Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
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Updated
27 Dec 2024
408 interviews found
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The aptitude was of CAT level.
Round: Test
Experience: Basic questions related to flight mechanics and aerodynamics were asked.
Round: Interview
Experience: I was asked about my campus stay, my interests,the profile I had applied for. They were interested in knowing what my preferences were between a job and PhD.
Tips: Be confident in interviews.
Round: Interview
Experience: The technical interview went very smoothly. I was asked to introduce myself. They then asked some basic questions on flight mechanics like the control surfaces on the airplane, terms like tail strike and depressurization. It seemed like they gave more importance to the approach rather than giving the correct answer.
General Tips: Weigh your priorities and target specific companies that interest you. Be realistic in making these choices and prepare accordingly. Study the company profile and their expectations. CV is very important. You should be aware of your strength, and make your CV highlights them.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: The aptitude was of CAT level.
Round: Test
Experience: Basic questions related to flight mechanics and aerodynamics were asked.
Round: Interview
Experience: I was asked about my campus stay, my interests,the profile I had applied for. They were interested in knowing what my preferences were between a job and PhD.
Tips: Be confident in interviews.
Round: Interview
Experience: The technical interview went very smoothly. I was asked to introduce myself. They then asked some basic questions on flight mechanics like the control surfaces on the airplane, terms like tail strike and depressurization. It seemed like they gave more importance to the approach rather than giving the correct answer.
General Tips: Weigh your priorities and target specific companies that interest you. Be realistic in making these choices and prepare accordingly. Study the company profile and their expectations. CV is very important. You should be aware of your strength, and make your CV highlights them.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: 60 applications were shortlisted.
I had spent more than a month in its preparation.
Tips: Since resume making is an iterative process, start early and get it reviewed by as many as you can.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: They were looking for people who thought differently.
35 out of 60 were selected.
Round: task activity
Experience: Our ability to work in a team was judged and 24 candidates were selected.
Round: HR Interview
Tips: Do not try to memorize any answer. be spontaneous and frank in front of the panel
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: 60 applications were shortlisted.
I had spent more than a month in its preparation.
Tips: Since resume making is an iterative process, start early and get it reviewed by as many as you can.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: They were looking for people who thought differently.
35 out of 60 were selected.
Round: task activity
Experience: Our ability to work in a team was judged and 24 candidates were selected.
Round: HR Interview
Tips: Do not try to memorize any answer. be spontaneous and frank in front of the panel
College Name: IIT KANPUR
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Topics: 2 types: software/ mechanical
1. Software: C language, pointers, objects, linked lists, arrays
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 25
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview lasted 30 minutes.
Open for Programme/Departments: All Departments (B. Tech & M. Tech)
Number of Students selected: 1
General Tips: Sharp your mathematical skills.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: Topics: 2 types: software/ mechanical
1. Software: C language, pointers, objects, linked lists, arrays
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 25
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview lasted 30 minutes.
Open for Programme/Departments: All Departments (B. Tech & M. Tech)
Number of Students selected: 1
General Tips: Sharp your mathematical skills.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Abstract topics: Economics,
Color of oil, nomad
Connect them (Frustration, silence, Fortune)
(India, I-me-myself, Pain, Full of life).
Tips: Don’t panic, be objective and clear. Listen to others, disregard kindly.
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: Group Activity
Experience: 20 students out of 40 were shortlisted. 4 panels of 5 each are made. Each was given a set of tools (battery, resistance wire, bulb, etc). We had to make a torch in 30 minutes. Be involved with the team and bring innovation.
General Tips: Questions are not from any specific course, only from whatever is there in resume. Be calm and composed and friendly to interviewer.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: Abstract topics: Economics,
Color of oil, nomad
Connect them (Frustration, silence, Fortune)
(India, I-me-myself, Pain, Full of life).
Tips: Don’t panic, be objective and clear. Listen to others, disregard kindly.
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: Group Activity
Experience: 20 students out of 40 were shortlisted. 4 panels of 5 each are made. Each was given a set of tools (battery, resistance wire, bulb, etc). We had to make a torch in 30 minutes. Be involved with the team and bring innovation.
