Bank interview preparation — IBPS PO, SBI PO, RBI Grade B & more
Mock bank officer interviews with a panel that asks about banking, the economy and your own background.
How it works in India
What these interviews look like
Public-sector bank and financial-regulator recruitment ends with an interview after the Mains. For IBPS PO, the interview score is combined with the Mains in an 80:20 ratio for the final merit; SBI PO adds a group exercise to its interview round; RBI Grade B, NABARD, SEBI, SIDBI and the insurance companies run their own interview stages with their own weightage. Panels usually have four or five members — senior bankers or officers, an HR or psychology member, and sometimes an expert from the regulator or a government nominee.
Most panels start with you: your name, home town, education and why you want to leave an engineering or IT career for banking, if you have one. Then they move to banking awareness — the repo rate and how it reaches borrowers, NPAs, financial inclusion, digital payments and UPI, priority-sector lending — and to the economy and current affairs. For specialist posts the domain dominates: credit appraisal for agriculture or MSME officers, economics and policy for RBI DEPR, statistics for DSIM. Situational questions test integrity: a customer offering a gift, pressure to sanction a weak loan, a fraud you notice.
Prepare by knowing the basics of banking very well rather than everything superficially. Be able to explain concepts in plain language to a customer, not in textbook terms. Follow the RBI’s monetary policy announcements and the Union Budget, read about the bank or institution you are joining, and prepare honest, specific answers about your background.
ExamPilot’s AI bank panel covers IBPS PO, SO and RRB officer, SBI PO and CBO, RBI Grade B, NABARD, SEBI and other regulator Grade A posts, cooperative and central posts, and LIC and general insurance officers. Questions adapt to your profile, and many panels mix Hindi and English, as real ones do.
Practise now
6 mock interview tracks
IBPS PO/SO/RRB, SBI PO, RBI Grade B, NABARD, LIC AAO and SEBI interviews
Banking & Finance
IBPS PO / SO / RRB Officer — Interview
The final round for probationary officers, specialist officers and RRB officers in India's public-sector banks. A board of senior bankers tests banking awareness, your own degree applied to a bank, how you would handle a branch, and whether you will really go where the bank posts you.
Banking & Finance
SBI PO / CBO — Phase III Interview
The final-stage interview for State Bank of India's Probationary Officers and Circle Based Officers. A board of senior SBI officers tests banking awareness, your own background, customer handling and whether you will serve anywhere the bank posts you.
Banking & Finance
RBI Grade B (DR) — Interview
The final 75-mark interview for Reserve Bank of India Grade B officers in the General, DEPR and DSIM streams. A board of senior RBI officers tests how deeply you understand monetary policy, regulation, the economy and your own academic record.
Banking & Finance
FCI, Cooperative Banks, EPFO/ESIC & NABARD — Officer Interviews
Interview-stage mocks for the officer posts that sit beside bank PO on most candidates' lists: FCI Manager Category II, state and district cooperative bank officers, EPFO Enforcement and Accounts Officers and ESIC posts filled through UPSC, and NABARD development-finance boards. Each panel probes the candidate's own discipline against the real work of a depot, a cooperative branch, a provident fund office or a rural credit institution.
Banking & Finance
LIC AAO / ADO, NIACL, UIIC, OICL & GIC officer interviews
Panel interviews for officer entry into India's public-sector insurers: LIC Assistant Administrative Officer and Apprentice Development Officer, Administrative Officer in the four PSU general insurers, and Assistant Manager at GIC Re. Insurance concepts, your own degree, customer and claims situations, and whether you will stay the course in a small-town branch.
Banking & Finance
NABARD, SEBI, SIDBI, NHB, IRDAI & PFRDA Grade A / Assistant Manager — Interview
The final interview for Grade A / Assistant Manager posts at India's financial regulators and development finance institutions: NABARD, SEBI, SIDBI, NHB, IRDAI and PFRDA. A board of senior officers probes your stream knowledge, the institution's mandate and current regulatory developments, in English or Hindi.
Pick your post
Every post in banking & finance
Each post has its own panel, rounds and questions.
FAQ
Common questions
What questions are asked in a bank PO interview?
Your introduction and background, why banking, banking awareness (repo rate, NPAs, financial inclusion, digital payments), current economic news, questions about the bank you are joining, and situations that test integrity and customer handling.
How much does the IBPS PO interview count?
For IBPS PO the Mains and interview scores are combined in an 80:20 ratio for the final merit list, and you must clear a minimum score in the interview. Other banks and regulators set their own weightage, so check your notification.
Are private bank interviews like HDFC or ICICI covered?
Private bank and NBFC roles are in the job interviews category under finance and legal jobs, which runs a corporate-style interview. This category focuses on public-sector bank, regulator and insurance officer boards.
Can I answer in Hindi?
Yes. Bank panels generally allow Hindi or English, and ExamPilot interviewers handle both and Hinglish. Use the language you are most fluent in, and keep technical terms precise.
Other interview categories
Practise out loud before the real one
Pick a track above, choose your post, and get a scored report with exactly what to fix. Text mocks are free.