Tata Group Electrical Maintenance Interview Questions and Answers

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Since I got a Pre placement offer through Internship so my experiences will be in accordance to Internship
procedure. Placement procedure is almost the same. They look for decent
pointers. In addition to this they would consider if you have some good
technical background. They look for committed people who have an experience of
working in teams.For this they float a from of their own which has some questions answers of which more of less lies in the resume. There are some HR questions too like Long term goal , Short term goal, SOP, mind over matter (the most catchy one). If you get selected for interview round your interview will be around this form .

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: It was my first GD. There were around 120 people selected for the GD. We were
divided in the groups of 10. As expected my group was very tough as there were
better speakers. We were given a paper containing the situation and options. We
were given a total of 20 minutes which included the time for reading and
understanding the situation. Someone started speaking after around 5-6 minutes
followed by an another guy. Next , I had to dive in as if I would have delayed
I would have ran out of ideas which would have been taken by the others. I
started confidently and as time passed by I was successfully able to convince
the people towards my option or I must say there were no arguments towards my
option. Out of expectation, I cleared this round. Next round was the interview round.
Tips: - GD is all about convincing the junta towards your option.- Never speak when some one else is speaking.- Don't be negative , always give positive statements- Never take name of any person sitting in the room in the GD even if you know him/her- Never point fingers- Sometime GD can become a fish market. Stay out of it and wait
for the right time to speak.

- Don't shout

- Don't be an orator if you are not a good speaker

- Read the paper carefully and jot down the pros and cons of
every option so that you have many points to speak to

- It does not really matter how much did you speak but what you
speak matters, don't panic if you have spoken less during GD. Sometimes giving
1-2 logical statements gets you through.
Duration: 20 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Around 35 people were selected for this round. We were told there will be 2 rounds of interviews. I got a call for my Technical interview soon. It was a large room with only 3 of us - myself and the 2 interviewers. They started by greeting themselves and asked me to tell something about me. I started confidently and told them about myself, my birth place, interests, college life, IIT B Racing etc. Then the interview shifted to specific questions. I covered every important point in the resume and explained it in a line or two as the questions went. They seemed impressed as I had Cummins on my resume as I was the only one in my batch who did intern over there. Also, having IIT B Racing played a major role in getting me through. They asked some questions around that and I was able to answer them successfully. I could not answer initial questions completely but was confident in whatever I said. This confidence helped me to answer later questions in a better way and they were quite impressed. Frankly , I did not have any hopes till now that I will get into ITC, so I felt stress free during the interview though it was my first interview. After answering every answer confidently they asked me some questions regarding my hobbies - Cricket mostly. Since I have been a die hard fan of cricket and love to play it, my energy level went to a higher level during this discussion. Finally , they asked do you have any questions for us ? I asked what will be my work profile if I get in. They explained me the profile and I liked it. I requested them to work on some project which will create impact on the company rather than doing some research or paper reading work. They smiled and assured me of that. So, finally this interview ended after around 25 -30 minutes. I was expecting the call for second interview. (People who cleared 1st round only got a chance for second HR interview) but not that soon. It was hardly a minute after my interview got over , a person from behind calls out my name and says "You have a second interview in a minute. Are you Ready for it ?" . I was happy but exhausted. I had no other option and said politely "Yes"
Tips: - Be confident
- Don't give arbit answers if you don't know. They are very knowledgeable people and will easily catch you if you are giving vague answers.
- Don't panic if you are unable to answer some questions. Its perfectly fine . Just say politely you don't know/remember.
- Maintain a positive body language
- Show them that you are willing to work for them for a long period of time. Don't give the slightest intention of leaving the company for any reason.
- You should be able to justify every point in your resume or whatever you write.
- Revise the form before interview , the one ITC asked you to fill in the initial process of selection
- Wear good formals. During my time some people gave interview in Jeans. This does not give a professional look. Also carry a pen.

College Name: IIT BOMBAY

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 1.Case study is based on multiple problem- multiple solution. First decide what will be order of problems to be solved based on there severity since solving one problem might counter affect other problem increasing other problem.  And than give there corresponding solutions. Try to convince whole group about the order of problems. 
2. survival problem based case study is also asked. Try to remember that order of importance of things is based on Water-food-shelter-safety-signal device-any thing promoting movement of survivals (last).
Tips: 1. Try to give logical reasons behind any conclusion. 
2. Try to take group together.
Duration: 25 minutes

Skill Tips: " If from electrical branch make machine a strong point."
Skills: Technical Knowledge
College Name: IIT Roorkee
Motivation: It provides non coding work. it gives you a techno managerial work.

