*Lecturer, P.G Department of Commerce, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India
Online published on 21 September, 2017.
Banking Sector plays an important role in economic development of a country. The banking system of India is featured by a large network of bank branches, serving many kinds of financial needs of the people. The State Bank of India, popularly known as SBI is one of the leading banks in India. SBI has 14 Local Head Offices and 57 Zonal Offices located at important cities throughout the country. It also has around 130 branches out of the country. ICICI Bank Ltd. is India's second largest financial services company. The Bank has 2,533 branches and 6,800 ATMs in India. The purpose of the study is to examine the financial performance of SBI and ICICI. The data used for the study was entirely secondary in nature. The period of study taken from the year 2004–05 to 2008–09. The study found that SBI is financially sound than ICICI.
