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Updated
4 Dec 2024
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5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Basic structural engineering questions were asked, including foundation design
- Q2. Free body diagram
- Q3. Bending moments in structure
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: There was aptitude and tech test. Duration was around 1 hr. Tech was based on fundamental concepts in structural engineering. First shortlist was based on this.
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Criteria for getting shortlisted at each stage of the process was student shouldn’t have any backlogs throughout. Asked me to explain some methods of analysis in structural engineering.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Two rounds of interview. First tech, then followed by HR interview for those who were selected in tech round
General Tips: They weren’t looking for any particular course or project. Short listing was purely based on the written test.And I think I got selected because I expressed my interest in structural engineering and convinced the
interviewer, even though my specialization was Infrastructural Engg. I showed all the courses I did in structural engineering and explained my DDP, which is also related to structural engineering.I targeted companies with structural engineering (core) profile. I didn’t do any separate preparation for placements. But, I was doing some courses in structural engineering that semester, so I was in touch with all the concepts.
Skill Tips: They weren’t looking for any particular course or project. Short listing was purely based on the written test.In recruiting process projects do matter a lot. My suggestion is it is better to do 2 or 3 good projects apart from regular course projects. For companies that go through resume based short listing, projects are very important. Make use of summer and winter holidays for doing projects.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: Applied to: SVINT Engineering Pvt Ltd, W.S.Atkins India Pvt Ltd, Arup India Pvt Ltd.SVINT isn’t a good company. In TCE, even though the package is less, standards are good. Arup focused only on HR interview (for an hour) and nothing technical.
Experience: There was aptitude and tech test. Duration was around 1 hr. Tech was based on fundamental concepts in structural engineering. First shortlist was based on this.
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Criteria for getting shortlisted at each stage of the process was student shouldn’t have any backlogs throughout. Asked me to explain some methods of analysis in structural engineering.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Two rounds of interview. First tech, then followed by HR interview for those who were selected in tech round
General Tips: They weren’t looking for any particular course or project. Short listing was purely based on the written test.And I think I got selected because I expressed my interest in structural engineering and convinced the
interviewer, even though my specialization was Infrastructural Engg. I showed all the courses I did in structural engineering and explained my DDP, which is also related to structural engineering.I targeted companies with structural engineering (core) profile. I didn’t do any separate preparation for placements. But, I was doing some courses in structural engineering that semester, so I was in touch with all the concepts.
Skill Tips: They weren’t looking for any particular course or project. Short listing was purely based on the written test.In recruiting process projects do matter a lot. My suggestion is it is better to do 2 or 3 good projects apart from regular course projects. For companies that go through resume based short listing, projects are very important. Make use of summer and winter holidays for doing projects.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: Applied to: SVINT Engineering Pvt Ltd, W.S.Atkins India Pvt Ltd, Arup India Pvt Ltd.SVINT isn’t a good company. In TCE, even though the package is less, standards are good. Arup focused only on HR interview (for an hour) and nothing technical.
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions were from bending moment and shear force diagrams;
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Technical (Structural engineering questions only) and aptitude test
Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Questions on Earthquake engineering, structural dynamics,Design of RC and steel structures can also be asked.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR interview is trivial if you are selected through technical interview.
General Tips: Technical/aptitude test and technical interview had maximum weightage. If you crack it the best way, you are in!
Skill Tips: CGPA does not help much. Internship, project etc. questions were not asked.
Skills: Aptitude skills, Technical skills, Designing skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Technical (Structural engineering questions only) and aptitude test
Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Questions on Earthquake engineering, structural dynamics,Design of RC and steel structures can also be asked.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR interview is trivial if you are selected through technical interview.
General Tips: Technical/aptitude test and technical interview had maximum weightage. If you crack it the best way, you are in!
Skill Tips: CGPA does not help much. Internship, project etc. questions were not asked.
Skills: Aptitude skills, Technical skills, Designing skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions asked were from Refrigeration and Air conditioning
- Q2. Questions asked were from Future plan, project
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume short listing was done on the basis of cgpa>7.Mine was 7.26.
Round: Test
Experience: Only Technical - Small descriptive type of questions
Tips: I prepared fundamentals of FM, RAC, HMT for test.
Duration: 90 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Duration of the interview was 35 mins.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interview was over the Skype.There were two Technical persons and One HR person in the panel .
