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4 Dec 2024
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4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: There were 10 people per GD. One needs to be vocal and firm on his stance and present logical points.After this,6-7 people were shortlisted for the interview.
Duration: 12-15 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Only one round of about 30-45 minutes took place. Questions were resume-based and any resume point which
shows that you can think out of the box will help.Good POR helps and standard consult company questions were also asked. After this round,only 2 were selected.
General Tips: Placement preparation is enough and reading newspaper may help.Read about the company and know what KPMG means,etc.Interview is slightly informal so don’t be nervous and be courteous instead.
Skills: Well balanced individual., Should be able to strike a conversation from nothing., Easily approachable., Team player.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: There were 10 people per GD. One needs to be vocal and firm on his stance and present logical points.After this,6-7 people were shortlisted for the interview.
Duration: 12-15 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Only one round of about 30-45 minutes took place. Questions were resume-based and any resume point which
shows that you can think out of the box will help.Good POR helps and standard consult company questions were also asked. After this round,only 2 were selected.
General Tips: Placement preparation is enough and reading newspaper may help.Read about the company and know what KPMG means,etc.Interview is slightly informal so don’t be nervous and be courteous instead.
Skills: Well balanced individual., Should be able to strike a conversation from nothing., Easily approachable., Team player.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: HR Interview
Experience: 1. Detailed Questions about Ocean Engineering Courses. Very Few from Naval Architecture.2. Major courses tested were Analysis of Offshore Structures and Structural Mechanics.3. Questions about DDP were also asked.
Tips: It is a 30-45 Minutes Interview. So be prepared!
Skill Tips: 1. Prepare for Basic courses. 2. Be thorough with your DDP.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: 1. Detailed Questions about Ocean Engineering Courses. Very Few from Naval Architecture.2. Major courses tested were Analysis of Offshore Structures and Structural Mechanics.3. Questions about DDP were also asked.
Tips: It is a 30-45 Minutes Interview. So be prepared!
Skill Tips: 1. Prepare for Basic courses. 2. Be thorough with your DDP.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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posted on 30 Jun 2015
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Shortlisting was based on resume.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: One round of 30 minutes interview took place. No coding questions were asked. Questions on data analytics and like "Why would you fit in?" were asked.
General Tips: Check out what they expect from candidates on their website. Highlight relevant points.Probability required is 12th standard level.Limit to single page.You can mention relevant points in interview which are not present in your resume.
Skills: Presence of mind., Communication skills., Should have a data analytics background., Good in probability and statistics.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Shortlisting was based on resume.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: One round of 30 minutes interview took place. No coding questions were asked. Questions on data analytics and like "Why would you fit in?" were asked.
General Tips: Check out what they expect from candidates on their website. Highlight relevant points.Probability required is 12th standard level.Limit to single page.You can mention relevant points in interview which are not present in your resume.
Skills: Presence of mind., Communication skills., Should have a data analytics background., Good in probability and statistics.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Shortlisted 8 students from resumes for interview.
Parameters for shortlisting (at each stage of process):Varied ResumeAny work done in FGPACG - I had CGPA of 8.66Internship - Was an Intern at QualcommProjects - Digital IC Design-used Standard Cell Design,Wireless-OFDMsynchronization and channel estimation,Automatic speech recognition)
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Only 1 round of interview was taken.No HR round and only Technical Questions were asked.
Basics in our courses(state diagrams etc.) were tested.Concepts were explained and was asked questions. So, skill ofgrasping and applying were also testedSpeed didn’t matter. How aproblem was approached,thought were testedNo knowledge regarding minors/electives tested.
For Core:No courses/electives looked at(as nothing related to FPGA is taught)Nothing related to BTP/DDP
Tips: Good skills of maths might help.
In the interview, in 2nd question which was mentioned, whether repetition isallowed or not was asked by the candidate.This really mattered as that was theonly thing different he has done from the person who did an intern in FPGA andit might helped in getting selected finally :)
Skills: Grasping Power, Approaching a Problem, Thought Process, Math Skills, C++, C, Python, Matlab, Networks, Digital Signal Processing, Data Structures , Digital Systems, Algorithms
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Shortlisted 8 students from resumes for interview.
Parameters for shortlisting (at each stage of process):Varied ResumeAny work done in FGPACG - I had CGPA of 8.66Internship - Was an Intern at QualcommProjects - Digital IC Design-used Standard Cell Design,Wireless-OFDMsynchronization and channel estimation,Automatic speech recognition)
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Only 1 round of interview was taken.No HR round and only Technical Questions were asked.
Basics in our courses(state diagrams etc.) were tested.Concepts were explained and was asked questions. So, skill ofgrasping and applying were also testedSpeed didn’t matter. How aproblem was approached,thought were testedNo knowledge regarding minors/electives tested.
