Amara Raja Group Design & Development Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Round: CGPA criteria
Experience: Students having CGPA more than the average of our Mechanical batch were shortlisted in this round.average of our mechanical batch was 7.67.
Tips: take your semester examinations seriously.atleast try to keep your cgpa more than average of your class.

Round: Test
Experience: there was around total 110 -125 question in this round.around 60-75 question from aptitude ,reasoning and english.and around 50 questions were from technical.we had to solve this within duration of 1 hour 45 minutes.
aptitude was quite easy and in technical, questions were from som,ic,themro,md,materials,fluidmachinary,fm. some questions were theoritical and some were very easy formula based questions.
40 student were shortlisted after this test
Tips: maintain speed throughout the written .dont get stuck on difficult one they are inserted intentionally.have a look at previous year ies and gate questions(theoritical) before written. made easy handbook for mechanical engineering is also quite helpful.
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes

Round: psychometric test
Experience: this was totally new experience for us people.and this test was also eliminating round.in this test there was not any right option or wrong option for question.this test was meant to check your behaviour & personality trait.and some situational questions were also there.time period was 30 minute .21 student were shortlisted out of 40 after this round.fortunatly i managed to crack this round.
Tips: be honest through out this test.dnt try to give answer ideally.

Round: (Techniacal+HR interview)
Experience: 1)tell us about yourself,summer training and family background.
2)tell us about your Automobile Project(hybrid vehicle challange 16)
3)what are the various types of hybrid vehicles?
4)tell me 5 examples of hybrid vehicles.
5)what was your role in team ?
6)what were design considerations in calculation of suspension?
7)why there is difference between front ride frequency and rear ride frequency?and how much should it be ideally?
8)what is pitching,rolling ,yawing,bounce and jounce.?
9)what are your strengths?
10)which area you need to improve in you and how you are improving it?
11)what do you want to do in your life?
12)why mechanical engineering.?
i was interviewed on 27th december 2016. 6 people including me were selected out of 21.everyone was selected for R&D profile.

Tips: i was interviewed through video conferencing .its difficult to convince HR people on screen .try to be yourself and be clear and one more thing 1st question "tell us about yourself " is going to decide the direction of your interview.try to keep smile upon your face throughout the interview.

Skills: Communication And Confidence, Good Academics, Technical Skill
College Name: NIT Bhopal

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Give brief introduction and Focus on "what was your contribution" in that project

Round: Test
Experience: The test started with the verbal ability reading and comprehension. Especially for Technical students you will have to improve your verbal skills as they strongly emphasize on them.
Logical reasoning section is a little bit easy as for me I found it rather easy to handle. Mainly questions were on data interpretation and cubes and relations and ages, time and work.
Moving on to the third and last section that comprises of quant is simple. It only checks your accuracy and speed. Just improve your basic fundamentals.
In technical section , question from all mechanical subjects in sub-sections. It all checks your deep knowledge
It also includes numerical type objective
Tips: Refer India bix and at least start reading something to improve your vocabulary. Even by practicing at least each section from this site is quite enough. Do practice on youth4work also.
For technical section improve your basics. Prefer Made easy handbook
Duration: 60+60 min minutes
Total Questions: 75+60

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: It was a long discussion case study where a common solution among group has to be presented for some issues regarding Inventory control and management facing by Mr. XYZ.
Tips: Especially In Mahindra, Case study acts as decisive round where hr checks your ideas instead of your continuity. Be precise and strong towards your points and show your positive attitude with your group member
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Technical interview was a little bit tough as the hr asked me to explain my project and questions on my field of interest. They asked me especially from production fields and automotive technologies.
Tips: Whatever language you know be ready to at least explain the logic asked about that language and don't try to go round and round over the topic just be clear and to the point. Be confident for your answers as fooling them will only lead to your rejection


Round: HR Interview
Experience: My hr round lasted a mere 8 minutes. It includes all questions about myself, family, achievements, and interests.
Tips: Just don't tremble in front of him and try to answer in a positive way.

General Tips: 1. Be confident
2. Prepare well in advance. Do not leave it to luck or last moment preparation.
3. Keep the interviewer concentrated in the direction where you are strong. Do not sway to topics that you don't know much about.
Skills: Your depth in automobile sector., Project Management, Your Depth In Subject
College Name: NIT Bhopal

Round: Test
Experience: The test was conducted by cocubes in general was not very difficult and was comprised of questions from Indiabix etc. One has to keep up the pace as there is a chance of running out of time. The technical section was a bit tricky and candidates preparing for GATE will have an edge. The questions covers various fields such as RAC, IC engines, Manufacturing, TOM, SOM etc.

There is sectional cutoff in each section so mind it while attempting. There was no negative marking.Students who clear the aptitude round will proceed to the Psychometric test and giving honest answers is the key to crack this round.
Tips: Brush up your technical skills as well as your aptitude. Practice a lot to improve your precision and speed. A mechanical engineering handbook can be kept handy which will help in facing the technical MCQs.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: After the Psychometric round 25 students were shortlisted and on the day of our interview we had to face a subjective technical written test for further shortlisting. The written test had GATE level subjective questions and we had 1 hour to solve 12 questions. They were looking for your approach to solve the questions rather than focusing on the answers.

13 students were further shortlisted and we had the technical interview. We were very fortunate to have the VP of the Mahindra Research Valley as our interviewer. Questions were mainly internship and project related and some questions on IC engines, Manufacturing etc. Since M&M is extensively working on Hybrid and EVs so the candidates general outlook and knowledge on the various innovations being done in the field of Clean Vehicles were also tested. The interview environment was very friendly. You may also be asked to solve some problems on a whiteboard.

Tips: Get updated with the various innovations in the automotive sector happening around. Be very thorough with your subjects and your internships. Try to focus on what you learnt from your project and It's practical implications.

PS:- An online interview was scheduled for us as is usually done by M&M but due to some reasons it did not happen in our case.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The HR interview was telephonic and lasted about 7-10 mins. Some basic HR questions and some questions related to B.tech projects were asked. This was an elimination round as well.
Tips: Stay Confident and Keep Calm.

Skills: Technical Analysis, Behavioural Skills, Problem Solving Skills, General Knowledge, Thinking Approach
College Name: NIT Silchar

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Technical: Revised notes and skimmed through important chapters.

Skill Tips: Speaking is important. Be clear on how to get your point across. Describe the projects you have done and expound on all aspects.And go through the basics.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

Round: Test
Experience: Topics: Questions related to automobile industry & Farm & Agriculture.
Technical & aptitude questions
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: the duration was of 20 minutes only.
Open for Programme/Departments: M. Tech and Dual (ME) & MME (B. Tech)
Number of Students selected: 5
Tips: Revise the basics of mechanical metallurgy

General Tips: 1. Just brush up your technical parts & interested subjects. 
2. Prepare well Theory of machines, fluid machines & fluid mechanics, mechanical metallurgy, manufacturing process, Iron & steel making, IC engine
College Name: IIT KANPUR