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Updated 27 May 2025
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A Senior software engineer in was asked 8mo ago
Q. Are you interested in a Java developer position?
Ans. 

Yes, I am interested in a Java developer position.

  • I have extensive experience in Java programming

  • I have worked on multiple Java projects in the past

  • I am familiar with Java frameworks like Spring and Hibernate

An Intern was asked
Q. What is the meaning of splitting the shares of a company?
Ans. 

Splitting the share of a company refers to dividing the existing shares into multiple shares, usually to increase liquidity or adjust ownership percentages.

  • Splitting shares does not change the overall value of the company, but increases the number of shares outstanding.

  • It can be done to make shares more affordable for investors or to adjust voting rights.

  • For example, a company with 100 shares valued at $10 each ma...

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An Intern was asked
Q. What are equity markets?
Ans. 

Equity markets refer to the market where shares of publicly traded companies are bought and sold.

  • Equity markets provide a platform for companies to raise capital by selling shares to investors.

  • Investors can buy and sell shares of publicly traded companies through stock exchanges like NYSE, NASDAQ, etc.

  • Prices of shares in equity markets are determined by supply and demand, as well as various economic factors.

  • Invest...

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An Intern was asked
Q. Which is the biggest asset management company?
Ans. 

The biggest assets management company is BlackRock.

  • BlackRock is the largest asset management company in the world based on assets under management.

  • It was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in New York City, USA.

  • BlackRock offers a wide range of investment products and services to institutional and individual investors.

  • As of 2021, BlackRock manages over $9 trillion in assets.

  • Some of BlackRock's popular funds inclu...

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A Production Support was asked
Q. Write SQL queries to retrieve the last 5 rows from a table.
Ans. 

Use SQL query with ORDER BY and LIMIT to find last 5 rows

  • Use ORDER BY clause to sort the rows in descending order based on a column

  • Use LIMIT 5 to retrieve only the last 5 rows

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A Credit Officer was asked
Q. Is it better for a manufacturing company to take a loan or raise equity?
Ans. 

It depends on the company's financial situation and goals.

  • If the company has a strong credit history and cash flow, a loan may be a better option as it allows the company to maintain ownership and control.

  • If the company is in a growth phase and needs more capital, raising equity may be a better option as it brings in new investors and can provide more flexibility in terms of repayment.

  • Ultimately, the decision shou...

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A Software Developer was asked
Q. Write a program to determine if a given string is a palindrome.
Ans. 

Program to find palindrome of given string

  • Reverse the string and compare with original

  • Use two pointers to compare characters from start and end

  • Ignore spaces and punctuation while checking

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A Software Developer was asked
Q. What is the probability of getting an even number as the product when two dice are thrown?
Ans. 

Probability of getting an even number as product when two dices are thrown.

  • There are 36 possible outcomes when two dice are thrown.

  • Out of these, 18 outcomes have an even product.

  • Therefore, the probability of getting an even number as product is 18/36 or 1/2 or 50%.

A Software Developer was asked
Q. What is the difference between low-level and high-level languages?
Ans. 

Low level languages are closer to machine code and hardware, while high level languages are more abstract and easier to read/write.

  • Low level languages are more difficult to read and write, but offer more control over hardware

  • High level languages are easier to read and write, but offer less control over hardware

  • Low level languages include assembly and machine code

  • High level languages include Python, Java, and C++

A Software Developer was asked
Q. What's the difference between Java and C++?
Ans. 

Java is an object-oriented language with automatic memory management, while C++ is a compiled language with manual memory management.

  • Java is platform-independent, while C++ is platform-dependent.

  • Java has a simpler syntax and is easier to learn, while C++ is more complex and difficult to master.

  • Java has built-in garbage collection, while C++ requires manual memory management.

  • Java is used for developing web applicat...

BNP Paribas Interview Experiences for Freshers

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Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Mar 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What is mutual funds
  • Ans. 

