Round: Test Experience: Reasoning / Analytical : there were many questions on venn diagram.. relationships.. cube problem... etc etc... VERBAL: questions on correction of sentences... jumbled sentences.. series... etc etc.... Total Questions: 60
Round: Resume Shortlist Experience: Resume based shortlisting initially.
Round: Interview Experience: 3 rounds of interviews (15-20 minutes each) All topics were Metallurgy related Heat transfer, Phase diagrams (very basic Fe-C diagram), FEM-based technical questions, are concepts asked. Tips: If they look interested in a particular aspect, pursue it, and drive the interview. Be ready to be grilled on the things mentioned in your resume. For consulting companies alone (McKinsey and BCG), look at certain case studies. The book "Case in point", is a really good source. For most other core companies (like Reliance, Tata Steel, etc.), refreshing Iron and steel and Mechanical Metallurgy courses will help a lot.
Round: Test Experience: Questions were based on basic maths and english but time duration as per level of questions was very less. I was hardly able to attempt 90 question. Tips: Firstly attempt questions from the topics in which you are more comfortable. Don't spend much time in thinking. Duration: 60 minutes Total Questions: 120
Round: Technical Interview Experience: As I am from statistics background ao they asked me questions from regression and inference in depth. Rest all question were from basic stats. And yes they ask question from everything what is there in your resume. Tips: Be ready for question from everything what is there in your resume and prepare them in advance.
Round: HR Interview Experience: It was easy and hardly last for 10 min Tips: Be confident on whatever you speak and prepare for general HR questions in advance.
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
Q1. They asked me how would you determine toll for the Jamuna Expressway
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Round: Interview Experience: 2 round of interview First round- technical (basic infra stuff)Second round- HR skills- just a brush up of civil infra courses like Infrastructure Planning and Management(IPM), ECM.HR preparation – slight basic First round- they took people with CG>=7.5 They asked me how would you determine toll for the Jamuna Expressway. Tips: I started in September. Obviously early bird catches the fish.
Round: Interview Experience: HR preparation – slight basic. My HR was very good. Moreover, my intern was in Mumbai Metro Rail, which helped me push in for infra. Also my PORs gave me an edge over others. Tips: CFA played a crucial role for my friends.
General Tips: Basically puzzles, as they are helpful in almost every company. It provides you a direction for thinking. www.brainden.com was a good site. 300,400 puzzles book was very good. (Available in DC++) Have your resume ready early in the semester.Have mock GDs in your group.Have basic fundamentals about what’s going in the country and world. Don’t RG and prepare in groups. College Name: IIT MADRAS
Round: Test Experience: One written test. It contains four sections. Each section is of 15 minutes duration. Tips: Prepare for general aptitude and learn the basics of C, C++ and Java. Duration: 60 minutes
Round: HR Interview Experience: General HR round questions were asked. Tips: You must show your confidence and maintain eye contact with the interviewer.
General Tips: Brush up all the basics of your core subjects. Skills: Good technical skills., Good communication skills. College Name: NA
Round: Test Experience: The online test was of an average difficulty level. There was sufficient time to complete all the questions on time. and there was a negative marking of 0.25. Tips: One should be thorough with the basics of english, and quantitative ability. Reasoning section needed a lot of practice so as to save time. Duration: 60 minutes Total Questions: 50
Round: Technical Interview Experience: I had a very good experience answering the aforementioned questions as i was confident in all my answers. i did not have a thorough knowledge of c language, So i told the interviewer that i am not adept with programming but i can still try. Hence the interviewer told me that even if i go wrong in programming, he won't be marking me on that basis. Tips: Always speak the truth whether you know a particular subject or not. This helps the interviewer form an overall idea about you.Put forward your views in a soft and gentle but assertive tone.
Round: HR Interview Experience: The HR round of interviews was a more general round concerned in knowing the candidate as a person, irrespective of his/ her merits and achievements. It focussed on forming an idea about our personality as an individual Tips: Be calm, composed and patient in front of the interviewer.
