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SBI PO 2015 GD/Personal Interview Experience – Piscine MolitorPosted in SBI PO On September 12, 2015
Many candidates are done with the SBI PO 2015 GD/ Personal Interview and some are still preparing for the same. We are sharing with you all SBI PO 2015 Interview Experience as shared by one of our reader – Piscine Molitor (Salman Khan)
sbi PO 2015 GD PI Experience
SBI PO 2015 GD/PI Interview Experience
Note: GD/PI language = Hindi + English. Not complete in English. Okay.
My GD/PI was scheduled on 10-Sep 2015 at 08:00 am at SBLC, Sec-14, Panchkula. I reached the venue sharp at 08:00 am.
Document Verification:
Document verification went on smoothly. The staff members were jolly and co-operative.
They were not bothered whether you wrote ‘NO’ or ‘NA’ or dash (-) in your bio data form. I suggest you write ‘NO’ as much as possible, as per RBI Bio data guidelines.
They didn’t accepted my Character Certificate from Branch Manager, citing reason that BM doesn’t know you personally. They accepted the one from Headmaster of School and from College. They took Gazetted Officer one in original + Photocopy of CC from College.
They didn’t allow a girl (No. 15) to sit for GD/PI as she had outdated Caste Certificate.
One person (No. 13) was absent.
So, out of 15 candidate, only 13 made it to the group discussion.
SBI PO 2015 Group Discussion
We thirteen candidates were taken to an Air Conditioned room where we’re made to sit at our respective number. I was assigned number 14.
1. Row-1 had eight candidates and Row-2 had seven, but No. 13 and 15 didn’t make it, which were my immediate neighbors. I kind of felt lonely in GD room.
2. The GD Panel entered the room around 09:20 am. There were four male and one female member in the panel. Two male members sat at far right corner (right of me and candidate No. 8) of the table, and three sat at far left corner (near candidate No. 1 and 9).
3. They gave clear instructions to us which were:
(i) 2 minutes will be given for jotting down the points.
(ii) 3 minutes will be given to each candidate for speaking their views.
(iii) Candidate No. 1 will speak first. And then No. 2 and so on.
(iv) After this, 10 minutes will be given for group discussion.
(v) No other candidate must interfere when one is speaking his/her views.
(vi) Candidates will allow others to finish sharing their views before speaking themselves.
(vii) No loud speaking, harsh speaking, etc.
(viii) You will discuss looking at each other. Behave as if we don’t exist.
The GD topic they gave us was “Gold Monetization Scheme”.
It went smoothly at start but in GD, some candidates forgot the point 3(e) and 3(h).
I wanted to share my views when the candidate No. 4 interfered at which I sat quiet. The GD panel later silenced everyone and pointed me out to continue sharing my views.
After that things went smoothly. It was all and all a good discussion.
SBI PO 2015 Personal Interview
1. As my number was 14, I was interviewed at the end at around 01:00 pm.
2. There were the same four male members and one female members in the Interview Panel.
3. One male member M1 was sitting opposite to the empty chair, one female member F1 and one male member M2 were sitting on the right side of empty chair and both the other male members M3 and M4 were sitting on the left side of the empty chair.
Here’s my interview.
Me: Knock, knock! May I come in?
They: Come in.
I entered.
M1: Salman Ji. Hum aap hi ka wait kar rahe the. Autograph dekar jana.
Everybody laughing, I smiling.
Me: Okay Sir.
I guess they were trying to enliven the atmosphere. But still, they didn’t allowed me to even say Good Afternoon. I kept standing.
M1: Please be seated.
Me: Thank You, Sir.
M1: Aapka naam to waqai bahut anokha hai.
Me: Yes, Sir (Smiling).
M1: Aapko aapke dost kuch kuch kehte to honge. Ya nahin?
Me: Yes, Sir. Kabhi kabhi.
M1: Kya kehte hai?
Me: Kehte hai, dekho, Sallu aa gaya.
M1: Sallu bhai nahi bolte?
Me: Na, Sir.
M1: Accha, Aap GD me chup kyu ho gye the?
