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Filter interviews byIndian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai Placement Interview Questions
Updated
4 Dec 2024
1.2k interviews found
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. If you were the company how would you feel on hiring yourself?
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
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume based shortlisting initially.
Round: Interview
Experience: 3 rounds of interviews (15-20 minutes each)
All topics were Metallurgy related
Heat transfer, Phase diagrams (very basic Fe-C diagram), FEM-based technical questions, are concepts asked.
Tips: If they look interested in a particular aspect, pursue it, and drive the interview.
Be ready to be grilled on the things mentioned in your resume.
For consulting companies alone (McKinsey and BCG), look at certain case studies. The book "Case in point", is a really good source.
For most other core companies (like Reliance, Tata Steel, etc.), refreshing Iron and steel and Mechanical Metallurgy courses will help a lot.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Resume based shortlisting initially.
Round: Interview
Experience: 3 rounds of interviews (15-20 minutes each)
All topics were Metallurgy related
Heat transfer, Phase diagrams (very basic Fe-C diagram), FEM-based technical questions, are concepts asked.
Tips: If they look interested in a particular aspect, pursue it, and drive the interview.
Be ready to be grilled on the things mentioned in your resume.
For consulting companies alone (McKinsey and BCG), look at certain case studies. The book "Case in point", is a really good source.
For most other core companies (like Reliance, Tata Steel, etc.), refreshing Iron and steel and Mechanical Metallurgy courses will help a lot.
College Name: IIT Madras
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: One online test with four sub-sections lasting for 2 hours.
Tips: Go through GATE/IES material.
Duration: 120 minutes
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Evaluated on new ideas, facts, listening ability along with starting and concluding topic. Basically all GD stuff!
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Basic mechanical engineering stuff and practical knowledge oriented questions. E.g., specifying pneumatic cylinder or spring to the manufacturer.
Backup your design ideas with manufacturing processes
Most of the questions were rapid fire type. The process will continue until you stop answering or he gets tired
Last year a lot of questions were asked on manufacturing science
Tips: Be prepared to get a torrent of questions on your resume.
Brush up your projects. Automobile related internships and projects will surely help. Be specific and detailed about these things though.
General Tips: Give a lot of mock interviews and GDs.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: One online test with four sub-sections lasting for 2 hours.
Tips: Go through GATE/IES material.
Duration: 120 minutes
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Evaluated on new ideas, facts, listening ability along with starting and concluding topic. Basically all GD stuff!
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Basic mechanical engineering stuff and practical knowledge oriented questions. E.g., specifying pneumatic cylinder or spring to the manufacturer.
Backup your design ideas with manufacturing processes
Most of the questions were rapid fire type. The process will continue until you stop answering or he gets tired
Last year a lot of questions were asked on manufacturing science
Tips: Be prepared to get a torrent of questions on your resume.
Brush up your projects. Automobile related internships and projects will surely help. Be specific and detailed about these things though.
General Tips: Give a lot of mock interviews and GDs.
College Name: IIT Madras
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The initial short-listing was resume based.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: The GD had 10 participants.
Duration: 30 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: There was just one interview of 30-40 minutes.
It was not technical but candidates were given 15 minutes to describe their M.Tech project through a PPT. No technical questions were asked.
As already mentioned there was no tech interview, and it can be said that the interview was only HR. After the ppt on MTP candidates were asked about the role they had in the project.
Basically they were looking for whether the candidate can work in groups or how he can get his work done when it is to be done via someone.
They asked whether the candidates are in touch with the seniors in their organization, their names, their feedback regarding the company, Japan and their overall life in Japan.
Tips: The very first step is to be in touch with the seniors placed at Sumitomo the previous year.They are good guides. Read about Japan and also about the company.Display the will to go to Japan.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: The initial short-listing was resume based.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: The GD had 10 participants.
Duration: 30 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: There was just one interview of 30-40 minutes.
It was not technical but candidates were given 15 minutes to describe their M.Tech project through a PPT. No technical questions were asked.
As already mentioned there was no tech interview, and it can be said that the interview was only HR. After the ppt on MTP candidates were asked about the role they had in the project.
Basically they were looking for whether the candidate can work in groups or how he can get his work done when it is to be done via someone.
They asked whether the candidates are in touch with the seniors in their organization, their names, their feedback regarding the company, Japan and their overall life in Japan.
Tips: The very first step is to be in touch with the seniors placed at Sumitomo the previous year.They are good guides. Read about Japan and also about the company.Display the will to go to Japan.
College Name: IIT Madras
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Shortlisting for the interview is resume based, and a written test.
Round: Test
Tips: Revise core courses.
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Two rounds of interviews: (45 minutes each)
Questions are based mostly on basic core courses.
Align your focus according to the profile you're looking for, i.e. hardware/software/communications.
Tips: Revise the courses you're interested in, and try to drive the interview through those, as long as they're relevant to the profile.
General Tips: Be thorough with everything you point out on your resume.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Shortlisting for the interview is resume based, and a written test.
