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Updated
4 Dec 2024
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4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Current affairs
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume shortlist- peaks in the resume: An all-round and dynamic personality, ability to multi-task and handle pressure, proactive nature and initiatives taken in PORs, achievements in the field of sports, literature and arts contribute in resume short listing.
They look for people who’ve used their time in institute wisely and are passionate about things they do. A crisp and well written resume forms a good first impression. Invest enough time to prepare the resume and get it reviewed by seniors.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: First round was HR. Second had some puzzles, discussion on current affairs. Basic understanding of current affairs is tested. Rather than just being aware about the global and national issues, it’s important to know a few issues/events in detail and take a stand on them. You can let the interviewer know which events you are aware about and direct the course of the interview.
Case study:
1) Identifying the reasons for loss incurred by a motel (relevant data was provided)
2) Evaluating different aspects of setting up a business
3) Guesstimate: Estimate the number of windows in a skyscraper
4) Estimate the scope of 4G in India. Is introducing 4G a good idea?reas
5) A foreign elevator company operating in India is incurring losses. What are the likely issues and how can they be fixed
General Tips: The standard HR questions can be found online. Also be prepared to answer questions like 'why do you want to join our company?', 'why do you prefer a career in investment banking over consulting' or vice versa. Know you resume inside out as some HR questions will be directly based on you resume. Highlight you role, achievement and learning outcome while answering such questions.
Whatever you do in life, do it with passion. It’s this passion that’ll take you far in life. These four/ five years in IIT are the most crucial years to mould the personality of an individual. Seize every opportunity you and make the most of it. Manage time well and prioritize various activities. Try to get industrial exposure through internships. Good communication skills and a confident personality are very important.
Skill Tips: Started reading economic times from the beginning of 7th sem. One month was sufficient to prepare. However, one can start preparing puzzles and reading up Economic Times a little earlier.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Resume shortlist- peaks in the resume: An all-round and dynamic personality, ability to multi-task and handle pressure, proactive nature and initiatives taken in PORs, achievements in the field of sports, literature and arts contribute in resume short listing.
They look for people who’ve used their time in institute wisely and are passionate about things they do. A crisp and well written resume forms a good first impression. Invest enough time to prepare the resume and get it reviewed by seniors.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: First round was HR. Second had some puzzles, discussion on current affairs. Basic understanding of current affairs is tested. Rather than just being aware about the global and national issues, it’s important to know a few issues/events in detail and take a stand on them. You can let the interviewer know which events you are aware about and direct the course of the interview.
Case study:
1) Identifying the reasons for loss incurred by a motel (relevant data was provided)
2) Evaluating different aspects of setting up a business
3) Guesstimate: Estimate the number of windows in a skyscraper
4) Estimate the scope of 4G in India. Is introducing 4G a good idea?reas
5) A foreign elevator company operating in India is incurring losses. What are the likely issues and how can they be fixed
General Tips: The standard HR questions can be found online. Also be prepared to answer questions like 'why do you want to join our company?', 'why do you prefer a career in investment banking over consulting' or vice versa. Know you resume inside out as some HR questions will be directly based on you resume. Highlight you role, achievement and learning outcome while answering such questions.
Whatever you do in life, do it with passion. It’s this passion that’ll take you far in life. These four/ five years in IIT are the most crucial years to mould the personality of an individual. Seize every opportunity you and make the most of it. Manage time well and prioritize various activities. Try to get industrial exposure through internships. Good communication skills and a confident personality are very important.
Skill Tips: Started reading economic times from the beginning of 7th sem. One month was sufficient to prepare. However, one can start preparing puzzles and reading up Economic Times a little earlier.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Asked questions about the projects which were mentioned in the resume
- Q2. A few questions were asked about the core intern which I did
- Q3. Asked about the family background
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Interview
Experience: 1st round: Panel of two. Asked questions about the projects which were mentioned in the resume. A few questions were asked about the core intern which I did. Asked about the family background.10 got selected in the next round of interviews.
I think for the second round of interviews they selected on basis of CG.
No case studies were asked Just my opinion was asked in certain topics in the second interview which was taken by the partner of the firm. He asked my opinion about construction in India.
I did well in the interview and they liked my story about my projects.
Tips: I think for the second round of interviews they selected on basis of CG.
I started preparing in Mid-November. I think placement is more about yourself. Starting earlier doesn't help.
General Tips: 2nd years: Decide where your interest lies. Have a decent CG at least above 8.
3rd years: Know your interest. Have mock PIs and GDs.
Be genuine. If you don’t know something just tell them, do not act to be over-smart.Just revise your basic level courses. Revise Contracts, IPM, Construction Management.
