Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Updated
4 Dec 2024
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3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Walk in
Experience: Initial shortlist was Walk-In.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Duration: 50 mins.
Resume based.
General Tips: Have a good number of projects and know each and every aspect of the projects mentioned
Have the ability to relate course content to the project development
Skill Tips: They were looking for Product Designers.
College Name: IIT-Madras
Experience: Initial shortlist was Walk-In.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Duration: 50 mins.
Resume based.
General Tips: Have a good number of projects and know each and every aspect of the projects mentioned
Have the ability to relate course content to the project development
Skill Tips: They were looking for Product Designers.
College Name: IIT-Madras
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The test contains four sections out of which only 2 have to be attempted. 42 people were shortlisted based on the test out of nearly 200 applicants.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 3 Technical interviews.
The questions will be tailor made based on the sections you attempted in the test. General mathematical skills were tested- questions on linear algebra, probability, Olympiad type questions etc.
Algorithm- questions on OS, coding etc.(more for candidates from CS).
Details about projects/interns done were asked.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Regular HR questions, questions based on resume were asked. Almost all sections of the resume were covered.
Skill Tips: Candidates aspiring for the CS profiles are expected to have a good knowledge of coding.
Skills: Probability, Field Calculus, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Linear Algebra
College Name: IIT-Madras
Experience: The test contains four sections out of which only 2 have to be attempted. 42 people were shortlisted based on the test out of nearly 200 applicants.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 3 Technical interviews.
The questions will be tailor made based on the sections you attempted in the test. General mathematical skills were tested- questions on linear algebra, probability, Olympiad type questions etc.
Algorithm- questions on OS, coding etc.(more for candidates from CS).
Details about projects/interns done were asked.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Regular HR questions, questions based on resume were asked. Almost all sections of the resume were covered.
Skill Tips: Candidates aspiring for the CS profiles are expected to have a good knowledge of coding.
Skills: Probability, Field Calculus, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Linear Algebra
College Name: IIT-Madras
2 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Interview
Experience: Questions are generally asked upon final year project. Beware the toughness may be higher. The interviewer is friendly and gives more importance to project related topics
Good knowledge of offshore design i.e., restoring forces on offshore platform, ship theory and ship structures, dynamics of floating body and your project related topics. They also check upon your internships
Example problems include Semi-submersible with 2 legs flooded diagonally, what happens? How much does it sink? Which is critical axis of stability?
Generally the interview would go on for half an hour and HR questions are very rare
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Questions are generally asked upon final year project. Beware the toughness may be higher. The interviewer is friendly and gives more importance to project related topics
Good knowledge of offshore design i.e., restoring forces on offshore platform, ship theory and ship structures, dynamics of floating body and your project related topics. They also check upon your internships
Example problems include Semi-submersible with 2 legs flooded diagonally, what happens? How much does it sink? Which is critical axis of stability?
Generally the interview would go on for half an hour and HR questions are very rare
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Interview
Experience: Interview was held in two rounds.
Finance (Technical)
Marketing
Sample Questions:
Black Scholes pricing assumption
Modern portfolio theory
Tips: Preparation:
Finance: Reading financial statement and analyzing it, general view of current situation of the economy..
Good Communication is necessary especially for marketing
Accounting knowledge
Probability
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Interview was held in two rounds.
Finance (Technical)
Marketing
Sample Questions:
Black Scholes pricing assumption
Modern portfolio theory
Tips: Preparation:
Finance: Reading financial statement and analyzing it, general view of current situation of the economy..
Good Communication is necessary especially for marketing
Accounting knowledge
Probability
College Name: IIT Madras
1 Interview Round
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interview was held in five rounds.
Three rounds of HR
Finance (Technical)
Puzzles
Tips: Strong resume helps
Be thorough on finance based puzzles and current affairs
Strong HR preparation is necessary
High CGPA will always help
Good internship, POR and minor will also be useful for the interviews.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Interview was held in five rounds.
Three rounds of HR
Finance (Technical)
Puzzles
Tips: Strong resume helps
Be thorough on finance based puzzles and current affairs
Strong HR preparation is necessary
High CGPA will always help
Good internship, POR and minor will also be useful for the interviews.
College Name: IIT Madras
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Initial shortlist (CGPA based, cut off was 7). Online examination.
Pattern: Negative marking -0.5 marks, 50 questions (MCQ)
Topics covered:
Basics of Mechanical Engineering
Mainly on manufacturing technology
Design of Machine elements
Materials and Design
Fluid mechanics and Thermal power engineering
Tips: Design terminology should be brushed upHaving a sound knowledge of core courses is very important
Duration: 45 minutes
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Regular GD
Round: Interview
Experience: Interview has both technical and HR rounds
Core questions are usually based on Manufacturing technology, Thermodynamics, strength of materials and Heat transfer
Turbo machines questions are asked, mainly based on pumps. Fluid mechanics concepts are also tested
Tips: Interns or course work related to what the company does will be an advantage
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Initial shortlist (CGPA based, cut off was 7). Online examination.
Pattern: Negative marking -0.5 marks, 50 questions (MCQ)
Topics covered:
Basics of Mechanical Engineering
Mainly on manufacturing technology
Design of Machine elements
Materials and Design
Fluid mechanics and Thermal power engineering
Tips: Design terminology should be brushed upHaving a sound knowledge of core courses is very important
Duration: 45 minutes
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Regular GD
Round: Interview
Experience: Interview has both technical and HR rounds
Core questions are usually based on Manufacturing technology, Thermodynamics, strength of materials and Heat transfer
Turbo machines questions are asked, mainly based on pumps. Fluid mechanics concepts are also tested
Tips: Interns or course work related to what the company does will be an advantage
College Name: IIT Madras
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Tell me about yourself
- Q2. Questions on BTP
- Q3. How was your experience after coming to IIT what did you achieve
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude has general questions ,In section 2(software) they asked us to write a program for 2 questions
Tips: Try to score maximum in aptitude test software section I could not do well but I got selected.