Me: Actually sir, aapne hi clear instructions di thi ki koi kisi ko tokega nahin and doosre ki baat khatam hone ke baad hi aap apni baat suru karoge. So, I was waiting. But jab mujhe toka gaya to me chup ho gaya.
M1: Tum laga hai kha kar nahin aaye ho khana. Thoda kha kar aya karo. Okay. Jam ke bola karo.
Me: Okay Sir.
M1: Okay to Interview Suru kare?
Me: Okay Sir.
M1: Aap free time mein kya karte ho?
Me: Sir, free time me main novels padhta hoon.
M1: Dekho, sach sach batana sab.
Me: Sure, Sir. Me novels padhna pasand karta hoon free time mein.
M1: Last novel konsa padha tha?
Me: A walk to remember.
M1: Kya?
Me: A waak to remember. By Nicholas Spark.
F1: Sir a waak to remember.
M1: Okay okay. Waise aapko kis tarah ke novels padhna pasand hai?
Me: Sir mujhe inspirational and motivational novels pasand hai, jinse kuch seekhne ko mile.
M1: Aapne Shiva Trilogy padhi hai?
Me: No Sir. Amish Tripathi ji ki Shiva Trilogy abhi tak nhi padhi.
M1: kyun?
Me: Actually Sir, novels bahut saare hai list mein. Backup me rehte hai. Me line wise padhta hoon ki aab ye padhna hai, and next ye. Ye series bhi padhunga jaldi.
M1: okay. Bank me job lag jaegi to aapko time bhi nahi milega novel padhne ka (laughing).
Me: Then sir fir aur tarah ki books padha karunga. Economics type.
F1: Salman ji, Aap ek baat bataiye.
Me: Yes, Mam?
F1: Aap ka 5th sem dec, 2009 pass out hai. And then 8th sem in dec, 2014. 5 year ka gap hai. Ye kyun?
Me: Mam at that time family me kaafi problems aa gayi thi. So, that’s why.
M1: Kya problems?
They pressed. So I shared it all. They look a bit unsatisfied.
F1: Okay. To aaj aap Banking ka padh ke aaye honge?
Me: Yes, Mam.
M1: Kal konsa newspaper padha tha aapne?
Me: Sir, me newspaper nahin padhta. Me internet par news updates follow karta hoon.
F1: Okay, good. Aap mujhe CRR and SLR ke bare mein explain kar sakte ho?
Me. Yes, mam.
It’s easy ques and I explained in deep. She took out another question from my explanation.
F1: You said NDTL. Ye kya hota hai?
Me: Mam, liabilities two types ki hoti hai. Demand liability and time liabilities.
F1: Dono me farq kya hai?
Me: Explained yet again.
She looked very much satisfied, but still pointed out one more question.
F1: Aapne kaha bank me deposited money depositors jab marzi nikalwa sakte hai. But FD bhi to jab marzi nikalwa sakte hai?
Me: Yes mam. But FD ek fix time par mature hoti hai. Beshaq jab marzi hum nikalwa sakte hai apna paisa, but maturity se pehle FD tudwane par hame penalty bharni hogi.
M2 nodded, and F1 and M2 discussed and nodded each other. Satisfied answer I guess.
M4: Salman aap Kurukshetra se ho. Aapki city kaafi famous hai. Aap bata sakte ho kis wajah se?
Me: Yes, Sir.
I told him about Mahabharata and Krishna’s Gita Updesh to Arjuna at Jyotisar. And also one thing which is not known to all.
Me: And Sir, yahan par Kuru ji, jo ki Pandavas and Kaurvas ke ancestor the, unhone tapasya ki thi. Unki tapasya se khush ho kar Bhagwan Vishnu ji ne unhe vardaan diya tha ki tumhari is dharti par job hi marega, wo seedha jannat mein jayega.
M4: Swarg mein jayega.
Me: yes, sir. Wahi.
M4 looked very much satisfied. Smiled at me and I smiled at him.
M3: Salman, kya aap bitcoins ke bare mein jaante ho?
Me: Jyada to nahin janta sir, but itna pata hai ki ye ek virtual currency hoti hai.
M3 smiled the widest.
