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Anonymous
posted on 13 Jan 2015
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: CGPA cutoff
Round: Test
Experience: Duration : 5 min + 30 min
Tips: The first test needs no special material to prepare. You need to be quick in solving the simple mathematical problems. There is no negative marking in this test.
Duration: 35 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: 2 stress interviews. There was no HR round as such, but we were given a sheet to fill containing all HR questions prior to the personal interviews. There were interview questions based on the answers I gave in this sheet. Both the interviews were stress interviews. There was no much difference in the two rounds. I had guesstimates, in both rounds. There was also a small session of quant question's.
Tips: I have got a lot of interview fundaes from seniors and also saw many videos regarding it.
General Tips: Core or Non-core you need to have basic fundaes regarding the other. You never know where you gonna end up.
I started my core preparation, one n half month before the placement season.Starting the preparation earlier could've brought NO change in my case but it would surely be helpful.
There was no preparation for non-core in particular. I went through thebasics of trading (required for FUTURES FIRST) just 2 days before the interview.
I went through the GATE book for my core preparation. I prepared basic subjects in every area i.e.; design, manufacturing and thermal. I studied chapters like TD, SOM from GATE book, and referred kalpakjian for
manufacturing.
Even if you are aspiring for one among the core or the non-core job, you need to have basic fundaes regarding the other. You never know, where you gonna end up.
Skill Tips: There was a constant smile on my face all through my interview period. I did not loose my confidence levels, even though I had made few mistakes in my interview. All that you have to show them is that you were able to handle pressure and react properly, even in stressful conditions. My scores in both the tests were just decent. I feel, I made it through, just because of my performance in both the interviews.
Skills:
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: CGPA cutoff
Round: Test
Experience: Duration : 5 min + 30 min
Tips: The first test needs no special material to prepare. You need to be quick in solving the simple mathematical problems. There is no negative marking in this test.
Duration: 35 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: 2 stress interviews. There was no HR round as such, but we were given a sheet to fill containing all HR questions prior to the personal interviews. There were interview questions based on the answers I gave in this sheet. Both the interviews were stress interviews. There was no much difference in the two rounds. I had guesstimates, in both rounds. There was also a small session of quant question's.
Tips: I have got a lot of interview fundaes from seniors and also saw many videos regarding it.
General Tips: Core or Non-core you need to have basic fundaes regarding the other. You never know where you gonna end up.
I started my core preparation, one n half month before the placement season.Starting the preparation earlier could've brought NO change in my case but it would surely be helpful.
There was no preparation for non-core in particular. I went through thebasics of trading (required for FUTURES FIRST) just 2 days before the interview.
I went through the GATE book for my core preparation. I prepared basic subjects in every area i.e.; design, manufacturing and thermal. I studied chapters like TD, SOM from GATE book, and referred kalpakjian for
manufacturing.
Even if you are aspiring for one among the core or the non-core job, you need to have basic fundaes regarding the other. You never know, where you gonna end up.
Skill Tips: There was a constant smile on my face all through my interview period. I did not loose my confidence levels, even though I had made few mistakes in my interview. All that you have to show them is that you were able to handle pressure and react properly, even in stressful conditions. My scores in both the tests were just decent. I feel, I made it through, just because of my performance in both the interviews.
Skills:
College Name: IIT Madras
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. 1) Why Coke?
- Q2. 2) Short term and Long term career plans
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical Interview
Tips: They mostly concentrated on Internship and asked questions related to that. Apart from that almost everyone had a question on Refrigeration.
General Tips: I started prep two weeks before the placement season. Starting earlier would help for core companies. I think people who do not have back-up plans should ideally start in the beginning of October.
Skill Tips: I guess I got selected because they were impressed with my internship work. Half of the Interview was solely about my intern. Also, they required you to know Hindi.
I took fundaes from others whose interviews were over before me. This was my first interview.
College Name: IIT Madras
Tips: They mostly concentrated on Internship and asked questions related to that. Apart from that almost everyone had a question on Refrigeration.
General Tips: I started prep two weeks before the placement season. Starting earlier would help for core companies. I think people who do not have back-up plans should ideally start in the beginning of October.
Skill Tips: I guess I got selected because they were impressed with my internship work. Half of the Interview was solely about my intern. Also, they required you to know Hindi.
I took fundaes from others whose interviews were over before me. This was my first interview.
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Initial short listing was done on the basis of CGPA. Mine was 8.15/10.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The questions mainly asked were Core Technical
Skill Tips: I was selected because of my technical strength. Basics of core courses should be very clear. Also , general aptitude tests and group discussions should be done on a regular basis.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Initial short listing was done on the basis of CGPA. Mine was 8.15/10.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The questions mainly asked were Core Technical
Skill Tips: I was selected because of my technical strength. Basics of core courses should be very clear. Also , general aptitude tests and group discussions should be done on a regular basis.
College Name: IIT Madras
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: There was a written test (Technical + Aptitude) .
Duration: 90 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Skills tested :: Mainly related to your Project work
General Tips: I started after end sem exams. Starting earlier always helps.
Skill Tips: I think I got selected because of my CGPA(9.09) + project field.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: There was a written test (Technical + Aptitude) .
Duration: 90 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Skills tested :: Mainly related to your Project work
General Tips: I started after end sem exams. Starting earlier always helps.
Skill Tips: I think I got selected because of my CGPA(9.09) + project field.
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: It wasn't a group discussion as such, more like a group activity.
The participants are the members of the quality team of a company. A group of second-year chemical engineering students are coming for a field visit. As the quality team of the company prepare a presentation for the students from one of the following topics:
1. Root cause analysis
2. Implementation of a quality assurance program
3. Employee involvement in quality improvement
Any two members from the group should present it in 5 mins (as if to the students) at the end of the
activity.
Tips: Obviously communication skills and clear thinking ability are the must; and you have to be articulate.I don't think they weren't really looking for people who were dominating the GD, but who can give sensible inputs into the discussion. (I don't think I spoke for 5 mins in all out of the 45 mins). Good presentation skills, involving other people in the discussion etc are good. (But never force someone who is quiet to speak, and put them in the spotlight)
Pointing out flaws in others arguments, if needed, has to be done very diplomatically. Avoid speaking about things that you have no or very little idea about. Keeping track of time was considered a plus.
Round: Interview
Experience: The interview wasn't completely technical. It was a bit of technical, HR and behavioral.
Tips: They were more interested in finding out what we learned in our five years, and how we think it was important, and the practical applications of it. I think a knowledge of Operations Research and Operations management is considered a plus, but not sure.
Round: Interview
Experience: There was no separate HR round. The HR questions in the interview included the typical questions like what do you look for in a job, why IIT, what would have happened if you hadn't cleared JEE, situations where you have gone against the general notion to convince a group to implement your ideas, etc It was more like a stress interview. They would make you uncomfortable with questions that are not easy to answer. For example, I was told that they don't think I am fit for the job because I am very soft spoken. Another important question was that why have you applied for the job when you have no idea of what the profile is ( as they had not told us what the role would be until we got selected).
Tips: The idea is to keep your cool and find a sensible answer to all questions like this. Keep smiling (and act) as if its not affecting you. :)
General Tips: I started very very late, and so I was never really confident during the course of placements. You must start early, of course. Figure out all popular HR questions as early as possible, and try to know yourselves better. CAT preparation can help in aptitude tests. Practice GDs if possible. As far as core courses are concerned, be thorough with the basics. And read about your company before going for the interview.
Skill Tips: Read about the company. Find answers to typical HR questions. Be clear about whatever you say; take a few moments to think if you need to. Admit if you don't know something, never pretend. Finally, be yourself, keep your cool and always wear a smile. Get the interviewers to like you, in the end its all about that. (But don't over-do it).
I think being from a manufacturing background and the OR and OM courses on my resume would have suited for a supply chain management role that they were looking for. Communication skills, thinking aloud, admitting mistakes etc helped. Apart from that, I was very calm during the interview, inspite of a few very uncomfortable questions, and they liked it.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: It wasn't a group discussion as such, more like a group activity.
The participants are the members of the quality team of a company. A group of second-year chemical engineering students are coming for a field visit. As the quality team of the company prepare a presentation for the students from one of the following topics:
1. Root cause analysis
2. Implementation of a quality assurance program
3. Employee involvement in quality improvement
Any two members from the group should present it in 5 mins (as if to the students) at the end of the
activity.
Tips: Obviously communication skills and clear thinking ability are the must; and you have to be articulate.I don't think they weren't really looking for people who were dominating the GD, but who can give sensible inputs into the discussion. (I don't think I spoke for 5 mins in all out of the 45 mins). Good presentation skills, involving other people in the discussion etc are good. (But never force someone who is quiet to speak, and put them in the spotlight)
Pointing out flaws in others arguments, if needed, has to be done very diplomatically. Avoid speaking about things that you have no or very little idea about. Keeping track of time was considered a plus.
Round: Interview
Experience: The interview wasn't completely technical. It was a bit of technical, HR and behavioral.
Tips: They were more interested in finding out what we learned in our five years, and how we think it was important, and the practical applications of it. I think a knowledge of Operations Research and Operations management is considered a plus, but not sure.
Round: Interview
Experience: There was no separate HR round. The HR questions in the interview included the typical questions like what do you look for in a job, why IIT, what would have happened if you hadn't cleared JEE, situations where you have gone against the general notion to convince a group to implement your ideas, etc It was more like a stress interview. They would make you uncomfortable with questions that are not easy to answer. For example, I was told that they don't think I am fit for the job because I am very soft spoken. Another important question was that why have you applied for the job when you have no idea of what the profile is ( as they had not told us what the role would be until we got selected).
Tips: The idea is to keep your cool and find a sensible answer to all questions like this. Keep smiling (and act) as if its not affecting you. :)
General Tips: I started very very late, and so I was never really confident during the course of placements. You must start early, of course. Figure out all popular HR questions as early as possible, and try to know yourselves better. CAT preparation can help in aptitude tests. Practice GDs if possible. As far as core courses are concerned, be thorough with the basics. And read about your company before going for the interview.
Skill Tips: Read about the company. Find answers to typical HR questions. Be clear about whatever you say; take a few moments to think if you need to. Admit if you don't know something, never pretend. Finally, be yourself, keep your cool and always wear a smile. Get the interviewers to like you, in the end its all about that. (But don't over-do it).
I think being from a manufacturing background and the OR and OM courses on my resume would have suited for a supply chain management role that they were looking for. Communication skills, thinking aloud, admitting mistakes etc helped. Apart from that, I was very calm during the interview, inspite of a few very uncomfortable questions, and they liked it.
College Name: IIT Madras
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Initial shortlisting was done based on CGPA + Extracurricular activities (We guess).
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: It was same as any other GDs, they checked for confidence, leadership,etc. Most importantly, I felt
they liked people who were cool, calm and were able to keep jargon out of the discussion.
Round: Group Activity
Experience: There was a Group Activity at the end where 2 people from the group should be nominated to give a presentation about the conclusions. So, the group dynamics were very important. If you are presenting, you are expected to be brilliant for choosing yourself. However, presenting was not a compulsory criterion to get selected to the next round nor will it of much help unless you are sort of a showman.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The Tech part of the interview was to find out if you've good awareness about the course work.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The HR part was testing your IQ and your EQ. You had to be consistent and be true to yourself, otherwise, your replies wouldn't be consistent. Unlike companies which tell in detail the type of profile they offer before the interviews, we were asked what job would we like to do and why. That was a good start, as otherwise, people would manipulate their resume convenient to the profile.
General Tips: Starting early would ob. help. I started mine around September.
Skill Tips: I was cool, calm and confident. I had prepared for Core and Non-Core interviews and had decent fundaes on most topics, which I felt really made a difference. I was able to justify a 7 point CGPA and whenever I made any mistakes or didn't know stuff, I frankly told them that I don't know and told them I could guess the answers (which turned out to be right), I felt they liked this.
Also, You should have a good clarity in your DDP and Interns though. Solve a lot Quant tests and Puzzles.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Initial shortlisting was done based on CGPA + Extracurricular activities (We guess).
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: It was same as any other GDs, they checked for confidence, leadership,etc. Most importantly, I felt
they liked people who were cool, calm and were able to keep jargon out of the discussion.
Round: Group Activity
Experience: There was a Group Activity at the end where 2 people from the group should be nominated to give a presentation about the conclusions. So, the group dynamics were very important. If you are presenting, you are expected to be brilliant for choosing yourself. However, presenting was not a compulsory criterion to get selected to the next round nor will it of much help unless you are sort of a showman.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The Tech part of the interview was to find out if you've good awareness about the course work.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The HR part was testing your IQ and your EQ. You had to be consistent and be true to yourself, otherwise, your replies wouldn't be consistent. Unlike companies which tell in detail the type of profile they offer before the interviews, we were asked what job would we like to do and why. That was a good start, as otherwise, people would manipulate their resume convenient to the profile.
General Tips: Starting early would ob. help. I started mine around September.
Skill Tips: I was cool, calm and confident. I had prepared for Core and Non-Core interviews and had decent fundaes on most topics, which I felt really made a difference. I was able to justify a 7 point CGPA and whenever I made any mistakes or didn't know stuff, I frankly told them that I don't know and told them I could guess the answers (which turned out to be right), I felt they liked this.
Also, You should have a good clarity in your DDP and Interns though. Solve a lot Quant tests and Puzzles.
College Name: IIT Madras
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. About the company
- Q2. About ASIC design Flow
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I had a CGPA of 9.18/10 and the cutoff was 8/10.
Round: Test
Experience: The test had two Sections:
1. Aptitude - (Very Tough. Most questions were puzzles, probability)
2. Tech - (Very Easy. Deciding factor). Includes basic digital circuits
Tips: I prepared Digital Circuits Basics for Technical round.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview was of 1h 30 min. All common digital circuit questions were asked
General Tips: Start 1 month ahead. For aptitude and tech prepare Verilog FAQs and ASIC design flow(mainly for core companies.)
Skill Tips: I think I got selected because of my project and Interview performance.
Skills: Digital Verification, CAD for VLSI, Digital IC design
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: I had a CGPA of 9.18/10 and the cutoff was 8/10.
Round: Test
Experience: The test had two Sections:
1. Aptitude - (Very Tough. Most questions were puzzles, probability)
2. Tech - (Very Easy. Deciding factor). Includes basic digital circuits
Tips: I prepared Digital Circuits Basics for Technical round.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview was of 1h 30 min. All common digital circuit questions were asked
General Tips: Start 1 month ahead. For aptitude and tech prepare Verilog FAQs and ASIC design flow(mainly for core companies.)
Skill Tips: I think I got selected because of my project and Interview performance.
Skills: Digital Verification, CAD for VLSI, Digital IC design
College Name: IIT Madras
Anonymous
posted on 13 Jan 2015
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: No need of any preparation. Just speed maths.
Tips: 2 tests around 30 candidates were shortlisted
Duration: 50 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: They wanted to see how i reacted when put under stress.
Tips: Duration : 20 min
Round: Interview
Experience: This interview was about finance, trading , the job and alike.
The interviewer explained what the job entails, i was sure i would get the job
Tips: Duration : 30 min
Try taking part in Trade Moghul if you are really interested in trading. A lot of banks don't offer trading positions, so if you are interested in trading profile, it's a good place.
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: In fact there are different skill sets each company expects so try to emphasize the right skill set in your resume.
Get this done by at least September end.
General Tips: I started preparing somewhere in Nov. Yup. Starting by Aug itself is good.
At least prepare for CAT, so it keeps you in good stead for quant based tests.
Try FRM/CFA if you are enthu about fin companies. That's what I did.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: No need of any preparation. Just speed maths.
