Indian Banks – Established & Head Office
Year of establishment and head office of major Indian banks. Bank structures change
with mergers and reclassification — verify the latest position before your exam.
Central Bank
| Bank | Established | Head Office |
| Reserve Bank of India (RBI) | 1935 | Mumbai (originally Kolkata; moved 1937) |
Public Sector Banks (12)
| Bank | Established | Head Office |
| State Bank of India (SBI) | 1955 | Mumbai |
| Punjab National Bank (PNB) | 1894 | New Delhi |
| Bank of Baroda | 1908 | Vadodara, Gujarat |
| Bank of India | 1906 | Mumbai |
| Canara Bank | 1906 | Bengaluru |
| Union Bank of India | 1919 | Mumbai |
| Indian Bank | 1907 | Chennai |
| Central Bank of India | 1911 | Mumbai |
| Indian Overseas Bank | 1937 | Chennai |
| UCO Bank | 1943 | Kolkata |
| Bank of Maharashtra | 1935 | Pune |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | 1908 | New Delhi |
Major Private Sector Banks
| Bank | Established | Head Office |
| HDFC Bank | 1994 | Mumbai |
| ICICI Bank | 1994 | Mumbai (Regd. office: Vadodara) |
| Axis Bank | 1993 | Mumbai |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | 2003 | Mumbai |
| IndusInd Bank | 1994 | Mumbai (Regd. office: Pune) |
| Yes Bank | 2004 | Mumbai |
| IDBI Bank | 1964 | Mumbai |
| IDFC First Bank | 2015 | Mumbai |
| Bandhan Bank | 2015 | Kolkata |
| RBL Bank | 1943 | Mumbai |
| Federal Bank | 1931 | Aluva, Kerala |
| South Indian Bank | 1929 | Thrissur, Kerala |
| Karur Vysya Bank | 1916 | Karur, Tamil Nadu |
| City Union Bank | 1904 | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu |
| Karnataka Bank | 1924 | Mangaluru |
| Tamilnad Mercantile Bank | 1921 | Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) |
| CSB Bank (Catholic Syrian Bank) | 1920 | Thrissur, Kerala |
| Dhanlaxmi Bank | 1927 | Thrissur, Kerala |