Important Tips & Suggestions for IBPS Clerk Interview

Friends, many of you will be going to face IBPS Clerk common interview for the first time or many times but repeatedly fail to crack. They don’t have any idea or experience about the interview. They don’t know which questions are asked in interview, which topic they should study etc. After the publication of result of online exam, there is little span of time to be prepared for the common interview. So, better to get preparation from the earlier time so that you need not to be worried at the eleventh hour.

Today, we are going to share here the most important tips for for IBPS clerk common interview. Hope it will help you for your upcoming IBPS clerk interview. We have already published here articles on how to prepare for banking recruitment interview and also how to face IBPS/ SBI/ RBI Interviews.

In what language you will be asked in and you should answer to the questions?

Well, IBPS prefers to conduct the clerk interview in regional language of that particular state. So, first of all, you are required to have proficiency in local languages (minimum Read and Speak). If you don’t have, you will be out of the race! The members of the interview board ask mostly in local language and you need to give reply in that language. Don’t be too smart! Don’t think that answering in English, will increase your image and personality towards the interviewers. No, that’s not. Always do response in that language,you are being asked.

What topics should you cover for the interview?

Although, interview is place to check your personality, you should require to have basic banking awareness knowledge, current affairs of just previous and current months. The interviewers may ask from your degree level syllabus i.e. your domain. But remember, you will be asked mostly from banking awareness. Don't be too tensed. all banking awareness questions are from basic level. So before interview, go through basic computer knowledge questions.

Hope, it will be helpful to all of you. Now try to give your best in the interview. All the best!

Friends, if you have any query regarding IBPS clerk common interview, feel free to ask us. We will try our best to help you.

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How to prepare for Interview in Banking Sector (IBPS/SBI/RBI)

First of all a candidate needs not to be over smart, be casual but should be determined. He or she should be neat and clean in their dress up. A candidate should ware a formal dress as much as possible, but it should be keep in mind that how much he/she is comfortable in this dress. Now there are some questions which are generally asked in the banking sector interview like IBPS PO/Clerk/RRB/SO, SBI PO/Clerk/SO, RBI Assistant/Officer (Grade-B) etc.. These are in the follows:

Questions asked commonly in Bank Interview: Tips & Tricks

Why do you want to enter in the banking sector?

Answering this question a candidate must be clear in their mind that why he/she will come to in this sector apart from the others. You have to answer in the point basic like;

Banking is a growing industry
It became very fast changing
It much more competitive industry; like this

Who are the major competitors in the banking sectors?

These questions mean to say that hoe much you are aware about the banking service and how much you have knowledge about banking products. So a candidate must read about the annual banking report before facing an interview.

What is Bank?

A bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money.

How many types of bank are there?

In this question a candidate must have clear idea about basic functions in bank. And then he/she should give an answer in bullets point, like

Commercial Bank
Community Bank
Postal saving Bank
Private Bank
Savings Bank etc.

What is the difference between Public, Private and Government sectors?

Public sector: It is a part of economy which is controlled by the government like police, military, public road, primary education etc.
Private sector: It is sometimes called citizen sector. It is mean enterprise for profit, but is nit control by the state.
Government sector: It is a heavy industry to bolster making public sector enterprise as well as revive sick and loss making enterprise under its administrative control.

Basis function of RBI?

Before giving this answer a candidate must give an introduction about RBI and then his/her answer should be as follows-

The Reserve Bank of India is the central bank of India, was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provision of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Reserve Bank of India was set up on the recommendations of the Hilton Young Commission. And the functions are

Monopoly of Note Issue
Banker to the Government
Banker’s Bank
Lender of the Last Resort
National Clearing House
Credit Control
Collection of Data and Publications etc.

Check here Role, Function & Power of Reserve Bank of India.

Should have knowledge about different types of Banking Terms & Rates:

An interviewer may ask about the various terms and rate about banking sector, so a candidate must know about the different terms and different banking rates like:

NEFT/RTGS System
Deflation
Fiscal Deficit
Recession
Mutual Funds
Bank Rate
Repo Rate
Reverse Repo Rate
CRR
SLR
MSF

You will find important banking awareness terms for Bank Interview here.

What is the difference between the Banking and Finance?

The candidate must give this answer this question very smart and promptly like,

The term Banking and Finance are two very different term but are often associated together. Finance is generally related to all types financial, this could be accounting, insurances and policies. Where Banking is everything that happens in a bank only.

Finally a candidate must know the current all banking rate before facing the interview:

You should know about current and latest different types of banking rates. Questions may be asked from current banking rates. Check here Different Current Banking Rates till December 2013 (Updated).

