Federal Bank

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Post: Probationary officer (2yr probation & 3 yr bond)

CTC: 3.6 lacs p.a

Venue: Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology and Federal Towers.

Federal Bank recruitment was conducted by Ma Foi Management Consultants Limited. The initial phase of recruitment comprised of an objective type test, group discussion and an interview. All the candidates had to appear for all the three sub phases, since the performance of the student in each of the sub phases was considered as a criterion for selection into the next phase.

Objective Type test: The test had three sections: Aptitude, General Knowledge & Psychometric test. The aptitude test was quite simple, while the General Knowledge part was a bit difficult. The questions were mainly based on banks, Income tax slabs, Bank interest rates etc. The questions where like “Which is India’s first private bank” and so on. Psychometric tests aim to measure attributes like intelligence, aptitude and personality. They provide a potential employer with an insight into how well you work with other people, how well you handle stress, and whether you will be able to cope with the intellectual demands of the job. The best way to tackle such questions is to give honest and consistent answers.

Group Discussion: We were split into groups of twelve. Once the topic for discussion was announced, we were given two to three minutes to think over it. Then each of us were asked speak for a minute in order to express our views. Our topic for discussion was “The effect of films on Youth, Good or Bad?” Then an open discussion was conducted for about 5 minutes. At the end of the discussion, a few of us concluded the discussion, taking into account all the points discussed by each and every one of us.

Interview: The interview was a very friendly one. He initially asked me to introduce myself. When I said that I stay at Kalamassery, he asked me about the various industries situated in Kalamassery and scope of more industries coming up in Kalamassery. He then asked me some questions like “Which is your industry”, “Who is your favorite Industrialist” etc. Since I said Ratan Tata is my favorite Industrialist, he asked me about the advent of “Tata Nano” and whether it will be a success. The interview lasted for about 15 minutes.

The result of the first phase of recruitment was announced a week later. Almost 75% of the students were selected for the next phase. The second and final phase of recruitment process was conducted at the Federal Bank Head quarters, “Federal Towers”, Aluva. We had to reach “Federal Towers” by 9 am. Initially an officer verified all the mark lists, and once they were verified successfully, we were called for the interview. The interview was conducted by three senior officers in Federal Bank. They asked a few questions to test our knowledge on banking. They asked me to explain the term GDP, inflation and its consequences. I was a few General knowledge questions like “Who is Mayawathi”, “Where is she from etc”. The interview was a friendly one, and it lasted for about 25 minutes.

A week later I came to know that I was selected for the post of Probationary Officer in Federal Bank.