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Interview
Experience: They mainly see for your confidence ,enthusiasm to learn things quickly.They asked me one question from software.
Tips: Prepare HR questions thoroughly from 64 HR question book
Skill Tips: Questions on BTP or internship include what is the outcome of project?
How did u analyse the situation?
How did u come up with a particular decision?
Skills: Quick learning ability, Analytical skills, logical skills
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Aptitude has general questions ,In section 2(software) they asked us to write a program for 2 questions
Tips: Try to score maximum in aptitude test software section I could not do well but I got selected.
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Interview
Experience: They mainly see for your confidence ,enthusiasm to learn things quickly.They asked me one question from software.
Tips: Prepare HR questions thoroughly from 64 HR question book
Skill Tips: Questions on BTP or internship include what is the outcome of project?
How did u analyse the situation?
How did u come up with a particular decision?
Skills: Quick learning ability, Analytical skills, logical skills
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Shortlist is done based on the result of the test conducted. The test consists of two parts basic quantitative skills and a short essay to test your English
Tips: Math and Puzzle solving skills are useful They were looking for people with good math skills and team player
Round: Interview
Experience: Interview was held in two rounds. No technical round is held. One should be prepared for basic HR questions, your understanding of your projects etc.
Tips: There is no technical round and no emphasis on technical background
Prepare for all the basic HR questions beforehand, write them down
Get to know your resume very well
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Shortlist is done based on the result of the test conducted. The test consists of two parts basic quantitative skills and a short essay to test your English
Tips: Math and Puzzle solving skills are useful They were looking for people with good math skills and team player
Round: Interview
Experience: Interview was held in two rounds. No technical round is held. One should be prepared for basic HR questions, your understanding of your projects etc.
Tips: There is no technical round and no emphasis on technical background
Prepare for all the basic HR questions beforehand, write them down
Get to know your resume very well
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Test consisted of 2 parts and lasts 90 min- Data Structure and Quant. Last year test had question on hash tables and finding least common ancestor (LCA) of two nodes of a binary tree.
Tips: Prepare for Quant and Maths
Revise your core subjects like Data structures, Networks, OS, DBMS
Go through FAQs from GeeksforGeeks.com, CareerCup.com, Data Structure Made Easy
Practice DP, trees, sorting, and string manipulation
Round: Interview
Experience: Technical round consists questions upon Data structures, Algorithms, Computer Networks,DDP/BTP and C/C++
Round: Interview
Experience: HR questions included your GATE Rank (they asked it last time!), expectations from job,job preferences.
Tips: Try to be upto-date about their work.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Test consisted of 2 parts and lasts 90 min- Data Structure and Quant. Last year test had question on hash tables and finding least common ancestor (LCA) of two nodes of a binary tree.
Tips: Prepare for Quant and Maths
Revise your core subjects like Data structures, Networks, OS, DBMS
Go through FAQs from GeeksforGeeks.com, CareerCup.com, Data Structure Made Easy
Practice DP, trees, sorting, and string manipulation
Round: Interview
Experience: Technical round consists questions upon Data structures, Algorithms, Computer Networks,DDP/BTP and C/C++
Round: Interview
Experience: HR questions included your GATE Rank (they asked it last time!), expectations from job,job preferences.
Tips: Try to be upto-date about their work.
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Initial Short-listing : Written Test
There were two profiles; Software and HardwareOption to write both the testsAptitude section common to both the profiles; comparatively easy. Questions repeated from previous year‟s question paper which given in the placement websiteQuestions in software profile included digital, microprocessor basics and some general networking and operating systems questionsTopics for hardware profile was mostly digital IC design and some questions from analog circuits
Tips: Focus on aptitude, then Programming / Algorithms and data structuresGood CGPA definitely helps. But systematic preparation is most important
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Interview is held in 3-4 rounds – one HR round and the remaining technical rounds
Round duration can vary from 20 minutes to 1 hour
Technical rounds - 1st round is everything based on your resume. If you can impress them in your first round, you are half way through. Other technical rounds consist Electronics and Communication Engineering basics, Networking, C programming, Data Structures,Operating systems, Puzzles
Tips: In Interview, questions follow from the answers you give. So be careful while answering.Don't bring in something you are not clear about
Round: Interview
Experience: HR round consisted of general HR questions
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Initial Short-listing : Written Test
There were two profiles; Software and HardwareOption to write both the testsAptitude section common to both the profiles; comparatively easy. Questions repeated from previous year‟s question paper which given in the placement websiteQuestions in software profile included digital, microprocessor basics and some general networking and operating systems questionsTopics for hardware profile was mostly digital IC design and some questions from analog circuits
Tips: Focus on aptitude, then Programming / Algorithms and data structuresGood CGPA definitely helps. But systematic preparation is most important
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Interview is held in 3-4 rounds – one HR round and the remaining technical rounds
Round duration can vary from 20 minutes to 1 hour
Technical rounds - 1st round is everything based on your resume. If you can impress them in your first round, you are half way through. Other technical rounds consist Electronics and Communication Engineering basics, Networking, C programming, Data Structures,Operating systems, Puzzles
Tips: In Interview, questions follow from the answers you give. So be careful while answering.Don't bring in something you are not clear about
Round: Interview
Experience: HR round consisted of general HR questions
College Name: IIT Madras
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