SBI PROBATIONARY OFFICER EXAM 2014

Is CRR calculated on daily basis??

is there ny interest paid by RBI to banks on CRR?
how is NDTL calculated ?? when a bank is depositing CRR and SLR both, after giving the CRR will the SLR be calculated on (NDTL-CRR) amount?? suppose a bank has 100rs total deposits . with how much money it can do business ??

plz answer these ques?

hey friends do you have any idea of FLOATING RATE BOND?


Done with my interview.region madhya pradesh bhopal, It was fine. panel consisted of 4 members- 3 males 1 female.

M1, lady: In which year you've completed your graduation and name u're principal?
Why didn't u go for bhartiya mahila bank? who is head of bhartiya mahila, bank of india, axis bank?
why do we need self help group n how r they different from banks?
me: answered all except the name of head of bank of India and axis bank 😞 felt really bad
M2: what were u're subjects in graduation? what is law of marginal diminishing utility, law of demand? what is economics?
me: answered all
M3: tell me about y're family background?
me: answered well this time.
M4: In which bank you've account, what kind of , identity and address proof required for opening bank account?
me: this one was easy, told them.
In the end they said all the best and thank you. The interview lasted for 20 minutes.

any experiences from bank of maharashtra,bandra,mumbai (panel 3/panel 4)

Anybody has attended his/her interview in Punjab National Bank,Circle Office, Rohtak ?? Kindly share the interview experience and Questions asked?? :grin:

hey friends

plz answer my ques.

all income sources of RBI?

Is cts is applied or is it still pending?

fullform of CBLO?

do you have any idea of FLOATING RATE BOND

Done wid my interview ... at The great GBR Hotel, Lucknow

4 panel members.. m1, m2, m3 , f1 .....


Good Evening ma'am/ Good Evening Sirs
all said good evening.... baitho baitho

I was holding file in my hand ..... m1: Are beta, ye file piche rakh do.... aaram se baith jaao ... cash to nahi hai isme ?? Me : No sir, Cash se bhi jaada valuable cheez hai .... (m1 and F1 started smiling ... )

M2 : Apne family background, 10th , 12th and Graduation ke percentage batao.... (told)

M1: koi placement nhi hua???? I said nahi sir, koi company nahi aayi placement ke liye ....

M1: Okk to aapko 10th mein kaun sa subject pasand tha ... ? Me: Sir , Maths .... m1: Okk .... main aapse class 5th ke questions poochta hu.... beta mera knowledge itna hi hai ..... 5th se jada ka mujhe nhi aata .... Me: okk sir, poochiye....

M1: Batao, 1 kg mein kitne miligrams hote hain ???? Me: (thinking) .... Said 1000 x 1000 ....f1 : wo writing pad pe calculate karke batao ..... I have calculated and told them .... M1 said right... Ab batao 20 miles kitne kilo meter ke equal ??? I have calculated but forgot that 1 mile = 1.6 k.m. I calculated on 1.4 km ....answer was wrong ....

M2: are aap to ye choti choti calculation mein bhi paper pen use kar rhe ho ..... me: Sir, ye kuch jaada hi basic ho gaya..... M1, started laughing Chalo ab Thoda higher level pe aate hain... aur batao kaun sa subject achcha lagta tha .... me: (thinking)Sir, Physics Chemistry ...... M2 : Are saare ek milte julte subjects... Me: Sir ab soch ke bolna padega ..... Again they laughed ....

M1: Alloy kya hote hain ? (Told) Examples ??? Me: (looking at roof , window, water glass... but couldn't remember ..... "sir ..... wo Aluminium , copper ko mila ke banta hai .... " Haan haan naam batao ....

