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: Resume Shortlist
Experience: CPI based shortlisting. Around 6-7 people from MME with CPI > 7.9 were shortlisted.
Round: Interview (Telephonic)
Experience: Duration: 10-15 minutes
Questions :
1. Name
2. Resume Based Questions
3. Internships and projects
4. Technical Questions
5. Favorite Subject and questions on that
6. BTP
General Tips: 1. Choose which subject you will say as your favorite and prepare that thoroughly.
2. Read Proforma of company and prepare accordingly.
3. It is most secure if you can direct the interviewer to ask questions about your internships and projects, because that is something you know better than him/her.
4. Prepare puzzles etc. generally asked in interviews.
5. Keep a Positive Attitude in general. Have an attitude of “I don’t need the company, the company needs me”.
Skill Tips: This company basically needed only 1 MME student was selected - who did both his interns and projects in ‘Modeling and Simulation’.
Skills: Thermodynamics of Materials, Characterization, Manufacturing Processes ,
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
Experience: CPI based shortlisting. Around 6-7 people from MME with CPI > 7.9 were shortlisted.
Round: Interview (Telephonic)
Experience: Duration: 10-15 minutes
Questions :
1. Name
2. Resume Based Questions
3. Internships and projects
4. Technical Questions
5. Favorite Subject and questions on that
6. BTP
General Tips: 1. Choose which subject you will say as your favorite and prepare that thoroughly.
2. Read Proforma of company and prepare accordingly.
3. It is most secure if you can direct the interviewer to ask questions about your internships and projects, because that is something you know better than him/her.
4. Prepare puzzles etc. generally asked in interviews.
5. Keep a Positive Attitude in general. Have an attitude of “I don’t need the company, the company needs me”.
Skill Tips: This company basically needed only 1 MME student was selected - who did both his interns and projects in ‘Modeling and Simulation’.
Skills: Thermodynamics of Materials, Characterization, Manufacturing Processes ,
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Basic metallurgical questions
- Q2. Why this job?
- Q3. What do you want to do after graduation?
- Q4. Basic Aptitude
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Top 15 DRs shortlisted for Aptitude test. CPI criteria >7.5
Round: Other Interview
Experience: The test had easy questions of English and Math. It was basically a time-check. Out of 80, those who got at least 76 questions correct got shortlisted for the interview.
There was no GD.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Nothing on internships and projects was asked.
Skills: Fe-C diagram, TTT curves, Martensitic tempering, Phase transformations, Alloy Steels- composition and uses, Creep, Shot Peening
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
Experience: Top 15 DRs shortlisted for Aptitude test. CPI criteria >7.5
Round: Other Interview
Experience: The test had easy questions of English and Math. It was basically a time-check. Out of 80, those who got at least 76 questions correct got shortlisted for the interview.
There was no GD.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Nothing on internships and projects was asked.
Skills: Fe-C diagram, TTT curves, Martensitic tempering, Phase transformations, Alloy Steels- composition and uses, Creep, Shot Peening
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Why should we recruit you?
- Q2. Would you like a job in Rand D department?
- Q3. Questions on work hardening, corrosion, powder metallurgy- nucleation and growth
- Q4. What makes stainless steel corrosion-resistant?
- Q5. What coatings are made on turbine blades and why?
- Q6. What does BHEL manufacture?
- Q7. Questions on blast furnace, connecting rods etc.
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: No questions on internships/project. No Test. No GD.
General Tips: 1. Prepare for aptitude test (in general, not for this company) as MME students are generally out of practice for such questions.
2. Try and improve your communication skills
3. CPI really matters
4. It will be helpful if you have done good projects in your tenure here.
5. Generally govt. companies/Public Sector companies shortlist only on CPI basis
Skills: Steel Making , Mechanical Behavior of Materials , Environmental Degradation
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
Experience: No questions on internships/project. No Test. No GD.
General Tips: 1. Prepare for aptitude test (in general, not for this company) as MME students are generally out of practice for such questions.
2. Try and improve your communication skills
3. CPI really matters
4. It will be helpful if you have done good projects in your tenure here.
5. Generally govt. companies/Public Sector companies shortlist only on CPI basis
Skills: Steel Making , Mechanical Behavior of Materials , Environmental Degradation
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Test was completely technical and subjective.
Test was based on data structures
• 1 question was related to probability
• 1 question was based on Linux ( fork function )
• 1 question was to write code to merge 2 linked lists
• They asked to write proper codes not just algorithms
• Test was good related to other companies but easy if comfortable with data structures.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 6
Round: Technical -2
Experience: Panel of two and 45 minute duration. 4-5 questions discussed.
• They want to know how you proceed for a question
• Time was given to write the solution on paper so that can be explained properly
• 1 question was to tell them an algorithm to find loop in a linked list.
