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Updated
4 Dec 2024
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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 Questions
- Q1. Introduction to Shell
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
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Tips: Emphasize more on your projects and internships. Be thorough with them.If you have any sports achievements, please add it to the resume.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 3 topics of group discussion. While the students discuss a topic they are asked to pause and shift to another topic.
Tips: Be confident and keep your points through. A concept brush through material emphasizing the important concepts in each of the corecourses would be shared by the branch councillor. .
Round: Group Activity
Experience: Students will be given topics to speak about.
Tips: Dont Panic
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Tips: Emphasize more on your projects and internships. Be thorough with them.If you have any sports achievements, please add it to the resume.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 3 topics of group discussion. While the students discuss a topic they are asked to pause and shift to another topic.
Tips: Be confident and keep your points through. A concept brush through material emphasizing the important concepts in each of the corecourses would be shared by the branch councillor. .
Round: Group Activity
Experience: Students will be given topics to speak about.
Tips: Dont Panic
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The company expects all aspirants to fill out a form provided by them. This contains questions that ask aspirants to mention the Tech oriented Projects done and scholarships/ awards won. HR questions include questions like Events that influenced the candidate the most.
Tips: Put cocurricular achievements that showcase leadership. Highlight all Tech related activities. Be completely confident about the projects that are on the resume. Highlight internship details that are related to the activities of HUL. An FMCG internship adds brownie points.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 12 days before interview the GD is conducted. The attendees of GD will include BTechs, Mtechs, PhDs of Chemical and Mechanical engineering. Candidates are expected to go in formals. Topics of GD include situation based topics like factory’s case study.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: First stage: Usually lasts 30 minutes. This interview is majorly Technical. The candidate is asked to specify a topic of interest on which further questions will be asked. Extensive and intrusive questions about the internship done will also be asked.
Tips: Do not choose topics that you are not entirely thorough with. Also,even if the interviewer asks about the previous company's personal details, beyond a stage, do not divulge. They wouldn’t want you doing the same with their company.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Lasts for around 45 mins to 1 hours. It is usually telephonic. Standard HR questions will be asked.The company expects the students to have great capability of handling human relationships as they will be working with factory workers on a day to day basis.
Tips: prepare for a focussed set of companies. Aiming efforts at multiple companies will prove hazardous. Have a clear priority sorted out.
General Tips: Do not panic. Good companies come after day 5 also.Keep your calm and focus your efforts and thoughts.
Skills: analytical skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: The company expects all aspirants to fill out a form provided by them. This contains questions that ask aspirants to mention the Tech oriented Projects done and scholarships/ awards won. HR questions include questions like Events that influenced the candidate the most.
Tips: Put cocurricular achievements that showcase leadership. Highlight all Tech related activities. Be completely confident about the projects that are on the resume. Highlight internship details that are related to the activities of HUL. An FMCG internship adds brownie points.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 12 days before interview the GD is conducted. The attendees of GD will include BTechs, Mtechs, PhDs of Chemical and Mechanical engineering. Candidates are expected to go in formals. Topics of GD include situation based topics like factory’s case study.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: First stage: Usually lasts 30 minutes. This interview is majorly Technical. The candidate is asked to specify a topic of interest on which further questions will be asked. Extensive and intrusive questions about the internship done will also be asked.
Tips: Do not choose topics that you are not entirely thorough with. Also,even if the interviewer asks about the previous company's personal details, beyond a stage, do not divulge. They wouldn’t want you doing the same with their company.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Lasts for around 45 mins to 1 hours. It is usually telephonic. Standard HR questions will be asked.The company expects the students to have great capability of handling human relationships as they will be working with factory workers on a day to day basis.
Tips: prepare for a focussed set of companies. Aiming efforts at multiple companies will prove hazardous. Have a clear priority sorted out.
General Tips: Do not panic. Good companies come after day 5 also.Keep your calm and focus your efforts and thoughts.
Skills: analytical skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume submission was around 20th September
Tips: Be prepared before 20th November
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Most of the questions were about internship and projects. There were direct questions on favourite courses. One page form will be given to fill personal details
Tips: You should be thorough with the points in your resume . Attached justified proofs. One page resume should be there.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: The company needed a socially good person who had a ability to learn new things
Experience: Resume submission was around 20th September
Tips: Be prepared before 20th November
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Most of the questions were about internship and projects. There were direct questions on favourite courses. One page form will be given to fill personal details
Tips: You should be thorough with the points in your resume . Attached justified proofs. One page resume should be there.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: The company needed a socially good person who had a ability to learn new things
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Personal Interview
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Other Interview
Experience: The company is pretty much of a customer centric one. Experiencing use of credit card net banking and ecommerce
General Tips: Have a good overview of the projects.
Skills: Coding Skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: The company is pretty much of a customer centric one. Experiencing use of credit card net banking and ecommerce
General Tips: Have a good overview of the projects.
