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2026 BNP Paribas Graduate Online Test

Has anyone here taken the BNP Paribas online assessments for the 2026 Graduate Programme yet? I heard the verbal reasoning questions are especially tough this year, and I’m curious how others found them. Any tips or experiences to share?

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by Yuki Ryuu
Has anyone here taken the BNP Paribas online assessments for the 2026 Graduate Programme yet? I heard the verbal reasoning questions are especially tough this year, and I’m curious how others found them. Any tips or experiences to share?

Graduate Programme hasn't started yet, only intern positions are open now. You could practice with the intern questions first. Heard they're pretty similar anyway.

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by anders116
Graduate Programme hasn't started yet, only intern positions are open now. You could practice with the intern questions first. Heard they're pretty similar anyway.

Where do you practice the questions? Is it on Jobintop?

Reply 3

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by Kelsey1125
Where do you practice the questions? Is it on Jobintop?

Yeah, I think it updates the fastest.

Reply 4

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by Yuki Ryuu
Has anyone here taken the BNP Paribas online assessments for the 2026 Graduate Programme yet? I heard the verbal reasoning questions are especially tough this year, and I’m curious how others found them. Any tips or experiences to share?

OT previously included question types like numerical, verbal, logical, and switchchallenge. The questions were both numerous and difficult, so it's better to start practicing early.

Reply 5

Anyone applied + done tests now roles are open?

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by jxppt
Anyone applied + done tests now roles are open?

I have

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by ayyyyyboi
I have

Heard back? Early days anyway but just wondering in case its automatic progression

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by jxppt
Heard back? Early days anyway but just wondering in case its automatic progression

what did you get on the switch test and which role did you apply to

Reply 9

Anyone received the invitation to online test again, even though you have completed it before?
(edited 1 month ago)

Reply 10

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by Yuki Ryuu
Has anyone here taken the BNP Paribas online assessments for the 2026 Graduate Programme yet? I heard the verbal reasoning questions are especially tough this year, and I’m curious how others found them. Any tips or experiences to share?

I just did mine and I applied for Global Markets Graduate Analyst Research. I found the verbal reasoning slightly harder than usual as I've done many of those sorts of tests before where I finish way before the allocated time but this time I wasn't able to finish or feel confident in my answers.

Reply 11

What are your statuses after completing the online tests? Is it still Testing or did it change to something else?

I completed mine but still shows Testing.

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by eraserpencil
What are your statuses after completing the online tests? Is it still Testing or did it change to something else?
I completed mine but still shows Testing.


It’s changed to screening now

Reply 13

when do assessment centres take place

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by ashmikpaul
It’s changed to screening now

Was it right after completing the test?

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by eraserpencil
Was it right after completing the test?


Not sure. After the test it was still showing testing. Didn’t bother to check after that until yesterday

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by eraserpencil
Anyone received the invitation to online test again, even though you have completed it before?

I got it again too

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Mine switched to screening about two minutes after I finished the tests - applied to Global Banking.

The switch challenge is always demanding, but the verbal one caught me off guard this time. It’s usually straightforward, yet this is the first time I haven’t felt sure about every answer. I still finished everything comfortably within time. The numerical test felt familiar, no surprises there.

Since BNP doesn’t provide automated feedback reports (unlike other Maptq/Aon clients), there’s no benchmark.

Anyone have a sense of what a solid score looks like for the switch challenge?

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by eraserpencil
Anyone received the invitation to online test again, even though you have completed it before?

Yes that happened to me.

Reply 19

Anyone who applied for the technology role how many tests are there, are there any video qs or coding challenges?

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