I couldn't recollect .... :banghead: M1: Chalo agla question ..... me: Sir, Stainless Steel.... "M1: Yes.... Stainless steel alloy hai .... F1: kin kin Metal se banta hai ??? (told)

M1: Chalo batao.... kis temperature pe centigrade and kelvin equal hote hain ..... (I answered wrong) ... Then I said X maan ke nikaal sakte hain .... he said wo to mujhe pata hai ki tum nikaal hi loge ... chalo choro ...ab Sir poochengey ....

M3: SEBI kya karta hai ??????? (Told) , Insurance sector ko kaun regulate karta hai? (told) .... (flow maintained by me.... :smile: ) Leaves green kyu hoti hain ??????(hain .... :wow: ...economics mein green leavesw... ye kaun sa naya concept hai , thodi der baad samajh mein aaya ...tree leaves ) ....

Kaun sa element hota hai ???

Sir choloroform ........

Everybody started laughing ..... I was looking at them ...why they are laughing ???? Then I realized my mistake ..... tab tak m3 sir ne bola ...are aap log hasiye mat ... wo chlorofil bolna chaah rha hoga .... kyu beta choloform ya cholorofil ???? Sir, Chlorofill .... ( :embarrassed: )

F1: Lucknow mein 2 research centers ke naam batao .....

me: Ma'am naam nahi yaad hai... location pata hai ..... Wo ek hazratganj mein hai .... M1 told the name .... yaa sir vinegar ka hai .... M1: Vinegar ???? (everybody again started laughing) .... Sir, I mean Sugar cane ..... M2: Yaa you are right ..... F1: Achcha anchalik vigyan kendra kaha hai ..... (got confused with "Nakshatrashaala" .... told wrong ) .... again :wow: expression on all the panel members .... M1 said ....okk beta You may go now .... Tabhi mujhe yaad aa gaya . "Ma'am.... UPSC building ke paas hai ...." F1 and M1: haan ab sahi bola... Me: Sir, aaj batti der se jal rhi hai" M1: koi baat nhi beta, kabhi kabhi Voltage low ho jaata hai ...... " Now everybody was laughing .......

I thanked them , ....... M1 said All d best ...... while other members still laughing .... I thanked again and left the room......

So finally done with clerk interview πŸ˜ƒ :cheers: :cheers:

Name : Despo Ronick πŸ˜ƒ

Education : Mechanical Engineer

Interview date and Time : 15/02/2014 , 1 pm

Place:CBI ,Bhopal πŸ˜›

Panel:4

Score:124

Category: General

Panel of 4: 3 he(m1 ,M2,M3) πŸ˜› , and 1 she (s4) πŸ˜ƒ


I was 19th in my Panel , my interview starts at 5.15 pm...

I entered the room and they asked me to have seat , i wished them (first to mam them to others ) ....

M1:so ur name Is R____ Dixit πŸ˜ƒ

Me:Yes SIr

S4:r u Marathi ? ( 😲 )

Me:no mam, I m Brahmin ... and gave sweet smile to her 😁

M1:(after looking at my graduation marks ) u have good academics and (honor's degree In mechanical ) that's good then why do u want to join bank ? ....(this question was in Hindi)

Me:Sir...the type of person i m .... and then i started why i wanna join banking sector (all of them were satisfied the way i replied πŸ˜ƒ )

suddenly M3 says beta unhone hindi mein poocha hai why u r replying in english

M3:Say in hindi πŸ˜›

Me: Sorry sir and then i started saying in hindi πŸ˜›

M1:ur fathers' job

me:He Booking supervisor in Indian railways Again m3 :banghead: said beta hindi mein bolo .....again i said sorry sir

M2:have u every booked ticket ( as my dad is in railways πŸ˜› )

me:no , sir

S4:ticket toh ghar par aa jaati hogi and they start smiling πŸ˜› :mg:

Me:yes mam , but i visited (jaise hi ye bola ) so i started in hindi (yaar pata nahi aaj english mein hi kyon bol raha tha mein..... gurrrrr :banghead: )

M3:tell me about MSE

Me:told

M3:what is CTS ?

