I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Chennai) in Sept 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.
the interview process was very quick and simple they did not go into detail regarding what the role is about they just asked why i wanted to join hsbc and one other question, it ended in 10minutes
The interview and the interviewers were really friendly and warm, especially for a student with not much experience. The process may be daunting but the interview was good. the questions were mainly about fit questions so just be aware of yourself.
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (Singapore)
Interview
One round of interview started by self-intro then mainly focus on experiences on CV. The interviewer asked many detailed questions about project experiences on CV. Overall experience is professional and good.