Got your Deutsche Bank test invite? Try the tests below in the real format, then read what each part asks, whether the situational test applies to you, the 96-hour window and what comes next.
Key facts
- When it comes: A New York applicant had the invite a few days after applying (Dec 2025, summer 2027), and Fall Hiring applicants had it soon after applying (Aug 2026, summer 2027). It usually follows an eligibility screen.5,6,1
- Deadline: You have 96 hours to finish each set of tests. Deutsche Bank asks you to do its practice tests first.1
- What it covers: For summer 2027, Deutsche Bank's behavior and ability assessments explored your behavioral preferences, personality style and critical reasoning. New York applicants describe an IQ-style test, and one also ticked a personality test (Oct 2026, summer 2027 Fall Hiring).3,7,9
- Situational test: For summer 2027, Deutsche Bank set its situational judgment test in every region except the US and India. Its current page says only that the tests vary by role and region.3,4,1,11
- Clock: Only the ability test is timed. If you lose your connection you return where you left off, but you can exit the ability test only a set number of times.2
- Result: Deutsche Bank tells you whether you are moving on and sends a feedback report with development tips and an overview of your performance.1
- Next step: The interview may be a live virtual meeting with the hiring division, about six weeks after you apply. New York first rounds have been 30 minutes (Oct 2026, summer 2027 Fall Hiring).1,8
Deutsche Bank says the tests vary by role and region and names no vendor, so read your invite for what your set holds. Early-window applicants may not need to sit the tests again in Fall Hiring.1,12,6
Try the tests
Deutsche Bank's online assessment on Cappfinity's engine in Deutsche Bank's look, as the app builds it. Work-style sliders, then three reasoning tests: a short run of each, every one in its own window with a report at the end.
Work style
How you prefer to work: drag each slider towards the statement that describes you. No right answer.
8 sliders · untimed
Numerical reasoning
A table of data and one answer of five. Keep a calculator to hand.
2 questions · untimed
Critical reasoning
A short passage, then decide whether each conclusion follows. The rule changes between its four parts.
3 questions · untimed
Logical reasoning
Five frames and a question mark. Work out the rules and choose the frame that replaces it.
2 questions · untimed
What the Deutsche Bank online assessment looks like
The invite
For most roles Deutsche Bank usually runs an eligibility screen first, then emails a series of online tests. In New York the invite came a few days after applying (Dec 2025, summer 2027), and in Fall Hiring it came soon after applying (Aug 2026, summer 2027). You have 96 hours to finish each set, and early-window applicants may not need to sit them again in Fall Hiring.1,5,6
Which tests you get
Deutsche Bank says the tests vary by role and region. For summer 2027 its page set the situational judgment test in every region except the US and India, and described behavior and ability assessments exploring your behavioral preferences, personality style and critical reasoning. New York applicants describe the reasoning part as an IQ-style test (Jan 2026, summer 2027), and a Corporate Banking applicant ticked both an IQ test and a personality test (Oct 2026, summer 2027 Fall Hiring).1,3,4,11,7,9
The sitting, part by part
The tests sit in a section called Your thinking, of 36 questions. It opens with work-style sliders, four to a page: drag each slider to the point that best describes how you prefer to work, and click it or move it from where it starts. Then come the reasoning tests: numerical (6 questions, each on its own page with a table or chart and a question about it), critical reasoning (16 questions on whether a conclusion follows from a statement) and logical reasoning (6 questions, the next frame in a pattern).10
The clock
Only the ability test is timed, and Deutsche Bank publishes no clock for it; a write-up of the October 2025 sitting calls the numerical and critical questions untimed. Read the instructions before each part, and start with time to finish: if you lose your connection you return where you left off, but you can exit the ability test only a set number of times.2,12,10
After you submit
Deutsche Bank tells you whether you are moving on and sends a feedback report. The next step is a live first round with the hiring division, about six weeks after you apply; New York first rounds have been one or two 30-minute interviews (Oct 2026, summer 2027 Fall Hiring).1,8,9
The sitting, part by part
- Work-style sliders Untimed
- How you prefer to work, on a scale between two statements; no right answer.
- Numerical reasoning 6 questions
- One table or chart per page, five answers to pick from.
- Critical reasoning 16 questions
- Whether a conclusion follows from a short statement.
- Logical reasoning 6 questions
- Five frames and a gap; pick the frame that comes next.
The counts are the October 2025 sitting's, in a section of 36 questions. Deutsche Bank times only the ability test and publishes no clock for it, so read the instructions before each part.10,2,12
Before you start the tests
- Read the invite: it says which tests your set holds and starts the 96-hour clock.
- Do Deutsche Bank's practice tests first, as it asks.
- Block an hour you know is free, well inside the 96 hours.
- A calculator, pen and paper on the desk for numerical.
- A laptop on a stable connection: you can exit the ability test only a set number of times.
- If something breaks, write down what happened and contact Deutsche Bank about a reset.
The sections, one by one
For summer 2027 Deutsche Bank described its behavior and ability assessments as reading your behavioral preferences, your personality style and your critical reasoning. The sitting below sets these question types.3,10
- Work-style sliders: Drag a slider between two ways of working to the point that fits you.
