Name:- DURBADAL DAS
Venue:- ICMARD, KOLKATA
Date:- 19.02.2021
Shift:- 8.30 am
Qualification:- B.A. (English Honours)
I reached the venue very early at 7 am. After the document verification, my interview was started at 11 am.
The panel consisted of 5 male members and 1 female member.
Me:- May I come in sir, madam?
M1:- please come. Take your seat.
M1:- Tell me something about yourself.
Me:- Told.
F1:- Your father was in which bank? (As I told you that my father was a banker).
Me:- State Bank of India
M1:- You have to speak in English as you are English honors graduate.
Me:- Ok, sir.
M1:- What have you studied today for this interview?
Me:- Sir, basic banking terms like CRR, SLR, NPA etc.
M1:- What is CRR?
Me:- Told.
M1:- What is SLR?
Me::- Told.
M2:- Who controls CRR and SLR?
Me:- Told
M2:- CRR and SLR come under which act?
Me:- Told
M2:- Can Reserve Bank use CRR, SLR as weapon to control inflation.
Me:- Yes, sir.
M2:- How? Explain.
Me:- (explained)
M2:- You have mentioned the term NDTL. What is it?
Me:- told
M2:-What is the present condition of RRBs?
Me:- Told
M3:- In which position do you want to see yourself after 5 years.
Me:- Answered.
M3:- How many national banks are there in India?
Me:- told.
M3:- How many RRBs are there in India?
Me:- Told.
M3:- How many RRBs are there in West Bengal?
Me:- Told
M3:- Tell me the name of those RRBs.
Me:- Told.
M3:- Tell me last year profit of Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank.
Me:- Sorry sir, I don’t know it.
M1:- What is your hobby?
Me:- Sir, listening to music.
M1:- Who is your favourite singer?
Me:- Sir, Arijit Singh, as he is from my native district.
M4:- what is famous in your hometown Berhampore, Murshidabad.
Me:- Chanabora (a kind of a sweet)
M4:- Among utensils?
Me:- Told.
M4:- tell me a thing from agricultural product which is famous in your district?
Me:- Silk.
M4:- How silk is cultivated? tell me in detail.
Me:- Sorry sir, I don’t know it.
M5:- Who wrote the line “A miles to go before I sleep”?
Me:- (It was really an easy question but I forgot it in the atmosphere of the interview)). Sorry sir, I cannot recall it.
M1:- Thank you, you may go.
Me:- Ok sir, madam.
The entire interview was in English mainly. Overall it is a nice feeling. At last, I got 65 out of 100 in this interview. Now, I am selected as Officer Scale 1 in Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank.