Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
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27 Dec 2024
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3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interviews were driven to know the candidate better and their capabilities. They also didn’t waste much time asking students who they were sure not to recruit and conducting reasonably long interviews.
General Tips: Do’s :
1. Start preparing with the start of the summers.
2. Concentrate on your own preparation and not on what others are doing.
3. Keep the preparation time of HR to maximum 20 hours because HR accounts for just 20% weightage in your selection procedure.
4. Have patience.
5. Prepare every point written in the resume such that you are able to speak for at least 3 min on the subject. You might gain bonus points if you are aware of some latest developments or strategic changes in the field.
Don’ts :
1. Never bog down when you are either not shortlisted in the company who have been aiming for or when even after practice you are not getting the correct way.
2. Do not form very large groups for the preparation. Try making the preparation time that you spend with the group as efficient as possible with the least of bulla sessions.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: Interviews were driven to know the candidate better and their capabilities. They also didn’t waste much time asking students who they were sure not to recruit and conducting reasonably long interviews.
General Tips: Do’s :
1. Start preparing with the start of the summers.
2. Concentrate on your own preparation and not on what others are doing.
3. Keep the preparation time of HR to maximum 20 hours because HR accounts for just 20% weightage in your selection procedure.
4. Have patience.
5. Prepare every point written in the resume such that you are able to speak for at least 3 min on the subject. You might gain bonus points if you are aware of some latest developments or strategic changes in the field.
Don’ts :
1. Never bog down when you are either not shortlisted in the company who have been aiming for or when even after practice you are not getting the correct way.
2. Do not form very large groups for the preparation. Try making the preparation time that you spend with the group as efficient as possible with the least of bulla sessions.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Duration: 45 minutes minutes
Total Questions: 40
Round: guesstimate interview
Experience: As I belong to the Civil Engineering background, I was initially asked to justify how I am suited for analytics. I had an intern on marketing so he asked few simple questions on that. After that he gave me guesstimate. As I was solving the guesstimate, the interviewer was constantly questioning my approach and asking me to specify the source of every data (for eg. Population of India 1.2 bn, Source: Census report 2%) and he also kept questioning my approach and made me do the same guesstimate by three approach. After that he asked few puzzles which were simple and I was able to solve them.
Round: hr interview
Experience: Initially some HR questions and some simple probability questions. This was a very friendly and easy interview.
Round: hr interview
Experience: It was with the partner and it was a short interview (10 mins) and was entirely HR and he also asked few questions on my resume. It was more of a normal chit chat that an interview. I was given the offer.
General Tips: Do’s :
1. Practice in groups (aptitude, cases, guesstimates).
2. For HR preparation, if you are not sure about your communication skills it is good to practice aloud in your room or record while rehearsing.
3. Be energetic in the interview, try to drive the interview on your own.
Don’ts :
1. Take HR for granted if you have good soft skills.
2. For cases its better to practice mock rather than just reading through the case books.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Duration: 45 minutes minutes
Total Questions: 40
Round: guesstimate interview
Experience: As I belong to the Civil Engineering background, I was initially asked to justify how I am suited for analytics. I had an intern on marketing so he asked few simple questions on that. After that he gave me guesstimate. As I was solving the guesstimate, the interviewer was constantly questioning my approach and asking me to specify the source of every data (for eg. Population of India 1.2 bn, Source: Census report 2%) and he also kept questioning my approach and made me do the same guesstimate by three approach. After that he asked few puzzles which were simple and I was able to solve them.
Round: hr interview
Experience: Initially some HR questions and some simple probability questions. This was a very friendly and easy interview.
Round: hr interview
Experience: It was with the partner and it was a short interview (10 mins) and was entirely HR and he also asked few questions on my resume. It was more of a normal chit chat that an interview. I was given the offer.
General Tips: Do’s :
1. Practice in groups (aptitude, cases, guesstimates).
2. For HR preparation, if you are not sure about your communication skills it is good to practice aloud in your room or record while rehearsing.
3. Be energetic in the interview, try to drive the interview on your own.
Don’ts :
1. Take HR for granted if you have good soft skills.
2. For cases its better to practice mock rather than just reading through the case books.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
1 Interview Round
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: First round of the interview was based on basic of VLSI as that of Intel but additional questions based on programming and algorithm (because cypress was offering two profile software and core hardware).
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The Second round was little bit harder than first one. Questions were based on the practical (Lab) problems. Overall he just wants to check the thinking level towards problems.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: First round of the interview was based on basic of VLSI as that of Intel but additional questions based on programming and algorithm (because cypress was offering two profile software and core hardware).
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The Second round was little bit harder than first one. Questions were based on the practical (Lab) problems. Overall he just wants to check the thinking level towards problems.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: technical interview
Experience: In the first round they started with basic question like “Tell me about yourself?” . The entire technical questions were basic from the two books I suggested above. He asked me about 4-5 questions related to my M.Tech thesis work. The interviews went only for 20-25 min.
Round: TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
Experience: The second round was also based on basic and about 20-30 min.Third round was about 40-45 min in which all the question were based on resume. He asked me on every point which I have mentioned in my resume. He also asked to write algorithm related some basic puzzles.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: I was asked basic HR questions.
General Tips: Final Tips :
1. Resume plays the most important role in the selection. Make sure that you prepare well for the points you are writing in your resume.
2. Identify the companies you want to target. Be pragmatic in your choice and prepare accordingly.
3. For the aptitude problems form a group of people who are targeting same or relevant companies and discuss various problems. It will help you in understanding concepts/problems in less time.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: In the first round they started with basic question like “Tell me about yourself?” . The entire technical questions were basic from the two books I suggested above. He asked me about 4-5 questions related to my M.Tech thesis work. The interviews went only for 20-25 min.
Round: TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
Experience: The second round was also based on basic and about 20-30 min.Third round was about 40-45 min in which all the question were based on resume. He asked me on every point which I have mentioned in my resume. He also asked to write algorithm related some basic puzzles.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: I was asked basic HR questions.
General Tips: Final Tips :
1. Resume plays the most important role in the selection. Make sure that you prepare well for the points you are writing in your resume.
2. Identify the companies you want to target. Be pragmatic in your choice and prepare accordingly.
3. For the aptitude problems form a group of people who are targeting same or relevant companies and discuss various problems. It will help you in understanding concepts/problems in less time.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: When I reached the interview room of Opera, they informed me that they were impressed with my CV and I that had a good chance there.
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: It was based on puzzles and machine learning questions.They told me that I had almost made it, and only a final formality round with a person from US was remaining. Between those interviews I got a call from GE saying that they are done with all the remaining candidates and if I didn’t reach there in 10 minutes, they’ll pack up and leave. I had to make a tough decision between continuing with a company that I had a good chance at or go for a company that I didn’t wish to join. I politely told them that I am busy with other companies and hence I won’t be able to come.
Round: telephonic interview
Experience: I had the 4th and the final telephonic round with Opera towards the end of Slot1, which was to judge whether I was really interested in working at Opera.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: When I reached the interview room of Opera, they informed me that they were impressed with my CV and I that had a good chance there.
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: It was based on puzzles and machine learning questions.They told me that I had almost made it, and only a final formality round with a person from US was remaining. Between those interviews I got a call from GE saying that they are done with all the remaining candidates and if I didn’t reach there in 10 minutes, they’ll pack up and leave. I had to make a tough decision between continuing with a company that I had a good chance at or go for a company that I didn’t wish to join. I politely told them that I am busy with other companies and hence I won’t be able to come.
Round: telephonic interview
Experience: I had the 4th and the final telephonic round with Opera towards the end of Slot1, which was to judge whether I was really interested in working at Opera.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: After the 4th round, they told me that they were making me an offer, and that was a big moment of relief for me.
General Tips: Prepare well for the GDs’ and interview because, a good CV only takes you to the interview and becomes irrelevant after that. Only preparation matters in selection. Also, prioritize your sectors based on your interest, and profile. Be realistic and practical while doing this. Also, If possible, keep one or two options ready beforehand (Ph.D., MBA, civil services, startup/family business) in case you are not able to crack a good job as it prevents you from getting panic. Also, if you are shortlisted in multiple companies in a single slot, do take a friend with you to manage everything. Never be overconfident if you have a very good CV. There have been various instances where many so-called high profile people have struggled with placements due to lack of preparation. Also, do not waste your time preparing for all the sectors, as you won’t be able to become a master in any of them.
Skills:
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: After the 4th round, they told me that they were making me an offer, and that was a big moment of relief for me.
General Tips: Prepare well for the GDs’ and interview because, a good CV only takes you to the interview and becomes irrelevant after that. Only preparation matters in selection. Also, prioritize your sectors based on your interest, and profile. Be realistic and practical while doing this. Also, If possible, keep one or two options ready beforehand (Ph.D., MBA, civil services, startup/family business) in case you are not able to crack a good job as it prevents you from getting panic. Also, if you are shortlisted in multiple companies in a single slot, do take a friend with you to manage everything. Never be overconfident if you have a very good CV. There have been various instances where many so-called high profile people have struggled with placements due to lack of preparation. Also, do not waste your time preparing for all the sectors, as you won’t be able to become a master in any of them.
Skills:
College Name: IIT Kanpur
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: aptitude test
Experience: 30 questions in 30 minutes 4 HR type questions in 20 minutes like 'Who are you?', 'If selected for GE, what will you do?', etc.
Round: PROFILE SPECIFIC TEST
Experience: 10 questions in 30 minutes for both the profiles (Stress and Thermal)
Round: Mechanical Engineering Test
Experience: 20 questions in 20 minutes, mostly from previous years GATE papers.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: 30 questions in 30 minutes 4 HR type questions in 20 minutes like 'Who are you?', 'If selected for GE, what will you do?', etc.
Round: PROFILE SPECIFIC TEST
Experience: 10 questions in 30 minutes for both the profiles (Stress and Thermal)
Round: Mechanical Engineering Test
Experience: 20 questions in 20 minutes, mostly from previous years GATE papers.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: aptitude test
Experience: The aptitude test consisted of verbal, analytical and numerical questions with sufficient time to answer the questions.
Round: Technical test
Experience: The technical test contained questions from almost all the compulsory courses that you may have studied over the past four-five years, mostly conceptual though but there were some numerical questions as well.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: There was a group discussion on the topic ‘Is quality a myth in India? ‘ to eliminate a few students and the rest were selected for the final interviews.
Round: technical interview
Experience: Interview lasted for about 25-30 minutes. They started by asking about my interests and backgrounds and then came directly into questions related to my areas of interests. They asked questions about torque transmission through a shaft, I-beams, stress-strain and buckling and a little background about my thesis followed by one basic question related to it. The final 10-12 minutes were spent in discussing the questions that I had asked the interviewers and it also helped in lightening the mood, so I would suggest be ready to ask the interviewer a few questions to show that you are genuinely interested
During the interview questions were asked mostly from my areas of interests and a little about my thesis and internships. But it is important to know one or two courses very thoroughly.
General Tips: Do’s and Don’ts :
● Do not take GD’s lightly, I ignored it till the very last moment and did my first GD on the night before the actual GD. It is a shortlisting criteria for many mechanical engineering core companies and you wouldn’t want to lose out there.
● Read about your thesis and internships properly. Many of your interviews would revolve around that only.
● Select one or two major courses and prepare them thoroughly, you may be asked about the courses that you liked at IITK followed by some questions related to it.
● Practice explaining your projects and HR questions with someone.