- Numerical reasoning: A table or chart and a question; pick one of five answers.
- Critical reasoning: A statement and a conclusion: does it follow or not?
- Logical reasoning: A row of frames that change by a rule; pick the next one.
Here is each test as Intervyo builds it, on the screens of Deutsche Bank's sitting: work-style sliders, then numerical, critical and logical reasoning. You have 96 hours for each set, and only the ability test is timed.10,1,2
1.Work-style slidersUntimed
Each question starts a sentence about how you work and puts a statement at either end of a scale. Drag the slider to the point that best describes your preferred way of working; you must click it or move it from where it starts. Four sliders sit on a page, at the start of Your thinking.10,3,2
What it measures: Your behavioral preferences and personality style: how you like to work, not how well.
How to answer it well
- 1Answer as you really work at school, in a job or in a club, not as you think a banker should.
- 2Use the ends of the scale where you mean it. A row of middle answers says little about you.
- 3Keep the picture consistent: the first-round interview will test it with your own stories.
Best guessEight sliders, two pages of four: Your thinking holds 36 questions, and the three reasoning tests take 28 of them. Intervyo's sitting sets 8.
2.Numerical reasoningPart of the timed ability test
6 questions, each on its own page with a table or chart and a question about it. Pick one of five answers. Deutsche Bank says the ability test is the timed part and publishes no clock, and a write-up of the October 2025 sitting calls these questions untimed, so check the instructions before you start.10,2,12
What it measures: Finding the right figure in a table or chart and working with it accurately: changes, shares, rates and totals.
How to answer it well
- 1Have a calculator, pen and paper ready before you open the section.
- 2Name the row, column and period the question asks about before you calculate.
- 3Check the unit of the answer: thousands, millions or percent.
- 4Wrong answers are built from common slips, such as the wrong base or the wrong period, so check your working against the question once.
3.Critical reasoningPart of the timed ability test
16 questions on reasoning from text. Each gives a short statement and a conclusion, and you decide whether the conclusion follows from it. In Intervyo's sitting the 16 come in four parts of four: deducing conclusions, evaluating evidence, identifying assumptions and judging arguments.10
What it measures: Reasoning strictly from what a text says: what follows, what is assumed and what is only likely.
How to answer it well
- 1Treat the statement as true, even if it is not true in the world.
- 2A conclusion follows only if it must be true. Probably true is not enough.
- 3Watch the quantity words: all, some, only and none decide most answers.
4.Logical reasoningPart of the timed ability test
6 questions. A row of frames changes by one or more rules, and you pick the frame that comes next from options A to E.10
What it measures: Spotting rules in shapes quickly: counts, positions, rotations and shading.
How to answer it well
- 1Check one property at a time: count, position, rotation, then shading.
- 2Cross out options that break the first rule you find, then test the rest.
- 3Most misses are a miscount on a busy frame, so count twice.
Practice items and how to approach them
Numerical (practice)"Intervyo practice item, numerical: a payments team processed 1.2 million transactions in Q1 at an average fee of $0.45, and 1.5 million in Q2 at an average fee of $0.40. By how much did fee revenue change from Q1 to Q2?"10
- 1Our own practice item in the format of Deutsche Bank's numerical test (one table, five answers); it is not a Deutsche Bank question.
- 2Work out each quarter's revenue: volume times average fee.
- 3Q1: 1.2 million x $0.45 = $540,000. Q2: 1.5 million x $0.40 = $600,000.
- 4Take the difference, then the change over the earlier figure if the answers are in percent.
Tip: When volume and price both move, never reason from one alone. Multiply out each period, then compare.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Up $60,000, a rise of about 11.1% ($60,000 / $540,000). The trap answers would use the fall in the fee alone, or divide by the Q2 figure.
Critical reasoning (practice)"Intervyo practice item, critical reasoning: "All trades booked after 4 pm are checked by the control team the next morning. Some of Tuesday's trades were booked after 4 pm." Conclusion 1: "Some of Tuesday's trades were checked on Wednesday morning." Conclusion 2: "Every trade checked on Wednesday morning was booked on Tuesday." Does each conclusion follow?"10
- 1Our own practice item in the deducing-conclusions format; it is not a Deutsche Bank question.
- 2Treat both statements as true, whatever you know about trading floors.
- 3Ask of each conclusion: must it be true, given only the statements?
- 4Watch "all" and "every": a rule about late trades says nothing about which other trades are checked.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Conclusion 1 follows: Tuesday's late trades must be checked the next morning, Wednesday. Conclusion 2 does not follow: the statements say late trades are checked, not that only Tuesday's trades are.
Logical reasoning (practice)"Intervyo practice item, logical reasoning: in five frames, a dot moves one corner of a square clockwise each frame (top left, top right, bottom right, bottom left, top left) and the number of lines inside the square goes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. What does the sixth frame show?"10
- 1Our own practice item in the next-frame format, described in words; it is not a Deutsche Bank question.
