International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences (IJRESS) Available online at: http://euroasiapub.org Vol. 10 Issue 2, February - 2020 ISSN(o): 2249-7382 | Impact Factor: 6.939 | Comparative study on overall financial performance and CSR of selected Public sector and Private sector banks in India Ms. Keerthana S 1 St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore Sneha Ravindra Kanade 2 Garden City University, Bangalore Brunda S 3 St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore Abstract Banking sector is the backbone of any economy as it is essential for sustainable socio- economic growth and financial stability in the economy. In India the banking sector is controlled by the Reserve bank of India [RBI] who acts as a regulatory body who defines and governs the rules and regulations for all the banks by establishing the RBI act 1934. The banking sector is also crucial as it deals with mammoth amounts of public monies and is highly sensitive to reputational risk. Public sector banks: public sector banks are those banks in which majority stake i.e., more than 50% of the shares is held by the government of the country. And the management of the bank is in the government’s control. Example: SBI, BOB, IDBI etc. Private sector banks: private sector banks are those banks which are owned by group of private shareholders. They elect board of directors which manages the affairs of the bank. Example: ICICI, HDFC, Axis etc Key word: private sector banks, public sector banks, corporate social responsibility, financial performance Introduction: This research paper provides a Comparative Study on holistic performance of selected Private and Public-sector Banks. This research paper tries to cover all the areas that a Banking undertaking should be focusing on to have an overall performance improvement. In this report, our main area of interest is on Net Interest Income, Return on Assets, Return on Equity and Non-Performing Advances of the selected Banks, which are of key importance to the Banking sector undertakings. This research paper also provides the information about the CSR policies that are being followed by both the sectors. Literature Review: 1. Krupa and Bhatt (2012), This study revealed the service and commitments of both sectors of the banks when it comes to satisfying the customer’s expectati on and to improve the relationship with customers. This study also talks about the employee’s opinion about the promoting services and customer dealing. This study concluded that the private sector is giving stiff competition to public sector banks in relation to non-financial matters/services that a bank should provide like, customer satisfaction, acceptance, employee’s satisfaction, etc. 2. Cheenu goel and Chitwan Bhutani Rekhi (2013), Observed that there is a need of a system that first measures and evaluate the performances and then bring out the strength and weaknesses of the organisation. This is done by examining the relationship among