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Shaik Manzoor Ilahi me15m127
posted on 4 Dec 2016
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. B.Tech project
- Q2. Basic mechanical questions
- Q3. As i am from manufacturing engineering, basic questions from it
- Q4. Questions were asked about the Lab experiments and machines/devices used which I included in my resume
- Q5. Introduce yourself
- Q6. Why Mahindra and what do you know about it
- Q7. How was your previous technical round? (They like you being frank)
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Tips: CGPA-8.5+
Round: Test
Experience: Technical had 50 questions.Other sections had 25 each
Tips: Be quick and manage your time well
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Questions: 125
Round: Test
Experience: Assessment of behaviour. Shortlisted from this has been called for interview
Tips: Be yourself while answering the test. Be cool
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 80
Round: Test
Experience: This round is not for screening. This is just to keep a record of your capabilities for the interview panel
Tips: This may have added advantage for your final selection
Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Lasted for 30 minutes
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Highlight your achievements and awards,managerial abilities in introduce yourself
Go through some videos to know about Mahindra company and MRV,Chennai (They love to hear about the company)
I performed extremely well in this round which boosted the chances of getting selected
Skills: Practical Expertise With Your Laboratories, Managerial
College Name: IIT Madras
Tips: CGPA-8.5+
Round: Test
Experience: Technical had 50 questions.Other sections had 25 each
Tips: Be quick and manage your time well
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Questions: 125
Round: Test
Experience: Assessment of behaviour. Shortlisted from this has been called for interview
Tips: Be yourself while answering the test. Be cool
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 80
Round: Test
Experience: This round is not for screening. This is just to keep a record of your capabilities for the interview panel
Tips: This may have added advantage for your final selection
Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Lasted for 30 minutes
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Highlight your achievements and awards,managerial abilities in introduce yourself
Go through some videos to know about Mahindra company and MRV,Chennai (They love to hear about the company)
I performed extremely well in this round which boosted the chances of getting selected
Skills: Practical Expertise With Your Laboratories, Managerial
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Was tested about my skills in data structures and my way of approach during solving the problem
- Q2. Was asked about my projects
- Q3. One more rigorous session on my project.
- Q4. It was peace and they just wanted to know why PayPal
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The exam was purely
Cs based
Weigtage was given to coding question almost.
Tips: Revise data structures and be through with algorithms
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 10
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: They asked us deep questions s about the project and asked us to apply it to any situation PayPal faces
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: The exam was purely
Cs based
Weigtage was given to coding question almost.
Tips: Revise data structures and be through with algorithms
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 10
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: They asked us deep questions s about the project and asked us to apply it to any situation PayPal faces
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I think they put a CG cut off of >7.5 (not sure about the number)
Tips: Nothing specific
Round: Test
Experience: HR
They will try to check your character. What kind of person you are. What will you do in certain situations. Which values you hold important, and certain questions about your past - achievements etc. Note that there were hardly any standard HR interview questions - they prepare questions specific to their requirements as they are going to revolve a major part of your interview (if selected around you).
Quant
This is the most important section of the test.
Its not the normal MCQ aptitude questions. Its subjective questions and you are expected to solve them with every step. They involve puzzles, probability, general quant and all. Fundaes need to be clear, of course you can't guess them.
Coding
Few theoretical questions like definition types. Also, output types - certain codes will be given and you are to compute the outputs. And algorithms for simple codes like factorial, fibonacci, searching or sorting. Few questions will also involve data structures, and they may as well go to linked list and Inheritance (Object Oriented Programming)
Finance
Basic questions. Must be aware of basic financial terms - like what is bond, what is equity, mutual funds etc. And, the questions are like supported with guidelines for you to understand the context and then solve. Nothing high funda
Tips: HR
Be what you are. They are going to look at it from every angle - put you in different situations, if you try to project something else - chances are they will catch you. I don't think (not sure) this is evaluated for interview selection process.
Quant
You need to be really strong here and score well to be shortlisted for the interview.
Coding
They should see you are interested in coding and know coding decently well. As they are checking for aptitude and quant mostly, they are okay with a decently good performance in coding.
