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Updated
4 Dec 2024
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4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions on Current Affairs & Puzzles
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: resume shortlisting
Experience: The profile offered is not solely based on number crunching; rather, it is also focused on building industries by buying and selling market commodities. You are judged on your drive or excellence in any field, and on how good you are at convincing the panel.
Tips: Your resume will be scrutinized thoroughly and whatever you write in it must be well thought out.
Round: Interview
Experience: The interview is more like a conversation and you should try to direct it in the direction you like.
Tips: For puzzles: Approach important, not final answer,think aloud,take cues from interviewer,do not panic! They look for the ability to show that you can create an impact. Have knowledge on current affairs and happening around you- Overview + details about a few topics,take a stand on issues. Watch economic & political debates. Read blogs by economists, journalists as well as economic Times and magazine and discuss topics with friends.
Round: Interview
Tips: Have good appearance and posture,be professional and confident,know your resume well,relax and be yourself!
Skill Tips: "Need to be aware of the current affairs. One should know the top 5 headlines of the day before the interview and also on the day of the interview. As far as DB is concerned, there is no written test and CAT preparation should suffice. Even DB has a buddy program for shortlisted candidates. Brush up Probability & Statistics.""
Skills: Domian excellence, Ability to convince
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: The profile offered is not solely based on number crunching; rather, it is also focused on building industries by buying and selling market commodities. You are judged on your drive or excellence in any field, and on how good you are at convincing the panel.
Tips: Your resume will be scrutinized thoroughly and whatever you write in it must be well thought out.
Round: Interview
Experience: The interview is more like a conversation and you should try to direct it in the direction you like.
Tips: For puzzles: Approach important, not final answer,think aloud,take cues from interviewer,do not panic! They look for the ability to show that you can create an impact. Have knowledge on current affairs and happening around you- Overview + details about a few topics,take a stand on issues. Watch economic & political debates. Read blogs by economists, journalists as well as economic Times and magazine and discuss topics with friends.
Round: Interview
Tips: Have good appearance and posture,be professional and confident,know your resume well,relax and be yourself!
Skill Tips: "Need to be aware of the current affairs. One should know the top 5 headlines of the day before the interview and also on the day of the interview. As far as DB is concerned, there is no written test and CAT preparation should suffice. Even DB has a buddy program for shortlisted candidates. Brush up Probability & Statistics.""
Skills: Domian excellence, Ability to convince
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: resume shortlisitng
Tips: Resume format: 30 seconds, 1-2 page, formatting, alignment,clear, crisp, precise, use power words, state highest achievement,bullet points not exceeding a line,2-3 bullets under each main heading,get reviewed by seniors.For an Outstanding resume: Well written, aesthetic and impressive,2-3 peaks,weave story about achievements, leadership skills,dynamic, all rounder,ability to work under pressure,multi-task, handle challenges, perseverance and determination.
Round: Case Study Interview
Tips: Break down complex problem, structure the problem, approach more important than conclusion, multiple solutions possible, think out of the box, do not force fit frameworks, don’t over prepare!
Skill Tips: ""
Skills: Confidence, Interpersonal skills, Connect with the interviewer, Ability to think on your feet, Stress management, Problem-solving skill, Analytical ability, Logical thinking, Strategy making skill
College Name: IIT Madras
Tips: Resume format: 30 seconds, 1-2 page, formatting, alignment,clear, crisp, precise, use power words, state highest achievement,bullet points not exceeding a line,2-3 bullets under each main heading,get reviewed by seniors.For an Outstanding resume: Well written, aesthetic and impressive,2-3 peaks,weave story about achievements, leadership skills,dynamic, all rounder,ability to work under pressure,multi-task, handle challenges, perseverance and determination.
Round: Case Study Interview
Tips: Break down complex problem, structure the problem, approach more important than conclusion, multiple solutions possible, think out of the box, do not force fit frameworks, don’t over prepare!
