IBPS Interviews – Sample Questions
IBPS has declared the results of the Bank CWE Clerk Exam and about 5.3 Lakh candidates have cleared the exam. So, it is now time to gear up for the interviews which will soon follow and competition won’t be easy because of the sheer number. It is utmost important to prepare well for the interviews as many of you will get interview calls only from few banks and it is important that you get selected in atleast one bank. Read our post on what to expect after clearing the ibps bank clerk exam?
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Usually for bank interviews, there will be 2 to 3 persons in the interview panel. Before the final interview, HR will check all the necessary documents needed and he can also ask few bank specific questions like CASA, Basel norms and profit of the bank, difference between various banking products etc. We are categorising the questions in 2 forms – HR Questions and Technical Questions –
The HR questions you can expect in your interview are
- Tell me about yourself
- Tell me about your family
- Incase, if you are the only daughter/son in your family, will your parents allow you to work anywhere across India?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- Don’t you think you are over qualified for this position?
- Why not software after engineering?
- Why did you leave your previous company?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Have you applied for any other banks?
- What do you know about your bank?
- Have you applied to other areas apart from banking?
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now?
- If you are female – Being a girl, if you are posted in unsafe place like Assam, will you continue to work with us?
- Did you prepare for the interview? What did you prepare? (questions will be asked from what you prepared)
- Have you attended any bank interviews before?
- Do you have any questions for us?
The Technical Questions which can be asked in a bank interview are –
- What do you know BASEL norms
- What is CAR? (Capital Adequacy Ratio)
- What is the current CRR and SLR?
- What is microfinance?
- Repo Rate and Reverse Repo rate?
- What is SEBI?
- What is inflation and deflation?
- What is mutual fund?
- What is IMF?
- What is ULIP?
- Do you have account in bank? Which bank? Why?
- Differences you see in a private and public bank.
- What is forex?
- What is Bank rate?
- Have you heard about KYC? what is KYC?
You may also consider referring to books available for bank interviews preparations –
We have created a forum at http://banks-india.com/forum/ibps-cwe-bank-exams/ibps-interview-questions/ to discuss and provide sample answers to these questions.
I have qualified in the IBPS. Now I need some assistance to prepare for the interview, can anybody please tell me about the books which are good and easily available on book stores.
There is some mistakes in my f’name in my scorecard. Please tell me anybody what can i do. I also post a latter to IBPS at the address shown at their website but they rejected it.
IBPS CWE clerk exam ka result kab declare hone wala hai?
sir,
Bank of india has given minimum age of the candidate should be 21 years as on 1/7/2011. My date of birth is 29/7/1990. can i apply sir. please inform as soon as possible.
Hi Atul,
Bank of India has released the advertisement, where the link will be active from 19 jan 2012. The banks will release the advertisement based on their availability. As your score is valid for 1yr…u can apply it.
Hi Vikas , the result is expected by jan month end or Feb first week.
Hi Parmay,
Thats not the problem. The name can be corrected when u r attending interview. But u have to do it individually for the banks what u have applied for. For spelling correction , there is no problem. But u have to inform them without fail.
bhai mera to system generated form hi kho gaya..wat to do?
sir i forgot my mail passwnrd how can i know my interview dates
Yes definitely
hello friendzzzzz……….. i hv qualified ma ibps po exam……….bt frnd dere,s very big problem……actly in graduation i hv secored only 54%….n bank ki jo vacancies nikli h usme 55% maanga gya h……… datz y i cnnt fill the form.. plz tell me kya bank of indiya me bhi inta 55% managa h………. n kya koi bank graduation me 55% se km walo ko lega???? kb tk unke liye vacancies aayegi????plz friendzzzzzzzzz tell mesmthng abt dat……….. i shall b highly obeliged to you…..
sir i have 112 in sc categary can u tell me about chances of select in bank
mujai to apna roll no. or resg no. nahe pta hai kay karu frndz
ne idea abt lowest n highest in sc category?
apne mail id me chek karo waha IBPS ka roll no or password hoga
Dear fnd, vijaya bank and dena bank jaise 50% reqire karte hai
Hi thanks 4 ur info but how u know this. Well got 151 (obc).
If ur parents annual income is below a certain limit then u will get an obc certificate &fit into obc creamy layer
sir;
I AM QUALIFYING THE IBPS PO EXAM PLE SEND ME THE SAMPLE INTREVIEW QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TO MY MAIL ID; BHARATHI.MEENA05@GMAIL.COM
Dear friend so for 4 banks had notified for interview…still now u score is below to their cutoff.. so hope for an interview …
pls koi interview tips batao
there is some mistakes(wrong month in dob) in my name scorecard. plese tell me anybody what
can i do?
Hiiii frnds gt 153 mrks ot of 250 blngs to gnrl ctgry……n 74% in bba (grad) ,is there any chances fr me…..
respected sir,
My name is Anuradha.and belong to general category.I have scored 149 n my graduation percentage is 58%.i have already applied for ubi n syndicate banks,but now the other banks r asking for 60%.what should i do?
can you please tell me is there any hope that some other banks will ask for less percentage.
i agree,,,,,,,,,it is really very complicated
even i do appreciate those people. after seeing you guys score m very scared where i stand?i have just 149.
ya u r r8.but its not fare as if graduation % required for appearing in ibps po is just 50% ,then why the banks doing this..
who r u to decide this????????let banks to do this..n susmita don’t worry u will definitely get chance also u r capable to face interview as have u already shown this by clearing the exam.All the best.
anybody tell me how i can get my interview date, i have already apply for bank of india bt could not able my interview date.
I have got 133 TWS in OBC category, will I get interview call from any bank?