Finance
Same as coding. They just want to see you are enthusiastic about finance and are ready to learn more, after having knowing basics.
As long as you crack quant, and do just fine in coding and finance you'll get through. I think (not sure), they do have an individual cut off for last 3 sections - coding and finance cut offs are lower than quant though. Quant is the most important section!
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: Interview will be easier - they know you have good aptitude and quant for having cracked the test. Its more like a conversation to check where your skills and interests lie. A couple of questions from probability and puzzles are put through
Tips: They should see your enthusiasm and interests in finance and how well you fit into their firm - depending on your answers to the HR part of the test and questions like - Why finance? Why FinMechanics? Why not core? Why not higher studies?
Round: HR Interview
Experience: In the previous round, there were multiple panels of 2 people each, now all 8-10 people are in a single panel interviewing you. Questions from your HR part of the test - Why this? Why not that? What will you do in this situation? Given two companies, which do you prefer? Given two types of work, which will you prefer?
Tips: Nothing specific - Be yourself. Recall your test answers. Be prepared and confident
Skills: Basic aptitude and probability, communication skills, confidence, HR
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: I think they put a CG cut off of >7.5 (not sure about the number)
Tips: Nothing specific
Round: Test
Experience: HR
They will try to check your character. What kind of person you are. What will you do in certain situations. Which values you hold important, and certain questions about your past - achievements etc. Note that there were hardly any standard HR interview questions - they prepare questions specific to their requirements as they are going to revolve a major part of your interview (if selected around you).
Quant
This is the most important section of the test.
Its not the normal MCQ aptitude questions. Its subjective questions and you are expected to solve them with every step. They involve puzzles, probability, general quant and all. Fundaes need to be clear, of course you can't guess them.
Coding
Few theoretical questions like definition types. Also, output types - certain codes will be given and you are to compute the outputs. And algorithms for simple codes like factorial, fibonacci, searching or sorting. Few questions will also involve data structures, and they may as well go to linked list and Inheritance (Object Oriented Programming)
Finance
Basic questions. Must be aware of basic financial terms - like what is bond, what is equity, mutual funds etc. And, the questions are like supported with guidelines for you to understand the context and then solve. Nothing high funda
Tips: HR
Be what you are. They are going to look at it from every angle - put you in different situations, if you try to project something else - chances are they will catch you. I don't think (not sure) this is evaluated for interview selection process.
Quant
You need to be really strong here and score well to be shortlisted for the interview.
Coding
They should see you are interested in coding and know coding decently well. As they are checking for aptitude and quant mostly, they are okay with a decently good performance in coding.
Finance
Same as coding. They just want to see you are enthusiastic about finance and are ready to learn more, after having knowing basics.
As long as you crack quant, and do just fine in coding and finance you'll get through. I think (not sure), they do have an individual cut off for last 3 sections - coding and finance cut offs are lower than quant though. Quant is the most important section!
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: Interview will be easier - they know you have good aptitude and quant for having cracked the test. Its more like a conversation to check where your skills and interests lie. A couple of questions from probability and puzzles are put through
Tips: They should see your enthusiasm and interests in finance and how well you fit into their firm - depending on your answers to the HR part of the test and questions like - Why finance? Why FinMechanics? Why not core? Why not higher studies?
Round: HR Interview
Experience: In the previous round, there were multiple panels of 2 people each, now all 8-10 people are in a single panel interviewing you. Questions from your HR part of the test - Why this? Why not that? What will you do in this situation? Given two companies, which do you prefer? Given two types of work, which will you prefer?
Tips: Nothing specific - Be yourself. Recall your test answers. Be prepared and confident
Skills: Basic aptitude and probability, communication skills, confidence, HR
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. How you find loop in a linked list
- Q2. What is LRU, MRU and LFU
- Q3. Camel banana problem
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: coding test in hacker rank. can code in any language except in C and C++.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 2
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: In technical round the questions are on OS, basics of C(mainly in linked lists) and maths puzzle
They mostly see how you are approaching towards a problem.
