Banks are a fundamental component of the financial structure, and are also active players in financial markets. It has become very mandatory to study and to make a comparative analysis of Public sector Banks and Private Sector banks in Agra region. This study tries to analyze Profitability & Productivity of Private Banks in India (A Comparative Study of Selected Public and Private Sector Banks). The study takes ten public sector banks and ten private sector banks in terms of market capitalization. The period of study is from 2008-09 to 2017-18. The performance of any economy to a large extent is dependent on the performance of the banking sector. The banking sector’s performance is seen as the replica of economic activities of the nation as a healthy banking system acts as the base of social, economic and industrial growth of a nation. In fact economic development is a continuous process. The success of economic development depends essentially on the extent of mobilization of resources and investment and on the operational efficiency and economic discipline displayed by the various segments of the economy. It has become very mandatory to study and to make a comparative analysis of Public sector Banks and Private Sector banks in Agra region. This study tries to analyze the performance of largest public sector banks and largest private sector banks in Agra region.

KEYWORDS:  Financial Structure, Financial Markets, Capitalization, Economic  & Industrial Growth.