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Insight 2010 The Placement Mantra

--- From the desk of ---

Students’ Placement Office, IIT Kanpur

Director’s Address

Since the advent of this great institution, IIT Kanpur has a vision to provide quality

technical education and act as a rostrum for scientific research, and a mission to

develop human potential to its greatest degree, and in accordance with this

vision, IIT Kanpur has maintained an exemplary share of contribution to this

world. Recent years have witnessed the emergence of IITK as a top technological

institute in India. The students of IITK are cherry picked group. They have been

chosen through a process that makes IITK the toughest institute to get an

admission to. Today IITK is considered a global brand and in acquiring this

position, the major contribution has come from our alumni. The students come

from varied educational and cultural backgrounds. The programs are designed to

instill innovation, leadership, team work and global focus into its participants. Be

it the core engineering, research and teaching, consulting and investment

banking, IT and ITES, or administrative and social sectors, our alumni have

excelled in each and every field. They really have made us proud!

IITK has an excellent recruitment record. The graduates and post graduates of IITK

have been selected by some of the world's leading corporation, besides most of

the leading Indian corporations. The exposure provided at this place trains not

just for technological superiority, but also for an overall understanding of the

world. The undergraduate and post graduate programs are continuously

monitored and frequently revised to incorporate cutting edge technological

theories and practice. Latest technologies are employed for effective delivery and

the curriculum emphasizes practice orientation. Exchange program with leading

technical institutes around the world expose the students to management

thought and practice in different national environments and cultures. We have to

benchmark ourselves on the global scale with the best technical institution.

I heartily welcome both the recruiters and our graduating students to come to

this platform and get the best out of each other. Through this, I offer a special

invitation to all organizations and corporations! Do come to the campus and test

our raw young talents. I hope that firms and our students will create synergies like

never before. We will be happy to receive your suggestions to further improve

the process of recruitment.

Let it be my privilege to welcome you to the world of IIT Kanpur.

Dr. Sanjay Govind Dhande

Chairman’s Address

As the world marches into the 21st century, India, at the forefront of the

developing world needs an increasing lot of intelligent, astute, hardworking and

technically proficient minds. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT K) well

known for its cutting edge research and teaching programs prides itself on

creating an environment that facilitates in not only the academic but the overall

development of the student

The hall mark of IIT K has always been relentless strive towards excellence and

perfection. We expose our students to strong fundamentals in their subject areas

and hone their inter-personal skills to develop them as future leaders in their

chosen fields of work. The academic curriculum at IITK has strong emphasis on

basic sciences, engineering and humanities, which is successful in producing

competent engineers and scientists with concern for human values and

surroundings.

Here at Student Placement Office (SPO) our effort is to provide a platform to

facilitate interaction between students and companies so both can find the best

match as their aspirations and requirements. Quick on the up-take, with good

communication and human relations skills and aware of modern developments,

the typical IIT K graduate is expected to play a very important role in organizations

like yours wanting to be internationally competitive in terms of products, services

and technology.

Our previous placement program in session 2008-09 witnessed the best

placement percentage among all IITs, which is a testimony to the increasing faith

that the corporate world has put on us.

Our portal is the starting point of our interaction where you will find all necessary

information. We will welcome your queries related to recruitment at IITK. Also,

write back your ideas that can help us at SPO.

If interested in making an early Pre-Placement Talk, please let us know the

preferred date. PPTs are held after class hours, i.e. 5 PM onwards on all working

days up to mid-November.

I take this opportunity to invite you for placements to IIT K.

Dr. J Ramkumar

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Contents

CIVIL ENGINEERING ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3- 16

COAL INDIA LIMITED ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3

DHI WATER & ENVIRONMENT ………………………………………………………………………………… 5

IOCL ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6

JINDAL STEEL & POWER LIMITED ……………………………………………………………………. 8

LARSEN & TOUBRO…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10

NTPC LIMITED…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12

PATIL RAIL INFRASTRUCTURES…………………………………………………………………………………… 14

TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED…………………………………………………………………… 15

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING……………………………………………………………………………………………… 17-23

CATERPILLAR……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 17

EXXON MOBIL……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19

TATA MOTORS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 20

DAIMLER……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 22

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24-36

BEECEM COMMUNICATION PRIVATE LIMITED...…………………………………………………..…….. 24

ITC………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 26

TCS-CTO (R&D)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 28

TEJAS NETWORKS LIMITED………………………………………………………………………………………… 30

NTPC LIMITED……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 32

GENERAL ELECTRIC……………………………………………………………………………………………….…… 33

SAMSUNG SOFTWARE INDIA CENTRE……………………………………………………………………….. 35

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING…………………………………………………………………………………… 37-40

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STRAND LIFE SCIENCES……………………………………………………………………………………………… 37

INTEL INDIA TECHNOLOGY………………………………………………………………………………………… 39

MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING…………………………………………………………………………………….. 41-50

BHEL…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 41

JINDAL STEEL & POWER LIMITED…………..…………………………………………………………………. 42

LARSEN & TOUBRO………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 45

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED……………………………………………………………………………….. 47

SURYA ROSHNI……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 48

TCS – CORPORATE TECHNOLOGY OFFICE………………………………………………………………… 50

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CIVIL ENGINEERING

Company Name: Coal India Limited Students: Akash Gupta

Ravi Goyal

Open for Programme: BTech: CE, CHE, EE, ME

Profile Offered: Management Trainee

Why to aim this company:

Government job with full job security and a decent package

Process of company

Short listing based on the resume only, mainly based on the CPI criterion

(1) Extempore

Topic: Challenges in the Life of a Civil Engineer

India’s concern over climate change and its stand in international forum

Duration: 2min Number of people: 24

Instructions/suggestions to qualify:

Try not to convert it into a debate, and thus avoid interrupting while the others are speaking.

Be informed of the current affairs, the first person to speak about the Copenhagen Summit impressed

the panel.

(2) Interview Round 1

Type of Round: HR/Technical Duration: 10-25min

Panel of 3, one of them was a Prof from HBTI

Questions

What is a framed structure?

How is the framed structure used in the buildings?

How is the framed structure different from a trussed structure?

What are the components used in an M20 concrete mix?

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What are the different types of CEMENT grades available?

Given a loading situation, draw the bending moment diagram and shear force diagram

If you are asked to work in diverse situations, will you be able to work? If yes, how can you

assure us of the same?

What is sand boiling?

Liquefaction

Some basic questions about the lab test Geotechnical Engineering, e.g. Sand Penetration,

Proctor, Cone Penetration, etc.

Courses very relevant to the company’s selection process (test and interview)

They are mainly interested in the students with knowledge in Geotechnical and Structural Engineering.

CE 332

General Suggestions finally

Confidence was the key point for the extempore as well as the interview.