It is first time that I heard the camel banana problem. So I struggled for some time and came up with a solution. He said he liked the approach but it can be optimized.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: It started with explain about yourselves. and then he asked to explain about one project with technical details. Later he asked me to explain binary search for a guy who don't know much of technical knowledge. He continued with why we only do 2 partitions why can we make it up to 3. Later he asked me what I liked most in my mobile phone. I said chatting apps. So he asked me that if I was hired as a developer to make a chatting app how will I do it.
Tips: way of thinking and way of approaching towards a problem.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: This round was focused mainly on whether I like to work in Bangalore or not. How I first heard about Symantec. how I will suit for the company. what are my future plans.
Skills: C, OS, Math Puzzles
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: coding test in hacker rank. can code in any language except in C and C++.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 2
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: In technical round the questions are on OS, basics of C(mainly in linked lists) and maths puzzle
They mostly see how you are approaching towards a problem.
It is first time that I heard the camel banana problem. So I struggled for some time and came up with a solution. He said he liked the approach but it can be optimized.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: It started with explain about yourselves. and then he asked to explain about one project with technical details. Later he asked me to explain binary search for a guy who don't know much of technical knowledge. He continued with why we only do 2 partitions why can we make it up to 3. Later he asked me what I liked most in my mobile phone. I said chatting apps. So he asked me that if I was hired as a developer to make a chatting app how will I do it.
Tips: way of thinking and way of approaching towards a problem.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: This round was focused mainly on whether I like to work in Bangalore or not. How I first heard about Symantec. how I will suit for the company. what are my future plans.
Skills: C, OS, Math Puzzles
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. About mtech project
- Q2. About yourself and family
- Q3. Strengths and weaknesses
- Q4. Passion
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Shortlisted for interview based on resume
Tips: Be simple and precise in resume
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Completely focussed on mtech project and resume.
Tips: Be well prepared about project and whatever ypu put in resume
Round: HR Interview
Experience: General hr questions only asked in interview
Tips: Confident and quick answers for questions about yourself which shows how much you know about yourself
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Shortlisted for interview based on resume
Tips: Be simple and precise in resume
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Completely focussed on mtech project and resume.
Tips: Be well prepared about project and whatever ypu put in resume
Round: HR Interview
Experience: General hr questions only asked in interview
Tips: Confident and quick answers for questions about yourself which shows how much you know about yourself
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Time was more than sufficient. Most of the questions were conceptual and very easy without major calculations.
Tips: Subjects:
Heat and mass transfer, Gas turbine engine, Design of machine elements, strength of material etc.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview was divided into 5 steps.
(i) Introduction considering your resume.(i.e. your projects, achievements, field of interest, motivation etc.)
(ii) Logical understanding: Various statistical graphs (e.g. normal distribution curve) were given. I was given a design failure problem related to it. Using graph I had to show a probable solution region in the graph.
(iii) Picture understanding: I was shown a picture and had to identify the system.(It was a front propeller system of conventional aircraft. It was containing a propeller, gear box, blade angle shifting mechanism, its lubrication system, various valves etc.)
(iv) Few topics (around 10) were written on a paper. I had to choose one topic and had to explain it in detail with examples.(one of the topic: Design optimization)
(v) Chit-chat: They will ask you about their company. You can also ask your doubts.(So be prepared with at least 2-3 questions which you can ask them.)
Tips: Your course projects, BTP & MTP carries a HUUUUUGE weight. Try to attach each project with a motivation behind their execution. They don't consider depth of research but they do like it if you have a proper reason behind selecting it. and most important of all Keep your head cool.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: I introduced myself. Then they asked few common HR questions. One of the guy from interview panel got more excited about one of my project. So he kept asking questions related to it. I answered all of them.
Skills: Finite Element Modeling - FEM, Strength Of Materials, Logical Thinking
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Time was more than sufficient. Most of the questions were conceptual and very easy without major calculations.
Tips: Subjects:
Heat and mass transfer, Gas turbine engine, Design of machine elements, strength of material etc.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview was divided into 5 steps.
(i) Introduction considering your resume.(i.e. your projects, achievements, field of interest, motivation etc.)
(ii) Logical understanding: Various statistical graphs (e.g. normal distribution curve) were given. I was given a design failure problem related to it. Using graph I had to show a probable solution region in the graph.
