SBI launches 6 free courses on edX covering AI, finance, and marketing
State Bank of India has put six courses on edX that anyone can audit for free. The topics range from generative AI for business to behavioural finance to agricultural e-commerce. Verified certificates are available for a fee, but the content itself costs nothing to access.
The Six Courses
- AI and Generative AI for Business Automation: Aimed at business professionals and entrepreneurs with no coding background. Covers workflow automation, decision-making, and responsible AI use across business functions.
- Applications of Agentic AI in Banking: Focused on practical understanding of agentic AI in a banking context. Registration opened September 25 and runs through March 31, 2027.
- Content Marketing Strategy: Covers the digital marketing ecosystem, content tools, and techniques for creating, promoting, and optimising content to attract and retain customers.
- Personal Branding: Runs September 25 through December 30, 2026. Covers the distinction between brand and personal brand, why it matters, and how to build one.
- Agri E-Commerce: From Farm to Global Market: Explores how online platforms help farmers, cooperatives, and agri-entrepreneurs reach global consumers and negotiate fairer pricing.
- Introduction to Behavioural Finance: Walks through self-deception, cognitive, and emotional biases using real-life case studies and their effects on financial markets.
SBI states that the courses draw on a learning ecosystem that includes 400-plus practising bankers, six specialised training institutes, and a repository of more than 25,000 e-lessons, case studies, articles, and videos.
For operators and solopreneurs looking to fill knowledge gaps in AI, marketing, or finance without paying SaaS subscription prices for a course, these are worth a look. The agentic AI and generative AI courses in particular cover material that is otherwise buried behind paywalled cohorts or corporate training programs.
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