General Tips: Questions are not from any specific course, only from whatever is there in resume. Be calm and composed and friendly to interviewer.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Topics:
1. Verbal ability
2. Numerical ability
3. Mental ability
Duration: 25+25+25 minutes
Total Questions: 30+18+24
General Tips: 1. Communication skills are important
2. Prepare your projects and intern well
3. Go through the website of Rio Tinto.
4. Get ready for anything unexpected.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: Topics:
1. Verbal ability
2. Numerical ability
3. Mental ability
Duration: 25+25+25 minutes
Total Questions: 30+18+24
General Tips: 1. Communication skills are important
2. Prepare your projects and intern well
3. Go through the website of Rio Tinto.
4. Get ready for anything unexpected.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: 25 MCQ, 1 case study: difficult than other companies' aptitude tests.
Tips: Focus more on the precision than score.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 25+1
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Open for Programme/Departments: M.Sc- MATH (5year and 2 year)
Number of Students selected: 1
General Tips: 1. Improve on Statistical courses
2. Prepare for CAT
3. Try best to get a company internship in pre-final year
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: 25 MCQ, 1 case study: difficult than other companies' aptitude tests.
Tips: Focus more on the precision than score.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 25+1
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Open for Programme/Departments: M.Sc- MATH (5year and 2 year)
Number of Students selected: 1
General Tips: 1. Improve on Statistical courses
2. Prepare for CAT
3. Try best to get a company internship in pre-final year
College Name: IIT KANPUR
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Topics:
1. Statistics
2. Probability distributions
3. Theorms of linear algebra
4. Algorithms: DP, Puzzle
Duration: 120 minutes
Total Questions: 8
General Tips: Improve on Linear Algebra, Probability, Algorithms.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: Topics:
1. Statistics
2. Probability distributions
3. Theorms of linear algebra
4. Algorithms: DP, Puzzle
Duration: 120 minutes
Total Questions: 8
General Tips: Improve on Linear Algebra, Probability, Algorithms.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Topics:
1. 10 questions related to Heat Transfer, comprehensive type, fluid flow, Gate type questions.
2. Mechanics, manufacturing science, theory of machines, tolerance, gear ratio, orthographic-isometric projections, design of mechanical component, navier stokes theorem, heat conduction equation, nusselt's no, gas dynamics, CFD,MOS, FEM, DNS Structural analysis.
3. Drawing conventions and dimensions.
4. Steel and Al density ratio, compression Ratio of diesel engine, pressure measurement about failure theories, beams, machine design, metal working process.
Duration: 60 minutes
General Tips: 1. Improve on basic engineering fundamentals of relevant stream strength of materials for structural analysis.
2. Focus on confidence and good communication.
3. Machine design, mechanics of solids, theory of machines is relevant courses.
4. Study CFD, heat and mass transfer, IC engine.
5. Company may be more interested in M. tech students.
6. Company selects only those candidates whose thesis work is very much related to their present work in R&D, it also sees social behavior, neutrality.
7. Don’t panic, try to be cool.
8. Answer on the basis of your basics..
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: Topics:
1. 10 questions related to Heat Transfer, comprehensive type, fluid flow, Gate type questions.
2. Mechanics, manufacturing science, theory of machines, tolerance, gear ratio, orthographic-isometric projections, design of mechanical component, navier stokes theorem, heat conduction equation, nusselt's no, gas dynamics, CFD,MOS, FEM, DNS Structural analysis.
3. Drawing conventions and dimensions.
4. Steel and Al density ratio, compression Ratio of diesel engine, pressure measurement about failure theories, beams, machine design, metal working process.
Duration: 60 minutes
General Tips: 1. Improve on basic engineering fundamentals of relevant stream strength of materials for structural analysis.
2. Focus on confidence and good communication.
3. Machine design, mechanics of solids, theory of machines is relevant courses.
4. Study CFD, heat and mass transfer, IC engine.
5. Company may be more interested in M. tech students.
6. Company selects only those candidates whose thesis work is very much related to their present work in R&D, it also sees social behavior, neutrality.
7. Don’t panic, try to be cool.
8. Answer on the basis of your basics..
College Name: IIT KANPUR
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Topics:
1. Questions related to 3-D image from different perspective
2. questions on probability and geometry
3. C++ programming skills(basic concepts of inheritance and scope).
Duration: 30 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview lasted for 30 minutes.