(iii) Picture understanding: I was shown a picture and had to identify the system.(It was a front propeller system of conventional aircraft. It was containing a propeller, gear box, blade angle shifting mechanism, its lubrication system, various valves etc.)
(iv) Few topics (around 10) were written on a paper. I had to choose one topic and had to explain it in detail with examples.(one of the topic: Design optimization)
(v) Chit-chat: They will ask you about their company. You can also ask your doubts.(So be prepared with at least 2-3 questions which you can ask them.)
Tips: Your course projects, BTP & MTP carries a HUUUUUGE weight. Try to attach each project with a motivation behind their execution. They don't consider depth of research but they do like it if you have a proper reason behind selecting it. and most important of all Keep your head cool.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: I introduced myself. Then they asked few common HR questions. One of the guy from interview panel got more excited about one of my project. So he kept asking questions related to it. I answered all of them.
Skills: Finite Element Modeling - FEM, Strength Of Materials, Logical Thinking
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
7 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. They asked about my experience
- Q2. Gave a diagram and asked to identify a specific part of engine
- Q3. Asked about what I learned rather than what they wanted and they'll identify whether we have what they want. An excellent selection process!!
- Q4. Strength and weakness,
- Q5. Introduction
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: shortlisting of resumes
Tips: job experience is an advantage, I hope.
Round: Test
Experience: thermal, design questions...need to know basic knowledge
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Test
Experience: Quick interpretation of relevant data from a pool of data
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Problem Statement
Experience: You'll be given a A3 sheet and a marker pen. Then you will be asked to write your qualities to market yourselves. They'll test everything in you. So be careful about choosing your qualities to present.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I did pretty well, highlighted my job experience. It all depends on what you present to them and how you impress them with that. Be careful, you should sell them what they want.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: A thorough examination of one's personality. Please disguise your strength as weakness and sell.
Skills: Technical Skill, Data Interpretation, HR Skills, Work Experience, Presence Of Mind, relieving pressure
College Name: iit madras
Experience: shortlisting of resumes
Tips: job experience is an advantage, I hope.
Round: Test
Experience: thermal, design questions...need to know basic knowledge
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Test
Experience: Quick interpretation of relevant data from a pool of data
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Problem Statement
Experience: You'll be given a A3 sheet and a marker pen. Then you will be asked to write your qualities to market yourselves. They'll test everything in you. So be careful about choosing your qualities to present.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I did pretty well, highlighted my job experience. It all depends on what you present to them and how you impress them with that. Be careful, you should sell them what they want.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: A thorough examination of one's personality. Please disguise your strength as weakness and sell.
Skills: Technical Skill, Data Interpretation, HR Skills, Work Experience, Presence Of Mind, relieving pressure
College Name: iit madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Basic coding questions on stacks, algorithms
- Q2. Having Analytical skills is also essential
- Q3. Puzzles were asked at the end. Solving all basic standard puzzles is also essential
- Q4. Problems on array manipulations
- Q5. Finding duplicate element in the array
- Q6. Questions on your projects don in institute
- Q7. Basic questions on your background, family details
- Q8. Be comfortable while talking about your commitment towards the company
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Tips: Be confidant while solving the problems and also have basic idea on what the profile is about.
Skills: Coding Skills And Knowledge On Data Structures, Analytical Skills, Big Data Analytics
College Name: IIT Madras
Tips: Be confidant while solving the problems and also have basic idea on what the profile is about.
Skills: Coding Skills And Knowledge On Data Structures, Analytical Skills, Big Data Analytics
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
9 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Introduce yourself
- Q2. Tell me about your project and its applications
- Q3. Favorite subject and basic questions from it
- Q4. What is the angle between minute and hour hand for a particular time ?
- Q5. Common hr questions , explain your life journey from school to IIT
- Q6. Questions based on resume
- Q7. Why do want to join this company as you are shortlisted for 7 more companies which are more core profile jobs than this?
- Q8. What if you are not shortlisted after 7 rounds ?
- Q9. Which all places you have visited in India?