• Given a real number line with two fixed integers on it and many more line segments lying on the number line tell an algorithm to find whether a given segment lies on the segment formed by the 2 fixed integers on the line.
General Tips: • Since the work in this company is totally related to coding you must be very good in coding
• Only 1 person was selected.
• You must revise digital electronics if want to go in a core company it would hardly take a week if read thoroughly.
• You must know VERILOG if want to go in core company.
• Must solve puzzles whenever you get time.
Skills: Data Structures
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
Experience: Test was completely technical and subjective.
Test was based on data structures
• 1 question was related to probability
• 1 question was based on Linux ( fork function )
• 1 question was to write code to merge 2 linked lists
• They asked to write proper codes not just algorithms
• Test was good related to other companies but easy if comfortable with data structures.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 6
Round: Technical -2
Experience: Panel of two and 45 minute duration. 4-5 questions discussed.
• They want to know how you proceed for a question
• Time was given to write the solution on paper so that can be explained properly
• 1 question was to tell them an algorithm to find loop in a linked list.
• Given a real number line with two fixed integers on it and many more line segments lying on the number line tell an algorithm to find whether a given segment lies on the segment formed by the 2 fixed integers on the line.
General Tips: • Since the work in this company is totally related to coding you must be very good in coding
• Only 1 person was selected.
• You must revise digital electronics if want to go in a core company it would hardly take a week if read thoroughly.
• You must know VERILOG if want to go in core company.
• Must solve puzzles whenever you get time.
Skills: Data Structures
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Mtech Thesis-based
- Q2. Speech Recognition/ Signal Processing
- Q3. Introductory questions
- Q4. Don’t you think you should go for MBA than job after your graduation because it increases your salary package by leaps and bounds?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Initial criterion for shortlisting is of CPI(>7).
Round: Test
Experience: There were two written tests: Technical and Aptitude. This year technical test was not organized due to some reasons. In technical for Bangalore Center questions were based on C language and data structures.
Duration: 60+60 minutes
Total Questions: 50+50
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Panel of 1 person and lasted 10-15 minutes.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Panel of 1 person and lasted for 10 minutes.
General Tips: • Improve your aptitude skills
• Try to solve puzzles ( Shakuntala Devi maths puzzles )
Skills: Speech Signal Processing , Image Processing , Statistical Signal Processing , Mathematical methods in Signal Processing
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
Experience: Initial criterion for shortlisting is of CPI(>7).
Round: Test
Experience: There were two written tests: Technical and Aptitude. This year technical test was not organized due to some reasons. In technical for Bangalore Center questions were based on C language and data structures.
Duration: 60+60 minutes
Total Questions: 50+50
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Panel of 1 person and lasted 10-15 minutes.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Panel of 1 person and lasted for 10 minutes.
General Tips: • Improve your aptitude skills
• Try to solve puzzles ( Shakuntala Devi maths puzzles )
Skills: Speech Signal Processing , Image Processing , Statistical Signal Processing , Mathematical methods in Signal Processing
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Resume-oriented questions
- Q2. Intern-based questions
- Q3. Questions related to: Leadership/ hobbies/ likes/dislikes/weakness/strengths
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume was shortlisted on following criterion:
MTech: 8.0, BTech: 7.5
Round: Test
Experience: First half(HR) had general reasoning and mental skill questions.
For core, questions from all three departments( EE, ME, CE) were put forward in equal proportions.
Though different sets for each.
5 were shortlisted.
Duration: 30+60 minutes
Total Questions: 10+35
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was a panel of two and 1 hour duration interview.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The duration was of 30 minutes approx.
Tips: Weaknesses should be carefully handled.
General Tips: Company's mind was preset – looking for work in their field.
Preparations should be good.
Talk to your seniors as much as possible.
Software skills desired: Matlab, Simulink, Microcontroller, Uart, Femlab, Pcb designing
Skills: Power, Control , Instrumentation related
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
Experience: Resume was shortlisted on following criterion:
MTech: 8.0, BTech: 7.5
Round: Test
Experience: First half(HR) had general reasoning and mental skill questions.
For core, questions from all three departments( EE, ME, CE) were put forward in equal proportions.
Though different sets for each.
5 were shortlisted.
Duration: 30+60 minutes
Total Questions: 10+35
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was a panel of two and 1 hour duration interview.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The duration was of 30 minutes approx.
Tips: Weaknesses should be carefully handled.
General Tips: Company's mind was preset – looking for work in their field.
Preparations should be good.
Talk to your seniors as much as possible.
Software skills desired: Matlab, Simulink, Microcontroller, Uart, Femlab, Pcb designing
Skills: Power, Control , Instrumentation related
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Explain the parameters of transmission line ?
- Q2. What is Hysteresis curve ?
- Q3. Why and which type of transformer do we use to reduce power loss during transmission?