me :told

m3:how u will handle if there is long waiting line in front of ur clerk window (i was shocked he started questioning in ENGLISH πŸ˜› )

me:they way i replied to this answer they were literally impressed by me πŸ˜ƒ

M2:good betaMe:thank you sir

s4:what is ethical hacking

ME:sorry mam, i dnt knw exact definition of it

m3:par beta this is very common (yaar m3 ke alava sabh mujh se aache se baat kar rahe the ..m3 ko bohot problem ho rahi thi πŸ˜› )

me:mam i knw abt hacking and told that

S4:good, now tell me :what is spam

me:told

m2:kyc norms

me:told

m2:role of banks in rural development

me:told (again impressed by me )m2 , m1 , :cheers:

s4 :good beta (aap bohot aache se answer de rahe hain ( i saw m3 : :sneaky: was silent at that time)

m3:Po diya tha kya

me:yes sir

m3:how was ur interview

me:told(horrible :banghead: ..and all that happened in my po3 interview)

m3:koi nahi beta and smiled ... finally uncle ji smiled ...pheww...

s4 ,m2: aap ne aacha interview diya πŸ˜ƒ

me: it was my pleasure ... mg

again m3 mujhe esse dekhta😠 but he smiledmg .... πŸ˜ƒ





Total time: 15 mins🍻🍻

what is inflation and how does rbi control it ?

what causes Inflation ?
pls explain in layman terms


Interview Experience
Venue:Canera Bank,Cirlcle.office,Trivandrum
Time:1
Date:15/2/14
Panel No:4

Reached the venue by 12.30.I had the PO interview interview in the same venue ,so had a rough idea about whats gonna happen.
verification was smooth and swift and was over by 2.30.My number was 23rd in the list and I was called to the interview room by 4.30.
Greeted them.panel consisted of 3 gents and a lady.Interview was.conducted in local language.In my case malayalam.
-Was asked to self introduce myself.
-Family background questions
-Why bank job
-Name some indian animation movies
-Father of malayalam language
-Many random questions about malayalm poets and writers
-What are Npa.Is it good or bad to a bank
-what are dronacharya and arjuna awards?who got dronacharya award in 2013.
-Questions about my town
-total number of padma awrards given last time
-Where is malayalam university located
-Was asked to read from newspaper
-Write my name and a paragraph in local language.
Thats it, they offered a chocolate and was adviced to rush to railway or bus station( attukal pongala on sunday)

Good luck to everyone πŸ˜ƒ

Anybody for Syndicate Bank,Jaipur...Morning slot...18 Feb????rolleyesrolleyesrolleyes

any idea abt last date for clk intrw.... 😐

SBI LOWERS RETAIL DEPOSIT RATE BY UPTO 50 BASIS POINT...WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?WHAT IS RETAIL DEPOSIT RATE?


any body attended interview, bank of india, Noida panle X, share ur experience guys.

what happens to the account if the account holder dies and there is no nominee or it's not a joint account?

are the legal heirs eligible to get the money??

if there is debit balance in deceased's account ? say there is overdraft of 100000 , are the legal heirs or joint account holder liable to pay to bank?

Anyone from ahmedabad whose interview date is 19.2 , time 8.30 panel no. 1 ..?...

My Interview Experience :-


Interview Day :16th Feb (Chalo Sunday to ho gaya barbad :sneaky: )
Timing :8:30 AM (Thandi bahot thee :roll: )
Venue :PNB Circle Office,Rohtak


Panel Members: M1 (Lady), others-M2(DGM of PNB Haryana) ,M3,M4 male members

I was the 10th in my Panel -I and there were 3-4 absentee.I had already travelled 2 hours Journey to reach the center and felt hungry and thirsty.Thank God On my thought Tea started being served with opened biscuits of Good Brand (Mixed like some were Goodday and Bakery made).My turn Came up

Me:May I come in Sir??
M2 (In center) :Yes
Me: Good Morning Mam (M1) and Good Morning Sirs
M2:Good Morning and Have a Seat.
Me:Thank you Sir.
M2:You are XX and from this city??