M1: Okay salman ji. Shukriya. Thank you. We are done.
Me: Thank you sir.
M1: Abhi lunch hoga. Aap khana vana kha kar jana. Bhukh lagi hogi aapko.
Me: Okay Sir.
M1: Now you can go.
I got up, thanked them again, smiled, wished and exited the room.
PO interview planning
Due to very reason stated above it is important to prepare hard for interviews.The seats are less and competition is high.This year there are only ...PO seats.You will be contesting with top talents of the country for a seat as SBI PO.So right after written test result declaration (or even better after written test) you should start planning for interview.
Proper planning increases your chances of success.Now having said enough about need of planning lets discuss things to plan.You should consider planning below things
You should arrange all the documents required in SBI PO interview before hand to avoid last min troubles.They will allow you to appear for interview in case you forget one or two documents but that does create negative impression.In exams as competitive as this it is better not to be sloppy.You will have to give written undertaking that you will produce these documents later on.I have created list of all documents required during the interview.You can download the document from download link given at end of this post.
Start collecting probable questions to be asked in SBI PO interview.This should be done as early as possible.I have created collection of interview questions along with answers and suggestion.You can download the document for free using document link given at end of the post.
Simply collecting the answers is not enough.You should prepare answers for them.Writing down the answers is good habit.This way you can read them many times to figure out pros and cons of the answer.You can also get it reviewed by anyone you feel is good person for this task.
Cultivate habit of reading economics section of newspaper or news channel along with headlines.For the time being invest some of your sports column time to economics column.Banking is core of economics so this habit will help you answer current banking questions.
Divide your time to prepare different parts of interview.I will be outlining details of it in next paragraph of this post only.Dedicating time will help you focus on areas equally or in order you feel you should focus.
The best enemy of a candidate in interview is nervousness.You should overcome it.It is easier said than done.I would advice you to face some dummy job interviews to boost your confidence and analyze your speaking and body language.You can also give presentations to boost your confidence and overcome nervousness.
SBI PO interview does have time constraint like IBPS PO interview.The interview duration will be approx 15 min to 20 min.You will have to present yourself in this time frame only.So body language and first couple of answers are the key.
SBI PO interview questions
I have created a document which lists interview questions along with answers and suggestions. You can download the document from download link provided at the end of the post.SBI PO interview questions can be grouped into below categories
Profile based HR questions — Questions based on your profile.
Personality Test questions — These questions are asked to judge your personality.These can be really confusing.It is one of the most difficult questions.
Banking Questions — You can expect banking questions asked in IBPS PO interview.They expect you to have basic knowledge of Banking industry.You should also have updated banking industry news.
Current Affairs — Some panels do ask questions based on latest news headlines.If there is some big news in Finance area then chances of questions from that section becomes more.
General Questions — You can expect one or two filler questions in Interview.They are not of great importance.Interviewers ask them to know more about you.
SBI specific questions — You should be aware of latest news or history of bank you are going interview for.Nowadays lot of emphasis is paid on rural India initiatives of Banks.So get yourself aware about rural plans of SBI and other plan it conducted successfully.
Some of these categories require you to read newspapers or follow any economics bulletin of news channel.It is good idea to write one or two lines about main headlines daily (banking in focus).It would act as your repository and you can just go through this data before interview.For example nowadays banking stocks are taking hit and Government has allowed new players to open banks.Points like this will become part of panels interview questions.
SBI PO interview preparation
Candidates consider reading as the only part of interview preparation.But this is not true.Interview is to judge your knowledge,your personality and common sense.Common sense is judged by situational questions as mentioned above.It is also judged by some general questions which tend to confuse you.Knowledge is judged by current affairs and banking related questions.
Candidates focus on Knowledge section but overlook common sense section and personality section.Personality is judged by HR questions,questions about your personality and your body language your communication style.
Every single action of yours in interview is interpreted by interviewer.I have documented tips to help you during interview,before interview and also in interview hall.You can download the tips using download link at end of the post.It is important not only read those tips but practice it while doing steps mentioned in interview planning stages.
