| All of us have heard about the MICR code – it is present on all our cheque leaves. The MICR code is also essential for online money transfers. But what does MICR stand for? What is its full form? How is it useful? Let’s find out. |
Full form of MICR
MICR is an abbreviation for “Magnetic Ink Character Recognition”.
Ok, that is one mystery solved!
MICR on your cheques
The MICR code is a 9 digit code, which is printed at the bottom of a cheque.
Here’s how it looks:

Composition of the MICR code
A MICR code is unique to each bank branch. Thus, a MICR code can be used to uniquely identify any bank branch.
It comprises of 3 parts:
- The first three digits represent the city (City Code). They are aligned with the PIN code we use for postal addresses in India.
- The next 3 digits represent the bank (Bank Code)
- The last 3 digits represent the branch (Branch Code)
Example 1
Let’s say you have an account in the Andheri (West), Mumbai branch of State Bank of India (SBI). What would be its MICR code?
- City code for Mumbai: 400
- Bank code for SBI: 002
- Branch code for Andheri (West): 003
Thus, the MICR code is: 400002003
Example 2
Say you have an account in the Indira Nager, Bangalore branch of ICICI Bank.
- City code for Bangalore: 560
- Bank code for ICICI Bank: 229
- Branch code for Indira Nagar: 013
Thus, the MICR code is: 560229013
If you have the MICR code, you can find out the bank name, branch and city by just reversing the process!
How a MICR code makes cheque processing faster
As we saw, MICR stands for “Magnetic Ink Character Recognition”. Thus, it is actually the name of the technology using which the code is printed. And therefore, the code is known as MICR code.
So, how does this MICR technology work, and how does it help?
On the cheque, the MICR code is printed using a special kind of ink or toner – an ink that contains magnetic material (usually iron oxide). The code is also printed using a specific font.
This ink is machine-readable due to the presence of the magnetic material (just like the strip at the back of a credit or debit card).
When the cheque is inserted in a reading machine or a cheque sorting machine, it can read the MICR code even if there are other marks or stamps on it. Thus, the machine can easily find out which branch the cheque belongs to.
This helps a lot in automating the cheque clearing process. And since this is automated, there is little possibility of any error!
Bottomline: Cheques get cleared faster, and you get your funds earlier!
List of MICR Codes of all bank branches in India
Want to know the MICR code of a particular bank branch?
Download the spreadsheet containing the MICR codes of ALL bank branches in India.
(Note: The file may take some time to download – it is 3.75MB in size)
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/docs/67440.xls
Source: http://www.raagvamdatt.com/MICR-code-in-a-cheque-check/263/

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