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Company Name: DHI Water and Environment Student: Arif Akhtar

Open for Programme: BTech: CE

Dual Degree: CE

Profile Offered: Design Engineer and Modeler


Process of company

Short listing based on resume followed by an interview


Type of Round: HR Duration: 10min

Questions

What is your family background?

The choice of courses and why you chose those courses?

Questions regarding the internship and the description of various soft wares



Practice some case study questions before sitting for the interviews. At least the basic

estimation questions e.g. estimating the number of authors in India etc.

Prepare the written test as much as you can i.e. the basic CAT type questions

Keep in mind the current topics for GD as there are always more points if you are able to

express your views regarding the trending topics

Maintain your temperament during the GD.

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Company Name: IOCL Students: Abhinav Gupta

Amit Yadav

Open for Programme: BTech: CE, CHE, EE, ME

Profile Offered: Grade ‘A’ Officer


Process of company

Short listing based on CPI, short listing around 2-3 people from each category from CE, ME, CHE and EE

for interview.


Type of Round: HR/Technical Duration: 20min

Questions

Started with the HR interview

1) Tell us about yourself

2) Your family Background

3) Any questions from the PRESENTATION, etc.

Followed by a technical interview

Questions were mostly on concrete, bitumen and construction materials course in general which we

usually neglect!!!!

1) Grades and classification of bricks

2) Types of failures of masonry structures

3) Why curing?

4) Name failure when building is blasted

5) Diff between concrete in a building and dam

6) Diff between bitumen for roads and for airstrips

7) How do you check for the grade> penetration test

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*Is the Ready Made concrete better than the simple concrete? If yes, explain.

*Can we use the normal water for the preparation of concrete?

*If I mix 1 meter cube each of sand, water and cement, what will be the final volume of the mixture?

*Recall any site visit and explain the scenario.

*What are the various grades of bitumen used in pavement engineering?

Then on Geotechnical (Foundations)

1) Types of piles

2) What is SPT TEST?

3) Procedure for field survey and why

4) In what conditions are different types of foundations used

*The stress was on the key words and terminologies and not just short stories


General Suggestions

*Only use a Core resume for IOCL

*Try to include your extracurricular in your introduction part, as they won’t be looking at that section of

your resume.

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Company Name: Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. Student: Shivam

Singh

Open for Programme: BTech: CE, CHE, EE, MME, ME

Profile Offered:


Process of company

(1) Aptitude/Technical Test:

Aptitude Test portion was normal, based on the mock aptitude test only

Technical Part was very easy and mainly knowledge based

(2) Group Discussion

Topic: Raul Gandhi: youth over experience for the PM?



Type of Round: Technical

Concrete-some basic question based on CE251

Draw the basic Volume diagram for soil

What is the plinth level in construction industry?

Given a particular type of building and soil, what type of foundation would you prefer?

Questions concerning the projects and resume

What are the general steps to go about in the construction of a building, i.e how will you go

about if you are asked to construct a building?

Units of resistance, fck, in case of concrete?

Where are the tension members and compression members in case of a building


Mention three qualities of yours

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Where do you see yourself in three years’ time?

What are your future plans for now?

An example to demonstrate the leadership quality in you.

Some mistakes that you think you committed in your life


CE251-very important for almost all interviews, Geotechnical Engineering, RCC structures


They are basically concerned with the practical things more than the theory or the research part

Manipulate the interview according to your strong point

Try to speak as much as you can in the interview. They basically check the confidence in you.

Be prepared for the interview and try and be humble.

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Company Name: Larsen and Toubro Students: Shashank Pathak

Archit Agarwal

Pawan

Ravi Goyal

Open for Programme: BTech: CE, CHE, EE, MME, ME

Dual Degree: CE, CHE, EE, ME

MTech: CE, CHE, EE, MME, ME, MS

Profile Offered: Post Graduate Engineer Trainees


Process of company


Type of Round: HR/Technical Duration: 45min

Questions

Bending moment diagram of a given framed structure

Bending Moment diagram of an indeterminate beam. And how to find the moments at the mid

span of the beam

Describe the basic moment distribution method to solve indeterminate systems.

Basic assumptions in Concrete Limit Design state and the method to design a beam

Working Stress Design Method for Steel Structures

How to design a building taking into account the earthquake loads and what are the parameters

used during the procedure

Technical

*Case Study- How will you construct a green building in Rajasthan? Give a basic outline of the

steps involved(one point which the panel liked was the use of Solar energy and rain harvesting

for the power)

*Given a force in the frame structure, find the basic deflection.

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*How many beams in the room are there?

*Asked to draw a Bending Moment Diagram in a given loading case.

*The basic tests in geotechnical engineering e.g. Plate Load Test, DCPT, CPT, SPT and Terzaghi

equations

*Asked about the area of interest and asked questions in the same topic.(the basic types of tests

in geotechnical engineering and then some follow up questions)

*A short Case study.

*Some questions on the intern.

HR

*only revolved around the resume part

*What was the thought process during the conduction of Nucleus and the main glitches during

the interview? How could you have overcome those?

*Starts with hobbies and then goes on to more questions on the same. (E.g. the normal heart

beat for an athlete, pulse rate etc.)

*What was the toughest situation in your life and how did you tackle it? How did you convince

your parents?


Concrete and Structural Analysis is very important

General Suggestions

Read Ranjan and Rao preferably before the test or interview

*Specific marks allotted to the posture and attentiveness in the interview.

*It would be better if you talk to the interviewer in the eye.

*Reading speed is very important and helps a lot if you have one in the Test 2.

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Company Name: NTPC Limited Students: Amit Yadav

Mudit Srivastava

Open for Programme: BTech: CE, EE, ME

Dual Degree: CE, EE, ME

Profile Offered: EXECUTIVE TRAINEE


Public Sector Unit, job security and best for people opting for IAS at the later part

You have to undergo one year training period followed by job. It is best suited for students opting for

civil services exam

Process of company

Short listing on the basis of Resume - CPI and then the interviews


Type of Round: HR/Technical Duration: 20-25min

Questions

Case Study: If you are asked to construct a dam in Mizoram, what will be the problems you are

expected to face and what all logistics will you be looking out for?

In what situations do we prefer the use of steel structures? (So we can dismantle the structure

easily)

What is a green building? (90 GB in India)

In the HR part, they basically check if you are interested in the company or not.

Try and mention your strengths in the interview.

You may be asked to defend your high CPI. Be prepared for that.

What is your biggest achievement till date?

Five years down the line, where do you see yourself?

Why choose NTPC? > brand value and the firm being a Maharatna will be an able platform for

my carrier

Would you be willing to leave the place if some other firm pays you more?

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Give an example of your leadership

There were follow up questions on each answer I gave. Be prepared for that.