General Tips: One should not be scared or nervous about placements. Patience and confidence should be maintained throughout the recruitment process. Practice placement papers from various websites and also keep yourself updated with current affairs. Skill Tips: A lot of practice is required to gain speed in doing calculations. Skills: Speed, Knowledge , Communication Skills College Name: SRM UNIVERSITY Motivation: The main motivation for applying to iGATE was the company is a major IT service provider and had been listed in the 100 fastest growing companies by Fortune magazine. Since i had been rejected in companies like Wipro, CTS, Infosys, i applied to this company in the hope of getting selected. Other motivations were my college seniors and teachers. Funny Moments: When the technical interviewer asked me to explain any topic from my area of interest, I was shocked for a minute because i could not believe that i had been granted so much liberty of choosing any topic from my subject.To crosscheck what i had hear was true or not, i reassured myself by asking him whether he was sure or not. Then the interviewer smiled and told me to proceed.
Round: Test Experience: The aptitude test basically consisted of questions from Data Structures and some other simple algorithms and also on Object Oriented Analysis. The aptitude test was tricky (having negative markings +2/-1 scheme). To cross this test speed and skill are essential.
The next test was a coding exams there were three questions 1) Given a linked list, link the odd nodes followed by the even nodes in place. 2) Given a dictionary of words find words that are anagrams of each other. 3) Given a binary tree and a node print that node's path from root. Duration: 95 minutes
Round: Technical Interview Experience: There were 4 rounds of interviews... the details are as follows Interview 1 - This interview was basically DS based interview and certain concepts of networking were touched. I told them that i am interested in data structures and cryptography so most of the questions came from those areas only. Interview 2 - Was again technical. The interviewer asked me on Data Structures and a Dynamic Programming problem and some other puzzles to solve. Interview 3 - This was technical but they evaluated the design skills. Asked me on ER diagrams, class diagrams and database design and system design and some basic questions from OS. Interview 4 - This was also a technical interview mainly on problem solving and DS design (how would you design a DS to handle this situation and so on).
Round: HR Interview Experience: There was no HR interview as such. They were asking questions in tech interviews such as tell me about yourself and so on.
General Tips: Data Structures, OOPS and OS. Solve a variety of problems. All the best!!! College Name: NIT WARANGAL
Q6. They asked me some questions on my CV like Why less marks in academics
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Q7. Also, about my summers project- what did I do, what was the project and how did I went about doing it
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Round: Group Discussion Experience: 1) BBG shipping has experience of turning around two companies and is one of the largest companies in this segement
2) City shipping is largest private company into ship repair and ship breaking but not in similar segment.
3) Sonyo shipping is one of the oldest shipping company and has various businesses related this. It is looking forward to expand in china and India and looking forward to expand and acquire some ship breaking company to create a low cost base.
Bids are:
BBG: 100% of debt for seven years 9% interest pa
City: 90% of debt for seven years 10% interest pa
Sonyo: 85% of debt for five years 13% interest pa
As a manager you have to take decision. Your senior has called up to look for bid of City and this will help to build relationship with city. The bank already has relationship with BBG. What will you recommend?
Round: HR Interview Experience: I can’t say I was 100% right in all my answers but I tried to simplify every answer. I knew my CV very well and was able to anticipate questions like why less marks.
General Tips: Through knowledge of sectors and other fin subjects. Was confident as I had prepared well for the interview. In GD one has to contribute 2-3 good points that was sufficient. There were people who remained silent but contributed even 1 good point were selected for interview atleast. In interview they gauge your fitment wrt role and their core values. Skills: Economics, Finance College Name: NA
Round: Resume Shortlist Experience: I had sent my resume to the hiring group, Selection through telephonic interviews. I was interviewed by three different research groups (once by each). Tips: Factors in decreasing order of importance: CGPA each stage. Ability to explain your projects precisely. Ability to solve ''standard" logarithmic problems. The way you think and put down your Answer is the most important. The final answer .s not so I important, and they prod you when you think out aloud anyway.
Round: Technical Interview Experience: Almost- by default they ask about your previous projects/internships if they are relevant to the group. Ofher questions depend on the group you are interviewed by and your own profile, In my case it was machine learning, text mining etc. I was told about the research problem they were dealing with then and asked f or comments/suggestions/.inputs and a discussion followed. Tips: Basically these are specialized Interviews so it's good to have sound knowledge of your domain (analytical and application skills are very much required).
Skill Tips: CGPA>9.0, 1f not (like me) relevant work done in the domain and in past internship.A recommendation from the professor is also a good add on. College Name: IIT Madras