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Updated 23 Feb 2025

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Job Portal

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mutual funds, OTC, Credit rating

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Q1. 1. what is minimum permissible banking finance 2. what do you know about this job profile 3. What iS Current Ratio, DSCR, ISCR 4. what we include in debt payment in calucation of DSCR and ISCR
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

45 minutes, verbal reasoning etc

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Q1. What is the difference between marketing and sales?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your role and responsibilities
  • Q2. What is the last salary
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Personality and competent test

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Q1. You have 10 boxes of balls (each ball weighing exactly10 gm) with one box with defective balls (each one of the defective balls weigh 9 gm). You are given an electronic weighing machine and only one chance at it. How will you find out which... read more
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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 Jan 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Give a case study for a coffee shop in your area
  • Ans. 

    Case study of a successful coffee shop in my area

    • The coffee shop is located in a busy commercial area with high foot traffic

    • They offer a wide variety of coffee options, including specialty brews and seasonal flavors

    • The shop has a cozy and inviting atmosphere with comfortable seating and free Wi-Fi

    • They have a loyalty program to encourage repeat customers

    • The coffee shop actively engages with the local community through e...

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Q1. How will you find the top 5 customer of HSBC from the entire world?
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Q1. N-th Fibonacci NumberYou are given an integer ‘N’, your task is to find and return the N’th Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation. Since the answer can be very large, return the answer modulo 10^9 +7. Fibonacci number is calculated u... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. SIP protocol advanced level
  • Q2. Routing protocols

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude test on psychological questions

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

On topics related to operations

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary package discussion

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Q1. Discuss a case study on a preferred topic or use sample problems to explain a difficult concept. First name the topic and then the concept/case study to be illustrated within 5 mins. CBSE Hot questions are preferred.
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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 

It was just a typical logical reasoning and aptitude MCQ test

Round 3 - Coding Test 

There were 2 coding questions and you can select any language for solving it. The test was online

Round 4 - Technical 

(13 Questions)

  • Q1. He simply asked me which coding language I prefer and why ? (Mine was C++)
  • Q2. Difference between C and C++?
  • Ans. 

    C is a procedural programming language while C++ is an object-oriented programming language.

    • C is a procedural programming language, while C++ supports both procedural and object-oriented programming.

    • C does not have classes and objects, while C++ does.

    • C does not support function overloading, while C++ does.

    • C does not have exception handling, while C++ does.

    • C does not have namespaces, while C++ does.

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  • Q3. What is Object oriented programming?
  • Ans. 

    Object oriented programming is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data and code.

    • Objects are instances of classes, which define the structure and behavior of the objects.

    • Encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism are key principles of object oriented programming.

    • Example: Inheritance allows a class to inherit properties and methods from another class.

    • Example: Encapsulation hides t...

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  • Q4. What are the 4 pillars of OOPs?
  • Ans. 

    Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction

    • Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit

    • Inheritance: Ability of a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class

    • Polymorphism: Ability to present the same interface for different data types

    • Abstraction: Hiding the complex implementation details and showing only the necessary features

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  • Q5. Write down code implementing all 4 pillars of OOPs.
  • Ans. 

    Code implementing all 4 pillars of OOPs

    • Encapsulation: Encapsulate data within classes and provide public methods to access and modify the data.

    • Inheritance: Create a hierarchy of classes where child classes inherit attributes and methods from parent classes.

    • Polymorphism: Allow objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass through method overriding and overloading.

    • Abstraction: Hide complex ...

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  • Q6. Difference between Stacks and Queues?
  • Ans. 

    Stacks are Last In First Out (LIFO) data structures, while Queues are First In First Out (FIFO) data structures.

    • Stacks: Elements are added and removed from the same end, like a stack of plates. Example: Undo feature in text editors.

    • Queues: Elements are added at the rear and removed from the front, like a line of people waiting. Example: Print queue in a printer.

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  • Q7. Write a code to find the 2nd largest element in an array.
  • Ans. 

    Code to find the 2nd largest element in an array

    • Sort the array in descending order and return the element at index 1

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the two largest elements

    • Handle edge cases like arrays with less than 2 elements

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  • Q8. What is merge sort and its Algorithm ?
  • Ans. 

    Merge sort is a divide and conquer algorithm that divides the input array into two halves, sorts them recursively, and then merges them.

    • Divide the input array into two halves

    • Recursively sort each half

    • Merge the sorted halves back together

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  • Q9. What is DBMS and RDBMS and difference between them?
  • Ans. 

    DBMS stands for Database Management System, while RDBMS stands for Relational Database Management System. RDBMS is a type of DBMS.

    • DBMS is a software system that allows users to define, create, maintain and control access to the database.

    • RDBMS is a type of DBMS that stores data in a structured format using tables with rows and columns.

    • RDBMS enforces a set of rules called ACID properties to ensure data integrity, while D...

