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4 Dec 2024
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4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume + online test - based shortlisting.
Round: Test
Experience: Test content (2 hours): Quant, DI, core (vibration, theory of elasticity, strength of materials, fracture mechanics, finite element methods).
Tips: Go through the text books or notes to review your technical knowledge.For the aptitude questions (test), practice on the net, or from questions in the placement material.
Duration: 120 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: 1 technical/HR interview: (45-60 minutes)Knowledge of finite elements, theory of plates, fracture mechanics, and commercial FEA packages (ANSYS, ABAQUS) were testedGo through common HR questions. For technical questions, just review the basics
Tips: For HR (PI), go over commonly asked questions.Go through machine design, vibration, fracture mechanics, strength of materials, theory of elasticity, Finite element methods, Theory of plates & shellsFor design jobs (Solid mechanics, MDS, Aero-structures) it is better to know one or two FEA packages
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Resume + online test - based shortlisting.
Round: Test
Experience: Test content (2 hours): Quant, DI, core (vibration, theory of elasticity, strength of materials, fracture mechanics, finite element methods).
Tips: Go through the text books or notes to review your technical knowledge.For the aptitude questions (test), practice on the net, or from questions in the placement material.
Duration: 120 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: 1 technical/HR interview: (45-60 minutes)Knowledge of finite elements, theory of plates, fracture mechanics, and commercial FEA packages (ANSYS, ABAQUS) were testedGo through common HR questions. For technical questions, just review the basics
Tips: For HR (PI), go over commonly asked questions.Go through machine design, vibration, fracture mechanics, strength of materials, theory of elasticity, Finite element methods, Theory of plates & shellsFor design jobs (Solid mechanics, MDS, Aero-structures) it is better to know one or two FEA packages
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Two rounds of GD. (30 minutes)"Morality is the creation of the weak to suppress the strong"More of an argument/debate with 2 groups. They want you to argue and point out why they should prefer one group over the other.They look for people with good communication skills, articulate effectively and drive home your points, how you analyze a situation, spontaneity etc.
Round: Interview
Experience: One HR interview: (10-15 minutes)They might ask for details regarding your projects, if they are relevant to the profileThe interview was more of a formality than a selection round. They give more weightage to the GD
Tips: LAN has a plethora of books on prep for interviews. Be prepared for common questions.Every non-core company asks more or less the same questionsThey also test your basic coding skills (C, MATLAB)Try to revise some basic core courses. Also go through some interview preparation books available on LAN. You can also look up on net for most commonly asked questions while recruiting by any particular company
General Tips: In case you haven't set your eyes on any of the day1-2 companies, or any other core companies in particular, be warned: Programming skills are a must. It‟s quite frustrating to see that almost every other company looks for a programmer and you'd be competing with CS guys for the profile
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Two rounds of GD. (30 minutes)"Morality is the creation of the weak to suppress the strong"More of an argument/debate with 2 groups. They want you to argue and point out why they should prefer one group over the other.They look for people with good communication skills, articulate effectively and drive home your points, how you analyze a situation, spontaneity etc.
Round: Interview
Experience: One HR interview: (10-15 minutes)They might ask for details regarding your projects, if they are relevant to the profileThe interview was more of a formality than a selection round. They give more weightage to the GD
Tips: LAN has a plethora of books on prep for interviews. Be prepared for common questions.Every non-core company asks more or less the same questionsThey also test your basic coding skills (C, MATLAB)Try to revise some basic core courses. Also go through some interview preparation books available on LAN. You can also look up on net for most commonly asked questions while recruiting by any particular company
General Tips: In case you haven't set your eyes on any of the day1-2 companies, or any other core companies in particular, be warned: Programming skills are a must. It‟s quite frustrating to see that almost every other company looks for a programmer and you'd be competing with CS guys for the profile
College Name: IIT Madras
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Core: Subjects mainly are in design aspects of mass transfer, heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
Tips: Be thorough with the fundamentals and going through the basic formulae .CFD will be useful.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Generally they look for understanding of the subject. And it doesn't matter whether one is defending or offending the topic all that matters is to make your presence felt and your points to be noted.And a general rule of thumb is never to start a group discussion, wait till all speak, note their points and names, so that you can raise their point with their name, which shows that you are attentive and their points will serve as impetus for you to speak further.
Round: Interview
Experience: 1 technical interview: (20-25 minutes)Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, CRE are concepts testedBe strong in your basic fundamentals
Tips: Be cool and composed in your interviews
Focus on key areas of processes like Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, CRE and Fluid MechanicsBe thorough with pumps and pump characteristics
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Core: Subjects mainly are in design aspects of mass transfer, heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
Tips: Be thorough with the fundamentals and going through the basic formulae .CFD will be useful.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Generally they look for understanding of the subject. And it doesn't matter whether one is defending or offending the topic all that matters is to make your presence felt and your points to be noted.And a general rule of thumb is never to start a group discussion, wait till all speak, note their points and names, so that you can raise their point with their name, which shows that you are attentive and their points will serve as impetus for you to speak further.