General Suggestions

Know about the company, they are very keen on your knowledge of the company, basically

shows how much you are interested in them

Read about NTPC being a ‘Navaratna’ and the only PSU in the Fortune 500

Do not mention your GRE score/CAT percentile in your resume, it is a cause of concern for them

as it indicates you may drop for higher studies

Similarly do not mention CPI on a four point scale in your resume.

Always be prepared with the information of the company before your interview. And use those

points in your interview deliberately so that they know you know about the company and thus

show your interest.

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Company Name: Patil Rail Infrastructures Student: Archit Agrawal

Open for Programme: BTech: CE, MME, ME

Dual Degree: CE, ME

Profile Offered: Trainee Engineer


Process of company

(1) Group Discussion/Extempore

Topic: Is T-20 Cricket killing the spirit of original cricket?

Duration: 2min each Number of people: 8

Followed by a small debate on the topic


Type of Round: HR/Technical Duration: 10 min

Questions

Basic questions on concrete mixtures

What are the various types of admixtures?

Disadvantages of mineral admixtures?

How is the water cement ratio affected when the admixture is added?

Some basic question on the RCC structures

HR part was a bit simple

Where do you hail from


RCC Structures (CE322), Materials Course (CE251)


SWITH OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE DURING THE INTERVIEW

Be prepared for the interview, revise the basic courses and know a little about the company.

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Company Name: TATA Consulting Engineers Limited Student: Piyush Raj

Rohit Maheshwari

Open for Programme: BTech: CE, CHE, EE, MME, ME Dual Degree: CE, CHE, EE, ME MTech: CE, CHE, EE,

MME, ME, EEM, MS, NET

Profile Offered: Assistant Engineer


Engineering Consultancy Company. Selected Students will be involved in following activities 1) Pre-

project Activities 2) Design Engineering Activities 3) Procurement Services 4) Inspection & Expediting

Services 5) Project Management 6) Construction Supervision 7) Commissioning & Post-Commissioning 8)

Consultancy Services 9) Mining Services

Process of company

(1) Aptitude Test:

Duration of Test: 45min Number of Questions: 20+15

Type of questions and details

Part A: Core Part -20 questions.

All questions mainly on structural engineering. Questions were simple objective type and the level of the

questions was simple - More based on the knowledge part than the problem solving part.

Part B: Aptitude Part-15 questions

Basic CAT type questions

Aptitude Test was simply based on the CAT pattern and was relatively easy

Technical Test had good conceptual questions and was basically on Structural Engineering-Steel and

Concrete Design, Stresses and Materials.


Type of Round: Technical Duration: 45min

Questions

The questions were primarily based on the projects from the resume

Draw a Bending Moment diagram given a particular loading

What are the provisions you check for, designing a beam/column according to the IS Codes

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Many question regarding the thesis topic only

Many codes and provisions in IS 456 and IS 800

What are the permissible stresses in concrete and steel as according to the IS codes

Permissible values for deflection in a structure according to the IS provisions

How do you go about in planning a house from the start till the end?

Explain the BTP project and the main points.

Difference between channel flow and pipe flow

Is gutter an example of the open channel flow or a closed pipe flow?

Was given a pen a paper and told to explain the distribution system in a town.

Then questions on various projects I was involved in.


Type of Round: HR Duration: 25min

Questions

Tell us something about yourself.

Why do you prefer TCE over other firms?

Tell us about your activities in the Counseling service and E-Club

What is your family background?

What do you know about TCE?


Design [CE 321 and CE 322] Structures Analysis and Materials [CE 251]


The test was more based on knowledge rather than problem solving. Go through Hibbeler once before

going for the test.

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Company Name: CATERPILLAR Students: Abhimanyu Ghosh

Sajneesh

Vaibhav Rai

Open for Programs: BTech: ME (CPI above 6.0)

Profile Offered: Graduate Trainee

Why to aim for this Company:

1. Enterprising company with experience in diverse fields (you get to choose your field)

2. for those who want to make a career in Core Mechanical Engineering.

Process of company:

1. Shortlisting based on CPI >= 6.0

2. Aptitude Test: 21 shortlisted

Duration: 90 minutes No of questions: 15 x 4 = 60

Topics: 1. Design & manufacturing

2. Hydraulics

3. Mathematics - Simple numerical

4. English

3. Group Discussion: 12 shortlisted, 3 groups

1. Indo China Relationship

2. Excellence v/s Talent

3. White lead on white paper

Duration: 20 minutes

2 selected from each group

General Suggestions (by the selected):

Try contributing to the discussion by giving your viewpoints.

Listen to others viewpoint and if you have no idea, try adding to theirs by giving suggestions

Any improvement in the structure could also be suggested.

Try keeping the discussion on track.

Take notes – it could help you summarize.

Communication skill is checked.

Avoid repeating points.

Remember it’s a group discussion; try not to stand out of the group with your viewpoint.

Try to come to a conclusion agreed by all.

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4. Personal Interview Round 6 shortlisted, based on top CPI from each group

There were four interviewers – one HR, two senior managers (SM), one alumnus (A). The interview

round varied from 15 – 35 minutes. The resume was reviewed by the interviewers and questions based

on their internship were commonly asked to all.

General Questions:

1. HR – Where would you see yourself in 5 years and in 10 years from now?

2. HR – What are your hobbies?

3. SM – What have you done in your BTP?

4. SM – What use your BTP can be put to? (Application of BTech Project)

5. A – Technical questions on Fluids/ Hydraulics

6. A – General questions on MoS (Cantilever beam with Moment M, solve it.)

7. HR – If your CPI is low, justify it.

8. Design any component on your own, if given a chance.

9. HR – The posting was in Chennai, have you dealt with any similar language problem earlier?

General Suggestion:

Be yourself.

SM = Senior Manager

A = Alumnus

Important Note: Company has a Six Sigma Profile.

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Company Name: EXXON MOBIL Student: Aditya

TharejaOpen for Programs: CHE, ME

Profile Offered: Sales & Planning

Why to aim for this Company:

1. Non-Core Profile

2. for those who want a good salary at hand.

Process of company:

1. Shortlisting : ALL

2. Group Discussion: (It was very important for the company) 40 shortlisted, 5 group

Group had to decide a topic: High school education Duration: 20 minutes

General Suggestions:

Very good Communication Skills are desired

Clarity of though is important

Why the particular point under discussion is important

Bring new ideas to the table

Don’t necessarily need to lead the discussion

3. Personal Interview Round General Questions: Duration: 20 minutes

1. HR – Tell me about yourself. (Plan this properly)

2. HR – What are your short term goals?

3. SM – What have you done in your intern? (Explain)

4. SM – How important is doing an MBA/ MS/ PHD/ any other higher study to you?

5. A – What is EXXON MOBIL doing in India? (Note that they have a firm in Singapore)

6. A – What is your achievement at IITK? Explain.

General Suggestion:

Know about the company and show your interests. CPI is not a criterion. Refer to the presentation. The

company wants an employee who would stay and continue with their goals. Try to see if your goals align

with the company’s goal.