For Core:No courses/electives looked at(as nothing related to FPGA is taught)Nothing related to BTP/DDP
Tips: Good skills of maths might help.
In the interview, in 2nd question which was mentioned, whether repetition isallowed or not was asked by the candidate.This really mattered as that was theonly thing different he has done from the person who did an intern in FPGA andit might helped in getting selected finally :)
Skills: Grasping Power, Approaching a Problem, Thought Process, Math Skills, C++, C, Python, Matlab, Networks, Digital Signal Processing, Data Structures , Digital Systems, Algorithms
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Shortlisted on CGPA>8
Round: Test
Experience: Only one test was conducted on data interpretations and then shortlisting based on test scores was done.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Group discussion was conducted and mostly related to their sector topics were given.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interview was of only one round and in it both HR and technical were completed in 15 minutes.
Skill Tips: Quantifying most of things in your resume and also in interview would give a good impression.Internships also does matter and questions on AVOVA in statistical courses are also focused.For chemical dept, Statistical design and analysis of experiments course gives the edge over others.Questions related to logistic regress were also asked.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Shortlisted on CGPA>8
Round: Test
Experience: Only one test was conducted on data interpretations and then shortlisting based on test scores was done.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Group discussion was conducted and mostly related to their sector topics were given.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interview was of only one round and in it both HR and technical were completed in 15 minutes.
Skill Tips: Quantifying most of things in your resume and also in interview would give a good impression.Internships also does matter and questions on AVOVA in statistical courses are also focused.For chemical dept, Statistical design and analysis of experiments course gives the edge over others.Questions related to logistic regress were also asked.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Initial shortlisting was based on resume where CGPA cutoff was around 8.
Round: Test
Experience: Questions were related to Data interpretation and Aptitude,which mostly tests a person's patience too.Around 20-25 were shortlisted after this round.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Questions relating to case studies and course done in your maths were asked.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: In this round,the candidate was asked to talk about himself, his qualities and mostly the activities he was involved in the past 4-5 years of his life.
Skill Tips: A proper revision of math courses will also be useful during interviews and can do much better by having preparation in case studies.
Skills: Good communication skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Initial shortlisting was based on resume where CGPA cutoff was around 8.
Round: Test
Experience: Questions were related to Data interpretation and Aptitude,which mostly tests a person's patience too.Around 20-25 were shortlisted after this round.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Questions relating to case studies and course done in your maths were asked.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: In this round,the candidate was asked to talk about himself, his qualities and mostly the activities he was involved in the past 4-5 years of his life.
Skill Tips: A proper revision of math courses will also be useful during interviews and can do much better by having preparation in case studies.
Skills: Good communication skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: You will be asked to submit your profiles in a very short notice. Last time they asked just 15 days before the start of placement season It is a Day 3 company.
Tips: Put co curricular achievements that showcase leadership.Attach well verified proofs for all the PORs.
Round: Test
Experience: The questions in the test will be very basic.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: There is a good chance of clearing GD.
Round: HR Interview
Tips: Be thorough with your core courses. Try to be rational and stay cool.
Skill Tips: Do not panic. Good companies come after day 5 also. Keep your calm and focus your efforts and thoughts.Prepare for a focussed set of companies. Aiming efforts at multiple companies willprove hazardous. Have a clear priority sorted out.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: You will be asked to submit your profiles in a very short notice. Last time they asked just 15 days before the start of placement season It is a Day 3 company.
Tips: Put co curricular achievements that showcase leadership.Attach well verified proofs for all the PORs.
Round: Test
Experience: The questions in the test will be very basic.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: There is a good chance of clearing GD.
Round: HR Interview
Tips: Be thorough with your core courses. Try to be rational and stay cool.
Skill Tips: Do not panic. Good companies come after day 5 also. Keep your calm and focus your efforts and thoughts.Prepare for a focussed set of companies. Aiming efforts at multiple companies willprove hazardous. Have a clear priority sorted out.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: To appear for test CG cut off -7.0. English and Basic aptitude/logical reasoning questions were asked. Basic coding questions and identifying errors in the program were there.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was a 30-40 minutes round where questions were asked resume-based. Aerospace students were asked basic aero questions based on Navier Stokes equation,etc. There were no coding questions.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was a 15 minutes round where only some standard questions were asked.
Skill Tips: Courses in control systems might help but are not compulsory.Just describe one or two projects from your courses & BTP, which should be enough.Ensure that you know about the company well. BTP was very useful in my interview for Honeywell, it is not in their area of interest but he was just impressed by the project details. If you are applying for a core interview BTPs will definitely help.
Skills: Basic coding knowledge, Good aptitude, Willing to learn new things.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: To appear for test CG cut off -7.0. English and Basic aptitude/logical reasoning questions were asked. Basic coding questions and identifying errors in the program were there.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was a 30-40 minutes round where questions were asked resume-based. Aerospace students were asked basic aero questions based on Navier Stokes equation,etc. There were no coding questions.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was a 15 minutes round where only some standard questions were asked.