● Get to know a little about the company before the interview. You may drop that information somewhere during the interview to show your interest. Also be ready to ask a question at the end.
● Don’t copy answers to HR questions from the internet, write your own and try to remember the key points.
● Don’t lose heart if you are not shortlisted or not selected. There are a lot of other options.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: The aptitude test consisted of verbal, analytical and numerical questions with sufficient time to answer the questions.
Round: Technical test
Experience: The technical test contained questions from almost all the compulsory courses that you may have studied over the past four-five years, mostly conceptual though but there were some numerical questions as well.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: There was a group discussion on the topic ‘Is quality a myth in India? ‘ to eliminate a few students and the rest were selected for the final interviews.
Round: technical interview
Experience: Interview lasted for about 25-30 minutes. They started by asking about my interests and backgrounds and then came directly into questions related to my areas of interests. They asked questions about torque transmission through a shaft, I-beams, stress-strain and buckling and a little background about my thesis followed by one basic question related to it. The final 10-12 minutes were spent in discussing the questions that I had asked the interviewers and it also helped in lightening the mood, so I would suggest be ready to ask the interviewer a few questions to show that you are genuinely interested
During the interview questions were asked mostly from my areas of interests and a little about my thesis and internships. But it is important to know one or two courses very thoroughly.
General Tips: Do’s and Don’ts :
● Do not take GD’s lightly, I ignored it till the very last moment and did my first GD on the night before the actual GD. It is a shortlisting criteria for many mechanical engineering core companies and you wouldn’t want to lose out there.
● Read about your thesis and internships properly. Many of your interviews would revolve around that only.
● Select one or two major courses and prepare them thoroughly, you may be asked about the courses that you liked at IITK followed by some questions related to it.
● Practice explaining your projects and HR questions with someone.
● Get to know a little about the company before the interview. You may drop that information somewhere during the interview to show your interest. Also be ready to ask a question at the end.
● Don’t copy answers to HR questions from the internet, write your own and try to remember the key points.
● Don’t lose heart if you are not shortlisted or not selected. There are a lot of other options.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: INTERview
Experience: Interview for Engineer Profile, and then was redirected for Data Scientist Profile
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interview for Engineer Profile, and then was redirected for Data Scientist Profile
My interview of “Data Scientist” profile went nice but was slight uncomfortable at giving answers to the puzzle questions at the end of the interview.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Final HR round went very smoothly and was a fun.
It was always a surprise for me as I was getting short listed. In the end of the HR interview when I was asked if I had any questions, I just said that I in the very beginning made a clear mention that I want to pursue research career ahead and so would go for higher studies as well. I am grateful that you have short listed me for final round but if get an offer from you then I will give you the confirmation only in March end as this is the time when the result for PhD admission will come. Also if I go for a PhD then it would seem to be that I have taken away the position which someone could have got if placed. They had a simple reply that they hire on the basis of quality. I had research which was completely unique and may be no one(students) in India does it and this made me a bit special on national scale(which is my guess ). They liked my frank and honest way of dealing. And they had a clear mind that if they were not selecting me for that profile then they were selecting no one, and thus I didn’t have any replacement. They said that wherever I go, I should spend at least an year there, where again I poked that the confirmation I can give only in March end, to which they had no issues.
General Tips: Be honest, have a preparation of what you have written in your resume, at least consult a senior that which profile suits you the most based on your resume. There is no such compulsion of giving your interview only in English, give your interview in whichever language you are comfortable with, combination of 2 languages is also allowed.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: Interview for Engineer Profile, and then was redirected for Data Scientist Profile
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interview for Engineer Profile, and then was redirected for Data Scientist Profile
My interview of “Data Scientist” profile went nice but was slight uncomfortable at giving answers to the puzzle questions at the end of the interview.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Final HR round went very smoothly and was a fun.