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Experience and key skills

Round: Test
Experience: Very easy questions. Practice R.S Agarwal aptitude and verbal books.
Duration matters. Solve the questions fast.Skip the questions if you think you don't know dont kill time on them.

In verbal most of the questions on subject verb agrement-wikipedia links are enough to practice on them.

It's easy just try to solve as many as u can and dont leave the questions unanswered,no negative marking.
Duration: 80 minutes
Total Questions: 120

Skill Tips: Talk in english. Be confident. smile in face.
Skills: c Language, Thinking ability, English fluency
College Name: K L University
Funny Moments: Im very bad in solving puzzles. The HR over there asking puzzles to every one.
It's my turn the 1st question he asked me was what are you bad at?
no 2nd thought I said solving puzzles...In that way he didnt ask me any puzzles. He checked my confidence, english fluency...e.t.c.

Round: Test
Experience: There was 7 sections. And each section has a 60% sectional cutoff
Tips: Attempt questions which you know and you are confident about
Duration: 50 minutes
Total Questions: 70

Round: Story writing
Experience: Write a story based on picture
Tips: No grammatical errors must be there

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: 1 hour interview but based on technical and daily life
Tips: Be confident

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Just a simple round..bcoz u are almost selected
Tips: Be positive

Skills: Communication And Confidence

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The eligibility criteria was > 65% in academics.it was a pool campus drive in which nearly 5-6 college students participated in it

Round: Test
Duration: 1 hour

College Name: Institute of aeronautical engineering

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: They have selected those who have no standing arrears
Tips: Clear  arrears before 5 sem

Round: Test
Experience: Quantitative is little tough but i am lucky that i am able to solve the problems
Tips: Use formulas
Duration: 65 minutes
Total Questions: 90 min

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: No group discussion
Tips: Prepare well for GD

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I have spoke for 2 min and hr was impressed for it. Wrote some programs. Explained my project
Tips: For any hr interview prepare about your self. Learn some basic c programs, learn your project diagram. If u have any questions ask to hr to impress him

General Tips: Start doing some apptitude questions
Skill Tips: Whatever you talk,  speak it clearly. Dont get tension
Skills: communication skill
College Name: SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
Motivation: Our seniors

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume is the most important part of your whole placement process. Your resume reflects your whole profile, what you are. So, we had to do that properly. Main thing is the format of the resume. For getting the proper format itself we had to go through a lot, but our staffs do guide us so that's not a problem.
Tips: Stick to the proper and latest format and make sure your resume shouldn't be more than 2 pages, that's ideal for a fresher. Write only those points that are valid and if any question asked related to that, you can answer.

Round: Test
Experience: We had gone through a lot of practice tests during the placement classes and if your English is good, you will easily get through it. They just give basic grammer which we have already learnt in our school days. The Quant's part is also easy and basic maths that we have done in our primary school (7-10). Reasoning part completely based on your IQ level.
Tips: Focus on your vocabulary. Read books, articles and whatever you can. Just keep yourself up to date. Practice the basic quants. There are various books for both Quant's and reasoning. Just keep practising.
Duration: 30 mins minutes
Total Questions: depends (20-30)

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I had a very tough experience. Since I'm from Biotechnology department, I was asked questions like why do I want to work in an IT company. They were actually testing my patience and I got through it. Your HR interview depends on your HR itself, even the time limit. My interview went for almost half an hour, but for few it got over even in 10-15 mins, so it depends.
Tips: Just be confident. Presentation is very important. Present yourself in a confident manner and be calm and patience. You should have good communication skill.

General Tips: Be confident and patient. Make sure you choose the proper job for yourself and have interest in that field. You will get through it. Placement is not that tough as you think. Just have confidence in yourself and you will get it. All the best.
Skills: Quants, verbal, reasoning, Soft skills, Communication skill
College Name: SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
Motivation: I have always wanted to go in this and Infosys is considered as one the top IT companies in India and more over they offer you the best training. An infocician is highly recognised outside. Last but not the least, you have the biggest and the best campus for Infosys.
Funny Moments: Nothing as such, but I had really a funny HR round. For half an hour he kept Me asking the same question just to check my patience level. We had a great time during the placement classes. All the staffs were very friendly and interactive.