You should start working on your voice modulation (you should not speak too fast or too slow).It should be clear and easy to understand.Lot of candidates assume that above means talking like foreigners.But there is no need to cultivate foreign accent.
Character Certificate required for SBI PO Interview
Character certificate: During interview you have to carry 2 Character certificates which should be issued by two different authorities.
1. One should be issued by – College or School administration or either by Past/ Present Employer.
2. One should be issued by Gazetted Officer – of State/ Central Govt., MLA, MLC, MP, Branch Head of State Bank of India or a Nationalised Bank
Identity Certificate: Along with 2 Character certificate, you have to carry 1 Identity Certificate which should be issued by Gazetted Officer.
Note:
1. One Character certificate should be issued by College /School administration or either by Past/ Present Employer.
2. One Character certificate issued by Gazetted Officer.
3. It is permissible that 1 Character certificate and Identity Certificate can be issued by same Gazetted Officer.
Any electronics & comm engineer? what to prepare?
any suggestions for coaching conducting mock GDs and interviews ???
Bio data form and all details .
List of original documents to be submitted on the day of Interview
Enjoyyyy...
The chances for candidates selection is quite good as they have called only in 1:2 ratio.If they have called in 1:4 or 1:5 ratio the cutoff has to be reduced to way minimal as per my knowledge which is a prestige issue to the organisation.
Does anybody know any coaching centre in Delhi that will conduct mock GD and interviews?????
Previous Interview Questions
Long descriptive / opinion type
What is Priority sector lending? (followup) Should farmers be given loan at cheaper rate when they’re already getting subsidy on fertilizer and diesel?
We should abolish concept of CRR, and we should have just insurance of deposit? Do you agree?
What are the two main problems banks are facing today? and What should be done to solve them?
What are your views on strikes by Bank employees?
What do you think deregulation of saving account is good step?
What is no frill account? How does it help in Financial Inclusion? Does opening no frill account sufficient to achieve the process of fin.inclusion?
Which banking sector is stronger: Indian or western? And why?
Which banks are better private or PSU? and why?
What role does bank play in empowerment of women?
What role has banking sector played in India’s success story?
What do you know about bancassurance? Is it good or is it bad?
Difference between investment banker and retail banker? Which one is more important for economy?
Why should bank consider Debt equity structure of a company before loaning?
IT / Computer background
Why MT? why not Specialist IT officer?
You are from an IT background and doing exceptionally well there. Then why do you want to be a PO?
How does information systems help businesses? (need to give real examples)
Can you name any special software that is used in Banking Sector? (hint: Finacle by Infosys.)
IT principle behind Credit Card, Debit Card, ATM Machine, Electronic Fund transfer, Phone Banking, CBS.
Suppose there is severe data loss in bank server, how will you fix it?
How can social networking sites be used for promoting banking business?
How much volts of power supply is there in a computer?
Banking correspondence agents (BCA) use special type of computer- is it online or is it offline?
Why not a career in IT?
What is computer,expert systems and their applications ,electromagnetic waves,radio waves,microwaves,alpha ,beta,gamma waves?
What is Cloud Computing? What is Hardware? what is GUI?
Most preferred computer language in business parlance.
Name 4 operating systems, name three 4th gen computer languages.
Different types of ports in a computer?
Optical fiber, 2G, 3G, Wifi, Bluetooth etc. and their principles. What is broadband and narrowband and difference between them?
What is video conferencing? why is skype?
Average marks In GDPI if anyone knows?
GD Topic for today: should 'fat tax' be imposed in all states of India?
Did anyone from Pune cleared Main Examination?
Kolkata interviews to be held at Samriddhi Bhawan, Strand Road, Local HO. Synergy, Bandra Kurla Complex 4 Mum, Sansad Marg in New Delhi , SBLC, Pycrofts, Garden Rd, opp Shastri Bhawan, Nungabakkam Chennai. Interviews to be held at Mum, Del, Kol and Che only. Two slots of reporting time.. 8.30am and 12pm daily.
Thank God that I live in a metro city...otherwise had to travel hundreds of kilometres to try my luck in an interview
Up walo ja interview kha hota h?????
Jaipur se hai koi......
Anyone received mail or sms from SBI..??