- Q4. Explain Power Factor?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: First shortlisting is CPI based.
General Tips: • The company has different selection criteria's for different category.
• You must thoroughly study their site, it will make very good impression on them.
• You must give your interview in a way that they must think you will definitely join it.
Skills: Power Systems,
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
Experience: First shortlisting is CPI based.
General Tips: • The company has different selection criteria's for different category.
• You must thoroughly study their site, it will make very good impression on them.
• You must give your interview in a way that they must think you will definitely join it.
Skills: Power Systems,
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Thesis-based questions
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Questions were asked from following topics:
• VLSI (concentrate more) : setup time, hold time , propagation delay ( EE619 must be read carefully , recommended book : Rabaey )
• Information theory ( unexpectedly ) : Information and coding theory
• Digital & analogue circuits
• Signal processing
• No questions were asked from electrical portion.
• A question was asked on cache memory concept and was almost asked in many companies.
• There were questions related to flip-flops, gates, laches, FSM these topics must be thorough.
Tips: This test was dependent on the amount of practice you've done. Since, for 60 questions 1 hour time is quite less so you must have your strategy under your sleeves. I was more towards technical side so I first completed the technical part in first 50 min. and then attempted 40-50 % aptitude portion. There were two profiles of R&D Software and Hardware engineer.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 20+40
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The panel was of 5 (2 software engineers, 2 hardware engineers, 1 HR manager) and duration was 45 minutes.
Questions were asked on:
• Bug converter
• What are enhancement and depletion type and MOSFETs?
• setup time, hold time , propagation delay
• Verilog HDL : blocking assignment vs. non-blocking assignment
• Which optimization approach do we follow while writing a code in HDL high level to low level or low level to high level?
General Tips: • For aptitude test your speed must be really fast.
• Before applying in the companies you must know do want to do core job or non-core job.
• EE 619 should be thoroughly studied.
• It is not necessary to answer the question correct at the first time but you must continuously think for the answer and must correct yourself with proper logic.
• You should not give ambiguous answers and must know to say don’t know when you really don’t know the answer.
Skills: Digital and analogue parts of VLSI, Digital circuits , Computer Network, Control Systems and Analysis , microprocessors
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
Experience: Questions were asked from following topics:
• VLSI (concentrate more) : setup time, hold time , propagation delay ( EE619 must be read carefully , recommended book : Rabaey )
• Information theory ( unexpectedly ) : Information and coding theory
• Digital & analogue circuits
• Signal processing
• No questions were asked from electrical portion.
• A question was asked on cache memory concept and was almost asked in many companies.
• There were questions related to flip-flops, gates, laches, FSM these topics must be thorough.
Tips: This test was dependent on the amount of practice you've done. Since, for 60 questions 1 hour time is quite less so you must have your strategy under your sleeves. I was more towards technical side so I first completed the technical part in first 50 min. and then attempted 40-50 % aptitude portion. There were two profiles of R&D Software and Hardware engineer.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 20+40
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The panel was of 5 (2 software engineers, 2 hardware engineers, 1 HR manager) and duration was 45 minutes.
Questions were asked on:
• Bug converter
• What are enhancement and depletion type and MOSFETs?
• setup time, hold time , propagation delay
• Verilog HDL : blocking assignment vs. non-blocking assignment
• Which optimization approach do we follow while writing a code in HDL high level to low level or low level to high level?
General Tips: • For aptitude test your speed must be really fast.
• Before applying in the companies you must know do want to do core job or non-core job.
• EE 619 should be thoroughly studied.
• It is not necessary to answer the question correct at the first time but you must continuously think for the answer and must correct yourself with proper logic.
• You should not give ambiguous answers and must know to say don’t know when you really don’t know the answer.
Skills: Digital and analogue parts of VLSI, Digital circuits , Computer Network, Control Systems and Analysis , microprocessors
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Why transmission power is always in multiple of 11 e.g. 11kv?
- Q2. How to use capacitor for power factor compensation?
- Q3. Motor safety measures and safety measures of other machines?
- Q4. You are given two work profiles – office work and field work. Which one will you choose?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Form-BASED
Experience: Initially they sent a form which contained 4-6 HR questions like: Short term and long term goals, One instance where you put mind over matter?
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Second topic was: There is a group of ministers which are rating the solutions of power source like wind power etc. You have to give your rating and then discuss it. 8 people were present.
Tips: 1. No shouting.
2. Come up with a proper point.
3. They prefer quality of your solutions.
4. There is no right or wrong answer in GD.
5. Main point is that how you are supporting your points.
6. If you are able to put useful data or statistics to prove your point in GD then it is highly recommended.
7. During GD of ITC, we did not need to match our rating with group rating which was a misunderstanding. We need to defend our points.
Duration: 30 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: It was of 30 minute duration and had a panel of 3 persons.