Me:Yes Sir
M2: What's your score??
Me: Sir-140 (One hearing this,he looked at me for 3-4 seconds :roll: )
M2: where was your Examination center??
Me: Sir -Kurukshetra
M2: Was Paper Offline or Online??
Me: OMG!! (Why he is investigating so much!! :roll:) I replied smilingly Sir- Online :lookaround:
M2:Coaching kha se li the??
Me: Sir kahi se nhi.Self-Study kiya tha.I believe in Self Study. M2:Said -Good :splat:
M2: chalo apne ap ko introduce karo.
Me: Introduced with very Composed mind and Smoothly
M2: Rural Development mai kya kya hua hai.
Me: Answered Well.also explained the "Pockets" the Mobile application launched by ICICI and HDFC bringing 500 Mini Bank Branches by FY14 where 1 to 3 persons will be manned to do the same banking activities to lower down the operational costs.
M2: Ap HR Department mai the last company mai to kafi interviews liye honge.Btao ki kisi candidate ko kaise judge karoge ??
Me: Sir first of all to mai ye dekhunga ki vo candidate neverous to nhi hai kyuki sir kyai bar aisa hota hai ki samne vala nervous hota hai jisse uska real potential nhi pata chalta.Agar hai to mai use comfort level dene ki koshish karunga fir I will ask his academic related questions and his achievements.Fir unko apni Job requirements ke sath match karunga jiska correlations sabse jayda hoga aur variation kam mai us candidate ko select karunga M2: He was Impressed :splat:

M2 refered to the M1 (Lady) :She asked her first question (don't remember exactly and heared first time that term)
Me: Ma'am No Bluffing!! I don't know.
M1: NABARD ke bare mai btayie??
Me: Ma'am NABARD is National Bank for Rural Development (Missed Agriculture :neutral: in that) was developed in 2000 for the rural development. RRBs work under this.
M1: Kya ye sirf rural development ke liye hi tha??
Me: It(NABARD) was also formed to develop the Cottage-Village Industries,Rural Crafts, Handicrats,etc.
M1(again) :ye btao humare yha india se 2 astronauts hue hai kon kon hai nam btao??
Me: Sir 1st Kalpna Chawla and 2nd is Sunita Williams
M1: Sunita Williams kha se the??
Me: Sir USA se I think.
M3: 1980 mai banks ke nationalization ke bad kya kya hua Bank licencing policy related??
Me: Sir,1991 mai Shri.Narshiman Rao Committee ke under Globalisation,Liberalization, Privatization Policy ke according Private banks ko licence diye gay taki Public sector banks mai ki productivity increase ho sake and competition badhe aur customers ko fayda ho
M4(SardarJi): Asked about something Compnies Act 1956 Which I did not no and said Sorry Sir
M4: Where "Net Loss" is shown??
Me: It comes in Profit and Loss Account which is made after Trading Account.
M4: Why is this neccesry to make this trading account??
Me: Sir Trading account se hume Opening and Closing stock ka pata chalta hai isliye ye banaya jata hai

All Panel Memebers asked their questions

In Last M2 Said:- Shabash Beta :angel:
Me:Thank You Sir
M2: Thank you
Me: Have a Nice day sirs.


It went around 12-15 minutes :lookaround:


All the Best to other Puys :smile:


what is consortium finance/multiple banking/syndication loan??

friends all @HAKUNAMATATAAAA @Sapinisha @sonu90 @deepak99 @sameer1227 @ashmash ...best answer when they ask u are biomedical engineer how will you use your technical skill in bank?any idea wht ques.they can ask related to my branch it is sumwht similar to electonics n instrumentation...


for interview you must prepare your basic study and your subject but the most thing which you prepare first is your mind... :D.... Best of luck guys....