and insurance

    services - ICICI Prudential. NRI services include money transfer throughMoney2India, which offer better foreign exchange rates for lower amounts

    compared to other services.

    Like most private sector banks, all ICICI bank branches in India are networked.You can access your account from any ICICI bank branch in India. Anyone can

    also deposit cash/local cheque in your account at any branch of ICICI bank.

    Also they have very convenient bank timings and are open for 12 hours from 8.00a.m to 8 p.m from Monday to Saturday. When you deposit a cheque at their

    branch, they will readily give you a stamped acknowledgement for deposit. You

    can only deposit cash in your own account at the ATM, for depositing cash into a

    third party account, you have to visit the branch. You have to select the deposit

    cash option, you will get an envelope for depositing cash, which you can then fill

    in the details and deposit it back. At locations where ICICI bank does not have a

    branch, the queue at the ATMs are very long. Just after office hours , between 6

    pm - 7.30 pm , customers sometimes have to wait for 15-20 minutes on some

    days, to access the ATM.

    Since ICICI bank was established after 1991 it offers online banking where you can

    check the balance in your account any time. The interface for savings accounts is

    much better and user friendly compared to that for their roaming current account

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    However, unlike other banks like HDFC bank, their online bank statement

    does not indicate the branch at which the amount is deposited. The

    information is available in the email statement sent to you the next day. You

    have to contact phone banking , enter CRN and TPIN, during working hoursto get this information. Very often, the system is slow, so you have to hold on

    for 10 minutes.

    For savings account, up to 3 cash deposits per quarter (3 months) at the non

    base branch can be made at no cost. For additional cash deposits, the bank

    charges the recipient Rs 100 (+ service tax) per deposit, irrespective of the

    amount deposited. When the bank implemented this change, the ICICI bank

    customers were not informed about the revision in the charges. For outstationcheques, ICICI bank charges a minimum of Rs 30 (+ service tax) for savings

    accounts . This is very inconvenient for account holders in small towns, who

    receive the dividend warrant payable in major cities only. These warrants can

    be for small amounts like Rs 20. For salary accounts, the minimum AQB

    required is zero and you retain the account even after you leave the job. If your

    AQB is more than Rs 100000, you get a free at par chequebook. For an AQB

    of more than Rs 500000 (fixed deposit + savings account balance), you areeligible for private banking services. For non maintenance of average

    quarterly balance, not only do they deduct Rs 750 from your balance, they also

    deduct an additional service tax.

    Many of the ICICI bank customers are salary account holders, who are forced by

    their employers to open an account with ICICI bank to receive their salary. The

    account is opened at a branch which is convenient for the employer, but extremely

    inconvenient for the employee. If want any clarification or information, theircustomer support (through phone banking or email) will instruct you visit the nearest

    branch - where the concerned person may or may not be available. For savings

    account customers if you send an email asking for clarifications, it is usually

    answered after a week.

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    They have discontinued the auto sweep-in facility (earlier called Quantum Optima

    ) , where the amount in savings account was automatically converted into a fixed

    deposit, if it exceeded Rs 15000. With the decline in interest rates for loans,

    providing this facility is no longer profitable for the bank. You now have to give

    an application at the branch if you wish to continue with this facility now. The

    form for making the application was sent along with the monthly bank statement.

    You can alternately open a recurring deposit, where a fixed amount is added to

    your fixed deposit every month.

    Making a new Fixed Deposit with ICICI bank for current accounts is extremely time

    consuming , especially when compared to HDFC bank. They will insist that you

    withdraw cash from your account for making the FD. Since withdrawals of amounts

    more than Rs 25000 are subject to cash withdrawal tax, for larger amounts , you will

    have to split the fixed deposit and visit the branch on 2 different days. ICICI bank is

    probably the only bank in India where they will not accept a ICICI bank cheque for

    making a fixed deposit. We had given a cheque with the fixed deposit form , but the

    bank officer insisted that we pay cash. She said she would fill the form for us, but she

    did not select the options which were initially indicated, causing further problems for

    us.

    (SBI) IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC SECTOR BANK IN INDIA

    SBI has branches and ATMs all over India , details of which are available at their

    website. State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Saurashtra,

    State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur ,State Bank of Indore, State Bank of Mysore and

    State Bank of Travancore are the seven subsidary banks of SBI. As of March 2006,

    SBI holding in these banks varies from 74% to 100% , but is likely to decrease in

    future. SBI has one of the largest network of ATMs in the Asia Pacific region. Many

    branches of State Bank of India are computerised. In places where the Reserve Bank

    of India, (RBI) the central bank of India does have an office, SBI carries out many of

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    its functions. SBI timings vary according to location, for example the Powai, Mumbai

    branch of State Bank of India is open between 10.15 am to 2pm (Monday-Friday

    You can open a public provident fund (PPF) account at any State Bank of Indiabranch. PPF accounts are one of the few savings instruments which offer a high

    tax free interest rate of 8% per year. All deposits made on or before 5th of a

    month earn interest for the entire month. If you deposit a cheque in your PPF

    account on the 5th of the month, you will get interest for the month, though your

    account may be debited at a later date. The interest is credited to the account at the

    end of the accounting year in India.

    If you know an agent who is registered with that particular branch of State Bank ,he will pay you back, a part of the commission he receives from the bank. So you

    can get back 0.5% - 0.6% of the amount deposited immediately by cash. Usually

    larger the amount, the higher the commission paid back by the agent (it is

    negotiable) . The pay-in slip for PPF has 3 sections - depositors copy, agents copy

    and bank copy. The agents copy has to be given to the agent and he will give part

    of the commission. Earlier financial services firm like Bluechip in Mumbai, would

    also give a commission of 0.25% , but they have stopped in the last 2 years.

    The minimum amount that can be invested in one year is Rs 500 and maximumamount is Rs 70000. This investment has a lock in period of 15 years. No

    withdrawals are allow till 6 years after account opening and one withdrawal is

    allowed per year there after. It offers rebate under section 80C and the interest is

    tax free under section 10C.

    For cash withdrawals, you can either use a withdrawal slip or cheque. If an

    account is inactive for a long time, State Bank of India does not charge any fee forreactivation. However, they have a verification process, which may take a long

    time. Payment of income tax , advance tax , sales tax can be done at SBI

    branches. Foreign currency drafts can also be obtained at the branches. Since SBI

    offers a variety of banking services, their branches are usually very crowded.

    State Bank of India has increase home loan interest rates by 25-75 basis points.Also no fixed rate loans will be available for periods more than 10 years. These

    changes ha