- Q10. About my hobbies
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Around 300 people where shortlisted based on resume
Round: Test
Experience: Around 120 students where shortlisted based on the test
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Many great points where discussed in the gd like:
'+' is an user defined function (eg -power function,2^3 =8 )
Two + three = 8 alphabets
Less input ,more output ,thus more efficiency
power of teamwork resulting in more output etc
30 where shortlisted out of 10 gd groups
Tips: Be confident & speak more than once.
Scribble whatever points you get onto a paper.
First speaker has an added advantage.
Try to appreciate others points if its good
Duration: 10 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview was easy and cool ,12 people where shortlisted for next round.
Tips: have a good idea about your project and speak confidently
Round: Case study and developing algorithm
Experience: 2 algorithm to find defect based on histograms for 4 different cases were given and we were asked to find which one is best and suitable modifications for the algorithm. This round basically tests your problem solving skills.
Time-30 min
Tips: First try to understand the problem and algorithm properly before moving onto the questions
Round: interview based on Case study
Experience: Basically we have to explain our answers for the previous round
4 were selected to next round
Round: behavioral + hr + guess estimate interview
Experience: initially questions where asked like ,
why kla ?
Are you okay to travel as the job requires 70% international travel
Where do you find ten years from now?
some question about what company does ?
Asked to guess estimate the total warranty claim cost for a product to be sold ?
This interview took more than an hour
3 where shortlisted to last round ..phew :)
Tips: Never give up . Try to think and answer ,don't give any sudden answers .Study in detail about the company and what it does.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: This round was easier than previous round
At last after all these rounds two persons were selected and i was one among them. My First interview at IIT M and my first job :)
Tips: Be yourself and be cool
Skills: Problem Solving Abilties, Presence Of Mind, Confidence, Inter Person Communication Skills, Speed And Accuracy In Aptitude
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Around 300 people where shortlisted based on resume
Round: Test
Experience: Around 120 students where shortlisted based on the test
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Many great points where discussed in the gd like:
'+' is an user defined function (eg -power function,2^3 =8 )
Two + three = 8 alphabets
Less input ,more output ,thus more efficiency
power of teamwork resulting in more output etc
30 where shortlisted out of 10 gd groups
Tips: Be confident & speak more than once.
Scribble whatever points you get onto a paper.
First speaker has an added advantage.
Try to appreciate others points if its good
Duration: 10 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview was easy and cool ,12 people where shortlisted for next round.
Tips: have a good idea about your project and speak confidently
Round: Case study and developing algorithm
Experience: 2 algorithm to find defect based on histograms for 4 different cases were given and we were asked to find which one is best and suitable modifications for the algorithm. This round basically tests your problem solving skills.
Time-30 min
Tips: First try to understand the problem and algorithm properly before moving onto the questions
Round: interview based on Case study
Experience: Basically we have to explain our answers for the previous round
4 were selected to next round
Round: behavioral + hr + guess estimate interview
Experience: initially questions where asked like ,
why kla ?
Are you okay to travel as the job requires 70% international travel
Where do you find ten years from now?
some question about what company does ?
Asked to guess estimate the total warranty claim cost for a product to be sold ?
This interview took more than an hour
3 where shortlisted to last round ..phew :)
Tips: Never give up . Try to think and answer ,don't give any sudden answers .Study in detail about the company and what it does.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: This round was easier than previous round
At last after all these rounds two persons were selected and i was one among them. My First interview at IIT M and my first job :)
Tips: Be yourself and be cool
Skills: Problem Solving Abilties, Presence Of Mind, Confidence, Inter Person Communication Skills, Speed And Accuracy In Aptitude
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: They were looking for a good CGPA and good projects and internships in the core sector.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview mostly revolved around the projects and internships mentioned in resume.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR round was quite standard and it was aimed at getting to know how interested are we in taking up the job and what our future plans are.
Skills: Technical Analysis, Mechanical Engineering
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: They were looking for a good CGPA and good projects and internships in the core sector.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview mostly revolved around the projects and internships mentioned in resume.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR round was quite standard and it was aimed at getting to know how interested are we in taking up the job and what our future plans are.
Skills: Technical Analysis, Mechanical Engineering
College Name: IIT Madras
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