Round: Test
Tips: Revise core courses.
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Two rounds of interviews: (45 minutes each)
Questions are based mostly on basic core courses.
Align your focus according to the profile you're looking for, i.e. hardware/software/communications.
Tips: Revise the courses you're interested in, and try to drive the interview through those, as long as they're relevant to the profile.
General Tips: Be thorough with everything you point out on your resume.
College Name: IIT Madras
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Which area would you concentrate on if you were the CEO of the company?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: One hour written test.
Objective questions related to C/C++/OS + 1 coding question .
Tips: Basic C/C++ reference material should be enough.
Revise basic OS, Networks, Data Structures and Algorithms.
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Two Technical Interviews (20 minutes each)
Questions on your B.Tech project, M.Tech project, Favorite subject, Programming ability.
Discussion about the company, expectations from the company, future opportunities.
Too much emphasis on the work done by you before. They require every explanation in
detail.
If your B.Tech and M.Tech projects are in the field which company is looking forward for, it
is an added bonus.
Tips: Questions are mostly related to BTP as well as other work done in the Department.
Prepare a compendium of the topics expected to prop up during interview.
Revision of basic fundamentals of the field.
Short report of the B.Tech as well as M.Tech project.
Refer to placement sites for some tips.
General Tips: For non-core companies, only puzzle solving skills and accuracy are needed to be
sharpened. So practice standard interview puzzles available on net. Also revise of topics in
probability and permutation/combination.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: One hour written test.
Objective questions related to C/C++/OS + 1 coding question .
Tips: Basic C/C++ reference material should be enough.
Revise basic OS, Networks, Data Structures and Algorithms.
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: Two Technical Interviews (20 minutes each)
Questions on your B.Tech project, M.Tech project, Favorite subject, Programming ability.
Discussion about the company, expectations from the company, future opportunities.
Too much emphasis on the work done by you before. They require every explanation in
detail.
If your B.Tech and M.Tech projects are in the field which company is looking forward for, it
is an added bonus.
Tips: Questions are mostly related to BTP as well as other work done in the Department.
Prepare a compendium of the topics expected to prop up during interview.
Revision of basic fundamentals of the field.
Short report of the B.Tech as well as M.Tech project.
Refer to placement sites for some tips.
General Tips: For non-core companies, only puzzle solving skills and accuracy are needed to be
sharpened. So practice standard interview puzzles available on net. Also revise of topics in
probability and permutation/combination.
College Name: IIT Madras
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: CGPA will be a criterion for initial shortlist. A well-written and edited resume helps a lot.
Round: Test
Experience: There are two parts with structural and construction management/architecture with basic questions like bending moment, influence lines from structural and on planning and scheduling, site layout, identification of parts of building components, concrete technology from construction management.
Round: Interview
Experience: In interview questions were all based on the resume, internship and BTP as both matched the work profile.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: CGPA will be a criterion for initial shortlist. A well-written and edited resume helps a lot.
Round: Test
Experience: There are two parts with structural and construction management/architecture with basic questions like bending moment, influence lines from structural and on planning and scheduling, site layout, identification of parts of building components, concrete technology from construction management.
Round: Interview
Experience: In interview questions were all based on the resume, internship and BTP as both matched the work profile.
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Initial shortlist is done based on an online application.
Round: Interview
Experience: The first interview is a technical round that lasts for about an hour. After the initial shortlisting, the students are asked to submit a write up on two projects of their choice. During the interview, questions are asked regarding all the aspects of any of the projects. During the interview, questions like your contribution are asked. Generally, questions are related to the current affairs or social topics and the approach towards them.
Tips: More emphasis on the projects done and the special skill sets the candidate possesses is needed.Thorough knowledge of core subjects for technical round is necessary.
Really good projects.
Round: Interview
Experience: The second round is a case study round. A case study based on the business model of Shell is given. The candidate is given 90 minutes to go through it and prepare a presentation for five minutes. The presentation is followed by a question and answer session. The candidate is judged on the solution presented, the technical knowledge and confidence.
Tips: Problem solving approach. Practise case studies, understand the business problems.
General Tips: General knowledge
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Initial shortlist is done based on an online application.
Round: Interview
Experience: The first interview is a technical round that lasts for about an hour. After the initial shortlisting, the students are asked to submit a write up on two projects of their choice. During the interview, questions are asked regarding all the aspects of any of the projects. During the interview, questions like your contribution are asked. Generally, questions are related to the current affairs or social topics and the approach towards them.
Tips: More emphasis on the projects done and the special skill sets the candidate possesses is needed.Thorough knowledge of core subjects for technical round is necessary.
Really good projects.
Round: Interview
Experience: The second round is a case study round. A case study based on the business model of Shell is given. The candidate is given 90 minutes to go through it and prepare a presentation for five minutes. The presentation is followed by a question and answer session. The candidate is judged on the solution presented, the technical knowledge and confidence.
Tips: Problem solving approach. Practise case studies, understand the business problems.
General Tips: General knowledge
College Name: IIT Madras
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