Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur Placement Interview Questions

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posted on 12 Jan 2015

5 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Mostly Solid Mechanics profiles were shortlisted.
Tips: Actually, they were looking for experienced people, who already have a job experience of a year or two. Though they asked for a written test initially but later on, them shortlisted the candidates based on. They were keen to take students who had some kind of job experience (for MTech candidates) or internship.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: First I introduced about myself, my family background, my hobbies and my qualities. I told them that I like to travel a lot and gave an example as when I was in Europe I travelled some 6-7 countries even I had to spend my own money. Since they were first time in the campus so they didn’t know about foreign internships. They were fascinated by the fact that I have international exposure. They asked about my purpose of being in Europe. I told them about internship, they liked it and asked questions related to that as of who paid for you and the university.
Tips: It helps if you asked some questions to them during presentation or interview, they value and remember it. I asked a question during presentation and about the job location during interview. When I asked them this question in interview then they told me that you were the guy who asked one question during presentation.
Finally they asked me if I would be comfortable in Chennai. I replied them positively this time.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Thesis: They wanted to know how my work and thesis could be of their use. It was related to polymer and I told them it will be of help in seat chamber design. You should be able to convince them that whatever you are doing is of use to them. I was working in Abacus. They were impressed with this and asked if I am asked to work on Ansys, Fluent, will I be able to do so. I gave them a positive reply.
Project: They were highly impressed with one of my projects on “Adamas” which I did in my 2nd year. This was the thing which they were looking for. They asked some technical questions as how did you simulate the track and where did you apply force. I answered their questions with confidence and they were impressed. You may like to give priorities to your projects based on company profile and requirement. So by this time they were very impressed by me and I was kind of getting the feeling that they will hire me.

General Tips: Do ask questions to them during interview or presentation in a different fashion, may be related to your job profile or anything which is bothering you.
Skill Tips: Organize mock GD's in wings.
Prepare some common HR questions like “Tell me about yourself”, strengths and weakness, your hobbies and prepare this question in written.
Skills: Basic behavioural questions.
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
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posted on 12 Jan 2015

7 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Basically, all of the candidates who applied were shortlisted for the next round.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 40 people(5 groups) were shortlisted.
Duration: 20 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Prepare very well for all these questions.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was taken by senior managers.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: It was an Alumnus interview.
Tips: Note that they have a firm in Singapore.

General Tips: 1. Know about the company and show your interests.
2. CPI is not a criterion.
3. Refer to the presentation. The company wants an employee who would stay and continue with their goals.
4. Try to see if your goals align with the company’s goal.

Important Note: This is a Day 2 Company.
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
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posted on 12 Jan 2015

8 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The shortlisting was done mainly on the basis of CPI(>=6)

Round: Test
Experience: Only 21 candidates were shortlisted in this round.
Tips: Read following topics properly:
1. Design & manufacturing 2. Hydraulics 3. Mathematics - Simple numerical 4. English
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 15X4

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: There were more topics like:
1. Excellence v/s Talent 2. White lead on white paper
Tips: Only 2 people were shortlisted from each group. In total, 12 were selected.
Duration: 20 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was taken by two senior managers.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: It was an Alumnus interview and varied between 15-35 minutes.The resume was reviewed by the interviewers and questions based on their internship were commonly asked to all.

General Tips: Be yourself and stay calm.
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
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posted on 12 Jan 2015

6 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: All questions mainly on structural engineering. Questions were simple objective type and the level of the questions was simple - More based on the knowledge part than the problem solving part.
Technical Test had good conceptual questions and was basically on Structural Engineering-Steel and Concrete Design, Stresses and Materials.
Tips: Aptitude Test was simply based on the CAT pattern and was relatively easy. Make sure you are prepared.
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Questions: 20+15

Round: Other Interview
Experience: Many questions were asked on the projects I was involved.

General Tips: The test was more based on knowledge rather than problem solving. Go through Hibbeler once before going for the test.
Skills: Structural Engineering, Strength of Materials, Concrete Design
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
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posted on 12 Jan 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: There were 8 people in this round. And, it was followed by a small debate.
Duration: 2min each minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was a bit simple.

General Tips: 1. SWITCH OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE DURING THE INTERVIEW.
2. Be prepared for the interview, revise the basic courses and know a little about the company.
Skills: ,
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
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posted on 12 Jan 2015

7 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The shortlisting was based on Resume and mainly on the CPI.

Round: Behavorial Interview
Experience: They basically chose if you are interested in the company or not.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: They were follow-up questions on each answer given. So, be prepared for that.

General Tips: 1. Know about the company, they are very keen on your knowledge of the company, basically shows how much you are interested in them
2. Read about NTPC being a ‘Navaratna’ and the only PSU in the Fortune 500
3. Do not mention your GRE score/CAT percentile in your resume, it is a cause of concern for them as it indicates you may drop for higher studies
4. Similarly, do not mention CPI on a four point scale in your resume.
5. Always be prepared with the information of the company before your interview. And use those points in your interview deliberately so that they know you know about the company and thus show your interest.
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
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posted on 12 Jan 2015

