Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai
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4 Dec 2024
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Interview experience
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in May 2024.
1 Interview Round
1
Technical Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Questions on Extractive metallurgy, steel and iron, physical metallurgy.
- Q2. Questions on resume projects and interns.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Refer Physical metallurgy, iron and steel making and Extractive metallurgy before interview. It will be really helpful.
Interview experience
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2023.
2 Interview Rounds
1
Basic Metallurgy questions Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Questions on extractive metallurgy
- Q2. Questions on Iron and steel making
2
Interview Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Questions on resume
- Q2. HR round on extracircullar activities
Interview Preparation Tips
Topics to prepare for Tata Steel Management Trainee interview:
- Physical metallurgy
- extractive metallurgy
- Ironand steel making
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Tell me about yourself. Questions regarding Iron-Carbon diagram and CCT curves
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Basically there were some aptitude questions which were easy and English grammer(10th level) was asked. About technical aspect, questions were mostly factual.
Tips: For technical, prepare specifically for factual questions from your coursework. For aptitude part, focus on speed of solving problems.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 90
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I was asked about myself and extra-curricular activities first followed by some technical questions about iron-carbon phase diagram and lever rule.
Tips: Course work would suffice
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Basically there were some aptitude questions which were easy and English grammer(10th level) was asked. About technical aspect, questions were mostly factual.
Tips: For technical, prepare specifically for factual questions from your coursework. For aptitude part, focus on speed of solving problems.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 90
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I was asked about myself and extra-curricular activities first followed by some technical questions about iron-carbon phase diagram and lever rule.
Tips: Course work would suffice
College Name: IIT Madras
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Iron-Carbon Phase diagram, CCT curves, Pearlite,lever rule
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: It was online test and was aptitude section first. Questions were easy and later there were questions on English grammer and comprehension which would require 10th level knowledge. At last there will be 25 technical questions. Surprisingly, most of them were factual.
Tips: Pick up any aptitude book and practise it to improve your problem solving speed.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 90
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I was asked to draw Iron Carbon phase diagram and CCT curves. I was also tested about lever rule and eutectoid composition.
Tips: Coursework would suffice
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: It was online test and was aptitude section first. Questions were easy and later there were questions on English grammer and comprehension which would require 10th level knowledge. At last there will be 25 technical questions. Surprisingly, most of them were factual.
Tips: Pick up any aptitude book and practise it to improve your problem solving speed.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 90
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I was asked to draw Iron Carbon phase diagram and CCT curves. I was also tested about lever rule and eutectoid composition.
Tips: Coursework would suffice
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. The difference between distillation column and absorption column. What factor decides the feasibility to use distillation column to separate two components?
- Q2. Heat transfer rate through walls of different conductivity and of the same area of heat transfer and length
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The post was open for B. Tech Chemical Engineering.
All the people who applied were allowed to write test.
Tips: Focus on internship.
Round: Test
Experience: The test was on amacat aspiringminds.com platform.
You cannot go back to the previous question.
Quant was average and easy difficulty level and English was ok to deal with. Some word meaning questions were also there.
In chemical engineering section, most of the questions were based on basic concepts of chemical engineering. Very few questions involved calculations.
Some topics: Evaporator, McCabe-Thiele Method, Slope of q-line, Gas Manometer pressure Measurement.
Out of ~40 people applied ~16 were shortlisted for the interview process.
CGPA of the shortlisted candidate varied from ~7 - ~(<9).
Tips: Attend all questions in Chemical Engineering Section to make sure that you do correctly at least all easy questions.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Questions: 65
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: Technical:
Most of the technical questions were based on internships (I didn't write anything about any project) that were written on the resume.
Internship 1. Heat Exchanger Analysis:
Q1. What did you do in this Heat exchanger analysis?
Q2: What type of heat exchanger were used? How many passes?
Q3. You have written effectiveness in the resume, what is it?
Internship 2. Sulphur Capture Optimization in CFBC Boilers:
Q1. What was the project? What did you do?
HR:
Tell me about yourself in brief?
Tips: Answer all question with clarity and clear understanding of your internships, use a notebook to explain.
Skills: Fit for company, its ethics
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: The post was open for B. Tech Chemical Engineering.
All the people who applied were allowed to write test.
Tips: Focus on internship.
Round: Test
Experience: The test was on amacat aspiringminds.com platform.
You cannot go back to the previous question.
Quant was average and easy difficulty level and English was ok to deal with. Some word meaning questions were also there.
In chemical engineering section, most of the questions were based on basic concepts of chemical engineering. Very few questions involved calculations.
Some topics: Evaporator, McCabe-Thiele Method, Slope of q-line, Gas Manometer pressure Measurement.