Tips: Some students were asked to design gates? For such gates design questions, books like MANOKIND of digital logic is useful.
Round: Interview
Experience: There were also tricky HR questions were which did not have any right or wrong answer. You just need to remain positive while defending your point . It lasted 45 minutes and had a panel of two people.
General Tips: 1. Write answers in their form very seriously because they grill more on your answers.
2. They remain concern about technical knowledge. So, prepare your core courses very well.
Skill Tips: Questions were generally asked about machines.
Skills: Knowledge of gates., ,
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
Experience: Initially they sent a form which contained 4-6 HR questions like: Short term and long term goals, One instance where you put mind over matter?
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Second topic was: There is a group of ministers which are rating the solutions of power source like wind power etc. You have to give your rating and then discuss it. 8 people were present.
Tips: 1. No shouting.
2. Come up with a proper point.
3. They prefer quality of your solutions.
4. There is no right or wrong answer in GD.
5. Main point is that how you are supporting your points.
6. If you are able to put useful data or statistics to prove your point in GD then it is highly recommended.
7. During GD of ITC, we did not need to match our rating with group rating which was a misunderstanding. We need to defend our points.
Duration: 30 minutes
Round: Interview
Experience: It was of 30 minute duration and had a panel of 3 persons.
Tips: Some students were asked to design gates? For such gates design questions, books like MANOKIND of digital logic is useful.
Round: Interview
Experience: There were also tricky HR questions were which did not have any right or wrong answer. You just need to remain positive while defending your point . It lasted 45 minutes and had a panel of two people.
General Tips: 1. Write answers in their form very seriously because they grill more on your answers.
2. They remain concern about technical knowledge. So, prepare your core courses very well.
Skill Tips: Questions were generally asked about machines.
Skills: Knowledge of gates., ,
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Thesis-based questions
- Q2. Project-based questions
- Q3. What would you do to remove Setup violation, hold violation?
- Q4. Do you know about verilog?
- Q5. Questions based on timing analysis
- Q6. Are you interested in persuing PhD. ?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: There were some basic questions on probability theory, digital communication (mainly wireless communication, like problem on GSM, CDMA, and OFDM). Some questions were from DSP (like DFT etc.). Basics of information theory (EE 624) should be clear; there were some questions on calculating capacity of a Gaussian channel, differential entropy etc. A single problem from C programming was there and it was very simple.
Two sections : 1) VLSI 2) Communications
For VLSI stream we had to solve only the first section.
Type of questions and details :
Questions were a mix of digital and analog.
Most of the questions were on digital logic design.
1) Given a current mirror circuit we had to identify and calculate what is the current through one MOS Transistor.
2) Question on timing analysis-setup time, hold time ----this very important---you have to be very clear in this concept. Frequently asked.
3) Question on Op Amp. It was an integrator …had to calculate output voltage.
4) Many questions were on logic design.
5) Questions on devices like if doping increased, how would the other parameters vary..?
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: View 1: He asked me most of the questions on my thesis and my previous projects and term papers (related to wireless communication). I was also asked about viterbi decoders, OFDM and MIMO (my thesis was on MIMO).
View 2: Questions were mostly on timing analysis.
General Tips: One should try to keep himself focused during the whole time of written test and interview. Basics of probability theory and communication theory should be very clear.
Skill Tips: Be well prepared with both digital and analog. You must know Verilog.
Skills: Probability, Coding, Information Theory, Wireless communication
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
Experience: There were some basic questions on probability theory, digital communication (mainly wireless communication, like problem on GSM, CDMA, and OFDM). Some questions were from DSP (like DFT etc.). Basics of information theory (EE 624) should be clear; there were some questions on calculating capacity of a Gaussian channel, differential entropy etc. A single problem from C programming was there and it was very simple.
Two sections : 1) VLSI 2) Communications
For VLSI stream we had to solve only the first section.
Type of questions and details :
Questions were a mix of digital and analog.
Most of the questions were on digital logic design.
1) Given a current mirror circuit we had to identify and calculate what is the current through one MOS Transistor.
2) Question on timing analysis-setup time, hold time ----this very important---you have to be very clear in this concept. Frequently asked.
3) Question on Op Amp. It was an integrator …had to calculate output voltage.
4) Many questions were on logic design.
5) Questions on devices like if doping increased, how would the other parameters vary..?
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 30
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: View 1: He asked me most of the questions on my thesis and my previous projects and term papers (related to wireless communication). I was also asked about viterbi decoders, OFDM and MIMO (my thesis was on MIMO).
View 2: Questions were mostly on timing analysis.
General Tips: One should try to keep himself focused during the whole time of written test and interview. Basics of probability theory and communication theory should be very clear.
Skill Tips: Be well prepared with both digital and analog. You must know Verilog.
Skills: Probability, Coding, Information Theory, Wireless communication
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
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