Important Note: This is a Day 2 Company.

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Company: Tata Motors

Open for Programs: MTech, Dual: ME

Profile Offered: Design profile, vehicle dynamics

Eligibility: 60% throughout school, exception can be in one semester - CPI > 6

Process of company:

4 page forms are filled by all the eligible candidates. It contains basic details, subjects, thesis, strengths,

and weakness.

Online Test, then GD, then one round of interview

Online Test: two parts- 1. Data interpretation + verbal + aptitude 42 questions

Each question had cut off time of 45 seconds - tick and submit

2. Technical 30 questions

Each question had cut off time = 1 min

Marking Scheme: Correct: +1 Incorrect: -0.25

Topics: B. Tech course, Design, Thermal, Manufacturing, previous years paper will help

GD: 8 out of 16-18 guys are selected for GD

Topics: What precautions should be taken against terrorism?

Suggestions: Communication skill, knowledge, not aggressive will help.

PI: 8 of 8 are shortlisted for interview

Panel: 3 people (one for technical, one for HR)

Normal questions in starting to make comfortable- Have you had lunch, slept well?

Mainly based on 4 page form earlier submitted

What are the things that you have different from rest of the profiles?

Academic achievements were stressed

Besides academics what are your achievements

What do you know about vehicle dynamics?

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Current technologies in automobile sector

Zero shaft gear

Preferences for location (came for Lucknow)

Basic BTech courses- design, gear design, automobile, IC Engine

Strength of materials

Chassis of truck

Shear force BM diagram, MOS, thesis- kinematics and stability analysis of Lunar Rover (20-25

minutes)

One guy was interviewed for 1 hr. 5 minutes - others for 25 minutes

Why are you interested in our company?

Why don’t you choose any other company?

What are your hobbies?

Air engine (compressed air engine)

Pulsar DTSi

Mahindra Mhoc technology

Gear designing

Who were TATA Motors’ founders?

When was 1st car launched?

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Company: DAIMLER Student: Abhishek Ranjan

Daimler visited the very first day (interview was organized on second day)

Profile Offered: Research Profile on software like Abacus, Fluent, etc.

Company Profile: Daimler is a German company and leading manufacturer in automobile. It is world’s

one of the biggest manufacturer of truck. They are setting up their plant in Chennai and they wanted

people who can assist them in improving their design and technology according to Indian Roads and

environment.

Open for Programme: MTech and Dual Degree: ME, AE too.

Shortlisting: Resume and Projects (Solid Mechanics)

Actually they were looking for experienced guys, who already have a job experience of a year or two.

Though they asked for a written test initially but later on, them shortlisted the candidates based on.

They were keen to take students who had some kind of job experience (for MTech guys) or internship.

Interview Round:

No of Students: 15 Duration: 10-15 minutes

Panel: 2 (HR and Technical Head)

Questions:

Tell me about yourself.

My Answer: First introduced myself, my family background, my hobbies and my qualities my

hobbies E.g. I told them that I like to travel a lot and gave an example as when I was in Europe I travelled

some 6-7 countries even I had to spend my own money. Since they were first time in the campus so they

didn’t know about foreign internships. They were fascinated by the fact that I have international

exposure. They asked about my purpose of being in Europe. I told them about internship, they liked it

and asked questions related to that as of who paid for you and the university.

Thesis: Technical questions

They wanted to know how my work and thesis could be of their use. It was related to polymer and I told

them it will be of help in seat chamber design. You should be able to convince them that whatever you

are doing is of use to them. I was working in Abacus. They were impressed with this and asked if I am

asked to work on Ansys, Fluent, will I be able to do so. I gave them a positive reply.

Projects: They were highly impressed with one of my projects on “Adamas” which I did in my 2nd year.

This was the thing which they were looking for. They asked some technical questions as how did you

simulate the track and where did you apply force. I answered their questions with confidence and they

were impressed. You may like to give priorities to your projects based on company profile and

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requirement. So by this time they were very impressed by me and I was kind of getting the feeling that

they will hire me.

HR: my strength and weaknesses

Another important point, it helps if you asked some questions to them during presentation or interview,

they value and remember it. I asked a question during presentation and about the job location during

interview. When I asked them this question in interview then they told me that you were the guy who

asked one question during presentation.

Finally they asked me if I would be comfortable in Chennai. I replied them positively and by this time.

Suggestions and guidelines:

Courses like ME 401, ESO202, ME 301, MOS, ME 361, and ME 461 are very important and revise their

notes.

If you are preparing for NTPC or any company for power plant, do read starting 4 chapters of “Power

plant Engineering” by P.K. Nag.

Organize mock GD’s in wings.

Prepare some common HR questions like “Tell me about yourself”, strengths and weakness, your

hobbies etc. - prepare this question in written

Do ask questions to them during interview or presentation in a different fashion, may be related to your

job profile or anything which is bothering you.

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Company Name: Beceem Communication Pvt. Ltd Student: B.Pavan Kumar

Mrinmoy Jana

Open for Programme: BTech/ MTech/ PhD: EE

Profile Offered: Design Engineer

Why to aim this company: It’s a core VLSI & communications company

Works on Wi-Fi and Wi-Max Technology, It’s a great company for those who aim for research oriented

job in wireless communication.

Process of company

(1) Aptitude Test:

Duration of Test: 1hr Number of Questions: 30

There were some basic questions on probability theory, digital communication (mainly wireless

communication, like problem on GSM, CDMA, and OFDM). Some questions were from DSP (like DFT

etc.). Basics of information theory (EE 624) should be clear; there were some questions on calculating

capacity of a Gaussian channel, differential entropy etc. A single problem from C programming was

there and it was very simple.

Two sections 1) VLSI

2) Communications

For VLSI stream we had to solve only the first section


Questions were a mix of digital and analog

Most of the questions were on digital logic design

1) Given a current mirror circuit we had to identify and calculate what is the current through one

MOS Transistor

2) Question on timing analysis-setup time, hold time ----this very important---you have to be very

clear in this concept. Frequently asked.

3) Question on Op Amp. It was an integrator …had to calculate output voltage.

4) Many questions were on logic design.

5) Questions on devices like if doping increased, how would the other parameters vary..?

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(2) Group Discussion:::::::No group discussion

(3) Interview Round 1 It was a telephonic interview

Type of Round: Technical + HR Duration: 1hr

View 1: He asked me most of the questions on my thesis and my previous projects and term papers

(related to wireless communication). I was also asked about viterbi decoders, OFDM and MIMO (my

thesis was on MIMO).

