What a Central Bank of India e-statement PDF looks like
Central Bank of India statements downloaded from NetBanking follow a compact layout. The header carries the account details; the body is a transaction table:
- Transaction table — Date, Details, Chq.No, Debit, Credit, Balance.
- Details, not Narration. CBI labels its description column Details — the converter reads the actual header, so nothing is missed.
- No password — the CBI statement we tested opened directly with no encryption.
Dates with two-digit years
One CBI detail that trips up naive parsers — and is handled here:
- dd/MM/yy dates. The tested statement printed dates like 08/07/24 — a two-digit year. Naive converters can misread these. The extractor expands them to a full year before building the voucher, so the date that lands in Tally is unambiguous.
- Chq.No column. Cheque transactions carry a cheque number in its own column, which carries through to the narration so you can match cheques later.
Double-check year-end statements
With two-digit years, December and January entries are the ones most often misread. When you preview the conversion, glance at the first and last rows — the statement period in the header is the reference.
Convert a CBI statement in three steps
Upload your Central Bank statement PDF
Download the statement from Central Bank of India NetBanking, then upload it. The tested file opened directly — no password needed.
Preview the extracted rows
CBI statements use a Details column and a Chq.No column. Spot-check the rows — dates with two-digit years are read correctly.
Download Tally XML
Export a Tally-ready XML file and import it via Gateway of Tally → Import Data → Vouchers. CSV export is included too.
This works for savings and current account statements from Central Bank of India. If your bank isn't CBI, the same flow covers 21 other tested Indian banks — see the full converter.
Importing the XML into Tally
Once you've downloaded the XML, open Tally Prime and go to Gateway of Tally → Import Data → Vouchers, then select the file. New to the import step? Read the step-by-step import guide.