Axis Bank

Candidate
Profile Offered
Work Experience

Vishwanath Kuppa
Corporate Banking
2 years in an I.T. Start-up named V-Soft

Pre Process
Application form
(Y/N)
If Yes, questions
Psychometric test
(Y/N)
Written Test (Y/N)
Written test
details
Interview Rounds

(To be mentioned in bullet points)

N (only CV shortlisting through OLT online)

Process (GD + PI)

GD Topics

(To be mentioned in bullet points)

Profile Sector
Specific questions

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Questions on banking and financial basics, e.g. financial jargons and

terms.

Recent developments in the banking sector, tested knowledge of

Reserve Bank of India regulations.

Questions related to Trade Finance.

Questions regarding Treasury Department in Banks. How it

functions?

Questions based on NCFM and FLIP certifications completed by

candidate and mentioned in the CV. Topics covered were financial
markets and Banking Fundamentals.

HR Based

General
Questions

Why do you want to join the banking Industry?

Can you justify your interest in the BFSI sector?
Which role would you like to opt for? (Roles offered were of
Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Retail Banking, Treasury
and HR)
Candidate mentioned inclination towards Treasury and had follow
up questions from Treasury.
What do you know about Axis Bank?
DO you track the share prices of Axis Bank? If yes, then how much
is it now?
What idea do you have about the different departments of Axis
Bank?
Do you have anything to ask us? to this the candidate asked the
following questions:
1. In spite of a series of CRR rate cuts, why are the loan rates
not going down?
2. Axis bank was a part of the consortium of banks which
provided loans to Kingfisher, albeit with the least exposure.
In spite of the Kingfisher fiasco, Axis bank was interested in
lending to Kingfisher for a second time. Why?
3. In a volatile market and unstable economy, how much can
you be sure of the valuation techniques in place? What
challenges doe the Investment banking Division face?

How did you prepare for the Interview Process? How much according to you was relevant?

A thorough knowledge of the sector specific happenings is a must. An overview of the Current affairs is
also important. Completed relevant certifications to back the candidature and prove genuine interest in
finance. A good understanding of the certification subjects is expected. All points featuring in the CV
must be thoroughly prepared. Knowledge about Axis Bank, why and when was it in news recently.
Attending Pre-Placement Talk of the companies and also preparing for typical HR questions.
Relevant aspects were Banking domain knowledge, thorough understanding of the certification topics
and the awareness about Axis bank.
Why do you think, you were selected?
Excellent preparation for the Pre-Placement Talk session and answering many good questions. This
showed the genuine interest and willingness to be a part of Axis bank. Also the clarity of subject
matter, efforts put into certifications and following Axis bank closely were the probable reasons for
selection.