SBI PO 2015 Preparation & Discussion

koi btayegaki biodata form ki 4 photocopies kis page tak le jani h.. 1 to 6? 

and self attested docs ki ek hi copy le jani hai na?

What do we have to do in the enclosure form columns that are not applicable? Do we have to tick in the not enclosed option or leave them blank?

In extra curricular/sports--I don't have certificate for all like there is no certificate for being a member of a club in college so would there be a problem if I mention it ?  

Hello..sbi lho lko..guys my worst gd pi of my life..gd topic was-shud government b in business to be in business..got away wid d gd ...bt pi was a gang rape fr m..panel was so rude not at all cooperative n seems to be arrogant..pi ques- carbon credit, cdr ratio, slbc functioning, contingency liability fund, i was gone..bad luck.

Mother - GANJA P P K ANKHEN LAL HONE KO H TERI. KAB HOGA RE TERA PLACEMENT . Son.-.SBI ka RBI ka IBPS ka sabka exam dega tera chokra. #frustrated engineers #happy engineers day

SBI LHO Patna- Panel -1.  14th Sep-8am

GD- Social media-Stress liberator or stress generator

(2 min for everyone and 1 min optional for those whose want to add more points || No sequence;anyone can start the discussion )

Interview questions

1. Micro credit/Micro finance

2. Grameen Bank-Bangladesh and Nobel Peace prize|| Md.Yunus

3. Do we require IITs,NITs,IIMs in the country?

4.Is the definition of literacy for census data, relevant in current scenario?

5. Status of primary and secondary education system in our country?

    Why retentivity in higher education is so less in India?

6.Tell me the amount of money required for setting up a university?

7. What happens when banks decrease interest rate?

8. Regarding my previous jobs, and Why SBI?

-----Panel was ok. Document verification quite meticulous

LHO Delhi Date : 14-09-2015, 11am, Panel-I

GD started at 3pm ande finished at 3.45

Topic- Is Tolerance a sign of weakness?

2 minutes for everyone to speak. They chose a random candidate to start with and then it was in the order. In our case they started with 6th no. and and I was 7th luckily. After that 10 minutes open market and 1 minute conclusion. Everyone was in the same side with almost similar opinion. Almost half of the people put it well in a meaningful manner with valid examples.

PI: 2F+3M,  One Female panelist was chair.

I wished them while entering. They offered me the seat with a small delay.

F1- Hello, How are you?

Fine Thank You.

F1-Father's job

I-Retired Police Inspector

F2-Good, What do your siblings do?

I-Answered about brother's business

F1-What was your specialization in B.Tech.

I-Mineral Engineering

F1-Interesting. How long have you working in last 4 years.

I-4 years. Explained the job profile. My work in EPC and have designed 3 coal beneficiation plant. (in detail)

F1-How indian coal is different from Australia and Indonesia.

I-Answered with correct reason.

F1-Why do we import coal?

I-Quality issue explained.

F1-How we use imported coal?

I-Answered, Blending options.

F1-Why do we have small power plants if big power plants are more effeicient.

I-Answered about ROI and Borrowing Capacity of companies.

F1-How come Solar power is at par to Thermal power?

I-No, its not at par at all right now. The difference could go up down some time not at par.

F1-Difference between Solar and Wind Energy? What are problems associated with Wind Energy.

I-Answered about place and climate requirement.

F1-What is going on in Europe?

I-Told about ISIS and refugees being migrated to Europian countries. Germany's welcome towards refugees etc.

Oh Man she really asked one hell of questions!!!

Now, M1- What do power plant projects stall in India. Recently some of Reliance Ultraq Mega Power Plants got stalled, Why?

I-Don't Know.

M1-Tilaiya UMPP got stalled due to Land Acquisition and Satan UMPP due to Coal Mines deallocation.

I-Told that I remember Satan UMPP's coal mines was not dealloacated because it was allotted through competitive bidding. So, It could have been some other reason.

M1-Sure

I-Very politely with smiling face. I think I read this very well and that's why I told you that. I think I also could be wrong.

M1-No issue, I will cross check.

M1-One more question he asked which I answered then moved to M2.

