Hero MotoCorp Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was a good test overall. The Aptitude test consist of 20 questions of each Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability & Critical Reasoning, a total of 60 questions in 60 minutes. The Technical test consist of 30 questions in 30 minutes almost from all the topics. As I was from Industrial Engineering & Management Stream I faced some difficulties in solving the questions as the core mechanical subject are not to us in details at our college. Mostly the questions were from Machine Design(Shafts, Rivets, Keys) Strength of Materials (Bending Stresses in Beams, Columns & Struts), Heat Transfer, Production Technology, Material Science and IC Engines.
Tips: For Aptitude Tests, do regular practice of all the online questions on Ambition Box itself or indiabix.com or lofoya.com (best).The technical questions are based on your past 4 years of study. You must know the subjects in detail. And If you are from Industrial or Production Engineering, you have to cover almost all the core subjects of mechanical engineering.
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 60+30

Round: Problem Statement
Experience: It was a group discussion and this problem was given to a group of 9 persons. They gave some time to read the problem and after that we have to discuss among ourselves that what should be the best alternative. My friend started the discussion and after that I followed and takes the discussion forward. But after sometimes, the atmosphere heated up and everyone started ranting and no one was able to speak during that. Then in the last everyone was asked to write the best solutions in one line on the paper and the papers were exchanged and the solutions were interpreted by the panelists. The Overall experience was good as I was able to speak up my points in the starting and I got selected through.
Tips: Please let everyone speak in the discussion round. It's not like that whosoever speaks first gets selected. Everyone got the chance to speak in the end by the panelists. So don't panic and wait for your chance to speak and speak with confidence.

Skills: Technical Skills, Leadership Skills, Team Player, Ability To Work In A Team, Clear Communication, Ability To Think, Confidence
College Name: NIT Kurukshetra

Round: Test
Experience: Online Test It was an MCQ test. Time limit was one and half hour. It consisted of two sections:
1) Aptitude Questions pretty simple and typical aptitude questions
2) Technical questions Covered almost all topics in ece.Questions were very basic.

Round: group disscussion
Experience: Based on the online test 6 people from ECE were shortlisted.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There was only one Technical Round asked me about my final year project and asked few questions on multplexing, cross talk and implementation of different gates.

General Tips: Start preparing during vacation itself.Concentrate on topics like digital electronics,digital system design,embedded systems and computer architecture if you are looking for a job in hardware/digital profile.Knowledge on pointers and data structures also will be very much helpful during interview process. Be prepared with all the projects you have included in your resume.
It was a nice experience and a rewarding one at the end .
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

Round: Test
Experience: Written test (30 min & 50 questions which included- 25 core and 25 gen aptitude questions).
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 50

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Shortlisted candidates had a GD
Tips: Be prepared for anything. GD topics can be very different and generally one cannot be aware of all possible topics and be prepared. So confidence and clarity of thought during the GD is important.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: The candidates were further shortlisted for interview

General Tips: It was Challenging. Interview was a fun experience, it lasted for 5 minutes and I got the job while those with 45 min didn't. The only tech question was - define 'pressure'.
Skill Tips: Gate books for Tech stuff in test and interview was helpful.
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL

Round: Test
Experience: Test (Aptitude+ Technical)

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: GD - around 30 Selected (rough estimate)

Round: Other Interview
Experience: PI - 10 Selected for interview and Final, 4 got selected

General Tips: Give yourself good sleep, the night before.
Skill Tips: PI- was very basic. Basic questions regarding anything you say you are interested or worked with. All based on 1st principles. Test- Technical was a little tough, went for the apti first.
Skills: Training/ internship report.
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL

Round: Test
Experience: The test consisted of 60 questions for first section and 60 minutes, and 30 technical questions in 30 minutes. They almost asked questions from everything we study. You should have just basics to answer those questions; special preparation can barely help you. Over all the paper was not easy, not tough type.
Tips: prepare english finding errors  and reordering questions and focus on time and work and number system in aptitude. they asked technical questions on almost every section but mainly from  thermodynamics , fluid and refrigeration and air conditioning and machine design.prepare these topics well.
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 90

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: There was a panel of 4 Hr's , they all sitting in front of us and after giving the topic they give us a minute to think and then start. we started the discussion but they are not satisfied and in between they said from one student tell the meaning of commercialization , and then we continued at the end they themselves said to one student to conclude the topic , that student did not speak in the group discussion .
Tips: according to me to clear the GD you have to remembered himself to the Hr's so you have to speak a logical points and in continuous intervals , first you should try to initiate the GD , and if you are unable to start then pic up very early , and then at least speak once in between and necessary to speak in last minutes of GD. don't one to one and try to make eye contact with everyone and sometimes slowly nodding of head on others points also helpful when you are not getting chance to speak.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There was only one interview(Tech+HR) with a panel of four members. First thing I’ve got to say about my interview is that it is the best interview I’ve ever had they first asked me introduce yourself as a mechanical engineer .and I was so lucky on that day immediately they asked me my favorite subjects. I said Thermodynamics, i c engine and automobile engineering. then they start qustions from IC engines and they came to manufacturing processes and then they asked questions from machine design and rest of the questions from my resume they asked almost every point from my resume about my training many questions asked from my training and projects that i have done . and they asked some real life situations that can occur in companies like strike and other and asked me for give your decision at that situation and how you convince to employees , so they asked questions almost each subject and HR question too, they can ask anything from what we learn. I advise you to be good at all the fundamentals. Luckily I answered all the questions they asked me except one .I think the process is very fair. Exam was not difficult but can test your depth of knowledge. And my interview was very good. I was so lucky on that day, as I mentioned earlier. The overall process was good and I feel very proud to get in to HERO MOTOCORP ..
Tips: My first suggestion is always keep in touch with our subjects. Because when you go to an interview, they can ask anything. Simply preparing before placements will not help you. You need to have in depth knowledge about the basic fundamentals of everything you study. Most importantly Manufacturing Technology, Automobile Engineering and Machine Design.Learn speaking fluently in English. At times it matters a lot.One more noble suggestion is don’t create bad impression about yourself or the college. Maintain punctuality, be disciplined and etc. Each time you commit an offense the number of candidates they are going to recruit will decrease.

Skills: aptitude level, decision making skill, technical knowledge
College Name: NIT JALANDHAR

Round: Test
Experience: the more important round after written test, the “psychometric test” that is often called a non-eliminate round, is actually a silent killer I felt. Psychometric test asserts the personality of a student. And in my interview panel one panellist was specially dedicated for this. He would not ask you any question but silently judge you throughout the interview and compare your behavior with your psychometric test results. If they find the test results mismatching with how you portray yourself during the interview they would simply dis-select you. So it is important to appear this seemingly unimportant and boring test very sincerely and honestly
Tips: I never felt very confident about the technical questions of the written round. But the assuring fact was no one did. And usually cut off of the technical section comes to a relatively lower mark which is achievable. So I focused more on the quantitative sections which this time bore 2/3rd of the total marks in the written test.
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 90

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: In a small group I along with 2-3 other friends of mine were practising GD in the hostel. We practised in several unconventional situations by virtually creating them in my room. And those sessions really helped us. In fact another friend who was also a part of our small GD group got placed in Hero MotoCorp.
Tips: NA

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: My strongest points for the interview were my internship experiences at Maruti Suzuki,Gurgaon and Ingersoll Rand, Ahmedabad in 2nd and 3rd year summers respectively. I had used my training period in the best possible way to understand the technical as well as non-technical aspects of the functioning of their production segment. And to my surprise, the interviewers even went on asking questions like the practicalities of human resource management that I experienced during my training. Apart from that I ensured that I was thorough with at least two of core subjects, a sound knowledge of automobile engineering. For the HR interview I had prepared many typical HR questions with answers much prior to any interview I had faced.
Tips: First was Bajaj Auto company who came for placements for which I was not prepared at all. The placement season had just started. When you do not work hard so as to deserve something you want, I believe it takes a toll on your self confidence. So one should better have in mind which companies he/she would want to get placed in and work accordingly well in advance. Second was Mu Sigma, coincidentally on the same day as Bajaj. I was eliminated on the problem solving round. I don’t exactly know the reasons as I have seen people having the same questions and same answers (same rough work as well :-D ) having cleared that round. So I think luck also plays a role and not everything is meant to go your way all the time.

General Tips: One was that I was not particularly unwilling to join a non-core company in the beginning but gradually with my preparations, my orientation changed towards joining an automobile company. Further, having the knowledge that there might be a couple of auto makers in the pipeline this season, also helped me focus on a few specific core subjects of my branch. Preparation needs smart studies. One just can’t go on reading every page of a book. And knowing exactly which areas to emphasize on, for which company, is a real challenge.
College Name: NIT ROURKELA
Motivation: I am very much satisfied with the company I am placed in. It would be a dream for anyone in my position willing to join core sector, to be a part of the world’s largest two wheeler manufacturing establishment. It is just that I had actually targeted Maruti Suzuki from the beginning of the year and even I was shortlisted after its written round. Their further rounds were yet to commence but in the meantime Hero MotoCorp came for placements and I cleared it.

Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude were simple for me since i had prepared for various competitive exams at my school level.Verbal was a bit tough but since it was mixed with the APTI, i was able to score good in this section.Technical was 50-50 since i was preparing for GATE until then.Rest is just Funda!
Tips: Practice APTI and VERBAL from www.indiabix.com.For TECH focus on at least 3-4 imp topics like thermal,Production,Fluids and SOM/TOM/DOM
Duration: 100min minutes

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Since i was not fluent in English(DUE TO MY BIHAR BOARD BACKGROUND) and i loved discussing various issues with my friends, i had two options-1.Speak less with valid points or 2. Speak in Hindi .I went for the first one.In the entire discussion of 15 min i spoke 2 times but with valid points.Those points made a huge impact on panelist and i got selected!
Tips: Keep yourself updated with recent topics/Social issues and read newspapers.Make a group of friends for study and GD purpose!Learn the process of GD from videos available on Youtube .If you are aware of the topic start the discussion and if u r not then hear the points kept by your colleagues and then add your opinion in it.Rest is your luck!
Duration: 15min minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Since I was aware that the person who is going to take my HR interview is head and deciding,i determined to score good points in HR itself.And at the end of HR interview i impressed him completely!
Tips: HR is all about faking yourself.If you can fake easily then u r going to nail it for sure!Answer all the ques confidently and never hesitate in asking for anything you don't know.Prove your loyalty and Leading qualities by your past exp.Loyalty really matters because now a days lots of people are aspiring for higher studies/salaries.Rest is your luck!

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I had already impressed the HR and TECH-HR was sitting beside him so he didn't ask any tough ques.He just asked ques from my summer training and i answered them boldly.Rest is...'HERE I M'!
Tips: Always remember they are not looking for a scientist rather they are looking for an engineer who will be loyal to the company.SO even if you are avg in tech don't panic!Answer boldly whatever you know.Share some innovative ideas and positive qualities u have which will be helpful for that comp!Rest is your luck!

College Name: NIT DURGAPUR
Funny Moments: In the Group Discussion,i said a sentence,which i don't think i could have ever said in front of people of that kind f stature!And that is ......"I don't think parents should dictate their daughters about their dressing sense because i have never seen a girl wearing a BIKINI while going to a temple".........and everyone started laughing including the panelists and hence,i was the last guy selected for the next round!

Round: Test
Experience: Pretty straightforward, basic questions from major subjects like fluid, SOM , production and thermo-dynamics. Aptitude was very basic (RS Agarwal level). If your english is weak, you might find the verbal and comprehension section a bit tough.
Tips: No sectional cutoff, so if your technical subjects are weak, you can make it up in the aptitude section and vice-versa.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Don't expect the campus GD to be a civilized one. The key is to keep your cool. Strong points and confidence in your communication will sail you through.
Tips: Try to avoid repititive and digressive point.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were two interviewers in the panel that I faced, both engineers. Most of the questions were based on my training and projects. Honestly, I couldn't answer 40% of them.
Tips: Nobody is expecting you to answer every question that is being asked, so don't panic. If you don't know something or cannot recall it, convey the same to the interviewer. Be confident and keep a smiling face.
Best of luck for the placement season :)

General Tips: Be prepared before you sit for any company's recruitment process. A study of company's history and background would gain you some extra points.
Skills: technical knowledge, personality
College Name: NIT BHOPAL
Funny Moments: After placement GPL :p

Round: Test
Experience: I never felt very confident about the technical questions of the written round. But the assuring fact was no one did. And usually cut off of the technical section comes to are relatively lower mark which is achievable. So I focused more on the quantitative sections which this time bore 2/3rd of the total marks in the written test. Out of 30 technical questions you should be able to do at least 10.
Tips: But one important round after written test, the “psychometric test” that is oftencalled a non-eliminative round, is actually a silent killer I felt. Psychometric test assertsthe personality of a student. And in my interview panel one panellist was speciallydedicated for this. He would not ask you any question but silently judge you throughoutthe interview and compare your behaviour with your psychometric test results. If theyfind the test results mismatching with how you portray yourself during the interview theywould simply dis-select you. So it is important to appear this seemingly unimportant and boring test very sincerely and honestly.
Duration: 60+30 minutes
Total Questions: 60+30