Skill Tips: ""
Skills: Confidence, Interpersonal skills, Connect with the interviewer, Ability to think on your feet, Stress management, Problem-solving skill, Analytical ability, Logical thinking, Strategy making skill
College Name: IIT Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: resume shortlisting
Tips: The resume should represent what you stand for. The resume must be aesthetic, well written and impressive. They look for experience in pressure situations. When asked about yourself, just state some 2 or 3 important aspects and do NOT recite your resume. The resume should ideally be only a page long. The person reading the resume should know about you in 30s. Use power words. Tabular Format. Categorize your PoR’s into various categories. Start making a rough draft of your resume in the summer itself Make different resumes for different sectors Read your resume a 100 times over! Be ready with the final draft of your resume by October.
Round: Interview
Experience: The interview was for 20 mins.
Tips: The main motive of these cases is to see how you’ll perform in the work environment that is there in their office. Be original in the cases you solve and don’t follow frameworks. Solve a maximum of 10-15 cases. Practice with people who have already got placed in consult. Go through interactive cases from consulting firms like, Bain, Mckinsey, BCG. Remember that the interviewers like innovative answers
Round: Interview
Experience: The HR interview was for 5 mins.
Tips: Try and relate the HR questions to your life . Know what distinguishes you from the others. Prepare an answer for “Why consulting?”. Be prepared to answer questions about your internship. Throughout the interview, focus on “Why me?” not “How awesome I am”.
Skill Tips: ""Improve your awareness about the state of affairs in the country/world. Be opinionated and ready to take a stance on a particular event. All companies also look for a story that defines you. Prove that you stand out.""
Skills: Problem Solving, Practical Approach
College Name: IIT Madras
Tips: The resume should represent what you stand for. The resume must be aesthetic, well written and impressive. They look for experience in pressure situations. When asked about yourself, just state some 2 or 3 important aspects and do NOT recite your resume. The resume should ideally be only a page long. The person reading the resume should know about you in 30s. Use power words. Tabular Format. Categorize your PoR’s into various categories. Start making a rough draft of your resume in the summer itself Make different resumes for different sectors Read your resume a 100 times over! Be ready with the final draft of your resume by October.
Round: Interview
Experience: The interview was for 20 mins.
Tips: The main motive of these cases is to see how you’ll perform in the work environment that is there in their office. Be original in the cases you solve and don’t follow frameworks. Solve a maximum of 10-15 cases. Practice with people who have already got placed in consult. Go through interactive cases from consulting firms like, Bain, Mckinsey, BCG. Remember that the interviewers like innovative answers
Round: Interview
Experience: The HR interview was for 5 mins.
Tips: Try and relate the HR questions to your life . Know what distinguishes you from the others. Prepare an answer for “Why consulting?”. Be prepared to answer questions about your internship. Throughout the interview, focus on “Why me?” not “How awesome I am”.
Skill Tips: ""Improve your awareness about the state of affairs in the country/world. Be opinionated and ready to take a stance on a particular event. All companies also look for a story that defines you. Prove that you stand out.""
Skills: Problem Solving, Practical Approach
College Name: IIT Madras
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Based on a situation
- Q2. Write a .small C code
- Q3. Simple puzzles about colored balls probability
- Q4. What Is the probability of it raining today in Chennai?
- Q5. Find the probability that India will win the next Cricket World Cup
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
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
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. NAND, NOR structures and their sizing and how they would vary depending on loads
- Q2. Timing analysis questions
- Q3. Design flow for a chip development
- Q4. Questions on timings. delay in digital circuits
- Q5. Where energy is consumed in transistors?
- Q6. Based on given situation
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
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
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions on projects/internships
- Q2. A modelling problem
- Q3. A DSA problem
- Q4. Explaining your B.Te·ch I intern project
- Q5. Explaining other projects
- Q6. General intent in life and lurure plans if any
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
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
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
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
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions on Copenhagen Summit, carbon dioxide density, carbon monoxide properties
- Q2. Why IOCL?
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
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
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
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Help a Vancouver based company's innovotion cell to enter India's rural market
- Q2. Decide whether a copper processing unit should be near the mine or market
- Q3. Whether banks should roll out ATM's or outsource them
- Q4. How to invest Rs.500 crore in the power sector
- Q5. Why do you think you fit into the scheme of things?
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
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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