As I had mentioned working in Education related online platforms so he asked me about this.

M2-What is the problem with Education system? Do you think Examination system is wrong?

I-System is lacking proper monitoring and with appropriate supplementation it can work well. Regular Monitoring is more important.

M2-He asked me explain some ways.

I-I gave an example of development of an app for monitoring etc.

M2- You are working in corporate. You won't adapt in our bank!

I-I come from a rural background, worked in corporate office for four years, studied in a national level college where people from all corners of country come. So, I have lived at almost every type of places or at least interacted well with people of all states in my career till date. So, I think I am very much suitable here.

M2-Looked convinced and passed to F2

F2-Interesting name, Why had you been given this name?

I-Answered about it.

F2-SHG?

I-Answered.

F2-Recent Development in Microfinance.

I-Explained Mudra Bank, Shishu, Kishor, Tarun, Funding pattern etc.

F2-Asked one more question.

I-I said, Sorry mam I don't know.

Passed to last member M3

M3-What is your present take home salary?

I-45k

M3-Kam to nahi hai. Thik hin hai.

I- Just smiled on it.

M3-What is SEBI?

I-Expanded SEBI and told it is the stock market regulator in India.

M3-Ok, thanks!

All thanked and I left.

Panel was very very good and cooperative. Chair mam always had smile on her face which really boosted my confidence throughout the interview.

Don't know what will be the result but I am very much satisfied with the interview. If you answer honestly and reasonably, they will never grill you.

Thanks!

Hi Guys,

My GD and PI was in Hyd /14/09/2015

panel II

GD topic was : why is it unsafe to travel in INDIAN railways. The group discussion went good and very great points were spoke by the team guys. I could not contribute well but the others were pretty strong to compete.

The PI was 5 member panel: male (4) and female(1)

M1: he asked me why i was opting this career when im working in a reputed IT Firm.

who was the chairman of the IT firm

Reason behind a gap after my 12 grade

M2: he asked me to talk about commercial bank

name few and talk about the role of the bank?

how does a bank make profit?

M3: he asked me to talk about what work i do?

F1: she asked me about current financial status of economy?

M4: he asked the reason for opting Banking?

I answered saying i needed growth in my job, and he asked if growth was absent in the current job.

So guys it was a good PI but it depends on how we go with it.

The questions are mainly on your Bio Data form. So prepare well for what you have mentioned in it.

All the BEST..!!

@Anubhav22 how was your interview ? seen u yesterday at LHO DELHI. 11am . mine was same panel 8am

Any idea about the final cut off puys? 

Hii all...

Greetings..!!


My GD PI at Ahmedabad LHO... 13/9/2015 Panel 1...

The reporting time was 11 am but the GD PI process started at 3 pm.. Longgg waiting.. GD was shame... As the topic was.. IS STALLING OF PARLIAMENT IS BAD OR ITS A PART OF DEMOCRACY?? Rules were same. Everyone given their view. I was the only guy to speak in HINDI..... there was nothing but repetation from almost all guys.. No geuine points were there. Everyone was on same side. No one to counter. So the panel decided not to have cross session.

After that PI...

My turn was last... i.e.12th...

So had to wait till 6:15....

I entered the room and greeted them.. They asked me to sit..

5 members.. 1 lady, 4 male.....

For 1 minute they read my biodata form.

After that chairman started to ask about my hobby... 

As  I have written driving CAR... SO he asked me questions on that.

I answered.

M1 : fastest Electrical car Name..??

I have no idea. So he explained  and asked me to check their website. He also told the panel guys that the company TESLA is buying land on moon and told me to that I might have a test drive on moon.. Then I told "Sure sir, and if you select me then We will do banking on moon". There was smile on everyone's face on this comment.

M1 : Biggest bank in the wold..

Me : answered

M1 : Why SBI is such big name in INDIA?

Me : answered but he was not satisfied and told the exact answer like values and workforce of SBI.

M1 : Is the realtime customer satisfaction environment of SBI good or bad?

Me : Good as compared to public sector but not at par the level of pvt. sector.

passed to M2 (the lady)

M2 : What is reinsurance ? Biggest reinsurance company in world? Role of underwriter? No. of foreign branches of SBI? No. of domestic branches of SBI? No. of workforce of SBI?

