Postgraduate Executive Diploma in Bank Management

A Sunday-based postgraduate diploma for middle-management bankers, covering risk, lending, investment, foreign trade and people management.

IBSL
LevelPostgraduate
Study modepart-time

Overview

About this course

The Postgraduate Executive Diploma in Bank Management is aimed at middle-management bankers who want a postgraduate course of study in bank management. IBSL says it is meant to build skills for planning and senior managerial goals in a competitive environment, and to update professional standards around current banking issues. The programme has three semesters totalling 550 hours: 200 hours in Semester I, 200 hours in Semester II and 150 hours in Semester III. Semester I covers financial systems, the legal environment in banking, customer relationship management, digital payments and fintech innovation, and managing people in organisations. Semester II covers risk management, financial analysis, investment and portfolio management, and foreign trade and finance. In Semester III students take Commercial Lending and Project Finance plus two of three options. Lectures are held on Sundays, with Saturdays and holidays used as required. Continuous attendance, physical or online, is needed to sit the final examination. The course is taught in English.

Modules

13 modules
Commercial Lending & Project Finance (core)
Strategic Management (optional)
Fund Raising and Credit Management (optional)
Marketing Management (optional)

Entry requirements

Academic Entry Requirement

Applicants need any one of the following.

Entry routes
  • Associates or passed finalists of a professional body acceptable to IBSL.
  • A graduate of a recognised university.
  • Three years of middle-management experience in a bank or financial institution, plus a part educational or professional qualification acceptable to IBSL.
Exemptions
  • Candidates who have completed the DBF or DABF examination are exempt from all Semester I subjects.
  • Graduates of a recognised university may receive exemptions from certain relevant Semester I subjects.
  • No exemptions apply to Semester II or III.

Fees & scholarships

Local students

LKR 200,000total
Course fee. IBSL lists an instalment option worded "60% + 50% of course fee", which adds up to 110%, so confirm the schedule with IBSL.

Payment options

Course fees range from about LKR 40,000 for several diplomas to LKR 200,000 for the Postgraduate Executive Diploma in Bank Management.
Instalment payments are listed as "60% + 50% of course fee". These add up to 110%, so ask IBSL for the exact instalment terms.
The DBF and HDBF pages show a nominal fee with a note that fees are charged as per the subjects taken.

Facilities

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Key information

Level

postgraduate

Duration

ยท part-time

Location

Colombo

Fees

LKR 200,000 ยท Local

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Upcoming intakes

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Verified informationOct 19, 2026

Related study areas

FinanceBusiness Management & AdministrationBusiness

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