Open for Programme/Departments: CHE (M. Tech)
Number of Students selected: 2
General Tips: Sharp your mathematical skills.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: Topics:
1. Questions related to 3-D image from different perspective
2. questions on probability and geometry
3. C++ programming skills(basic concepts of inheritance and scope).
Duration: 30 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interview lasted for 30 minutes.
Open for Programme/Departments: CHE (M. Tech)
Number of Students selected: 2
General Tips: Sharp your mathematical skills.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
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posted on 14 Jan 2015
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Topics:
1. Questions were based on quick calculations and the problems were related to numbers, percentages and ratios.
2. Very basic aptitude questions and every JEE qualified can solve it.
3. Questions on Time, Speed, Distance, Average, English.
4. This test was organized to check the IQ level.
5. In technical test the questions were difficult, technical from engineering concepts like pumps, distillation column etc.
6. Heat & Mass transfer
Duration: 30 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Other questions include: . IC engine & Fluid machinery, thermodynamics. Heat balance equation for heat exchanger, and some questions related to thesis. Henry law, bubble points, variation, difference between conduction & radiation, variation of pressure head with flow rate for centrifugal pump, difference between reciprocating & centrifugal pump, Energy system.
Interview lasted 15 minutes.
Open for Programme/Departments: B. Tech and Dual (ME, EE, CHE) & MME (B. Tech)
Number of Students selected: 21
General Tips: 1. If you have done internship in refinery then you should brush up the overall process involved.
2. Try to present yourself as very much industry oriented.
3. Present your relevant projects first and explain them in a very comprehensive manner.
4. Show them you are very interested in the company and will not leave it in near future.
5. Prepare the internship & B.T.P. well. Write only those things in your resume which you can explain. If you have written a course in your resume you should know what the topics in that were.
6. Just go through NPTEL site. This is the best way to revise the basic concepts of course and for dual degree students thesis plays an important role in their interview.
7. Prepare the core industrial points or terms.
7. Be prepared with RIL area of work.
8. Just know your strength, weakness, short term and long term career goals.
9. To prepare for this company devote some time to study things in Wikipedia in detail like pumps, condenser, reboiler, refluse, distillation, extraction, thermodynamic, fouling.
10. Prepare some questions like why are you joining in core company & why are you not going for M. tech. 11. They look for committed people.
12. Even if your CPI is low, it won't matter, be confident.
13. Course of corrosion would have an advantage for MME dept
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: Topics:
1. Questions were based on quick calculations and the problems were related to numbers, percentages and ratios.
2. Very basic aptitude questions and every JEE qualified can solve it.
3. Questions on Time, Speed, Distance, Average, English.
4. This test was organized to check the IQ level.
5. In technical test the questions were difficult, technical from engineering concepts like pumps, distillation column etc.
6. Heat & Mass transfer
Duration: 30 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Other questions include: . IC engine & Fluid machinery, thermodynamics. Heat balance equation for heat exchanger, and some questions related to thesis. Henry law, bubble points, variation, difference between conduction & radiation, variation of pressure head with flow rate for centrifugal pump, difference between reciprocating & centrifugal pump, Energy system.
Interview lasted 15 minutes.
Open for Programme/Departments: B. Tech and Dual (ME, EE, CHE) & MME (B. Tech)
Number of Students selected: 21
General Tips: 1. If you have done internship in refinery then you should brush up the overall process involved.
2. Try to present yourself as very much industry oriented.
3. Present your relevant projects first and explain them in a very comprehensive manner.
4. Show them you are very interested in the company and will not leave it in near future.
5. Prepare the internship & B.T.P. well. Write only those things in your resume which you can explain. If you have written a course in your resume you should know what the topics in that were.
6. Just go through NPTEL site. This is the best way to revise the basic concepts of course and for dual degree students thesis plays an important role in their interview.
7. Prepare the core industrial points or terms.
7. Be prepared with RIL area of work.
8. Just know your strength, weakness, short term and long term career goals.
9. To prepare for this company devote some time to study things in Wikipedia in detail like pumps, condenser, reboiler, refluse, distillation, extraction, thermodynamic, fouling.
10. Prepare some questions like why are you joining in core company & why are you not going for M. tech. 11. They look for committed people.
12. Even if your CPI is low, it won't matter, be confident.
13. Course of corrosion would have an advantage for MME dept
College Name: IIT KANPUR
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