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  • Q10. What is SQL and who its different from mySQL?
  • Ans. 

    SQL is a standard language for managing databases, while MySQL is a specific open-source relational database management system.

    • SQL stands for Structured Query Language and is used to communicate with databases.

    • SQL is a standard language that can be used with various database management systems.

    • MySQL is a specific open-source relational database management system that uses SQL.

    • MySQL is one of the most popular database m...

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  • Q11. Difference between Delete, Truncate and Drop?
  • Ans. 

    Delete removes specific rows from a table, Truncate removes all rows from a table, and Drop removes the table itself.

    • Delete is a DML command that removes specific rows from a table based on a condition.

    • Truncate is a DDL command that removes all rows from a table but keeps the table structure.

    • Drop is a DDL command that removes the entire table along with its structure.

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  • Q12. Different kind of Joins in DBMS ?
  • Ans. 

    Different types of joins in DBMS include inner join, outer join, left join, right join, and full join.

    • Inner join: Returns rows when there is a match in both tables.

    • Outer join: Returns all rows from one table and only matching rows from the other table.

    • Left join: Returns all rows from the left table and the matched rows from the right table.

    • Right join: Returns all rows from the right table and the matched rows from the ...

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  • Q13. And at last 2 to 3 SQL queries. They were not that hard, Just basic queries.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Well be prepared with DSA,OOPs and DBMS concept. If you don't know BST or Graphs or Heaps that well, no problem just be confident. Most of the times they don't ask anything more that linked list.
If you don't know the answer of a coding question (NOTE: not a theoretical question) try for sometime to come up with the solution and while thinking keep saying your approach out loud to the interview and if after taking 1 to 2 mins you still don't know just say, Sorry I can't recall it right now but I will definitely get to it after the interview. Don't use this approach for theoretical questions, Either you have an answer to that or not.
Never Beat around the bush, be specific and to the point.

And at last, I just wanna say that passing an interview needs 40% skill, 20% communication, 20% confidence, 10% mood of the interview and 10% is luck.

Why I am saying mood of the interview and luck????
In my case, I was not selected for the final HR round. First of all, in all 137 students selected for the technical interview, my name was at 111 and randomly they called the first student for the interview and it was me. So that's luck.
OK after I entered my interviewer cabin, I saw a look of aggression on my interviewers face. We didn't smiled once during my 50min interview. He didn't even asked me to introduce myself.

He asked me 15 questions in total and I correctly answers 10 of them to the point and for the rest 5 I explained my approach to them.
Still I got rejected, and one of my friend who was answered like 2 questions out of 10 got selected because his interviewer was different. (NOTE: I am really happy for my friend, He is like my best buddy and my only well wisher that I know about).

So yeah just prepare well and be confident and even if things go south and you gave your best, just think that today was not your day and just move on.

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Top HSBC Group Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Contains DuplicateYou have been given an array “ARR” of integers and an integer ‘K’. Your task is to find a pair of distinct indices ‘i’ and ‘j’ such that ARR[i] == ARR[j] and | i - j | <= ‘K’. Input Format : The first line contains a si... read more
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Q1. Maximum Subarray SumGiven an array of numbers, find the maximum sum of any contiguous subarray of the array. For example, given the array [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86], the maximum sum would be 137, since we would take elements 42, 14, -5, and ... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Oct 2023.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Palindrome number print

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Vprt and vtable
  • Q2. STL implementation
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary expectations etc

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Q1. 1. What's the use of update sets and how do you move update set from one instance to another? Once you imported the update set, what will you do? To check the customisations, You need to do open the update set and do something. What is that... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Equip yourself with good coding for simple to medium complex questions.

Top HSBC Group Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. what is the difference between clustering and classification.
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Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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Manager Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 18 Dec 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jun 2023. There were 5 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 

APTA assessments with basic scenario based questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Job description, explain your projects, SAS and excel basic questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Achievements from your last experience
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Introduction with Us teams, resume review, time series forecasting

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read job description thoroughly before interview.

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Q1. There is a chairman of a conglomerate. He has been on the post for 10 years, and is extremely dominating. He treats the various business heads like children, not letting them take any major decision. While the chairman has negatives, he bel... read more
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HSBC Group Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in HSBC Group interview?
HSBC Group interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the HSBC Group interview process are One-on-one Round, Technical and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for HSBC Group interview?
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 HSBC Group. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at HSBC Group expect are Financial Services, Private Banking, Agile Coaching, Analytical Chemistry and Python.
What are the top questions asked in HSBC Group interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the HSBC Group interview -

  1. Technical : 1. What is hedge/mutual fund ? 2. What is equalization payment ? 3....read more
  2. How will you find the top 5 customer of HSBC from the entire wor...read more
  3. One puzzles--How to calculate the average no of person coming to the airport da...read more
How long is the HSBC Group interview process?

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

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