Tips: .Prepare Refrigeration cycles thoroughly
General Tips: I think I got selected because I answered every technical questions and I started preparing two weeks earlier before the placements.
Skill Tips: Prepare Refrigeration cycles and fundamentals thoroughly.They looking for Thermal background
Skills: Fundamental knowledge of core subjects
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Resume short listing was done on the basis of cgpa>7.Mine was 7.26.
Round: Test
Experience: Only Technical - Small descriptive type of questions
Tips: I prepared fundamentals of FM, RAC, HMT for test.
Duration: 90 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Duration of the interview was 35 mins.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interview was over the Skype.There were two Technical persons and One HR person in the panel .
Tips: .Prepare Refrigeration cycles thoroughly
General Tips: I think I got selected because I answered every technical questions and I started preparing two weeks earlier before the placements.
Skill Tips: Prepare Refrigeration cycles and fundamentals thoroughly.They looking for Thermal background
Skills: Fundamental knowledge of core subjects
College Name: IIT MADRAS
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions were from core areas
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume short listing was on the basis of CGPA(8.82).
Round: Test
Experience: I prepared for the test from courses.Questions asked were from the core areas.
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Duration of each round was 45 min.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was just a formality.
Tips: Revise core courses
General Tips: I was interested in hardware engineering. So I revised all the courses related to it.Be thorough with everything you point out on your resume.
Skill Tips: I think I got selected because I did my interview pretty well.And start preparing 1 month before the placements.
Skills: Hardware skills, Software skills, Communication skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Resume short listing was on the basis of CGPA(8.82).
Round: Test
Experience: I prepared for the test from courses.Questions asked were from the core areas.
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Duration of each round was 45 min.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was just a formality.
Tips: Revise core courses
General Tips: I was interested in hardware engineering. So I revised all the courses related to it.Be thorough with everything you point out on your resume.
Skill Tips: I think I got selected because I did my interview pretty well.And start preparing 1 month before the placements.
Skills: Hardware skills, Software skills, Communication skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions about my B.Tech project, M.Tech project
- Q2. Questions from my favourite subject
- Q3. Questions about the company, Expectations from the company, Discussion of future opportunities
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Short listing of resume was done on the basis of CGPA .Mine was 9.22
Round: Test
Experience: Objective questions related to C/C++/OS + 1 coding question
Tips: Basic C/C++ reference material
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Too much emphasis on the work done by you before. They required every explanation in detail.
General Tips: I think I got selected because my academics are good.B.Tech and M.Tech project are in the field which company is looking forward for.I started preparing atleast a 1.5 months before the interviews.For core companies,Refer to class notes, topics related to company which I was targeting. Good idea of what is required by the company is obtained from the PPT. Questions were mostly related to BTP as well as other work done in the Department.Refer to class notes, topics related to company which I was targeting. Good idea of what is required by the company is obtained from the PPT.
A lot of practice improves speed and accuracy. Very much required in the first round of any company, which usually tests these skills.
Skill Tips: Prepared a compendium of the topics expected to prop up during interview.Revision of basic fundamentals of the field.Short report of the B.Tech as well as M.Tech project.Referred to placement sites for some tips.
Skills: Programming skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: They were looking for Digital Signal Processing, Image Signal Processing, Communications.
Experience: Short listing of resume was done on the basis of CGPA .Mine was 9.22
Round: Test
Experience: Objective questions related to C/C++/OS + 1 coding question
Tips: Basic C/C++ reference material
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Too much emphasis on the work done by you before. They required every explanation in detail.
General Tips: I think I got selected because my academics are good.B.Tech and M.Tech project are in the field which company is looking forward for.I started preparing atleast a 1.5 months before the interviews.For core companies,Refer to class notes, topics related to company which I was targeting. Good idea of what is required by the company is obtained from the PPT. Questions were mostly related to BTP as well as other work done in the Department.Refer to class notes, topics related to company which I was targeting. Good idea of what is required by the company is obtained from the PPT.
A lot of practice improves speed and accuracy. Very much required in the first round of any company, which usually tests these skills.
Skill Tips: Prepared a compendium of the topics expected to prop up during interview.Revision of basic fundamentals of the field.Short report of the B.Tech as well as M.Tech project.Referred to placement sites for some tips.
Skills: Programming skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: They were looking for Digital Signal Processing, Image Signal Processing, Communications.