- 2Split the frame into parts and track each one alone: the dot, then the lines.
- 3The dot cycles clockwise through four corners, so frame 6 repeats frame 2's corner.
- 4The lines rise by one each frame.
Tip: Two rules running at once is the usual pattern. Find one, then check what else changes.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
The dot in the top right corner and six lines inside the square.
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How long to hear back after the online assessment
The tests come fast and the interview comes later. Deutsche Bank says it takes about six weeks from applying to an interview invite, and it tells you after the tests whether you are moving on.1,5
Dec 2025 (summer 2027)
Summer analyst, New York
Invited to an assessment a few days after applying; the email read like a move to the next stage.5
Jan 2026 (summer 2027)
Investment banking, New York
An IQ-style test, a technical first round, then two 30-minute interviews with managing directors; under a month in all.7
Aug 2026 (summer 2027, Fall Hiring)
Summer analyst, US
The online assessment soon after applying, with word expected about a week later; one applicant expected early-window applicants not to sit it again.6
Oct 2026 (summer 2027, Fall Hiring)
Sales and Trading, New York
Online assessment, a 30-minute first round, then a superday of two 30-minute interviews, all online; one to two months in all.8
Oct 2026 (summer 2027, Fall Hiring)
Corporate Banking, New York
An IQ test and a personality test, two 30-minute first rounds, then an in-person superday of two more.9
Deutsche Bank sends a feedback report with development tips and an overview of your performance, whether or not you move on.1
Best guessExpect word on the tests within a week or two. If six weeks pass after applying with no interview, the program may still be filling: Deutsche Bank waits until a program is full before rejecting anyone.
What happens after the online assessment
Online application
Done. A short form and your resume, then an eligibility screen.1
Online assessmentYou are here
This page. Work-style and reasoning tests, 96 hours a set, with a feedback report.1,3
First round (live)
A live virtual meeting with the hiring division about six weeks after applying: one or two 30-minute interviews in New York.1,8,9
Superday
Usually two 30-minute interviews, online or in person; with two managing directors in New York investment banking.7,8,9
Offer
An outcome call within a week, with feedback, and two weeks to decide.1
Online assessment vs first round
The tests screen first and fast; the first round is a short live conversation with the division you applied to.
FAQ
Does Deutsche Bank have an online assessment for summer analysts?
Yes, for most roles. After an eligibility screen you get a series of online tests, with 96 hours to finish each set. US applicants have had the invite within days of applying.1,5,6
What is on the Deutsche Bank online assessment?
Work-style questions and reasoning. For summer 2027 Deutsche Bank described its behavior and ability assessments as exploring your behavioral preferences, personality style and critical reasoning. The sitting's Your thinking section holds 36 questions: work-style sliders, then numerical (6 questions), critical reasoning (16) and logical reasoning (6).3,10
Do US applicants take Deutsche Bank's situational judgment test?
For summer 2027, no: Deutsche Bank set it in every region except the US and India. Its current page says only that the tests vary by role and region, so check your invite.3,4,1,11
Is the Deutsche Bank online assessment timed?
Only the ability test is, and Deutsche Bank publishes no clock for it. You have 96 hours to finish each set, and you can exit the ability test only a set number of times.2,1,12
Which company runs Deutsche Bank's tests?
Deutsche Bank does not name one on its process page, its FAQ or its Employability Hub. Practice the formats instead: work-style sliders, numerical, critical and logical reasoning.12,1,2
Do I need to retake the tests in Fall Hiring?
Probably not if you applied in the early window. In Fall Hiring (Aug 2026, summer 2027), applicants who had sat the tests in the early window expected not to sit them again, and at least one did not.6
Will I see my Deutsche Bank test results?
Yes. Deutsche Bank tells you whether you are moving on and sends a feedback report with development tips and an overview of your performance.1
Online assessment at other firms
Sources
Firm pages first, then dated candidate reports. Last checked Nov 10, 2026.
- 1Deutsche Bank: Prepare for your application (application deadlines and process)
- 2Deutsche Bank: FAQ, Deutsche Bank Careers
- 3Deutsche Bank: Prepare for your application (archived Aug 23, 2026)
- 4Deutsche Bank: Prepare for your application (archived Oct 26, 2025)
- 5Candidate discussion on a public forum: DB SA 27 timeline (from Dec 2025)
- 6Candidate discussion on a public forum: Db Fall SA'27 Hiring Process (from Aug 2026)
- 7Candidate report on a public forum: Investment Banking Summer Analyst interview, Generalist, New York (Jan 2026)
- 8Candidate report on a public forum: FIC Summer Analyst interview, Sales and Trading, New York (Oct 2026)
- 9Candidate report on a public forum: Corporate Banking Summer Analyst interview, Generalist, New York (Oct 2026)
- 10AssessmentPass: Deutsche Bank 2026 (UK) All Roles Applied Online Assessment (Oct 2025) · prep site
- 11Aced: Deutsche Bank Investment Banking (IB) Summer Analyst Interview Guide · prep site
- 12Game Assessment Prep: The Deutsche Bank application process, explained · prep site
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