Skill Tips: Just revise your basic level courses.Revise Contracts, IPM, Construction Management.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: 1st round: Panel of two. Asked questions about the projects which were mentioned in the resume. A few questions were asked about the core intern which I did. Asked about the family background.10 got selected in the next round of interviews.
I think for the second round of interviews they selected on basis of CG.
No case studies were asked Just my opinion was asked in certain topics in the second interview which was taken by the partner of the firm. He asked my opinion about construction in India.
I did well in the interview and they liked my story about my projects.
Tips: I think for the second round of interviews they selected on basis of CG.
I started preparing in Mid-November. I think placement is more about yourself. Starting earlier doesn't help.
General Tips: 2nd years: Decide where your interest lies. Have a decent CG at least above 8.
3rd years: Know your interest. Have mock PIs and GDs.
Be genuine. If you don’t know something just tell them, do not act to be over-smart.Just revise your basic level courses. Revise Contracts, IPM, Construction Management.
Skill Tips: Just revise your basic level courses.Revise Contracts, IPM, Construction Management.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. They asked me how would you determine toll for the Jamuna Expressway
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Interview
Experience: 2 round of interview
First round- technical (basic infra stuff)Second round- HR skills- just a brush up of civil infra courses like Infrastructure Planning and Management(IPM), ECM.HR preparation – slight basic
First round- they took people with CG>=7.5
They asked me how would you determine toll for the Jamuna Expressway.
Tips: I started in September. Obviously early bird catches the fish.
Round: Interview
Experience: HR preparation – slight basic. My HR was very good. Moreover, my intern was in Mumbai Metro Rail, which helped me push in for infra. Also my PORs gave me an edge over others.
Tips: CFA played a crucial role for my friends.
General Tips: Basically puzzles, as they are helpful in almost every company. It provides you a direction for thinking.
www.brainden.com was a good site.
300,400 puzzles book was very good. (Available in DC++)
Have your resume ready early in the semester.Have mock GDs in your group.Have basic fundamentals about what’s going in the country and world. Don’t RG and prepare in groups.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: 2 round of interview
First round- technical (basic infra stuff)Second round- HR skills- just a brush up of civil infra courses like Infrastructure Planning and Management(IPM), ECM.HR preparation – slight basic
First round- they took people with CG>=7.5
They asked me how would you determine toll for the Jamuna Expressway.
Tips: I started in September. Obviously early bird catches the fish.
Round: Interview
Experience: HR preparation – slight basic. My HR was very good. Moreover, my intern was in Mumbai Metro Rail, which helped me push in for infra. Also my PORs gave me an edge over others.
Tips: CFA played a crucial role for my friends.
General Tips: Basically puzzles, as they are helpful in almost every company. It provides you a direction for thinking.
www.brainden.com was a good site.
300,400 puzzles book was very good. (Available in DC++)
Have your resume ready early in the semester.Have mock GDs in your group.Have basic fundamentals about what’s going in the country and world. Don’t RG and prepare in groups.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: They asked questions on the resume. Prepare well on your resume. Screening test was half finance and half English/Maths. I didn't prepare much. Prepared one day before the interview.
Tips: CG doesn't matter much. But, if it is low, they would expect to be good at one of the two things. If you have taken management, then study Marketing Management and Financial Accounting properly. One guy was asked only marketing basics, i.e, Principles and various term. He also made it.
Round: Interview
Experience: 2 rounds of interview - 1. Finance 2. Marketing
We were randomly given first round from the above. Finance was core Finance- reading Financial statement and analysing it, general view of current situation of the Economy. Finance terms. I cupped badly but I think I made an impact by showing that I did not know what terms were important and give a rough idea. Spoke a lot and freely.
Marketing - Involved only marketing based questions. They will see how well you can speak. In my case I was asked to sell any place. I spoke for around 10 minutes and gave many ideas with examples supporting them.
Tips: They asked questions on the resume. Prepare well on your resume. Screening test was half finance and half English/Maths. If you have fundamentals, they won't see minor, though they will prefer if you have one.
General Tips: CG doesn't matter much. But, if it is low, they would expect to be good at one of the two things.
If you have taken management, then study Marketing Management and Financial Accounting properly. One guy was asked only marketing basics, i.e, Principles and various term. He also made it.
For core, if you have fundamentals they won't see minor, though they will prefer if you have one.One person was preparing for CFA, he asked tougher questions. He answered a few well and made it.If you are really desperate for a job, then show them that. Let them know you won't leave it soon.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: They asked questions on the resume. Prepare well on your resume. Screening test was half finance and half English/Maths. I didn't prepare much. Prepared one day before the interview.
