C.S. Pasricha

The long list of credentials will leave you agape. An honours degree in science, followed by LL.B., C.A.I.I.B. BDM (Diploma in Banking Management), M.B.E. (Master of Business Economics), F.I.C.W.A. (cost and works accountant specializing in finance), Adeeb_e_Kamil (a degree equivalent to graduation in Urdu), and finally CISA(Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) program), sponsored by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association® (ISACA) which has been the globally accepted standard of achievement among information systems (IS) audit, control and security professionals.

Here is Chandra Sekhar Pasricha, a man with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, who keeps trying his hand at various streams; while managing a job and a family.

Greatly under the influence of his father, Pasricha followed one motto: “Excel in whatever you do.” This was applicable to something as frivolous as his school exams and as big as competitive exams and his job.

Pasricha speaks for himself, “I have performed my work with the utmost sincerity. The bank has also offered me immense exposure through various crash courses and whenever an opportunity beckoned, I was always there to avail it.”

But it seems Pasricha creates his own opportunities. This is evident from the way he has obtained various degrees. He joined PNB as management trainee in 1977. He pursued LL.B. in the evening classes and later started taking lessons in reasoning at Y.M.C.A. and came out with a book for preparation of bank exam at probationary level. When Pasricha decided to M.B.E., he shifted his duty in the evening to attend classes in morning.

He is the Astt. General Manager of Punjab National Bank. He is also the Chairman of U.P. and Uttaranchal Chapter of Indian Society For Training and Development. When he was posted to Lucknow, the Urdu poetry lover suddenly came alive and he learned Urdu for two years from a private tutor and got the Adeeb_e_Kamil. Pasricha has also written couplets in Urdu.

It seems there is no stopping such a man. Pasricha has already cleared a part of Intermediate exam for company secretaryship. He plans to conduct more research and write book on controversial banking problems in the future. Today, he is often summoned to deliver lectures on leadership and motivation at zonal branches of PNB.

Says Pasricha “I plan my day and keep striking off the things I do. If after 10 days, an item remains on the list, it means it is unimportant.” In routine, Pasricha can’t have a good night’s sleep if he doesn’t read at least for an hour. In a nutshell, Pasricha says, “One must manage his time like money. Your results will depend on how wisely you use this money.”

He is 51 with pleasing personality and an extrovert bent of mind. He stood first in Diploma in Bank Management Examination held by the Indian Institute of Bankers in the year 1997 and was awarded three prizes. Practical, cool-headed and thoroughly meticulous -- that's what Chandra Sekhar Pasricha is in a nutshell. He is not unnecessarily swayed by emotions and even if sentiments were running high, he can keep a cool head to weigh his approach. Often quiet and reserved, he tries to stick to his world, keeping it as tidy and perfect as he can. Nevertheless, he is bustling with energy and always have plenty to do. He is not afraid of taking on challenges and prove his mettle with hard work and a quiet determination. His quest for perfection and his inability to ignore even the smallest of faults generally proves good for him. He is Nelson's Horatio, quite content not to be in charge, but there to make sure everything runs smoothly and is done as required. He believes in fair play and rarely manipulate.

He supervises, controls and co-ordinates the various functions of the Branch Office and tries his level best to listen to individual grievances of the customers and employees and resolves them. In his able leadership-this branch is making rapid progress in all spheres.