I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Barclays in Sep 2020
Interview
Applied via campus placements.
The offer was for Graduate Analyst BA3 with a CTC of 10 LPA. There were 2 rounds for my college:
1. Online test: Hackerrank, 25 MCQs on oops, data structures and web development concepts and 2 coding questions - fairly simple, DP based
2. Personal Interview: held on WebEx - interviewer entered the meeting 40 minutes late- In- depth questions from projects - a lot of focus on Java, oops and database. Some data structures questions, linux, virtualization and OS based questions (only fundamentals asked) - finally 2 behavioural situation based questions - interview lasted for about 1 hour
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Breakdown the structure of the database used in your project?
Have you ever faced a situation where you needed to break organisational rules to increase efficiency/ get better result in a project? How did you approach the situation?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Barclays (Chennai) in Sep 2024
Interview
The hiring process at barclaysis impressively efficient, consisting of three rounds of testing followed by a technical interview and concluding with a final HR interview. The fast-paced process ensures timely decisions, allowing candidates to progress quickly through each stage.
Good interactive basic to intermediate questions based on resume projects and SDLC about and some hr related questions About your self, about specialisation about location preference about projects about Java oops concepts
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Mumbai) in Sep 2023
Interview
Applied through college placements, the entire process took roughly two weeks. The aptitude round comprised of basic quants, logical reasoning, verbal, finance and accounts questions. The level was easy-medium. After that CV shortlisting took place. Selected candidates made to R1 of personal interview online which was entirely CV based technical questions and basic finance questions. After that, shortlisted were called in office for R2 which was technical round and then finally R3 shortlists were called in for the HR/fit test with the MD and HR which tried to gauge your understanding of the role being offered. Overall good experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to join Barclays and this profile specifically?