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions related to SAP
- Q2. Questions related to FEA softwares
- Q3. Questions related to Staad pro etc
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Structural design
2 hrs , designing columns , beams etc.
Duration: 120 minutes
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interview based on test and resume.
General Tips: I started preparing for placements 1 month before.Civil companies are taking btech’s in only project management not in structural design.
Skill Tips: Did projects and courses in "Structure".They were looking for the concrete and steel design.
Skills: Software skills, Management skills, Designing skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: Start preparing earlier it helps.
Experience: Structural design
2 hrs , designing columns , beams etc.
Duration: 120 minutes
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interview based on test and resume.
General Tips: I started preparing for placements 1 month before.Civil companies are taking btech’s in only project management not in structural design.
Skill Tips: Did projects and courses in "Structure".They were looking for the concrete and steel design.
Skills: Software skills, Management skills, Designing skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: Start preparing earlier it helps.
2 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: 1 question on cache miss.
1 question on CMOS circuit design for MUX
Tips: Learn basics very well.
Digital IC design - RC delay calculation, designing circuits using CMOS, transmission gates, NMOS, memory design etc.
Computer Architecture - problems oriented - so learn cache miss, no of bits calculation problems, MIPS, etc.
Digital Systems -
Some logic questions - learning to use divide and conquer, stack, queues, hashes on non-programming problems,
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 10
General Tips: If you have done any work which is related to NVIDIA, it might help.
In my case, I have worked in CUDA for my project.
Keep details about your project at your fingertips.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: VLSI is my core and interest. I had plenty of experience in designing systems in FPGA and EDA algorithms. I am also into parallel algorithms in GPU.
Experience: 1 question on cache miss.
1 question on CMOS circuit design for MUX
Tips: Learn basics very well.
Digital IC design - RC delay calculation, designing circuits using CMOS, transmission gates, NMOS, memory design etc.
Computer Architecture - problems oriented - so learn cache miss, no of bits calculation problems, MIPS, etc.
Digital Systems -
Some logic questions - learning to use divide and conquer, stack, queues, hashes on non-programming problems,
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 10
General Tips: If you have done any work which is related to NVIDIA, it might help.
In my case, I have worked in CUDA for my project.
Keep details about your project at your fingertips.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: VLSI is my core and interest. I had plenty of experience in designing systems in FPGA and EDA algorithms. I am also into parallel algorithms in GPU.
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Probability based optimization problem
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Basic CAT level questions of Data Sufficiency
Tips: CAT preparation would help. Strong basics in High school mathematics needed, along with some smart thinking at times.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 50
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: 15 minutes given for an almost impossible to get an answer problem. Later asked to explain your solution. The approach matters much much more than the final answer.
Tips: Be cool, think basics. Don't forget elementary things that units conversion, unitary methods, probability distributions etc. If while explaining, you realize you actually made a mistake while attempting the problem, acknowledge it and explain the correct approach from there on, rather than trying to disguise your mistake.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Things like, why Citi, prior experience with data analytics, examples from real life for mathematical concepts highlighted in Resume. Some general awareness related questions asked!
Tips: Be thorough through the resume. Act smart and reply what they want to hear. It's okay to ask them for a few minutes in case you want to think before answering something rather than mumbling what comes to your mind first!
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Again things like why Citi, why analytics. This round seemed more out of formality than for selection.
General Tips: Keep calm, and take the interview as a conversation - unless it's a stress interview. Always take your time and think before you answer anything rather than mumbling out the first thing that comes to your mind.
Skills: Probability, Statistics, Analytical skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: Needed a break into the Finance sector!
Experience: Basic CAT level questions of Data Sufficiency
Tips: CAT preparation would help. Strong basics in High school mathematics needed, along with some smart thinking at times.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 50
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: 15 minutes given for an almost impossible to get an answer problem. Later asked to explain your solution. The approach matters much much more than the final answer.
Tips: Be cool, think basics. Don't forget elementary things that units conversion, unitary methods, probability distributions etc. If while explaining, you realize you actually made a mistake while attempting the problem, acknowledge it and explain the correct approach from there on, rather than trying to disguise your mistake.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Things like, why Citi, prior experience with data analytics, examples from real life for mathematical concepts highlighted in Resume. Some general awareness related questions asked!
Tips: Be thorough through the resume. Act smart and reply what they want to hear. It's okay to ask them for a few minutes in case you want to think before answering something rather than mumbling what comes to your mind first!
