Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai Placement Interview Questions

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posted on 30 Aug 2015

5 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Fifty people appeared for the test out of which sixteen were shortlisted.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: How would you promote a newly launched product? What marketing strategies would you use? They asked very simple case studies.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Test was based on data analysis, mainly maths. The interview was to see how much 'C' and probability you know.
Tips: Customized preparation is must along with good CGPA.

Skill Tips: Work details about your internship helps!
Skills: General knowledge, Technical knowledge
College Name: IIT Madras
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posted on 14 Jan 2015

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Interview
Experience: Questions were like: What is HOLD and SETup time? Which is more important? How to solve the hold and set up time faults? Questions from chip development were from starting of Specs till it comes out of Fibs. Front end and back-end design, design cycle, timing closure.etc. Tech interv.iew concentrated on stuff from Rabaey's digital book. To be specific, they asked about sizing of NMOS & PMOS in CMOS logic, parasitic caps in wires,basics of VLSI design flow, synthesis.

Round: Interview
Experience: They asked normal HR questions and in ethics they gave some cases like the one thatfollows:'Your friend' is working in a rival company and he forgets some important data in your room that can benefit your company. Would you go ahead and use those data?

Skill Tips: """Good CGPA is a must."""
Skills: Tech Fundaeu00b7s, General Knowledge, Proper knowledge of work done in Internships
College Name: IIT Madras
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posted on 14 Jan 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume shortlisting
Experience: I had sent my resume to the hiring group. Selection was through telephonic interviews. I was interviewed by three different research groups.

Round: Interview
Experience: Almost by default they ask about your previous projects/internships if they are relevant to the group. Ofher questions depend on the group you are interviewed by and your own profile. In my case it was machine learning, text mining etc. I was told about the research problem they were dealing with then and asked for comments/suggestions/inputs and a discussion followed,
Tips: Good to have sound knowledge of your domain (analytical and application skills arevery much required).

Skill Tips: ""Good CGPA(>9)is necessary and a recommendation from the professor is also a good add on.""
Skills: Domain work in Internship
College Name: IIT Madras
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posted on 18 Mar 2015

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I had sent my resume to the hiring group, Selection through telephonic interviews. I was interviewed by three different research groups  (once by each).
Tips: Factors in decreasing order of importance: CGPA each stage. Ability to explain your projects precisely. Ability to solve ''standard" logarithmic problems.  The way you think and put down your Answer is the most important. The final answer .s not so I important, and they prod you when you think out aloud anyway.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Almost- by default they ask about your previous projects/internships if they are relevant to the group. Ofher questions depend on the group you are interviewed by and your own profile, In my case it was machine learning, text mining etc. I was told about the research problem they were dealing with then and asked f or comments/suggestions/.inputs and a discussion followed.
Tips: Basically these are specialized Interviews so it's good to have sound knowledge of your domain (analytical and application skills are very much required).

Skill Tips: CGPA>9.0, 1f not (like me) relevant work done in the domain and in past internship.A recommendation from the professor is also a good add on.
College Name: IIT Madras
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posted on 14 Jan 2015

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Interview
Experience: IOCL has only one round. They take an interview for some 20-30 minutes, where they ask you technical and HR based questions.
Tips: You must have a lot of general awareness and must know about the company properly.

Skill Tips: ""Good CGPA matters a lot along with customized preparation.""
Skills: Tech fundaes
College Name: IIT Madras
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4 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: resume shortlisting
Experience: Initial shortlisting was based on application form and resume.
Tips: Good CGPA (they expect decent tech fundaes) is usually the major requirement. If you have a good set of positions of responsibilities or extracurricular activities will be an added asset.

Round: Group Discussion
Tips: They see how well you manage yourself and the group, how well you talk and reach a solution. They don't concentrate  much on communicative abilities, but they see how you deal with people and projectyourself there in the group.

Round: Interview
Experience: They would touch up on  academics and a decent set of HR questions, They primarily try to analyze if the student can fit into the company environment and has the ability to carry out major tasks. The questions were mainly about internship, and a little on technical knowledge.
Tips: Score Good CGPA and be strong in your academics.

Skill Tips: ""
College Name: IIT Madras
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5 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume short listing
Experience: The process was mainly a selection process.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The personal interviews mainly consisted of HR questions.

Skill Tips: ""
College Name: IIT Madras
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posted on 18 Mar 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Initial shortlist based on the resume (OR minor or course is a must), and a 20 minute CAT based test (speed Is tested here) on aptitude, verbal, quant· and logical reasoning skills, Test questions matter even after the shortlist. The first interview was general and was HR based. One should do one's homework well before such lnferviews.

Skill Tips: You should be able to convince lhem that you are amicable. Also, you need to show during the Interview that your math skills are high. It is your skills that matter in title selection. They check for is a background in OR and math skills. As for basics in OR; what they want from us is very different· from what we have  been taught. They will teach us OR anyway. You could show how you have applied OR in projects and Internships. All said and done. the next question is whether or not you will be able to work productively with them. Be prepared for it.
College Name: IIT Madras
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posted on 4 Feb 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Interview
Experience: They are essentially looking for enthusiasm and courses you have taken.
Tips: One must know one's courses properly.  Read newspaper

Round: Interview
Tips: They spoke about general things and asked me what other interviews. Also, they storied speaking about why DB is a good choice.

Skill Tips: Know your content better. A little bit of economics and a bit about stock markets. Practice some puzzles and probability questions. Brush tip courses on Accounting, economics,marketing and maybe one core course
Skills: Finance fundaes, Presentation of facts in Resume, CGPA
College Name: IIT Madras
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posted on 10 Feb 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Questions were simple but demanded faster solving ability especially the Quantitative ability section.
Tips: Solve every bit of R.S.Aggarwal for Aptitude problems. www.indiabix.com is a good site to solve questions from all the sections.
Duration: 90 minutes

Round: Interview
Experience: Started with self description to explaining what projects I was involved in. Talked about my role in the project. Then answered questions from C++ programming language and then wrote the program that the interviewer gave me to do.
Tips: Be Confident. Have the problem solving & "Yes I can Do" attitude. Go with a open mind. Listen to the interviewer carefully. Do not stammer. Keep yourself calm and cool. Be honest.

Round: Interview
Experience: Faced normal questions
Tips: Be confident & keep smiling. Keep track of your body language. Be fluent in speaking English.

General Tips: Be confident and a "can do" attitude will help you grab the job.
Skill Tips: """"
Skills: Communication Skill, Proficiency in English, Basic Computer Progamming Knowledge, Learning ability, Aptitude
College Name: IIT Madras
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