As per an advertisement notification issued by the IRDAI, the applicants should preferably have at least 30 years of relevant work experience, should have worked as secretary to the Government of India or its equivalent level or State government or other institutions
"Banks have been able to raise a lot of money from the markets. About Rs 40,000 crores have been raised by the public sector banks both in the form equity and also AT1 and Tier II bonds.