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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur

Kharagpur, West Bengal

What if you can't knock at your Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur seniors' door for advice? Read their placement interview questions and crack your next interview. 🏆

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

Updated 12 Jan 2025

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Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Feb 2015

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: You’ll find it easy if you are already preparing for CAT. It isn’t too tough and they test only core Indutrial Engineering knowledge.
Tips: 1. Prepare well for the test.
2. Take exam in groups.
3. Prepare for CAT and GRE.
4. Solve TIME test papers for speed.

Round: Interview
Tips: 1. Be confident.
2. Be clear about whatever you speak to them.
3. Memorise some real world example related to each topic. For example the use of the revolutionary algorithm and assembly line problems.

Skill Tips: There will be a section on mechanical engineering. IM students need to study for that. It’s better to have some managerial skills. Also be ready to write that you will work for a period of 10-15 years in TATA motors.
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Analyst Interview Questions

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posted on 3 Feb 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There was a multiple choice test with 11 questions based on quantitative and analytical ability. Attempt all the questions as the cutoff was as high as 9 out of 11.
Tips: You should have a good command over +2 mathematics and logical and analytical problems. You should have an explanation of whatever is present in your resume with documents to back it up.
Total Questions: 11

Round: Interview
Experience: It was completely a profile based interview and questions were asked directly from the resume.
Tips: Don’t write false information in your resume as it is scanned thoroughly.

Round: Interview
Tips: Good puzzle solving skills and presence of mind are required.

Skill Tips: 1) CGPA doesn’t matter
2) Good analytical skills and logical reasoning are all they look for (qualifying competitive exams like NTSE gives you an edge) 
3) Internships play a vital role 
4) Knowledge of Business Process Improvement methods is an add-on but not a necessity. 
They don’t exactly look for any extra academic involvement but if a person has done some work it will be beneficial to show managerial skills. They tested quantitative ability in written test . In the interview for the profile of Product Analyst all they looked for was your logical reasoning ability and presence of mind. Internships are crucial and your HR interview revolves a lot around them. If you like to solve puzzles, the interview will be a piece of cake. If you are not in habit of solving puzzles, do read books like “Heard on Wall Street” and solve problems on websites like www.techinterview.org. These will not only help you in this interview but will be very useful in all the puzzles you face in such interviews.
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Feb 2015

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: CVs were shortlisted based on the project undertaken. (B.tech and M.tech).

Round: Interview
Experience: Interview was based on the project and its relevant field of application.

Round: Interview
Tips: Just convince them that you are willing to join the organisation.

Skill Tips: Much emphasis was given to the project which we did last year. Extra-academic involvement is stressed upon a bit.
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Feb 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: CAT based. Lame test. Normal skills is only required.
Tips: Try being as organized as possible. Even if it does not make any sense, Do things you shouldn’t do. Cheat and stuff. It seems that works better.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: It is a case GD. (IIM GD/PI types). We all had a very vague idea of what was going on in the GD, but the team-work worked. Other GD groups had only one or two who qualified per group.
Tips: Try showing team work abilities. My GD group had 100% conversion for the PI. That’s because we worked together, divided the task into equal parts, and were structured and organized.

Round: Interview
Experience: 15 minute interview, CV based questions, some typical HR questions.
Tips: Know your CV. Department related questions are asked. Try and be as amicable as possible. Smile a lot without looking creepy. Shake hands after the interview is done. Show confidence. Be sure of your answers. If you don’t know them, say that you don’t. Look smart.

General Tips: They want to be sure that the people they recruit will not leave them as they have very high attrition rates. Show that you want to gain exposure in the industry, and that you are setting aside higher studies. High GRE/GMAT scores scare them, so do not mention them at all.
Skill Tips: Board exam percentages should be greater than 85%, and a high CGPA is required. But try not to look too involved with the department. They are scared of people who leave for pursuing higher studies, or for admissions into the IIMs. They like diverse profiles, X factors, etc. Something new. Try sounding confident and convincing. They asked me a lot about my internships. I had only department specific ones though.
Skills: Math abilities
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 1 Feb 2015

6 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Though my CGPA wasn’t up to the mark, exemplary performance in the online test helped. But apart from a couple of guys, the rest of the ones who made it to the initial shortlist had a CG > 7.5
Online Test in Takshashila was conducted. GMAT/CAT model based. Quant, Verbal, and the likes. Ensure that you get the highest possible score. The students selected had more or less a full score in this test.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: GD with a group of around 10 was conducted. General Knowledge and Current Affairs are the requisite skills.
Tips: Ensure that you contribute valuable points in the GD. In a group of 10 people, there isn’t much time to speak for more than a couple of minutes overall. But the points you make must be relevant and attention grabbing. Every person is required to conclude the GD. So, there’s a redeeming chance as well.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: There are three different cases based on the designation you’ve applied to: Analyst, Operations, Technology. The case may sound really weird in the beginning, esp. for Operations. They are mainly based on Performance Appraisals and Remuneration Design (for Operations). But, there’s an inherent simple trick based on math skills and data interpretation, and presence of mind. You are given around 40 minutes to solve the case and write down the reasonings and method of solving. Make the best use of them. After this, you will have around 30 minutes to make the interviewer understand the method and approach of solving the case.
Tips: Basic Quant Skills and Data Interpretation skills should sail you through. Don’t freak out. Just don’t. Everything else is easy. PS: Legible handwriting helps.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Basic resume drilling. Might Include a guesstimate question. The guesstimate may sometimes be based on the resume itself (like, in my case). For the guesstimate, math skills will help. And, a good flow chart approach to the problem.
Tips: Don’t falter on the resume drilling. Stand on your answers and don’t backtrack. About the guesstimate, use logical assumptions with a sound base. And, a neat and tidy solving method will appeal to the HR interviewer (and to the Principal later) Lastly, *Use a proper flowchart/mindtree.”

