 Indian Bank Employees Association, an affiliate of Bank Employees Federation of India is running a school (INDIAN BANK EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION(TAMILNADU) HIGH SCHOOL) at Kurichi village near Pattukottai in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu.This school was established in the year 2002 and in just 8 years of its existence, the school has won many accolades including the honour of a science project done by the students being selected for the prestigious National Children's Science Congress.The Foundation Conference of Bank Employees Federation of India was held in Calcutta on 13 to 16 October 1982.