Saint-Gobain Production Incharge Interview Questions and Answers

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Anonymous shortlisting

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 8 people in the GD. It was a calm GD. I came in 3rd with strong points and exited, making my point.
Tips: Be sure of what you say. Own your points. Start with statement, give example and conclude in a minute.
Duration: 20 minutes

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 10 people in this GD. It was a chaotic GD with everyone speaking at once. Nobody could be heard and things were totally out of control.
Tips: At times of chaos, go against the tide and keep your voice calm and have a very good point in mind. Don't lose your calm in all the chaos.
Duration: 25 minutes

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I gave the wrong answer at first to the BCG matrix question. Then the interviewer asked me "are you sure?". I realized my mistake, held my calm, used the notebook infront of me, drew it and explained. That I believe, did the magic.
Tips: Be honest. Keep smiling. Own the interview.

College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: There were three panelists.As I went in, I was first asked to present my CV. All of them were asking questions together. One was asking technical questions related to chemical engineering while the other two were taking the HR interview. They were all very polite and gentle.At first. I had to tell them my 10th and 12th percentage and my ranks in JEE Main, JEE Advanced and WBJEE. Then I was asked why I chose chemical engineering and what were my areas or subjects of interest. I answered Mass transfer and Chemical Reaction Engineering. They were quite impressed to hear as they said I was the first one who mentioned it. I was mainly asked questions from distillation and gas absorption. All the questions were very basic and required clear understanding of the concepts. I was asked to give a brief summary about my industrial visit to RCF, Mumbai. I was also asked some questions on my ongoing project work at college. Overall, it was a pleasant experience.

College Name: Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Round: Test
Experience: The questions were very standard. Difficulty Level of the sections were as follows:
Quantitative Aptitude: Average
Verbal Aptitude: Good
Technical Aptitude: Average to good
Tips: Primary focus should be on understanding the basic concepts of all the Technical Subjects.
A lot of questions were asked from Manufacturing Processes, Plant Layout.
For Quantitative Aptitude and Verbal Aptitude, practice all the questions from indiabix.com
Total Questions: 150

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: The GD was conducted in two rounds:
Structured: All the candidates were given opportunity to express their ideas to the panel.
Unstructured: The candidates had to discuss the points among themselves.
Tips: Before speaking up, think clearly. Don't start hastily without proper clarity in thoughts. Pay attention to what other speakers have to say. You don't always have to counter other speakers, if you can try to compliment their points with your own.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There was only one interview, which was purely based on technical questions. The two member panel was very cordial and encouraging. I even cracked a joke here and there but they were cool about it. They asked questions related to my summer internship and a research paper I had presented in my college fest.
Tips: Make sure your technical knowledge is sound. If you have done any summer internship or presented a research paper, then 60% of the questions will be from those sections.

General Tips: Focus on technical knowledge
Skills: Steam Turbines, Strength Of Materials, Engines, Technical Skills, Speaking Skills
College Name: NIT Jamshedpur
Motivation: Tata Steel is a leading steel producer, and pays a handsome salary. It is actively involved in CSR activities and has a good reputation. Additionally it is located in my hometown, Jamshedpur.
Funny Moments: They asked me to draw a graph of regenerative cycle, I was drawing a rather small figure( my bad habit ), then one of the guys asked " Why do you draw such small diagrams ? You have plenty of paper" .. I replied " Sir, save paper save trees" .
Then he asked about the efficiency of Regenerative cycle, I couldn't understand the question so I said " Sorry Sir I don't know" to which he replied " Maarenge do thappad :P" .. Then he clarified himself,

Round: Test
Experience: all job related technical question
Duration: 35 minutes
Total Questions: 30

Skills: Interest In The Job, Body Language In Interview

Round: Test
Experience: It was online test and was aptitude section first. Questions were easy and later there were questions on English grammer and comprehension which would require 10th level knowledge. At last there will be 25 technical questions. Surprisingly, most of them were factual.
Tips: Pick up any aptitude book and practise it to improve your problem solving speed.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 90

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I was asked to draw Iron Carbon phase diagram and CCT curves. I was also tested about lever rule and eutectoid composition.
Tips: Coursework would suffice

College Name: IIT Madras

Round: Test
Experience: Basically there were some aptitude questions which were easy and English grammer(10th level) was asked. About technical aspect, questions were mostly factual.
Tips: For technical, prepare specifically for factual questions from your coursework. For aptitude part, focus on speed of solving problems.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 90

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I was asked about myself and extra-curricular activities first followed by some technical questions about iron-carbon phase diagram and lever rule.
Tips: Course work would suffice

College Name: IIT Madras

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