View 2: Questions were mostly on timing analysis

What would you do to remove Setup violation, hold violation?

Timing analysis

Asked about my digital project in very detail

Courses I have done here …and their relevancy to the company

Asked whether I know Verilog

Asked me whether I was interested to pursue Ph.D. They wanted to know whether I would join the

company or not.

Courses very relevant to the company’s selection process (test and interview):

EE 320(PROBABILITY AND BASIC COMMUNICATION THEORY);

EE 621(PROBABILTY AND RANDOM PROCESS);

EE 624(INFORMATION THEORY AND CODING);

EE670 (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION);

General Suggestions

Be well prepared with both digital and analog…Read chapter 10 of Rabaey completely. You must know

Verilog

One should try to keep himself focused during the whole time of written test and interview. Basics of

probability theory and communication theory should be very clear.

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Company Name: ITC Student’s Name: Ishaan

PuriOpen for Programme: OPEN to all but primarily to EE, ME, CE, and CSE (CPI>7.5)

Profile Offered: Assistant technical under training

Why to aim this company: Work profile of ITC is very good almost at par with companies like

McKinsey. So afterwards one can get admissions in B-SCHOOLS abroad on the basis of work experience

in ITC

Process of company

(1) Form Based

Initially they sent a form which contained 4-6 HR questions like

Short term and long term goals

One instance where you put mind over matter?


Topic: 1. there is a situation of a plane crash and you have to bring 15 items from there which will be

useful to you. Firstly you have to individually rate the items and then rate the items in group.

2. There is a group of ministers which are rating the solutions of power source like wind power

etc. You have to give your rating and then discuss it


Instructions/suggestions to qualify GD:

No shouting

Come up with a proper point

They prefer quality of your solutions

There is no right or wrong answer in GD. Main point is that how you are supporting your points

If you are able to put useful data or statistics to prove your point in GD then it is highly

recommended

During GD of ITC, we did not need to match our rating with group rating which was a

misunderstanding. We need to defend our points


Type of Round: HR/Technical Duration: 30 min

Panel: 3 persons

Questions

Why transmission power is always in multiple of 11 e.g. 11kv?

How to use capacitor for power factor compensation?

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Motor safety measures and safety measures of other machines?

Some students were asked to design gates? For such gates design questions, books like

MANOKIND of digital logic is useful


Type of Round: HR Duration: 45 min

Panel: 2 people

Questions

You are given two work profiles – office work and field work. Which one will you choose?

Tricky HR questions were which did not have any right or wrong answer. You just need to

remain positive while defending your point


EE330, EE370, EE210, EE250

Questions were generally asked about machines.


Write answers in their form very seriously because they grill more on your answers

They remain concern about technical knowledge .So prepare your core courses very well.

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Company Name: TCS-CTO (R&D) Student: Ashish Agarwal

Ankit lohiya

Open for Programme: BTech, MTech (ALL BRANCHES)

Profile Offered: CORPORATE TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION (R&D Labs)

Why to aim this company: if you are interested in R&D work then this offer is good (as per feedback

received from seniors)

Process of company

(1) Aptitude Test: No

(2) Group Discussion No

(3) Interview Round 1 : only one technical-HR interview

Type of Round: HR/Technical Duration: 75 minutes Panel: one

Questions:

P-I-D controller working

use of controller in industries

How power plant works?

How power grid transmission works?

Layout plan for power plant

difference between electrical and electronics engineering

Flowchart for displaying a number one to next digit.

Main focus was on controller designing and problem diagnosing in a plant. They were looking for energy

sector.

Questions were asked about projects and particularly on speech signal processing

Interview was totally resume based


Control system

Power system

Basic of electrical engineering

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Courses on signal processing are useful.


Interviewer was cool and asking about basic questions only. u just concentrate on your basics and u will

get it. One important thing is that they shortlisted candidate according to their requirements. And the

cut-off criterion was CPI more than 8.5.

Overall if you are interested in technical+software profile then this profile is good for you.

Salary offered: BTech: 6 lakh CTC; MTech: 6.5 lakh CTC, PhD: 7 lakh CTC

Interview is resume based .So prepare your resume thoroughly.

You should have sound knowledge about your project because they ask questions generally on

your projects

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Company Name: Tejas Networks Limited Student: Makarand mijar (EE

dual)

Open for Programme: EE/CSE/MECH

Profile Offered: 1) R&D Hardware engineer

2) R & D Software engineer (Makarand is selected for the first profile.)


• It’s the only Indian company into production of its own electronic products.

• It’s a medium sized company so you will have a significant place in your team with

opportunities and self-satisfaction.

• It’s a private company and offers you a profile for R & D engineer.

Process of company

• Aptitude Test:

• Duration of Test : 1 hr. ( hardware section) 2 hr. ( software section )

• Number of Questions : 60 approx.( 20 aptitude , 40 technical ) in hardware section


Well this test was like if you have practiced well you can do it. For 60 questions 1hr time is quite

less so you must have your strategy under your sleeves. Since Makarand was more towards

technical side he first completed the technical part in first 50 min. and then attempted 40-50 %

aptitude portion.

Questions were asked from following topics:

• VLSI (concentrate more) : setup time, hold time , propagation delay ( EE619 must be read

carefully , recommended book : Rabaey )

• Information theory ( unexpectedly ) : Information and coding theory

• Digital & analogue circuits

• Signal processing

• No questions were asked from electrical portion.

• A question was asked on cache memory concept and was almost asked in many companies.

• There were questions related to flip-flops, gates, laches, FSM these topics must be thorough.

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NO GD

• Interview Round 1

Type of Round: Intensively technical Duration: 45 min

Panel: 5 people (2 software engineers, 2 hardware engineers, 1 HR manager)

Questions

Makarand is specialized in Power electronics - questions were based on his M. Tech. thesis

Questions were asked on:

• Bug converter

• What are enhancement and depletion type n MOSFETs?

• setup time, hold time , propagation delay

• Verilog HDL : blocking assignment vs. non-blocking assignment

• Which optimization approach do we follow while writing a code in HDL high level to low

level or low level to high level?


EE 619, EE 610 (digital and analogue parts of VLSI)

EE 370 digital circuits and microprocessors

CS 425 Computer Networks

EE 250 Control Systems and Analysis


• For aptitude test your speed must be really fast.

• before applying in the companies you must know do want to do core job or non-core job

• EE 619 should be thoroughly studied.

• It is not necessary to answer the question correct at the first time but you must

continuously think for the answer and must correct yourself with proper logic.

• You should not give ambiguous answers and must know to say don’t know when you really

don’t know the answer.

