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ICICI Bank Timings – Working Hours

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ICICI Bank Timings: ICICI Bank is one of the leading banks in India. It provides financial services to the customers. If you want to do banking and non-banking transactions at an ICICI Bank branch, you must know the ICICI Bank’s service timings. The service timings may vary from branch to branch, but this article covers the main details of the service timings of an ICICI Bank branch.

NEFT Timing

NEFT services in ICICI Bank can be used 6 times a day (9.30 am, 10.30 am, 12.00 noon, 1.00 pm, 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm) and 3 times on Saturdays (9.30 am, 10.30 am)  and 12.00 noon).

In addition, from December 16, 2019 onwards, customers can transfer money online through National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) 24×7 i.e. at any time of the day and any day of the week.

RTGS Timing

Real-time gross settlement (RTGS) is available 24×7 from December 14, 2020, according to RBI.

ICICI Bank Timings & Working Hours

ICICI Bank Timings
Days Working Hours
Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm
Saturdays (1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of every month) 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturdays (2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month) Bank remains closed
Sunday Bank remains closed

ICICI Bank working hours may differ across branches as per their requirements

During this time the customers can do all their transactions with the bank. But remember that the bank remains closed on 2nd and 4th Saturdays.

More on ICICI Bank Timing

ICICI Bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from their customers and provides loans to others.  Therefore, ICICI Bank is regulated by the government in most developed and developing countries.  In India, these regulators are the Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

There are many options like Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Payment Banks etc. You can choose to open an account with ICICI Bank depending on your requirements.  To avail many banking services, you may first need to visit the ICICI Bank.  That’s why it is very important to know the timings of the bank before going there.

What is bank timings?

If you have to go to the bank, you need to know the opening hours of the bank.  It is important to note here that different banks have different timings.  However, in general, most of the public sector banks like State Bank of India, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank (PNB), Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Corporation Bank, etc. have the same banking timings.  These banks remain open from 9.30 am to 4 pm from Monday to Friday.  In these banks, there is a holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays.

Working hours of private sector Banks like ICICI

The working hours of private sector banks vary.  Some of them follow the same schedule as public sector banks while others have different timings.  For example, ICICI Bank timings are 9 AM to 6 PM from Monday to Friday and 9 AM to 2 PM on Saturdays.  HDFC Bank timings are 9 AM to 4.30 PM from Monday to Friday and 9 AM to 2 PM on Saturdays.

Important Instructions of ICICI Bank Timing

If you want to do online transactions like NEFT, RTGS or want to visit the bank for other purposes, you need to check the ICICI Bank website for their operating hours.  You can visit their website and search for “bank timings today” to see the working hours of your bank.

It is also important to note here that many banks have a cut-off time, which means they do not allow customers to enter the bank after this time.  Usually, this happens 30-60 minutes before the closing time of the bank.  Make sure to enter the bank well before the cut-off time so that the bank staff can attend to your needs.

Bank’s lunch timings are also not fixed and it may differ from one bank to another.  Many times, there is a lunch break in most of the banks from 1.30 pm to 2 pm.  However, in many banks, employees do not take lunch breaks at the same time and there are always a few people attending to the needs of the customers.

Avail banking services without visiting the bank

You don’t need to visit the ICICI bank for all your banking needs if you have registered for net banking or mobile banking.  ICICI bank app and websites provide services that you can avail without visiting the bank.

Also read: Canara Bank Timings Know Working Hours, Lunch Timings

ICICI Bank Lunch Timings

ICICI Bank’s lunch timings may vary from branch to branch. Not all the employees of the bank go for lunch at the same time. Usually, lunch is between 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

ICICI Bank Timings for NEFT and RTGS

ICICI Bank’s service for bank transfers through NEFT and RTGS is not available on Sundays and 2nd, 4th Saturdays of every month.

Following are the lunch timings of ICICI Bank for NEFT and RTGS:

ICICI Bank Timings for NEFT

(Except 2nd and 4th Saturdays)

8:00 AM to 6:30 PM
ICICI Bank Timings for RTGS

(Except 2nd and 4th Saturdays)

8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

About ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank is one of the big four banks in India. It is an Indian multinational providing banking and financial services. ICICI Bank is headquartered in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. In terms of assets owned and capitalized, the bank is the second largest bank in India. The bank provides its services to both corporate and retail customers.

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