Out of ~40 people applied ~16 were shortlisted for the interview process.
CGPA of the shortlisted candidate varied from ~7 - ~(<9).
Tips: Attend all questions in Chemical Engineering Section to make sure that you do correctly at least all easy questions.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Questions: 65
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: Technical:
Most of the technical questions were based on internships (I didn't write anything about any project) that were written on the resume.
Internship 1. Heat Exchanger Analysis:
Q1. What did you do in this Heat exchanger analysis?
Q2: What type of heat exchanger were used? How many passes?
Q3. You have written effectiveness in the resume, what is it?
Internship 2. Sulphur Capture Optimization in CFBC Boilers:
Q1. What was the project? What did you do?
HR:
Tell me about yourself in brief?
Tips: Answer all question with clarity and clear understanding of your internships, use a notebook to explain.
Skills: Fit for company, its ethics
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. IRON CARBON DIAGRAM
- Q2. STRESS STRAIN CURVE
- Q3. SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS
- Q4. TELL ME ABOUT UR SELF
- Q5. YOUR GOALS
- Q6. ABOUT THEIR COMPANY
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: PREPARE CORE COURSES
Duration: 180 minutes
Total Questions: 120
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: SELECTION OF SUBJECT OF INTEREST WISELY IS IMPORTANT.BE CONFIDENT IN TOPIC YOU CHOOSE AND REVISE CORE COURSES FOR TECHNICAL ROUND
Round: HR Interview
Experience: BEING MY FIRST INTERVIEW THEY MADE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE AND ARE THEY ARE VERY NICE TO ME
Tips: BE HONEST AND CONFIDENT
Skills:
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: MY FRIENS PARENTS
Experience: PREPARE CORE COURSES
Duration: 180 minutes
Total Questions: 120
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: SELECTION OF SUBJECT OF INTEREST WISELY IS IMPORTANT.BE CONFIDENT IN TOPIC YOU CHOOSE AND REVISE CORE COURSES FOR TECHNICAL ROUND
Round: HR Interview
Experience: BEING MY FIRST INTERVIEW THEY MADE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE AND ARE THEY ARE VERY NICE TO ME
Tips: BE HONEST AND CONFIDENT
Skills:
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: MY FRIENS PARENTS
Varun Bharadwaj
posted on 23 Oct 2015
I applied via Campus Placement
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions are basically about the field in which you are interested
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Duration: 120 minutes
Total Questions: 100
Skills: Way Of Answering
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Duration: 120 minutes
Total Questions: 100
Skills: Way Of Answering
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Skills:
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Funny Moments: Somewhere in the middle of the interview they asked me about my hobbies and I said watching regional movies and they asked me who is my favorite hero, first I said Mahesh babu and their wasn't any reaction from the other side so I added saying " In bollywood Salman Khan". and then there was a little smile.
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Funny Moments: Somewhere in the middle of the interview they asked me about my hobbies and I said watching regional movies and they asked me who is my favorite hero, first I said Mahesh babu and their wasn't any reaction from the other side so I added saying " In bollywood Salman Khan". and then there was a little smile.
I applied via Campus Placement
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Interested subject? Strength of materials
- Q2. So all basic questions like draw the BM diagram for different loading cases he gives
- Q3. Draw the Fe-C diagram
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The exam was good. U need to know the basics of Mech also.
Tips: Revise all the previous courses well.
Duration: 2.5 minutes
Total Questions: 120
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Tech and HR interview.
Tips: It was peace. Revise basics
Skills: Mostly Tech
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Funny Moments: Asked me to draw badminton court as I said I like playing badminton.
Experience: The exam was good. U need to know the basics of Mech also.
Tips: Revise all the previous courses well.
Duration: 2.5 minutes
Total Questions: 120
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Tech and HR interview.
Tips: It was peace. Revise basics
Skills: Mostly Tech
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Funny Moments: Asked me to draw badminton court as I said I like playing badminton.
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: aptitude + chemistry (12 std level)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Main focus on project .Checked if you know the basic ideas on project topic.Was asked whats the difference between RnD in academics and Industry. Company wanted to know if he will stay with JSW for a longer period or go back to academics. This question was repeated in different ways.Questions about steel and its alloying elements were asked. Second round of interview with Higher authorities was mostly HR oriented.
Skill Tips: CG matters
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: aptitude + chemistry (12 std level)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Main focus on project .Checked if you know the basic ideas on project topic.Was asked whats the difference between RnD in academics and Industry. Company wanted to know if he will stay with JSW for a longer period or go back to academics. This question was repeated in different ways.Questions about steel and its alloying elements were asked. Second round of interview with Higher authorities was mostly HR oriented.
Skill Tips: CG matters
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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