Remember: If you don't know answer of any question asked by the interviewers, then directly said that 'I don't know' or 'I can't remember at this moment'. Don't be too over-smart. Always remember the interviewers are more smart and knowledgeable person than you.

That's All! Be calm and quite. Don't be too tensed. This is not like the written/online test. Interviewers want to check your capability and acceptance whether you are fittest for the job or not.

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Important Banking Awareness Terms for IBPS/SBI CWE & Interview

in IBPS/SBI/RBI written or online exam, some banking awareness terms are asked. So, today we have given here study material on some important terms in banking awareness which are very important for IBPS PO, Clerk, RRB and SBI written exams & interview.

Some Important Banking Awareness Terms

RTGS and NEFT system: RTGS stands for REAL TIME GROSS SETTLEMENT. RTGS system is a funds transfer mechanism where transfer of money takes place one bank to another on a ‘real time’ and a ‘gross’ basis. The full form of NEFT is National Electronic Funds Transaction system. Check details about NEFT and RTGS system here.
Deflation: A fall in the generally level of prices. Deflation is the continuous decrease in pries of goods and services. Deflation occurs when the inflation rate becomes negative and stays there for a longer period.
Fiscal Deficit: A deficit in the government budget of a country and represents the excess of expenditure over income.
Recession: A true recession can only be confirmed if GDP growth is negative for a period two or more consecutive quarters,
Mutual Funds: Mutual Funds are investment companies that pool money from investors at large offer to sell and buy back its shares on a continues basis and use the capital thus raised in securities of different companies.
Bank rate: the interest rate charged by a central bank to commercial banks for very short term loans.
Repo rate: Repo is “Repurchase Agreement”. An agreement to sell a securities for a specified price and to buy it back later at another specified price.
CRR: Cash Reserves Ratio is the amount of funds that the bank has to keep with RBI.
Reverse Repo Rate: Reverse Repo Rate is the rate at which Reserve bank of India borrows from money from banks.
SLR: SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) is the amount a commercial bank needs to be maintained in the form of cash or gold approved securities before providing credits to its customers.

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How to Face Interview for Banking Recruitment Exam

bank interview guide, tips for bank interview, guide for ibps common interview

Many candidates who qualify in the written examination through the ibps recruitment examination and others examination, but fail in the interview. This is happened since those candidates don't have any idea about how to face an interview and what are the important things should be maintained before facing an interview. We have just provided here some suggestions about how to face interview, important things to be remembered during interview, how to behave in interview etc. Therefore we are giving some do’s and don’t’s in an interview, these are as follows –

Do’s

1. Be Punctual

On your interview day you should always reach in advance at the interview venue. If those are made some changes interview schedule then be confirmed about it.

2. Keep All Documents

Arrange all the necessary document that would be produced at the time of interview in advance . Before leaving for interview from home re-cheek all the documents whether you are missing some of them or not.

3. Knowledge About Current topics

Try to a look on the newspaper heading or some importance news . The interviewers may be ask about then.

4. Be Polite and Maintain Formalities

Before entering in the interview room you should greet to the interviewers and ask their permission to seat.

5. Proper Eye Contact

In between communication put your eye contact properly with the interviewer with whom you communicate.

6. Be Honest

If you do not know any of your asked question then say directly ‘I don’t know / I can’t recall’ etc . Always be honest at the time giving answer to the interviewers.

7. Be Positive

You should have a lot of enthusiasm . The interviewer may be expect it from you . always display a positive attitude towards the interviewers. Always have a smile in your face.

Don’t’s

1. Do not Unpunctual

Never be late in the interview . this is the greatest draw back. Always be aware about local traffic and take plenty time in hand to arrive at the interview venue in advance . If you have nothing to do in an unforced seen event , you should contact the concerned office and aware the interviewers about the facts.

2. Do Not Noise

Never talk too much with others candidates who have just faced the interview before the interview start. These will increase your tension.

3. Do not be Casual But Simplicity

Do not casual in interview. after entering in the interview you should until are asked to seat. These is a common courtesy in the interview.

4. Do not Unconscious

Always try to stay clam and quite. Let your mind to concentrate in interview.

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In a short, your attitude should be full of enthusiasm, confidence (but not over), smart but not too casual and unconscious. Try to stay calm & quite and focus on the interview. Don't take the interview as an over pressure instead take it easy. The more you will have control on your tension the more comfortably you will face the interview. Interview is conducted to check the personality, smartness, capability of managing the work etc. That is why it is called as personality test. So, lot of knowledge in respective field is not an important factor to be selected in interview instead your personality is most important thing here.

We have published this article to help the aspirants who are going to face the upcoming IBPS common interview for PO/MT-II, interview for IBPS RRB, clerk, specialist officer recruitment exams.

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