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Company Name: NTPC Limited Student: Preet Amol Singh Bhatti

Open for Programme: ME/CE/EE

Profile Offered: there will be 1 year training


• It is a core company in power

• gives a good salary approx. 8 lakh

• One among India's 9 most important companies (navratna)

• growth rate is exponential

Process of company

• Aptitude Test: no

• Group Discussion no

Note: Initial short listing criterion is CPI (lower limit not told by the source)

• Interview Round

Type of Round: HR &Technical Duration: 15 - 20 min

Panel: 8 - 10 people (2 technical; rest HR related)

Questions

• Parameters of transmission line

• Hysteresis curve

• Why and which type of transformer do we use to reduce power loss during transmission?

• Power factor


EE 330 Power Systems, EE210 Introduction to electrical engineering


• the company has different selection criterion for different category

• you must thoroughly study there site it will make very good impression on them

• You must give your interview in a way that they must think you will definitely join it.

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Company Name: GENERAL ELECTRIC Student: Rohit Kumar Gupta

Open for Programme: EE, ME, CE.

Profile Offered: Edition Engineering Device Program Place of work- Electrical - Hyderabad

Control and instrumentation related work for ME and EE.

Structural build-up for CE

Selection: From EE - 1, ME-5


Best MNC for Power- drives, control systems etc. In addition to it good exposure, flexibility

and bright future

Spread over around 80 countries

CPI – MTech: 8.0, BTech: 7.5

Gross- 5.25 lakh but good future aspects

Process of company

(1) Aptitude Test: - HR test- ½ hour for 10 ques. + core test- 1hr for 35 ques.


For HR, general reasoning and mental skill questions

For core, questions from all three depts. were put forward in equal proportions.

Though different sets for each.

5 of EE short-listed

(2) Group Discussion: None


Type of Round: Technical Duration: 1 hr.

Panel: 2

Questions

On resume- projects and all matter- candidate did an intern in GE so that was relevant

(4) Interview Round 2 -

Type of Round: HR Duration: ½ hr

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Panel: 2

Questions

Leadership/ hobbies/ likes/dislikes/weakness/strengths

Weakness- should be carefully named


Power, Control and Instrumentation related.


Interview- Company’s mind was preset – looking for work in their field

Preparations should be good. Talk to seniors as much as possible.

Software skills- matlab- simulink- microcontroller- uart, femlab, pcb designing

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Company Name: Samsung Software India Centre Student: Mrityunjaya Shukla

Open for Programme: EE / CSE

Profile Offered: Software Engineer (have to work on music systems and other speech processes)


• Brand name

• It is very successful company

• Expanding its R& D section in India

• Have wide range of application in its department ( speech to video )

Process of company: Initial criterion for shortlisting is CPI > 7 and Written test

• Written Test: it was totally objective

• company has separate aptitude and technical tests

Duration of Test: 1 hr. Number of Questions: 50 aptitudes


This year technical test was not organized due to some reasons

In test for Bangalore Centre there were 50 questions for both technical and aptitude and 1 hr. for each

test

In technical for Bangalore Centre questions were based on C language and data structures

• Group Discussion none



Panel: 1 person

Questions

• Many general questions for introduction were asked

• Don’t you think you should go for MBA than job after your graduation because it increases your

salary package by leaps and bounds?


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Type of Round: Technical

Duration: generally 10 - 15 min (his was only 5 min long)

Panel: 1 person

Questions:

• technical questions were based on MTech thesis

• speech recognition/ signal processing


• speech signal processing

• image processing

• statistical signal processing

• ESO 209

• Mathematical methods in signal processing

• MTH 101


• Improve your aptitude skills

• Try to solve puzzles ( Shakuntala Devi maths puzzles )

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COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Company Name: Strand life sciences Student: Varun Agarwal

Open for Programme: EE/CSE

Profile Offered: Associate (Software)


• New company started by 2 CSE professors from IISC is related to bioinformatics does not have a

big staff approx. 150 employs hence more will be responsibilities hence more will be learning

• Work is related to algorithms

• It provides us a package of 8 lakhs per annum without perks

Process of company

• Test: test was completely technical and subjective

Duration of Test: 1 hr. Number of Questions: 6


• test was based on data structures

• 1 question was related to probability

• 1 question was based on Linux ( fork function )

• 1 question was to write code to merge 2 linked lists

• they asked to write proper codes not just algorithms

• Test was good related to other companies but easy if comfortable with data structures.

• Group Discussion None

• Interview one round

Type of Round: only Technical Duration: 45min.

Panel: 2 people

Questions

• 4 - 5 questions were discussed during the interview

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• they want to know how you proceed for a question

• time was given to write the solution on paper so that can be explained properly

• 1 question was to tell them an algorithm to find loop in a linked list.

• Given a real number line with two fixed integers on it and many more line segments lying on the

number line tell an algorithm to find whether a given segment lies on the segment formed by

the 2 fixed integers on the line.


ESO 211 data structures

ESC 102


• since the work i this company is totally related to coding you must be very good in coding

• only 1 person was selected

• you must revise digital electronics if want to go in a core company it would hardly take a week if

red thoroughly

• You must know VERILOG if want to go in core company.

• must solve puzzles whenever get time

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Company Name: Intel India Technology Student: Priyank Sharma

Open for Programme: BTech/Dual/MTech: EE/CSE

Why to aim this company: My interest field was VLSI design and it is one of the India’s finest company in

core electronics.

Process of company:

(1) Aptitude Test:



Type of Round: HR +Technical Duration: 20-25 mins

Initially they themselves told about the company, what they expected from me, their present

work and future. Then they asked a few simple questions.

Questions:

Would you like to go for higher studies in future?

Where do you see yourself ten years from now?

What do you think about the company?

The technical questions were asked about my work in B-Tech project and summer internship.

Mainly they were looking for my interest in the field of VLSI design and good communication

skills.

Interview Round 2

Type of Round: Technical Duration: 40 minutes

Most of the questions asked in the interview focused upon microprocessors. These questions required

thorough knowledge about microprocessors. A few questions were very tough such as a question about

pipelining which is usually taught in advanced questions. They also asked some electronic questions

which could be done on the spot. Besides I was also asked about my B-Tech project and work in summer

internship in detail.

In order to succeed in this interview you need to be honest in telling about the projects you have done.

They can easily find out if you give them false details about the projects. The basic concepts of

microelectronics should be clear. The subjects you must focus on are EE210, EE370, and EE311.

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Interview Round 3

Type of Round: H.R. Duration: 20 minutes

It was a sort of informal interview. A few personal questions were asked in the interview.

Questions

(1)What is your family background?

(2)Tell us about your ethics and beliefs.

(3)How did you like Bangalore when you were doing your internship over there?

(4)Where would you like to settle after a few years?

Suggestions:

1. A B-Tech project in VLSI design and a CPI of about 8.9 was the cut off criteria for B-Tech

electrical students.