Skills: Coding Skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Questions asked were from basic civil engineering. They were not just structural but from other streams as well. Mostly structural were expected so that was a bit disappointing. English was bit difficult, long passages for comprehension were given. Aptitude was easy enough. The filling of form between the test with general information about one self was a bit annoying.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: No problems were asked to solve neither any BMD'S were asked to be drawn. Resume was looked at and asked what was taught in some courses, some details of the project being worked on as well. It was a friendly talk than an interview. Then a few simple questions were asked.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Firstly was asked to introduce himself. Details about family and siblings and what they are doing were also asked. Some other general questions like, hobbies, how much are you interested, what are your future plans etc were also asked. Interview didn't seem like it was critical, it was easy.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Questions asked were from basic civil engineering. They were not just structural but from other streams as well. Mostly structural were expected so that was a bit disappointing. English was bit difficult, long passages for comprehension were given. Aptitude was easy enough. The filling of form between the test with general information about one self was a bit annoying.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: No problems were asked to solve neither any BMD'S were asked to be drawn. Resume was looked at and asked what was taught in some courses, some details of the project being worked on as well. It was a friendly talk than an interview. Then a few simple questions were asked.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Firstly was asked to introduce himself. Details about family and siblings and what they are doing were also asked. Some other general questions like, hobbies, how much are you interested, what are your future plans etc were also asked. Interview didn't seem like it was critical, it was easy.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Objective part of the test had total 10 questions and weren't any basic questions. The questions were hard for those who didn't do any related course.Subjective part had questions regarding proofs from graph theory,algorithms and Stochastic process questions. E.g.: If the probability of an insect dying from time t to t+dt is a function f (t)(which is given).What is the expected time of survival of insect/how many insects would still be surviving at the end of a certain interval of time. Step marks were awarded in the subjective part of test,so it was okay even if your answer isn't correct.I answered only 2 out of 12 subjective questions.
Tips: Don't leave in between the test.
Duration: 180 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: 3-4 rounds of interviews were held, 35 minutes each round.Questions asked in interview depended on which objective section you have answered in the test.I had attempted maths so Maths puzzle questions were asked. Questions kept on getting tougher. Interviewer asked a question and left the room. We had to get the answer before he came back.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Only two candidates had HR interviews and this seemed random. The only common denominator being that they both took part in GS Quantify.Interviewers were friendly and helpful and if we asked questions in return,they showed curiosity.
General Tips: Doing a course on Discreet Mathematics will help a lot with the test and revise that before the test.Do a lot of puzzles before appearing for this interview.
Skill Tips: Mention any math course except for the compulsory ones,MA101&102 in your resume.If your minor is Management or Economics mention it and mention any online finance courses if done.Highlight any achievements and attending the McKinsey resume workshop will be very useful.
Skills: Out of the box thinking., How well you can think under pressure., How can you adapt the solution to a simple problem to a much larger/complex one.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Objective part of the test had total 10 questions and weren't any basic questions. The questions were hard for those who didn't do any related course.Subjective part had questions regarding proofs from graph theory,algorithms and Stochastic process questions. E.g.: If the probability of an insect dying from time t to t+dt is a function f (t)(which is given).What is the expected time of survival of insect/how many insects would still be surviving at the end of a certain interval of time. Step marks were awarded in the subjective part of test,so it was okay even if your answer isn't correct.I answered only 2 out of 12 subjective questions.
Tips: Don't leave in between the test.
Duration: 180 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: 3-4 rounds of interviews were held, 35 minutes each round.Questions asked in interview depended on which objective section you have answered in the test.I had attempted maths so Maths puzzle questions were asked. Questions kept on getting tougher. Interviewer asked a question and left the room. We had to get the answer before he came back.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Only two candidates had HR interviews and this seemed random. The only common denominator being that they both took part in GS Quantify.Interviewers were friendly and helpful and if we asked questions in return,they showed curiosity.
General Tips: Doing a course on Discreet Mathematics will help a lot with the test and revise that before the test.Do a lot of puzzles before appearing for this interview.
Skill Tips: Mention any math course except for the compulsory ones,MA101&102 in your resume.If your minor is Management or Economics mention it and mention any online finance courses if done.Highlight any achievements and attending the McKinsey resume workshop will be very useful.
Skills: Out of the box thinking., How well you can think under pressure., How can you adapt the solution to a simple problem to a much larger/complex one.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Test was conducted on basic aptitude and entrepreneur based questions.According to the test results, 120 were shortlisted.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 60 were shortlisted after being judged in this round.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: In this round,questions were asked like if getting complaints that Flipkart TVs were damaged, what will be the solution to it? .Around 25 were shortlisted after this round.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: In this round questions put up were based on a candidate's resume and after being judged 19 were shortlisted .
Skills: Aptitude, Optimization may help.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Test was conducted on basic aptitude and entrepreneur based questions.According to the test results, 120 were shortlisted.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 60 were shortlisted after being judged in this round.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: In this round,questions were asked like if getting complaints that Flipkart TVs were damaged, what will be the solution to it? .Around 25 were shortlisted after this round.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: In this round questions put up were based on a candidate's resume and after being judged 19 were shortlisted .
Skills: Aptitude, Optimization may help.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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