I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Chennai) in Sep 2016
Interview
They first shortlist the students on the basis of profile. Then short listed students had a online mcq exam comprises of Verbal and Quant. It was not formula based but logical. Then group discussion. current or abstract. Finally, the interview was easy basic questions like tell me something about yourself etc.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Kuala Lumpur) in Nov 2015
Interview
I sent an application through the official career website. Received a call from HR within a week for an interview. The interview was conducted by the line manager I'd be reporting to - lasted about half an hour. I was selected and got an offer in one week after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Why HSBC? What do you expect to gain from this internship? What are your career goals?
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC in Feb 2016
Interview
Online application followed by several online test. Had a 1 hour phone interview after that regarding behavioral questions. Went for a half day assessment center after that. There were group case studies, role play exercises and interviews.