2. Be honest when making your resume about your project and interns.

3. You need to have good knowledge about microelectronics.

4. Another 4th year course of EE-618(analog circuits) is also helpful.

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MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Company Name: BHEL Student: Vikrant

Open for Programme: BTech-MME/EE/ME/ChE/CSE CPI>8

Profile Offered: Executive Manager (different for every department)

Why to aim this company: Core Company, involved in manufacturing of products like turbine blades.

The corrosion unit of the company is good, for MME students interested in working in this area.

Process of company

There was a Presentation by the company on the day of recruitment. Around top 8 people of every

department who had not been placed by then were shortlisted.

Interview Duration: 10-15 min

Type of Round: HR and Technical Panel: 5 members=1 HR +3 Technical +1 manager

Questions:

Why should we recruit you?

Questions on work hardening, corrosion, powder metallurgy- nucleation and growth

What makes stainless steel corrosion-resistant?

What coatings are made on turbine blades and why?

What does BHEL manufacture?

Would you like a job in Rand D department?

Questions on blast furnace, connecting rods etc.

No questions on internships/project. No Test. No GD.


Steel Making (MME350), Mechanical Behavior of Materials (MME310), Environmental Degradation

(MME480)

General Suggestions finally (esp. for MME students)

Prepare for aptitude test (in general, not for this company) as MME students are generally out

of practice for such questions.

Try and improve your communication skills

CPI really matters

It will be helpful if you have done good projects in your tenure here.

Generally govt. companies/Public Sector companies shortlist only on CPI basis

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Company Name: JSPL (Jindal Steel and Power Ltd) Student: Uma Shankar

Dalai

Chandan Kalra

Open for Programme: MME, ME, CHE, CE

Profile Offered: GET (Graduate Engineer Trainee)

Why to aim this company: JSPL (Departmental Core Company for MME students) is a leading player in

Steel, Power, Mining, Oil & Gas and Infrastructure with an annual turnover of over US $2.1 billion (Rs.

10,000 crore). JSPL can prove to be a potential source of gaining good work experience for the students

who are interested in making their career in Steel Industry.

Process of company

(1) Aptitude Test:

Duration of Test: 1 hr. Number of Questions: 50


All multiple choices, technical questions - testing your knowledge as well as basic understanding of your

core subjects. Topics were steel making; composition of stainless steel and other alloys, heat treatment

methods, phase diagram, hardness measurement methods, various processing methods like welding,

casting and the list goes on.


Topic: ‘An eye for an eye can turn the whole world blind’, is it the right policy?

Duration: 10- 20 minutes Number of people: 8-10


GD was not an elimination round in JSPL recruitment. Performance was just an added value to your

interview.

Don’t sit idle. No matter if you speak nonsense, just speak.


Type of Round: HR Duration: 20- 25 minutes

Panel: only the HR Head was taking the Interview, No panel was there

Questions (Uma Shankar Dalai):

1. Why have you taken MME as your department/ how motivated are you towards your department.

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My answer: A country’s development is mainly based on the kind of infrastructure it has; and the

strength of the infrastructure depends on the strength and quality of metals used in it; strength and

quality of the metal is decided by the quality of metallurgist and material engineers in the country. So I

am quite motivated towards becoming a leading metallurgical engineer in Steel industry.

2. Which is your Dream Company?

My answer: ArcelorMittal

3. Why didn’t you apply for ArcelorMittal and why JSPL?

My answer: For ArcelorMittal we need work experience and it prefers PhD people. I want to start my

career with JSPL, because gave some statistics/data of the key achievements of JSPL, praised the

company

4. What is the Steel turnover of India?

These kinds of questions are very frequently asked in any of the Steel Company’s HR interview. So, mug

up some statistics.

5. Where do you see yourself in next five years?

6. Why not higher studies?

6. He was asking some GK questions to other students like” Governor of your state”. “Governor of RBI”,”

headlines of today’s newspaper”

Some current affairs

7. Visit the website of JSPL before sitting for the interview. They can ask you to enlist some of the plants

of JSPL, or some current news of JSPL

Questions (Chandan Kalra):

Typical questions like describe yourself, why do you want to join the company etc. were asked in this

round.


Type of Round: Technical Duration: 45-50 minutes

Panel: Only one

Questions (Uma Shankar Dalai):

1. Regarding the Internships. Since my internship was in RINL (Vizag Steel Plant), he was very keenly

asking me questions on it and I had to be very careful in answering them, because he was the ace in that

field.

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2. some questions on blast furnace like “what is Hot top pressure, why it is important, slag metal

basicity”, important inclusions in steel and the way they are removed, conditions for P and S removal,

effect of alloying addition of various elements to Steel.

3. Phase diagram of iron, composition of stainless steel, various heat treatment methods,

Questions (Chandan Kalra):

First few questions were based on the internship and the projects mentioned in the resume. Then he

asked questions related to blast furnace and steel making. For example:

What would be the consequences of closing the top of the blast furnace?

How would you increase the efficiency and output of the blast furnace?

Explain in detail the steel making process.

I was also asked to draw a schematic of the blast furnace with proper labeling


1. Mechanical behavior of materials

2. Principles of metal extraction and refining

3. Phase equilibria and Phase transformations in materials

4. Iron and steel making

5. Fundamentals of material processing


The book Callister’s Materials science and engineering is must for all, because it can revise your

concepts in very less time and touches every part of the material science.

Issue some books of iron and steel-making from the library, thoroughly read the technicalities of

blast furnace and LD converter. Read about the various heat treatment procedures from a good

book. You can find many such books in the library (3rd floor near the fountain side)

Prepare well for questions like why do you want to join the company.

Do revise MME 350 and MME 310 - learn the Fe-C phase diagram by heart.

Always spend some time going through the company’s website before an interview.

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Company Name: L n T Student’s Name: Akash Verma

Ankush Dilip Kothalkar

Open for Programme: BTech and MTech (CE, MME, ME dept.)

Profile Offered: Management Trainees/ Post Graduate Management Trainees Post Graduate Engineer

Trainees

Why to aim this company: If one is interested in profile addition as well as interested in core job (for

MME dept.) then it is very well suited. A good package and growth offered (fast paced track).

Process of company

(1) Aptitude Test I:

Duration of Test: 1 hour Number of Questions: 100


Easy level CAT preps. Questions on basic math, Prob. & Stats, Speed

Dist. Time questions, only Speed is imp. Shortlisted 40 of 120 (both BTech and MTech)

(2) Aptitude test II

Duration: 30 min Number of question: 45

Type of questions and details:

Totally English based test, 15 paragraphs 8-10 liners, 3 ques on each, direct and easy ques, answers

available in the paragraphs itself, no deep thinking req. Good Speed required.