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Almost all who appeared the written test were short listed for the GD round. Clarity of points, ability to direct the group, and fluency - these wee the key to clear the GD. Out of 10 people, 3 got shortlisted.
Tips: In a small group, I along with few other friends of mine, were practicing GD in the hostel. We practiced in several hypothetical situations by virtually creating them in my room, for example speaking against your natural inclination towards speaking in favour of a topic or taking the job of moderating the GD trying to point out the flaws of the rest of the group in the end or making a shy person initiate the GD. And those sessions really helped us. In fact another friend who was also a part of our GD group, got placed in Hero MotoCorp as well.
Duration: 10 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Actually it was more of a combined Technical + HR interview. Interview mostly based on my internship experience. Literally they went on to ask about every tiny detail about my summer training experience at Maruti Suzuki. It included HR questions like how one should handle the workers, work schedule management, following of company ethics, deadline management etc. So take your internship very very seriously from day 1. IC engine is also an essential study for Hero MotoCorp. Since they ask you to bring your CV to the interview, one must spend some good time preparing his/her CV.
Tips: Try to relate your co-curricular activities and involvement with the HR questions asked. Be honest, frank and confident. Contact students from other colleges who already got placed in the same company in the recent past and know about their interview experience. That comes handy at times.

General Tips: My strongest points for the interview were my internship experiences at Maruti Suzuki, Gurgaon and Ingersoll Rand, Ahmedabad in 2nd and 3rd year summers respectively. I had used my training period in the best possible way to understand the technical as well as non-technical aspects of the functioning of their production segment. And to my surprise,the interviewers even went on asking questions like the practicalities of human resource management that I experienced during my training. Apart from that I ensured that I was thorough with at least two of core subjects, a sound knowledge of automobile engineering. For the HR interview I had prepared many typical HR questions with answers much prior to any interview I had faced.
Skill Tips: Apart from your technical skills and mathematical ability to clear the written round, all the above are also highly essential to clear the further rounds. And yes, your attentiveness in the pre-placement talk is also being taken into account. They ask some general questions in the end of the talk and try to answer one of them. It creates a good impression. Read a lot about the company; its history, its latest models, its inception, technologies it uses, founders etc.
Skills: English Fluency, Communication skills, Body Language, Expressiveness, Leadership quality, Psychometric Test
College Name: NIT Rourkela
Motivation: I would say, “Never do a training just for a certificate.” Take your internships very seriously. Learn as much as possible. What technical project you do during the training is important, of course. But what you learn and gain during that period has got its own significance. Don’t waste any summer. Do not let your CGPA fall below 7.5 under any circumstances. And from behavioral point of view, your body language, speaking ability, expressions are all very important. Prepare for them from now on. If you find excuses, as why a mechanical core company looks for these soft skills, just know that someone who does not will get that job. Make group discussions a habit. Stay updated with the current affairs. Read newspaper every day at least for 10-15 minutes and make notes of them. Make yourself employable from the targeted company’s perspective. Preparation needs smart studies. One just can’t go on reading every page of a book. And knowing exactly which areas to emphasize on, for which company, is a real challenge. And your perseverance will be your source of confidence during the interview. You have to deserve it.

Round: Test
Experience: That was an online writtern test having two section (technical & aptitude).Paper was not that easy and not too tough.
Tips: For all the mechanical students study manufacturing proccess,som,thermodynamics,aptitude,ic engine,hmt,fluid dynamics.80% of the writtern paper comes from these subjects only.plz visit and perpare the question from site indiabix.com,good technical and aptitude question are there.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: In our college group discussion is the just like debate.No one will give you the chance to speak.You will have to find your place in the discussion.
Tips: Prefer to start the GD and if not so then try to put your point within 3-5 min of start of your GD.only say 2-3 distinct point after that allow other to put their views.if you see a person not utter a single word in gd give him chance.Also try to conclude the GD.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: it was not purely technical.My interview is both tech and HR in same interview
Tips: be calm and be yourself.dont try to fool the interviewer.they know more then us unlike our college viva.always perpare 2-3 subject,training,project for interview....BEST OF LUCK.......

Skill Tips: be yourself dont pretend
Skills: technical knowledge, speech, personality
College Name: MANIT