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Again things like why Citi, why analytics. This round seemed more out of formality than for selection.
General Tips: Keep calm, and take the interview as a conversation - unless it's a stress interview. Always take your time and think before you answer anything rather than mumbling out the first thing that comes to your mind.
Skills: Probability, Statistics, Analytical skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: Needed a break into the Finance sector!
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Standard HR questions
- Q2. Questions based on my POR's and extra curricular activities
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Good projects and internships helped me to get through this round
Round: Test
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions related to signal processing (included image signal processing as well), control and communications. Also there were few technical questions based on the internships and the projects done. This interview lasted for about 30 mins.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: 45 mins of HR round. All the standard HR questions were asked and questions were based on each and every point that you have put up in the resume
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Good projects and internships helped me to get through this round
Round: Test
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions related to signal processing (included image signal processing as well), control and communications. Also there were few technical questions based on the internships and the projects done. This interview lasted for about 30 mins.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: 45 mins of HR round. All the standard HR questions were asked and questions were based on each and every point that you have put up in the resume
College Name: IIT MADRAS
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: There is not much in resume they looked at apart from CGPA(grades)
Tips: Nevertheless, having experience in coding and a bit of statistics would get you an edge over others
Round: Test
Experience: Section1: It was not very tough if ONE prepares for CAT and gives this test.
Section2: puzzles and pseudo codes were asked. The difficulty rating of puzzles was 3.5/5. They are logical puzzles and not mathematical
There was enough time for each question in both the sections.
Tips: In case of a tie in the later rounds of interview I felt preference was given to people who performed well in section2. So if there is a time crunch, i would recommend to answer section2 rather than section1
Duration: 75 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: I have not encountered the puzzles they asked me in the interview. It was farely new and first time experience. I said I was interested in chess. So they asked me a permutations and combinations question with chess theme. I dont remember the question though. Depending on how much you solve the question they award 0.5 or 1 mark. Totaly they asked me 4 questions. I scored 2.5
Tips: If you get stuck dont hesitate to ask questions. They would be willing to help you out
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: They asked me about projects i mentioned in my resume. Didn't grill me too much but they surely tested my understanding
Tips: Please mention about the project only if you are very sure of it. Else it would fetch you a negative impression and they will start questioning your credibility
Round: HR Interview
Experience: She asked about my interests and my willingness to work at chennai. retrospectively, I think HR round was a mere formality
Tips: Its better to give answer in a fashion they expect it rather than the truth
General Tips: Do practice puzzles well and brush up your programming skills. There is no reason why you wouldnt get selected for this company.
Skill Tips: VBA and R programming will get you an edge over your non- programming peers as it will save company time
Skills: Excel VBA
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: There is not much in resume they looked at apart from CGPA(grades)
Tips: Nevertheless, having experience in coding and a bit of statistics would get you an edge over others
Round: Test
Experience: Section1: It was not very tough if ONE prepares for CAT and gives this test.
Section2: puzzles and pseudo codes were asked. The difficulty rating of puzzles was 3.5/5. They are logical puzzles and not mathematical
There was enough time for each question in both the sections.
Tips: In case of a tie in the later rounds of interview I felt preference was given to people who performed well in section2. So if there is a time crunch, i would recommend to answer section2 rather than section1
Duration: 75 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: I have not encountered the puzzles they asked me in the interview. It was farely new and first time experience. I said I was interested in chess. So they asked me a permutations and combinations question with chess theme. I dont remember the question though. Depending on how much you solve the question they award 0.5 or 1 mark. Totaly they asked me 4 questions. I scored 2.5
Tips: If you get stuck dont hesitate to ask questions. They would be willing to help you out
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: They asked me about projects i mentioned in my resume. Didn't grill me too much but they surely tested my understanding
Tips: Please mention about the project only if you are very sure of it. Else it would fetch you a negative impression and they will start questioning your credibility
Round: HR Interview
Experience: She asked about my interests and my willingness to work at chennai. retrospectively, I think HR round was a mere formality
Tips: Its better to give answer in a fashion they expect it rather than the truth
General Tips: Do practice puzzles well and brush up your programming skills. There is no reason why you wouldnt get selected for this company.
Skill Tips: VBA and R programming will get you an edge over your non- programming peers as it will save company time
Skills: Excel VBA
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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