Shortlisted 15-18 of 40


Type of Round: Technical Duration: 45 min

Panel: 1 person

Questions

Akash:

All questions mainly based on your projects, interns and BTP, question on basic coursework

(dept.based),

No question on extra knowledge, have clear understanding of things related to your resume

Eg. What is your favorite subject and then questions on that subject.

Eg. Your BTP seems to be quite interesting, please elaborate on it

Ankush:

A form was filled in the interview which consisted of: Personal details, projects, interns, BTP, qualities,

extracurricular activities.

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Questions were based mostly on this form and some general questions like:

• About Yourself

• Knowledge on finance

• Tell about 3 topics of current affairs

No resume related questions.

Some basic questions were asked:

• What is welding (asked to all candidates)

• Questions on mechanical properties of materials like: What is hardness and tests to measure hardness



Questions

Interviewer was very chill and very supportive. HR:

Why you want to join company?

How you would be helpful?

The questions that I found interesting was ‘Tell something creative that you have done,

something which you think that very few people have done? He does not mean to ask you any

dare or challenges like rock climbing etc.

How you would be helpful to the comp.?

Why did you choose MME dept. and why did you choose IITK?

Strengths and weaknesses

What do you think about our selection procedure??


Courses in particular are not req. but should have clear understanding of your project, interns and BTP

and general concepts of each coursework.

General Suggestions Finally

For MME Dept.: You really need to prepare very hard as there are very few companies for our

Dept. Prepare well for your BTP and projects. In the HR interview try to justify each and every point you

speak from your day to day examples.

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Company Name: Reliance Industries Limited Student’s Name: Divya Jain

Open for Programme: ChE, ME, EE, MME

Profile Offered: Technical Manager Trainee

Process of company

Top 15 DRs shortlisted for Aptitude test. CPI criteria >7.5

(1) Aptitude Test:

Duration of Test: one hour Number of Questions: 80


The test had easy questions of English and Math. It was basically a time-check. Out of 80, those who got

at least 76 questions correct got shortlisted for the interview.

There was no GD.


Type of Round: HR +Technical Duration: 25 min

Panel: 3 (2 Technical, 1 HR non-functional)

The interview was more like a Viva of Core courses. Basic metallurgical questions were asked. Nothing

on internships and projects was asked.

Technical questions were on: Fe-C diagram, TTT curves, Martensitic tempering, Phase transformations,

Alloy Steels- composition and uses, Creep, Shot Peening

HR Questions:

Why this job?

What do you want to do after graduation? …. etc.

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Company Name: Surya Roshni Student: Tarun Katiyar

Amit Kumar

Open for Programme: (BTech and Dual) EE, MME, CE, ME

Profile Offered: Management Trainee


Lucrative Salary (Rs. 43000 pm take home salary)

Core company for MME (50 % Technical + 50% Managerial work)

Very high growth of the company , turnover has been continuously increasing over the last 10-

15 years and not much affected by recession

Process of company

Short-listing was based on an application form that the applying candidates had to fill. The short-listing

criteria were CPI, co-curricular activities and projects.

Apart from the regular information present in CV, the form included questions like:

Any one major leadership role performed in past? If yes, then give a brief about it.

What are your Strengths and Weaknesses?

Why do you want to join Surya?

What are your expectations from Surya?

Company will provide you the exclusive training and give you a rising growth in terms (Designation, Responsibility and Compensation). But IITians are known for their volatile attachment with the organizations. We would like to know your reaction for bond structure.

Around 20 students were shortlisted, out of which 10 were from MME.

Group Discussion

Topic: Do Indian culture and values need to fear away from Globalization?

Duration: 20-25 min Number of people: 2 groups of 10-11 people each


Initially, 2 minutes were given to think and write down the points in your mind. Each person was

asked to speak for one minute. Then discussion started.

Define globalization, and Indian values in the beginning.

Work on your communication skills before the placement season.

Attend discussion sessions organized by SPO.

Regularly read the newspapers and be abreast of the current affairs.

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10-11 students qualified for the interview.

(3) Interview

Type of Round: HR + Technical Duration: 10-15 minutes

Panel: 3 people, including 1 IITK alumnus

Questions:

What is your view about IITK academic system?

Tell me about yourself

What all have you done in your four years here, both academics and other activities?

If you have a good CPI, why didn’t you opt for higher studies?

Why this company?

What are the recent developments in the field of metallurgy?

A lot of Resume based questions, on internships and projects were asked.

List all possible ways of strengthening a material.

What are the different types of dislocations?

Summarize what was discussed in GD. Give your opinion on the entire discussion.

General questions on national and international issues like formation of Telangana, Obama

getting Nobel Prize

Since the GD was based on Indian culture vs. Globalization, questions were asked on the

candidate’s opinion on Indian culture: like do you think Yoga is good? If yes, do you practice it?

Why not?

Situation based questions, such as ‘Suppose you are working in a team of 4, out of which 1

person does not work at all. At the end of the task, everybody gets equal reward. What will be

your reaction to this?’ He answered that he won’t object to it unless the output/reward is good.

If the performance goes down, he would like to object.

Questions on BTP (Why this topic? Etc.)


MME350, MME370, MME470, TA201, MME310, MME410, courses of IME department (+ point)


1. Read the newspaper before the placement season – you should know at least 2-3 weeks old

news up to the current one.

2. Know about your projects well.

3. Try having a CPI of at least 7

4. Have good communication skills, and revise your subjects well.

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Company Name: TCS Corporate Technology Profile Student: Aakash Gupta

Open for Programme: MME, ME, EE- BTech and MTech

Profile Offered: Process Engineer


R and D: Process Engineering in Innovation labs

Modeling and simulation work

Process of company

CPI based shortlisting. Around 6-7 people from MME with CPI > 7.9 were shortlisted.

Interview (Telephonic)

Duration: 10-15 minutes

Questions

Name

Resume Based Questions

Internships and projects

Technical Questions

Favorite Subject and questions on that

BTP


Thermodynamics of Materials, Characterization, Manufacturing Processes


1. Choose which subject you will say as your favorite and prepare that thoroughly.

2. Read Proforma of company and prepare accordingly.

3. It is most secure if you can direct the interviewer to ask questions about your internships and

projects, because that is something you know better than him/her.

4. Prepare puzzles etc. generally asked in interviews.

5. Keep a Positive Attitude in general. Have an attitude of “I don’t need the company, the company

needs me”.

This company basically needed only 1 MME student was selected - who did both his interns and projects

in ‘Modeling and Simulation’.

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CREDITS

Navin Bhatera, ME

Hitanshu Sethi, CE

Shirin Deshpande, EE

Parnika Agrawal, MSE

The Placement Mantra...3) Why curing? 4) Name failure when building is blasted 5) Diff between...

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