Round: Stress Interview
Experience: HR interview again, but with the Principal of the company (a big shot guy) along with a HR assessment guy in a corner. It’s mainly done to test how you interact with people of high stature. There might be a basic math question, which is more of a Stress Interview than a check for your quant skills.
Tips: The good news is that, if you make it to this round, you’re “almost” selected. All you need is presence of mind to crack this. To summarize, Don’t loss your cool. Don’t freak out. Appear confident. Basically, you are being screwed with. Keep this in your mind.

Skill Tips: Programming languages not required. The initial online test will be based on the lines of CAT/GMAT. HR interview and the Principal interview will have a guesstimate and a quant problem respectively.
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Project Engineer Interview Questions

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posted on 31 Jan 2015

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Interview
Experience: The round was of 1 hour

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 10 people per group

General Tips: This company, as I understand, is looking for future managers. No technical preparation is required as didn’t ask a single question related to academics. You just need to convince them that you are ready to do whatever they want you to do in the company be it coding or data entry and depending on your luck and soft skills you will get through.
Skill Tips: Cut off is 8.
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Business Analyst Interview Questions

user image Neelesh Shekhar

posted on 30 Jan 2015

7 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Simple questions. Accuracy and speed were determining factors.
Tips: Practice Quant/Give online Quant & LR tests.
Duration: 12 minutes
Total Questions: 50

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: CV Should carry proper format, action verbs . Impacts created (preferably numerical ) should be exclusively mentioned for each project under internships.
Tips: An E-Commerce internship background are an add-on. SQL , Google analytics , R Software knowledge are an advantage.

Round: Group Activity
Experience: Topic for GD : Impact of Coal-Gate scam on Indian economy.
Tips: Be updated about current affairs. Subscribe economic times or business standard. Don't create a fish market in the GD. put your points clearly and conclude what the entire group has agreed with

Round: Guesstimate Interview
Experience: Was able to do them. Prior consulting internships helped.
Tips: Practice Case in point. Have a well structured and calculative approach.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Normal HR type questions. They see your attitude towards life and your work style.
Tips: Prepare well for them. These questions are not new or different for any interview,

College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Graduate Trainee Interview Questions

user image Aman Tripathi

posted on 29 Jan 2015

5 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Tips: A decent effort is required in making CV... All technical projects and internships should be written effectively.
POR is not required.

Round: Test
Experience: Nice experience..
Tips: Knowledge of design matters
Duration: 60 min minutes

Round: Interview
Tips: Prepare Design subjects properly. Try to Know the Physical significance of every possible topic.
Keep Calm and if you a little bit answer try to frame it..interviewer will help u if u r on right track.
But don't stick to a question if u have no idea about that..

Round: Interview
Tips: If you are mentioning your strengths and weakness then be ready with at least one example.
Focus on your strength
Think and answer
Try to give real answer

General Tips: If you are in Mechanical System Design. You have a high chance. Prepare all design subjects.
Skills: Technical Knowledge
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
Motivation: Dream company for people who want to work in core engineering.
Edison Engineering Development programme is world recognized
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Project Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 29 Jan 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Its not an elimination round, you can go with your informal clothes on.
Tips: Any one who has prepared for day 1 and day 2 companies will get through this round. Just read news papers and learn to shoot graphs here and there even if it has got absolutely no facts and definitely practice to write a lot. Be prepared with both for and against the topic coz the interviewer keeps changing the topic in between the GD.The topic was same as that of the case study Don’t write bullet-ed points, this makes your cases look small. Try applying your vocabulary spectrum. Try to give exhibits even if you don’t know any facts.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 12 students on the table, one interviewer.
Tips: Play old school .But don’t wait for your chance, just break into it, but with a gentlemanly attitude. Try giving examples. Throw arbitrary facts to prove your points, if you don’t remember the real figures.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Two interviewee were present.
Tips: Don’t start with your brilliancein your core subject. Tell them you hate your department. Convince them that you won’t ditch them for a Ph.D or an MBA. Tell them you have a friend at Wipro who keeps giving you intel about how great the company is. Look confident and if at times you can be funny, they will appreciate it!!

Skill Tips: 8 and above CGPA is required. Later it was lowered to 7.9, mine was 7.98. They mainly ask HR questions, so being involved in Extra-academic activities gives you more that you can talk of. I had an eye for coding in C++. Helped me on this, but my extra-acads list was enough. Coding was just a bonus. If they are non core its better. But my both the internships were core based. You just have to convince them why you are dropping from core.
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Project Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 29 Jan 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

General Tips: KGPians have to be a little more in the know-how of latest trends in IT and programming language landscape. KGPians don’t do group projects much, specially group programming/software project. Be affirmative about your abilities and be more clear in your intent, in interviews.
Skill Tips: Must: minimum CGPA of 8. they reduced the gpa requirement to 7.9 but they maintain final gpa must be 8. Good to have: Some knowledge of programming languages,databases,Algorithms. Any extra-academic involvement helps ,but is not a requirement. Be in touch with discrete math(not requirement). C++,Java programming(may be a little bit of Python). Projects and internships with computer programming as major /critical part. Having lead a bunch of juniors or equals in a project. Decent communication skills is essential.
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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