Tips: 2 tests around 30 candidates were shortlisted
Duration: 50 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: They wanted to see how i reacted when put under stress.
Tips: Duration : 20 min
Round: Interview
Experience: This interview was about finance, trading , the job and alike.
The interviewer explained what the job entails, i was sure i would get the job
Tips: Duration : 30 min
Try taking part in Trade Moghul if you are really interested in trading. A lot of banks don't offer trading positions, so if you are interested in trading profile, it's a good place.
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: In fact there are different skill sets each company expects so try to emphasize the right skill set in your resume.
Get this done by at least September end.
General Tips: I started preparing somewhere in Nov. Yup. Starting by Aug itself is good.
At least prepare for CAT, so it keeps you in good stead for quant based tests.
Try FRM/CFA if you are enthu about fin companies. That's what I did.
College Name: IIT Madras
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. 1. Things to be kept in mind while making a deal with a book vendor
- Q2. 2. Probability
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 8 ppl per group
Round: Interview
Experience: OR based questions mainly will be based on what they find in CV.
Main topics covered
1 Operations Management
2 Probability
General Tips: Things to concentrate in order
1. CGPA
2. Academic Achievements
3. Technical skills - example coding
4. Internships
5. Projects
6. Positions of Responsibility in college
7. Extra and Co-curricular activities.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: 8 ppl per group
Round: Interview
Experience: OR based questions mainly will be based on what they find in CV.
Main topics covered
1 Operations Management
2 Probability
General Tips: Things to concentrate in order
1. CGPA
2. Academic Achievements
3. Technical skills - example coding
4. Internships
5. Projects
6. Positions of Responsibility in college
7. Extra and Co-curricular activities.
College Name: IIT Madras
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Asked to create a or model and then asked to solve it
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: English basic 7th 8th grade and Quant (normal difficulty level) easier than cat
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 30 secs to think and 8 minutes of GD. Everybody got a chance to speak. Those whodidn’t speak the panelists pin pointed them and asked them to speak. 30 sec to conclude. Just 5-6 got eliminated in the whole process.
Tips: Basic GD skills were tested
Duration: 8 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Initially only 1 round of interview was happening but then they started taking two interviews. Both were HR resume based interview. As my highlighted point was Operations Research, more questions were asked from that area. Certain puzzles were asked. Basically it was not a stress interview.
No case studies were asked. Seeing my interest in OR I was asked to create a model and then asked to solve it. I created the vehicle routing model. Some puzzles were asked.
Tips: I knew about the company and when they asked me how I could contribute I answered it well. Apart from that my projects in OR and my answers were helped me get selected.
General Tips: 2nd year students - Concentrate on your CGPA
Pre Final years: Make a story out of your life. Don't mug it but have the bullet points Be genuine, do not make up stuff.
I started preparing from October 2nd week.
Starting earlier definitely helps
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: English basic 7th 8th grade and Quant (normal difficulty level) easier than cat
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 30 secs to think and 8 minutes of GD. Everybody got a chance to speak. Those whodidn’t speak the panelists pin pointed them and asked them to speak. 30 sec to conclude. Just 5-6 got eliminated in the whole process.
Tips: Basic GD skills were tested
Duration: 8 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Initially only 1 round of interview was happening but then they started taking two interviews. Both were HR resume based interview. As my highlighted point was Operations Research, more questions were asked from that area. Certain puzzles were asked. Basically it was not a stress interview.
No case studies were asked. Seeing my interest in OR I was asked to create a model and then asked to solve it. I created the vehicle routing model. Some puzzles were asked.
Tips: I knew about the company and when they asked me how I could contribute I answered it well. Apart from that my projects in OR and my answers were helped me get selected.
General Tips: 2nd year students - Concentrate on your CGPA
Pre Final years: Make a story out of your life. Don't mug it but have the bullet points Be genuine, do not make up stuff.
I started preparing from October 2nd week.
Starting earlier definitely helps
College Name: IIT Madras
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