    Mutual funds are investment vehicles that pool money from multiple investors to invest in a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, or other securities.

    • Mutual funds are managed by professional fund managers who make investment decisions on behalf of the investors.

    • Investors can buy shares of mutual funds, which represent a portion of the holdings in the fund.

    • Mutual funds offer diversification, liquidity, and professiona...

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  • Q2. What is equity markets?
  • Ans. 

    Equity markets refer to the market where shares of publicly traded companies are bought and sold.

    • Equity markets provide a platform for companies to raise capital by selling shares to investors.

    • Investors can buy and sell shares of publicly traded companies through stock exchanges like NYSE, NASDAQ, etc.

    • Prices of shares in equity markets are determined by supply and demand, as well as various economic factors.

    • Investors c...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Which the biggest assets management company?
  • Ans. 

    The biggest assets management company is BlackRock.

    • BlackRock is the largest asset management company in the world based on assets under management.

    • It was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in New York City, USA.

    • BlackRock offers a wide range of investment products and services to institutional and individual investors.

    • As of 2021, BlackRock manages over $9 trillion in assets.

    • Some of BlackRock's popular funds include iS...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What you think about 2008 housing market crisis?
  • Ans. 

    The 2008 housing market crisis was a significant event that led to a global financial meltdown.

    • The crisis was triggered by the collapse of the subprime mortgage market in the United States.

    • It resulted in a sharp decline in housing prices, leading to widespread foreclosures and financial instability.

    • Many major financial institutions faced bankruptcy or had to be bailed out by governments to prevent a total collapse of t...

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  • Q5. What is the meaning of splitting the share of an company?
  • Ans. 

    Splitting the share of a company refers to dividing the existing shares into multiple shares, usually to increase liquidity or adjust ownership percentages.

    • Splitting shares does not change the overall value of the company, but increases the number of shares outstanding.

    • It can be done to make shares more affordable for investors or to adjust voting rights.

    • For example, a company with 100 shares valued at $10 each may spl...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Those who going to interview must be research about asset management matual fund and equity
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Time and work
Probability
Train
Profit loss

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Problem solving and programming questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About the company Additional intrest other than studies
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Quant Topics: Interests, Sequence and Series along with Missing items, Time and Distance/Work,
Verbal Topics: Comprehension, Corrections, Grammar etc
CS Core Subjects: DSA, OOPS, DBMS, OS

Overall Test Difficulty was Easy-Medium

Round 2 - Coding Test 

System asked to choose one of the programming languages from C, C++ or Java. (Note: You can't change the language once confirmed!)
There were 7 different coding questions along with code. You just need to debug the code to get the correct output.
DSA: Graphs (Basics), Linked Lists, Conditional Statements, and Arrays (Stack and Queue)

Overall Difficulty was Medium (tbh, it depends on the practice you have done!)

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. What tech stack(s) you have worked on? Why? Why not others? 3. SQL queries based on joins, nesting and aggregations 4. Logical reasoning questions 5. Previous internships exper...
Round 4 - Behavioral interview 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why you do seek to join this company? 3. Are you comfortable working in shifts? If yes, how will you manage your time? 4. SQL queries 5. Logical question: Total number of squar...
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Tell me about your day. Walk me through it. 2. If given a coding problem, what is your preferred language? Why? 3. Walk me through your best project in your resume. Why/How/When did you make it? 4. Tell...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for the aptitude and DSA rounds with CS core subjects. Proofread your resume and study about the company, as it makes behavioral and HR questions easy to answer. Make them feel that you are the committed to your job, you will be assigned to and mainly to company.

Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Devendra Singh Thakur

posted on 16 Aug 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

First round was aptitude test, there were questions of medium difficulty

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Just after apti round there were 7 coding questions, all of them were about code correction.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked about my introduction, then the interviewer asked me to tell something about my projects.
  • Q2. He asked me to write some sql queries as well. In which he gave me a question which was a join query question after that he questioned me about subqueries and some theoretical questions from oops concept i...
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. It was a very good experience till now, in HR round the interviewer asked the questions about sdlc types then some questions related to my project.
  • Q2. He also asked me questions about working in team which are easy if you know how to work in a team.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be yourself, don't fake your skills
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. SQL questions to find last 5 rows
  • Ans. 

    Use SQL query with ORDER BY and LIMIT to find last 5 rows

    • Use ORDER BY clause to sort the rows in descending order based on a column

    • Use LIMIT 5 to retrieve only the last 5 rows

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Unix- top command

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for BNP Paribas Production Support interview:
  • SQL

Skills evaluated in this interview

Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 1 Apr 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. TRADE LIFE CYCLE
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. SALARY DISCUSSION

Associate 1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 2 May 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself

Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Bhaskaruni Sai Tarun

posted on 29 Jul 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Its a combination of aptitude and code error finding with intermediate level of questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It's purely technical topics which u mentioned in the resume from top to bottom which you mentioned as skills
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. In my case , it's not a HR it's a manager round, In this round also he almost interviewed 1 hour 30 mins about technical again which I mentioned in resume. But most of the candidates got in medium level of...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare on what you mentioned in resume almost, they didn't ask u out of resume.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Dec 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude, capital and money market, behavioural questions, investment banking, corporate Banking, mutual funds

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is derivative and types? What is mutual funds, what is NAV with formula, ratios, pg detailed projects ( what methods used,formula used,), about internships( what suggestions given, what did you learn)
  • Ans. 

    Derivatives are financial contracts that derive their value from an underlying asset. Mutual funds are investment vehicles that pool money from multiple investors to invest in securities.

    • Types of derivatives include futures, options, swaps, and forwards.

    • NAV (Net Asset Value) is the value of a mutual fund's assets minus its liabilities, divided by the number of outstanding shares.

    • Ratios used in mutual fund analysis incl...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why do you want to work in BNP Paribas? What do you know about investment banking, few situational questions,few work life questions, about futures, forwards? Why do we want to hire you?
  • Ans. 

    I want to work in BNP Paribas because of its reputation in the investment banking industry and the opportunities it offers for career growth.

    • I am attracted to BNP Paribas because of its strong reputation in the investment banking industry.

    • I am impressed by the company's global presence and its commitment to providing innovative financial solutions.

    • I believe working at BNP Paribas will provide me with valuable experienc...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn thoroughly about your projects and internships, questions will be raised on it , and have knowledge about financial markets, money and capital, forex. INTERVIEW was okay, you can all succeed when you prepare well, nothing to worry you will get the job . This is a shift based job, you should also be ready to early morning or night shifts.

Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 8 Sep 2023

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Verbal, aptitude and coding

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops,dbms,sql,projects

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - stay sharp and make your communication skills better.

BNP Paribas Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in BNP Paribas interview for freshers?
BNP Paribas interview process for freshers usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the BNP Paribas interview process for freshers are HR, Resume Shortlist and Aptitude Test.
How to prepare for BNP Paribas interview for freshers?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at BNP Paribas. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at BNP Paribas expect are Reconciliation, Analytical, Financial Services, Accounting and Excel.
What are the top questions asked in BNP Paribas interview for freshers?

Some of the top questions asked at the BNP Paribas interview for freshers -

  1. What's the difference between java and c...read more
  2. What is derivative and types? What is mutual funds, what is NAV with formula, r...read more
  3. probability of getting the even number as product when two dices are thr...read more
What are the most common questions asked in BNP Paribas HR round for freshers?

The most common HR questions asked in BNP Paribas interview are for freshers -

  1. What are your salary expectatio...read more
  2. What are your strengths and weakness...read more
  3. Why are you looking for a chan...read more
How long is the BNP Paribas interview process?

The duration of BNP Paribas interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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