7 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

  • Q1. Bending moment diagram of a given framed structure ?
  • Q2. Bending Moment diagram of an indeterminate beam. And, how to find the moments at the mid span of the beam ?
  • Q3. Describe the basic moment distribution method to solve indeterminate systems ?
  • Q4. Basic assumptions in Concrete Limit Design state and the method to design a beam ?
  • Q5. Working Stress Design Method for Steel Structures ?
  • Q6. How to design a building taking into account the earthquake loads and what are the parameters used during the procedure ?
  • Q7. Draw a Bending Moment Diagram in a given loading case?
  • Q8. How will you construct a green building in Rajasthan? Give a basic outline of the steps involved?
  • Q9. What was the thought process during the conduction of Nucleus and the main glitches during the interview? How could you have overcome those?
  • Q10. What are your hobbies?
  • Q11. What was the toughest situation in your life and how did you tackle it?
  • Q12. Basic tests in geotechnical engineering e.g. Plate Load Test, DCPT, CPT, SPT and Terzaghi equations.
  • Q13. Some questions on the intern
  • Q14. What are your area of interest and asked questions in the same topic?
  • Q15. Given a force in the frame structure, find the basic deflection.
  • Q16. How many beams in the room are there?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: One point which the panel liked was the use of Solar energy and rain harvesting for the power.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: The basic types of tests in geo-technical engineering were asked and then some follow up questions.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Basic questions on my hobby like: . the normal heart beat for an athlete, pulse rate etc were also asked. And, it mostly revolved around the resume.

General Tips: 1. Specific marks allotted to the posture and attentiveness in the interview.
2. It would be better if you talk to the interviewer in the eye.
3. Reading speed is very important and helps a lot if you have one in the Test 2.
Skill Tips: The above two topics are very important.
Skills: Concrete Analysis, Structural Analysis
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
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6 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude Test portion was normal, based on the mock aptitude test only. And, Technical Part was very easy and mainly knowledge based.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: There were 14 candidates for this round.
Duration: 10 minutes

General Tips: 1. They are basically concerned with the practical things more than the theory or the research part
2. Manipulate the interview according to your strong point
3. Try to speak as much as you can in the interview. They basically check the confidence in you.
4. Be prepared for the interview and try and be humble.
Skill Tips: CE251course is very important for almost all of the interviews.
Skills: Geotechnical Engineering, RCC Structures
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
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3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Interview
Experience: N/A
Tips: N/A

General Tips: 1. Practice some case study questions before sitting for the interviews. At least the basic estimation
questions e.g. estimating the number of authors in India etc.
2. Prepare the written test as much as you can i.e. the basic CAT type questions.
3. Keep in mind the current topics for GD as there are always more points if you are able to express your views regarding the trending topics
4. Maintain your temperament during the GD.
College Name: IIT- Kanpur
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posted on 2 Sep 2015

8 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: They have very simple shortlisting criteria, CGPI>=7.0 in current degree course will get selected.
Tips: Maintain atleast 7.00 CGPI, Almost 60% of company have their criteria more than 7 or favor those who have 7. Let me explain what favor mean here. Google allows everbody to sit in their test but in the final interviews they have never/rarely selected a person with less then 8 CGPI. If you have higher CGPI then your chances is good.

Round: Test
Experience: There were no test for Edelweiss.
Tips: Tips for Other companies.
1: Do all the problems of www.leetcode.com.
2: Read C/C++ (or JAVA)/DS/ALGO very throughly. (Refer GeeksForGeeks.com)
3: You also have to read OS/DBMS and CN. Good number of questions will be asked from these subjects. No need to revised any other subjects.
4: Do some practice for Quantitative apptitude.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: There were no Group Discussion for Edelweiss.
Tips: Do not speak for the sake that you have to speak. If you have really something to say then only speak. If you are not aware of topics then do not be panic. Sit and listen to others and try to make some points and then speak.

Round: Problem Statement
Tips: If you have prepared Leetcode.com and GeeksforGeeks.com then I am 100% sure all the questions will be asked from their only. Its really rare to see a diffrent problem.

Round: Group Activity
Experience: There were no Group Activity for Edelweiss.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: They asked very basic questions (at least for me). They asked a lots of questions from Projects. I think he wants to make sure that All the projects which i have mentioned in the resume are not fake.
He asked very detailed about the projects that what are the library and packages you have used in your projects and why you choosed those. He was very much interested in Projects.
Tips: 1: Do not write anything in resume which you do not know.
2: If you have done projects at android or ios then that will really help.
3: Be confident, Talk , like you are talking to a friend.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Again very basics questions. Tell me about yourself? Why you want to join this company? What in your goal? What is your strength and weakness? lab lab lab.
Tips: Again i will say same thing that do not take tension. Talk, like you are talking to a friend. Be friendly and gently. Give respect receive respect. See, no one will give anybody 1 lakh per month in India for being a slave. They want a collegue who work with them with equal intensity.

General Tips: 1: Be Confident.
2: Keep Smiling.
3: Do not be Panic.
4: Remember they are here to hire you but not reject you.
5: Do not loose hope.
6: Believe at yourself.
7: Start preparing early.
8: Do demo interviews with your friend.
Skills: C Programming, C++ Programming, Algorithm, Understanding of Problem, Temper, Approach of solving a Problem, Confience, Attitude, Java Programming
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Motivation: Every body joins a comapny for making a software or earning money. But I was always motivated to MAKE MONEY. I have taken this job because they have very extensive work in Share Market and they have lots of MBA from IIM's, Lots of CAs, CS. Thats why i have choosen Edelweiss. I have rejected epic System USA for this profile.
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