• Greeshma G Krishnan
• Dr. K Uma Devi

Banks are the backbone of an economy. Sound financial health of banks is important for shareholders, depositors, employees and whole economy as well. The present study attempts to evaluate the financial performance of top four Public sector banks selected on basis of market capitalization (State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, PNB & Bank of India) using ratio analysis for the year 2014-2018. The findings of study revealed that State Bank of India is the largest public sector bank with highest managerial efficiency and control. Bank of Baroda is the second largest bank. This study is based entirely on secondary datum which have been collected from the annual report of selected banks covering a period of five years .This study found that SBI, PNB and BOB are financially sound other than BOI.

Public Sector Bank, Return on Assets, Return on equity, Earning per share, Net Interest Margin, Cost income ratio.

"A STUDY ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.579-584, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907969.pdf

"A STUDY ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp579-584, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907969.pdf