Not SBI Or HDFC, These Were The 15 Oldest Banks That Once Existed In India

SBI, ICICI, Axis and HDFC bank are among the biggest banks that come to our mind when we think about India's banking system, right? But do you know that while they are indeed among the biggest ones, but none of these are among the oldest banks in India? Yes, you read that right.

Then which are the oldest banks in India? Read on as we talk about?India's 15 oldest banks:

List Of India's Oldest Banks

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1. The Madras Bank?

Year of Founding-1683?

Year of Closing- 1843?

Headquarter-Madras Presidency

2. Bank of Bombay? ?

Headquarter-Bombay?

Year of Founding-1720?

Year of Closing-1770? ?

3. Bank of Hindustan?

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Headquarter-?Calcutta?

Year of Founding- 1770?

Year of Closing- 1832

4. General Bank of Bengal and Bihar?

Headquarter-?Calcutta?

Year of Founding- 1773?

Year of Closing- 1775

5. Bengal Bank?

Headquarter-?Calcutta?

Year of Founding- 1784?

Year of Closing- 1791

6. General Bank of India?

Headquarter-?Calcutta?

Year of Founding- 1786?

Year of Closing- 1791

7. Carnatic Bank?

Headquarter-?Madras Presidency

Year of Founding- 1788?

Year of Closing- 1843

8. British Bank of Madras?

Headquarter-?Madras Presidency

Year of Founding- 1795?

Year of Closing- 1843

9. The Asiatic Bank?

Headquarter-?Madras Presidency

Year of Founding- 1804?

Year of Closing- 1843

10. Bank of Calcutta

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Headquarter-?Calcutta?

Year of Founding- 1806?

Year of Closing- 1921

11. The Commercial Bank?

Headquarter-?Calcutta?

Year of Founding- 1819?

Year of Closing- 1828

12. The Calcutta Bank?

Headquarter-?Calcutta?

Year of Founding- 1824?

Year of Closing- 1828

13. The Bank of India?

Headquarter-?Calcutta?

Year of Founding- 1828?

Year of Closing- 1829

14. The Union Bank?

Headquarter-?Calcutta?

Year of Founding- 1828?

Year of Closing- 1848

15. The Government Savings Bank?

Headquarter-Calcutta?

Year of Founding- 1833?

Year of Closing- 1843

When Were India's Biggest Banks Founded?

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Coming back to some of India's biggest banks, here are the years in which they were founded:

State Bank of India-1955

HDFC Bank-1994

ICICI Bank-1994

Axis Bank-1993

Bank of Baroda-1908

Kotak Mahindra Bank-1985

IndusInd Bank-1994

Punjab National Bank-1894

Union Bank of India-1919

IDBI Bank-1964

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