Skill Tips: Courses in control systems might help but are not compulsory.Just describe one or two projects from your courses & BTP, which should be enough.Ensure that you know about the company well. BTP was very useful in my interview for Honeywell, it is not in their area of interest but he was just impressed by the project details. If you are applying for a core interview BTPs will definitely help.
Skills: Basic coding knowledge, Good aptitude, Willing to learn new things.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The questions asked will test your personality, psychology.It’s a MCQ test having 4 choices.We have to solve 120 Questions in 1 hour duration
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 120
Round: Test
Experience: It’s a basic level test and you should write it from your hostel rooms.This test is used to judge our speed at solving simple problems. 20 questions will have to be answered in 20 minutes.
Tips: TIME material will be useful to crack this test. Make sure you bring calculators for the test
Duration: 20 minutes
Total Questions: 20
Round: Other Interview
Experience: The questions will be of the kind: Why do you want to apply for the shell? Why should we recruit you? After the 3 tests the company will shortlist the candidates for the interview.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The shortlisted candidates will be having a casestudy 1 day before the interview. In this casestudy you need to show team spirit to them.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Technical interview is the final challenge. Mostly interview is done by HR ,where questions from your test 1 will be asked and thereby check your personality (do not write fabricated answers in test 1 as they are related to your personality).
Tips: If you think you have a chance of getting selected after 3 tests, put in your full efforts, or else it would be impossible to get a spot.Selection will be based on overall score of tests, casestudy and interview. It will not be based only on interview. Be thorough with the project /internship mentioned in your resume. They will ask you a lot of questions on this point. So be well prepared on your internship/project work.Make sure that you are consistent, honest in your interview because they will judge you from the answers in psychometric test.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: The questions asked will test your personality, psychology.It’s a MCQ test having 4 choices.We have to solve 120 Questions in 1 hour duration
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 120
Round: Test
Experience: It’s a basic level test and you should write it from your hostel rooms.This test is used to judge our speed at solving simple problems. 20 questions will have to be answered in 20 minutes.
Tips: TIME material will be useful to crack this test. Make sure you bring calculators for the test
Duration: 20 minutes
Total Questions: 20
Round: Other Interview
Experience: The questions will be of the kind: Why do you want to apply for the shell? Why should we recruit you? After the 3 tests the company will shortlist the candidates for the interview.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The shortlisted candidates will be having a casestudy 1 day before the interview. In this casestudy you need to show team spirit to them.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Technical interview is the final challenge. Mostly interview is done by HR ,where questions from your test 1 will be asked and thereby check your personality (do not write fabricated answers in test 1 as they are related to your personality).
Tips: If you think you have a chance of getting selected after 3 tests, put in your full efforts, or else it would be impossible to get a spot.Selection will be based on overall score of tests, casestudy and interview. It will not be based only on interview. Be thorough with the project /internship mentioned in your resume. They will ask you a lot of questions on this point. So be well prepared on your internship/project work.Make sure that you are consistent, honest in your interview because they will judge you from the answers in psychometric test.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: the resumes were given in November. We were given a questionnaire form with general HR questions answers to which will reflect our personality.
Tips: Do mention all the PORs, cocurricular,extracurricular activities done by you. Take care of typos that might creep in.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: 30 to 40 people will be shortlisted for this.It was around 1 hour.If you have a good cg, then you might get questions like "why don't you app?".
Tips: You should be through with your projects; be confident with your theory. Familiarize yourself with supply chain, handling projects, things about handling people, optimization, production cycles, etc.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Selected 10 to 12 people will be called for this.The questions depend on your interviewer.General questions like even on your family or whatever the interviewer is interested in you. Only 4 to 5 people will be selected.
Tips: Don't black out at any point of time.They expect honesty in your answers.The questionnaire will be compared to what you say during interviews. So don't try to exaggerate.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: the resumes were given in November. We were given a questionnaire form with general HR questions answers to which will reflect our personality.
Tips: Do mention all the PORs, cocurricular,extracurricular activities done by you. Take care of typos that might creep in.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: 30 to 40 people will be shortlisted for this.It was around 1 hour.If you have a good cg, then you might get questions like "why don't you app?".
Tips: You should be through with your projects; be confident with your theory. Familiarize yourself with supply chain, handling projects, things about handling people, optimization, production cycles, etc.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Selected 10 to 12 people will be called for this.The questions depend on your interviewer.General questions like even on your family or whatever the interviewer is interested in you. Only 4 to 5 people will be selected.
Tips: Don't black out at any point of time.They expect honesty in your answers.The questionnaire will be compared to what you say during interviews. So don't try to exaggerate.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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