Round: Interview
Experience: 1 technical interview: (20-25 minutes)Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, CRE are concepts testedBe strong in your basic fundamentals
Tips: Be cool and composed in your interviews
Focus on key areas of processes like Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, CRE and Fluid MechanicsBe thorough with pumps and pump characteristics
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Written test consisting of aptitude problems and algorithms lasting an hour. The test included 40 marks of aptitude problems and 3 questions on algorithms
Tips: Importance is given to test and programming languages.Not much stress is given on the courses but analytical abilities are testedSolve puzzles and algorithm type questionsKnowledge about probability is very helpful
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Interviewers look how fast you can pick up stuffInterview questions for the technical round were based upon BTP and programming languages.
Round: Interview
Experience: HR round is not intensive and had general HR questions.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Written test consisting of aptitude problems and algorithms lasting an hour. The test included 40 marks of aptitude problems and 3 questions on algorithms
Tips: Importance is given to test and programming languages.Not much stress is given on the courses but analytical abilities are testedSolve puzzles and algorithm type questionsKnowledge about probability is very helpful
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Interviewers look how fast you can pick up stuffInterview questions for the technical round were based upon BTP and programming languages.
Round: Interview
Experience: HR round is not intensive and had general HR questions.
College Name: IIT Madras
Ravi Kanth Uppuluri
posted on 16 Jan 2015
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Section-1Most of the question were on aptitude. Objective questions in coding were on basics of Java, OOP.
Section-2
Two coding problems were given. You can code in any language of your choice(C,C++,Java). The questions were simple and can be answered easily if you have practice in any one language.
Tips: Test is not given much weightage if the student has experience in programming (intern or project ..etc)
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interview consists only 1 roundI have experience in web development. So they asked most of the questions related to web development.
I didnt answer all the questions. For questions which I dont know I immediately agreed that I have no knowledge in that.
Tips: Answer confidently. Confidence level will really have a lot of effect in interviews.
Students with any sort of programming experience (intern, project..etc) can get selected easily.
General Tips: Following will help to get placed in a very good software profile
1) Data Structure and Algorithms course
2) Practice in any one coding language. Many websites are available for practice(hackerrank.com,codechef.com ..etc). Questions in interviews will be similar to the questions in these websites.
3) Programming Experience. It can be intern,academic project..etc
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Section-1Most of the question were on aptitude. Objective questions in coding were on basics of Java, OOP.
Section-2
Two coding problems were given. You can code in any language of your choice(C,C++,Java). The questions were simple and can be answered easily if you have practice in any one language.
Tips: Test is not given much weightage if the student has experience in programming (intern or project ..etc)
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interview consists only 1 roundI have experience in web development. So they asked most of the questions related to web development.
I didnt answer all the questions. For questions which I dont know I immediately agreed that I have no knowledge in that.
Tips: Answer confidently. Confidence level will really have a lot of effect in interviews.
Students with any sort of programming experience (intern, project..etc) can get selected easily.
General Tips: Following will help to get placed in a very good software profile
1) Data Structure and Algorithms course
2) Practice in any one coding language. Many websites are available for practice(hackerrank.com,codechef.com ..etc). Questions in interviews will be similar to the questions in these websites.
3) Programming Experience. It can be intern,academic project..etc
College Name: IIT Madras
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume + test based shortlisting
Round: Test
Experience: Written Test: Its a general aptitude test consisting of quants, verbal ability and logical reasoning. Its moderately difficult.
Tips: Test Preparation: Math puzzles - books: "2000 puzzles"(available on LAN) and "word on the street", CAT aptitude materia
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Active participation, clarity of thought, and good communication skills are all they require.As in any other GD, the main thing that the panelists look for is confidence. If you are able to put forth your views in a confident manner, you are through. Just make sure not to be overly aggressive and not to make any personal remarks. Stay calm and composed.
Tips: Self-confidence, politeness, ability to make others agree with you, are traits looked for
Duration: 15 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Interview: (25-30 minutes)Technical:Questions are mainly regarding project and the courses. A lot of questions on strength of materials, vibrations, and engineering mechanics. They mainly look at your approach, confidence and interest in their company.Project and Motor fundaes.
Tips: Be thorough with your course projects.Revise some basic strength of materials and vibrations. Conduct mock interviews. You would know where exactly are you going wrong and the means to improve yourself.Try to gauge what they are looking for, and align your pitch that way.In case of a company, you must be thorough with the relevant projects, and the company's production process.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Resume + test based shortlisting
Round: Test
Experience: Written Test: Its a general aptitude test consisting of quants, verbal ability and logical reasoning. Its moderately difficult.