Tips: CG doesn't matter much. But, if it is low, they would expect to be good at one of the two things. If you have taken management, then study Marketing Management and Financial Accounting properly. One guy was asked only marketing basics, i.e, Principles and various term. He also made it.
Round: Interview
Experience: 2 rounds of interview - 1. Finance 2. Marketing
We were randomly given first round from the above. Finance was core Finance- reading Financial statement and analysing it, general view of current situation of the Economy. Finance terms. I cupped badly but I think I made an impact by showing that I did not know what terms were important and give a rough idea. Spoke a lot and freely.
Marketing - Involved only marketing based questions. They will see how well you can speak. In my case I was asked to sell any place. I spoke for around 10 minutes and gave many ideas with examples supporting them.
Tips: They asked questions on the resume. Prepare well on your resume. Screening test was half finance and half English/Maths. If you have fundamentals, they won't see minor, though they will prefer if you have one.
General Tips: CG doesn't matter much. But, if it is low, they would expect to be good at one of the two things.
If you have taken management, then study Marketing Management and Financial Accounting properly. One guy was asked only marketing basics, i.e, Principles and various term. He also made it.
For core, if you have fundamentals they won't see minor, though they will prefer if you have one.One person was preparing for CFA, he asked tougher questions. He answered a few well and made it.If you are really desperate for a job, then show them that. Let them know you won't leave it soon.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Black scholes pricing assumption
- Q2. Modern portfolio theory
- Q3. Stochastic calculus
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: 60 minutes for 4 sectionsDi, quants, finance
Tips: I started preparing in August. Summer is a better option.
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: 2 round 15 minutesPure finance based
Accounting knowledgeProbability
Tips: Finance knowledge helped a lot
General Tips: 1st year :- Take part in activities in institute.
2nd year :- Do an internship at the end. And decide after that whether u want to pursue engineering or go in some other field
3rd year:- Get oriented towards your direction and give examination or certification course, if possible. If you don’t know which direction and you just need money, learn coding.
4th year:- Prepare for placement and get a heck of basic coding. U can get good.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: 60 minutes for 4 sectionsDi, quants, finance
Tips: I started preparing in August. Summer is a better option.
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: 2 round 15 minutesPure finance based
Accounting knowledgeProbability
Tips: Finance knowledge helped a lot
General Tips: 1st year :- Take part in activities in institute.
2nd year :- Do an internship at the end. And decide after that whether u want to pursue engineering or go in some other field
3rd year:- Get oriented towards your direction and give examination or certification course, if possible. If you don’t know which direction and you just need money, learn coding.
4th year:- Prepare for placement and get a heck of basic coding. U can get good.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
2 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Interview
Experience: I had strong POR’s and extra curricular activities, strong intern, mid CGPA , Academics.
5 rounds
1. HR
2. Fin(technical)
3. Puzzles
4. HR
5. HR
No case studies. Technical – Fin related questions
Tips: I was selected because of very good HR rounds and strong resume. I started preparing in October, Starting earlier always works.
Consult- case studies 7 case groups
Fin – puzzles, current affairs
General Tips: High CGPA – very very important
Good internships – preferably ones that involve
Lot of good work , doesn’t matter if it’s a small company
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: I had strong POR’s and extra curricular activities, strong intern, mid CGPA , Academics.
5 rounds
1. HR
2. Fin(technical)
3. Puzzles
4. HR
5. HR
No case studies. Technical – Fin related questions
Tips: I was selected because of very good HR rounds and strong resume. I started preparing in October, Starting earlier always works.
Consult- case studies 7 case groups
Fin – puzzles, current affairs
General Tips: High CGPA – very very important
Good internships – preferably ones that involve
Lot of good work , doesn’t matter if it’s a small company
College Name: IIT MADRAS
2 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Interview
Experience: Questions asked about core-analog. Analog Circuit Design, Opamps, Small signal equivalent Circuits etc. I prepared from Analog IC Design & Analog electronics Circuits class notes & some basic linear integrated Circuits textbook.
Tips: More focus on basics. This company really sees if we have understood the subjects that we study in college.
General Tips: Must try to impress that he/she is good at what they are looking for. This is very imp. We must be aware very clearly of what is the profile all about, what are the key knowledge company looking for and accordingly prepare. That’s all.
Skills: Analog
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Questions asked about core-analog. Analog Circuit Design, Opamps, Small signal equivalent Circuits etc. I prepared from Analog IC Design & Analog electronics Circuits class notes & some basic linear integrated Circuits textbook.
Tips: More focus on basics. This company really sees if we have understood the subjects that we study in college.
