I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CRISIL (Powai, Maharashtra) in Oct 2014
Interview
Three stage process
1. Aptitude test 2. HR Interview 3. Operations interview. Every round is a elimination round.
Aptitude test consists of 5 sections and this to be completed in a 1 hour time frame 1) 15 accountancy and finance questions, 2) logic 5 questions, 3) general knowledge 4)a small balance sheet asking you to identify 3 risks. 5) A essay
examples of questions:
Company A company calculates depreciation on Straight line method while company B calculates it on Reducing balance method . Whose books would show higher profits.
Choices. Company A, Company B, Both would be the same as Depreciation does not affect the profits or None of the above.
Which body are credit rating agencies in India governed by.
Logic contains crack the code.
GK consists of simple questions: current CEO, Finance minister etc.
A small balance sheet of two years is given. To identify the risks in the balance sheet on would need to use ratios
ratios need to be used to calculate the increase in risk. Current ratio, acid test ratio and return on capital employed can be used.
essay pick one out of 5 topics : Best way to shop: street shopping, online or malls
A bit of research after the test showed that a lot of the answers could be easily found in the FAQ section on the Crisil website.
HR Interview consists of previous experience, why Crisil, questions relating to ratios.
The test and interview I attended was for MBA and CA freshers.
This company seems like a top of the line place to work specially for a fresher. If you were to get a call put in 100% effort to prepare for this.
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The process was fair and result was time bound, therefor I can say it was a fair experience. However It will be great if they give more time to schedule different rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
My experience with legal documentation and financial analyis
2 rounds of interview. Questions on past work experience and finance. Questions on post graduation and economy. Repo rate, ratios etc. Why crisil? Why do you want to switch?. Any questions for the panel
2 rounds were conducted and industry knowledge is must for this profile. The interview focused mainly on testing industry knowledge, your work experience and financial modelling & valuation knowledge. 1st round was taken by manager and he asked me lot of questions, also tested my reasoning. But 2nd round was short and it was taken by director, he basically wanted to understand my profile.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Industry related questions i.e. about Business value chain, market trends, types of business products, government initiatives, KPI, Growth drivers, economic scenario and import/export
Research Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at CRISIL with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Analyst roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CRISIL overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CRISIL as a Research Analyst according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 23%
Phone interview: 16%
Background check: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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