Tips: Test Preparation: Math puzzles - books: "2000 puzzles"(available on LAN) and "word on the street", CAT aptitude materia
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Active participation, clarity of thought, and good communication skills are all they require.As in any other GD, the main thing that the panelists look for is confidence. If you are able to put forth your views in a confident manner, you are through. Just make sure not to be overly aggressive and not to make any personal remarks. Stay calm and composed.
Tips: Self-confidence, politeness, ability to make others agree with you, are traits looked for
Duration: 15 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Interview: (25-30 minutes)Technical:Questions are mainly regarding project and the courses. A lot of questions on strength of materials, vibrations, and engineering mechanics. They mainly look at your approach, confidence and interest in their company.Project and Motor fundaes.
Tips: Be thorough with your course projects.Revise some basic strength of materials and vibrations. Conduct mock interviews. You would know where exactly are you going wrong and the means to improve yourself.Try to gauge what they are looking for, and align your pitch that way.In case of a company, you must be thorough with the relevant projects, and the company's production process.
College Name: IIT Madras
Anonymous
posted on 6 Jan 2015
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume based shortlisting
Round: Interview
Experience: One technical interview: (45 minutes)
Core courses, technical knowledge in core field, and projects, are things that are tested.
Tips: Review all core courses related to the nature of company. Be thorough about projects.
Be confident about all the power related courses and basic ideas in it.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Resume based shortlisting
Round: Interview
Experience: One technical interview: (45 minutes)
Core courses, technical knowledge in core field, and projects, are things that are tested.
Tips: Review all core courses related to the nature of company. Be thorough about projects.
Be confident about all the power related courses and basic ideas in it.
College Name: IIT Madras
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Tips: Refer Wharton case books or Markconsenpinov or something similar.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: 1st round of questions is based on your resume and a case study.
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: 2nd round has easy math questions. It also includes ideation and how would you improve
stuff, add new features etc.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: 3rd round is HR. You will face typical HR questions.
Tips: Entrepreneurial skills will give you an upper hand.
Highlight your extra-curricular activities. They look at how you have done in a specific field.
College Name: IIT Madras
Tips: Refer Wharton case books or Markconsenpinov or something similar.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: 1st round of questions is based on your resume and a case study.
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: 2nd round has easy math questions. It also includes ideation and how would you improve
stuff, add new features etc.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: 3rd round is HR. You will face typical HR questions.
Tips: Entrepreneurial skills will give you an upper hand.
Highlight your extra-curricular activities. They look at how you have done in a specific field.
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The selection procedure is a test followed by tech interview and an HR interview.
The test had two parts:
Aptitude (common across all profiles)
A tech. test (separate for each profile)
Round: Interview
Experience: The tech interview was the important one and the HR interview was just about knowing the student and vice-versa. The tech interview was more concentrated on the basics and more importance was given to the approach of solving the problem rather than solving the problem itself.
No CGPA cutoff.
Round: Interview
Experience: Not very important.
General Tips: The work is well structured and executed. There is a lot of opportunity for more technical learning. Interns are also included into the teams and this helps the intern on knowing about the things going around them and gets an overall view of how things work.
As a whole, the work is very good, and exceeds all the expectations of the students.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: The selection procedure is a test followed by tech interview and an HR interview.
The test had two parts:
Aptitude (common across all profiles)
A tech. test (separate for each profile)
Round: Interview
Experience: The tech interview was the important one and the HR interview was just about knowing the student and vice-versa. The tech interview was more concentrated on the basics and more importance was given to the approach of solving the problem rather than solving the problem itself.
No CGPA cutoff.
Round: Interview
Experience: Not very important.
General Tips: The work is well structured and executed. There is a lot of opportunity for more technical learning. Interns are also included into the teams and this helps the intern on knowing about the things going around them and gets an overall view of how things work.
As a whole, the work is very good, and exceeds all the expectations of the students.
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: 2 written tests (1 hour each)
Coding
Quant
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Two technical interviews: (20 minutes each)
Programming, and Networking concepts.
The interviewer specifically stated thus, and I quote him. "I don't care whether you have communication skills or not. All I am looking is for coding skills. If you have that, you are hired."
Tips: Do your homework and research about the company. Queries about their products might fetch you bonus points in his book.Spend ample time on your resume. It is much more important than one feels.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: 2 written tests (1 hour each)
Coding
Quant
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Two technical interviews: (20 minutes each)
Programming, and Networking concepts.
The interviewer specifically stated thus, and I quote him. "I don't care whether you have communication skills or not. All I am looking is for coding skills. If you have that, you are hired."
Tips: Do your homework and research about the company. Queries about their products might fetch you bonus points in his book.Spend ample time on your resume. It is much more important than one feels.
College Name: IIT Madras
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