General Tips: Must try to impress that he/she is good at what they are looking for. This is very imp. We must be aware very clearly of what is the profile all about, what are the key knowledge company looking for and accordingly prepare. That’s all.
Skills: Analog
College Name: IIT MADRAS
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Negative marking -0.5 marks
Basics of Mechanical Engineering. No Math or english. Mainly on Man.tech, Design of Machine elements, Materials and Design and slightly on flu.mech and thermal power engineering.
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Questions: 50
General Tips: For core, they mainly ask on your internship work in your interviews. Also some questions on course projects you write in your resume. You will have an advantage if you have done some other projects. You should be able to tell the outline of your BTP. They select people based on the knowledge you have, related to the profile they want to recruit. If your Intern or course work is related to what the company seeks, you have good chances of getting selected.
For Core, Work mainly on Man tech, Thermo D, Heat transfer. Strength of materials is must. Terminology in design should be looked. Turbo machines mainly about pumps and characteristics. All flu mech definitions like what is fully developed flow, what is potential flow etc should be studied.
KDOMS, Man.Tech, Design of Machine Elements, Turbo machines, Thermo Dynamics and Heat Tranfer. Little on R&AC which can be asked any time. Strength of materials is basic and you should be thorough with that. I didn't put much fight for them. I attended some interviews.
For Non-Core prepare based on profile. Most non-core interviews demand strong resume points and good communication. Puzzles and math for any analytics profile. Coding fundaes must for any software profile. Concentrate mainly on HR and interview skills for non-core.
Skill Tips: From Design of machine elements, shaft design, hardness tests, Pump and Turbine characteristics, Rankine cycle, Iron carbide diagram, Man tech, casting forming , defects, etc.
Skills: Core Mech concepts
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Negative marking -0.5 marks
Basics of Mechanical Engineering. No Math or english. Mainly on Man.tech, Design of Machine elements, Materials and Design and slightly on flu.mech and thermal power engineering.
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Questions: 50
General Tips: For core, they mainly ask on your internship work in your interviews. Also some questions on course projects you write in your resume. You will have an advantage if you have done some other projects. You should be able to tell the outline of your BTP. They select people based on the knowledge you have, related to the profile they want to recruit. If your Intern or course work is related to what the company seeks, you have good chances of getting selected.
For Core, Work mainly on Man tech, Thermo D, Heat transfer. Strength of materials is must. Terminology in design should be looked. Turbo machines mainly about pumps and characteristics. All flu mech definitions like what is fully developed flow, what is potential flow etc should be studied.
KDOMS, Man.Tech, Design of Machine Elements, Turbo machines, Thermo Dynamics and Heat Tranfer. Little on R&AC which can be asked any time. Strength of materials is basic and you should be thorough with that. I didn't put much fight for them. I attended some interviews.
For Non-Core prepare based on profile. Most non-core interviews demand strong resume points and good communication. Puzzles and math for any analytics profile. Coding fundaes must for any software profile. Concentrate mainly on HR and interview skills for non-core.
Skill Tips: From Design of machine elements, shaft design, hardness tests, Pump and Turbine characteristics, Rankine cycle, Iron carbide diagram, Man tech, casting forming , defects, etc.
Skills: Core Mech concepts
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Give a short intro about yourself
- Q2. What do you know about our company?
- Q3. Asked if there were any doubts regarding what the company does
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Mostly objective type questions were asked.
Tips: CAT and GRE preparation is helpful for such tests.
Round: Test
Experience: Mostly objective type questions were asked.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Asked students themselves to choose a topic.
Round: Interview
Experience: Talked about the points in the resume. HR Questions, personal questions were asked.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Mostly objective type questions were asked.
Tips: CAT and GRE preparation is helpful for such tests.
Round: Test
Experience: Mostly objective type questions were asked.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Asked students themselves to choose a topic.
Round: Interview
Experience: Talked about the points in the resume. HR Questions, personal questions were asked.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Why did u choose coding?
- Q2. Why do you think you are the best fit for coding?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: An essay on most important achievement in your life.
Round: Interview
Experience: Coding skills puzzles(logical- 6, coding questions-2)
Main topics covered : JAVA and BTP
General Tips: 1. Practice coding problems/puzzles online2. Concentrate on JAVA fundamentals3. Pitch yourself in the interviews exclusively.Do not falter in the HR interview.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: An essay on most important achievement in your life.
Round: Interview
Experience: Coding skills puzzles(logical- 6, coding questions-2)
Main topics covered : JAVA and BTP
General Tips: 1. Practice coding problems/puzzles online2. Concentrate on JAVA fundamentals3. Pitch yourself in the interviews exclusively.Do not falter in the HR interview.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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