Me : ANswered all.. (I have insurance background).

M3 : What is bancassurance ? what is alternative channel?

Me : Answered.

M4 : Name the types of deposits. types of loans.

Me : ANswered few.. he corrected and added some.

M5 : Role of a PO in SBI..

Me : Answered.

M5 : Why PO is called PO?? (what the hell)

Me : answered.

Completed..... 

Lasted almost 10 minutes. Less compared to others as I was last one. 

Overall it was good. Hope for the best...

Anybody having interview on 18 Lucknow LHO  Panel 1 ??

gdpi experience-

gd topic;- are indian village strength or weakness to our country..i initiated it and it went really well!!

intrvw-10 min - tell me abt ur self,he asked me abt my fathers profession,as my father is in police he asked me abt various forces of police. in andhra pradesh and what is their work

abt gd and he fried me by oposing my points and asked no of villages in our country.i answered 60000 but he said 600000

chairman even asked if u were a prime minister how will u make the poor farmer lives better..(i was pro farmer and againist urbanisation of villages and land grabbing)..yaha lag gayi meri..kuch yaad hi nahi aaraha tha us time pe!!

m2 asked inflation and why does it rise..how will u curb it..and will u increse or decrease repo rate to reduce inflation(answered)

m3 asked abt isis what is their aim..what is khalifat..any indian such organisation(couldnt answer)..what is meaning of word islam(couldnt answer)

m4 lady;abt books i read.do u know dan brown...i was lucky coz he is one of my favourite author..then tell me three books of shakespere(answered 2)

u said u played for ur state in cricket..why didnt u choose dat as ur profession..which cricket is better test or one day and why!(answered)

m5 asked centrifugal and centripetal force..islam 3 festivals are celebrated why what is the reason behind it(answered)

Interview exp.....WARNING!! LONG POST

SBI LHO Bhopal

My turn came at around 6:00 in the evening

M1 (Chairperson) : Seeing name of my engg college starting with shri ram asked whether i heard abt shriram college in delhi.Why it's renowned??Who is the founding member??

Me: Didn't answer the founding member

M1: What is brahmos missile??How did the name brahmos originate??

Me: Didn't answer how name originated

M1 : Names of defence analyst u read

M2: What's a desi bofors gun??

Me: answered abt dhanush artillery gun

M2: What is it's caliber??

Me: Didn't answer

M2 : How many rafale fighters india buying??

Me: Answered

M3 (Lady) : Tell me something about homeless world cup in football??

Me: Didn't answer

M1(Frowning): These guy's nowadays don't read newspapers nobody answered this question

M3(Lady) : What's a higgs boson

Me: Answered

M3(Lady): What is it's quality,where was experiment conducted,significance, what is the machine called??

Me: Answered all ,explained to her the properties of a boson and how higgs boson works as mass transfer agent 😁

M3(Lady)now impressed: Any particle with zero mass,and why boson sounds familiar with bose

Me : Answered

M4: SARFAESI act,ARC, banking ombudsman,abt SBI??

Me: Answered

M1( Interrupting): Tell us something abt SBI that we don't know??

Me: I thought of telling them abt my sbi acc no. and that they didn't knew balance in it( thankfully didn't said so) 😃

M5: Biggest river in world in terms of amount of water& longest river??

Me: Answered

M1(Chairperson) : Asked abt former president APJ Abdul Kalam and he was in news after death for 2 reasons and both geographical reasons??

Me: Answered only 1 reason......other he told me

M1(Chairperson)sudden change of mood : You have interest in defence issues and yet u did n't know what is caliber of dhanush and how brahmos name originated.Latest book that u hv read??What have u been doing for two years wasting time or what??

Me: Explained

THANK YOU........YOU MAY LEAVE

Sbi lucknow panel 1 ...gd good

pi average .... First i thought members of upsc are taking my interview..then later came to know that they were sbi people.

Done with GDPI, Chandigarh experience coming tonight. 

bangalore wale koi post kro pls

Trivandrum ka koi post kardo pls

Guwahati any one???

How to carry the documents...?

5 sets in total...help