It was always a surprise for me as I was getting short listed. In the end of the HR interview when I was asked if I had any questions, I just said that I in the very beginning made a clear mention that I want to pursue research career ahead and so would go for higher studies as well. I am grateful that you have short listed me for final round but if get an offer from you then I will give you the confirmation only in March end as this is the time when the result for PhD admission will come. Also if I go for a PhD then it would seem to be that I have taken away the position which someone could have got if placed. They had a simple reply that they hire on the basis of quality. I had research which was completely unique and may be no one(students) in India does it and this made me a bit special on national scale(which is my guess ). They liked my frank and honest way of dealing. And they had a clear mind that if they were not selecting me for that profile then they were selecting no one, and thus I didn’t have any replacement. They said that wherever I go, I should spend at least an year there, where again I poked that the confirmation I can give only in March end, to which they had no issues.
General Tips: Be honest, have a preparation of what you have written in your resume, at least consult a senior that which profile suits you the most based on your resume. There is no such compulsion of giving your interview only in English, give your interview in whichever language you are comfortable with, combination of 2 languages is also allowed.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
4 Interview Rounds
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Interview Preparation Tips
Round: technical interview
Experience: My first interview was held at 9 PM. First round : It was first interview after oral test in school, so you can understand the situation. But the interviewers were people of age between 25-27, as I entered the room he started talking like an IITK-senior. He started with friendly chit-chat and then shifted to asking about my resume and other questions.
Questions :
1. Algorithm to retain median of an integer stream.
2. There is a river and there are stations with same station no. on both side of the river. A bridge can be build between the stations with same station no. and two bridges shouldn't cross each-other. Given a configuration of the river and stations give and algorithm to print maximum no bridges that can be build.
General Tips: Do’s :
1. Set you priorities for core and non-core first and prepare accordingly.
2. If you preparing for core companies than start coding as soon as possible. Almost every company shortlist through online coding tests. Only getting better at coding is enough to get a good job.
3. Good CPI in important if you are aiming to get a job in 1st day 1st slot companies.
4. Go through your course projects that you mentioned in resume.
5. You are expected to have basic knowledge of OS, Networks, C, Databases.
Final Tips :
1. Start preparing ASAP ( summers at-lest )
2. Coding is must.
3. Interviewers are nice people, they are there to help you so don’t get nervous, and keep clam.
4. Always clarify the problem with interviewers until you understand the complete problem. While solving always speak loudly let your interviewer know what you are thinking, if you are going in wrong direction he will certainly help you and will give you hints.
5. Don’t lose hope if your CPI is low, just work hard and you will overcome the disadvantage of lower CPI.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: My first interview was held at 9 PM. First round : It was first interview after oral test in school, so you can understand the situation. But the interviewers were people of age between 25-27, as I entered the room he started talking like an IITK-senior. He started with friendly chit-chat and then shifted to asking about my resume and other questions.
Questions :
1. Algorithm to retain median of an integer stream.
2. There is a river and there are stations with same station no. on both side of the river. A bridge can be build between the stations with same station no. and two bridges shouldn't cross each-other. Given a configuration of the river and stations give and algorithm to print maximum no bridges that can be build.
General Tips: Do’s :
1. Set you priorities for core and non-core first and prepare accordingly.
2. If you preparing for core companies than start coding as soon as possible. Almost every company shortlist through online coding tests. Only getting better at coding is enough to get a good job.
3. Good CPI in important if you are aiming to get a job in 1st day 1st slot companies.
4. Go through your course projects that you mentioned in resume.
5. You are expected to have basic knowledge of OS, Networks, C, Databases.
Final Tips :
1. Start preparing ASAP ( summers at-lest )
2. Coding is must.
3. Interviewers are nice people, they are there to help you so don’t get nervous, and keep clam.
4. Always clarify the problem with interviewers until you understand the complete problem. While solving always speak loudly let your interviewer know what you are thinking, if you are going in wrong direction he will certainly help you and will give you hints.
5. Don’t lose hope if your CPI is low, just work hard and you will overcome the disadvantage of lower CPI.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
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