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INTRODUCTIONIt is that time of the year when shorts and football cleats are exchanged for suits and ties, when the buzzwords on campus become ‘resume’, and ‘package’, and when the calm and soporific life of the average final year KGPian is derailed by a slew of tests, group discussions and interviews. It is the time when some of life’s biggest decisions are made and careers are finalised through a rigorous pro-cess of evaluation, where the academic knowledge, IQ and overall personality of an individual comes to the fore. Yes, it is placement season - the culmination of your stay in this institute and your stepping stone to the professional world that lies beyond.

To help you in your pursuit of making the right choice and getting the ideal placement, The Scholars’ Avenue presents TnPedia 2012-13. This document is a complete guide to the eligibility criteria, specific requirements and modus operandi of selection of the multitude of companies that will be visiting the cam-pus in the days to come. You will also find suggested preparation strategies and general tips for each, all provided by the students of IIT Kharagpur who have already gone through the experience. We hope that this document will serve as a great help to you during the placement season.

DISCLAIMER:

These are actual responses from the students of IIT Kharagpur. We are not re-sponsible for any factual errors in any of the entries.

Note: This document is for Internal Circulation only

Best of Luck to all those sitting for the Placement season

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PREFACEHear it from the Placement Committee Head:

With the imminent onset of the placement season, The Scholars’ Avenue caught up with Professor S. K. Barai to gain some insight into the challenges faced by him at the helm of affairs of the TnP cell. Over the course of a video interview, Professor Barai talked about the various methods he has devised and the cours-es of action he has taken to streamline the process of placing a rapidly burgeon-ing student population. Despite contacting an increasing number of companies every year, many cannot turn up for campus recruitment owing to the fact that the other IITs also conduct their placements at the same time. Another major problem that has particularly been seen this year is the refusal of PPOs by a large number of students. With the job market getting more competitive with each passing day, it is highly recommended that a student accepts a PPO and settles himself early on without having to go through the rigours of multiple tests and interviews to get placed. There are also cases of companies shying away from KGP or holding the insti-tute in poor light due to unethical and improper actions of students who have already gotten placed in the last few years. Also, students sometimes put inac-curate information in their CVs without realising that a proper checking system is in place for most companies. While there are bound to be problems when deal-ing with the task of shaping the careers of so many students, such problems can be avoided by a heightened level of integrity.

Professor Barai wishes everyone the very best of luck and urges all students to maintain that level as befits a student of one of the primary technical institutions in the country.

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Academic Credentials:CGPA > 8.0, the more the better, finance courses/economics back-ground

Extra-Academic involvement:Fair amount of involvement

Specific skills required:Math and quantitative ability, good communication skills

Projects and internships completed:Finance related internships would help

Suggested preparation strategy:Test: CAT material is ideal. Prepare as if you’re going to give CAT

Interview: Finance - read up articles and discuss with someone who is well versed with fundamentals in the field. Being knowledgable enough to hold your own in a conversation would help

Puzzles: Make sure to go through standard puzzles available on sev-eral websites (such as google puzzles)

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Test

Quantitative test, very similar to CATQuick computing, same as those required for CAT

DO prepare for CAT and take their tests, practice solving questions quickly and accuratelyDon’t rely on cheating

Stage 2: CV based selection

Stage 3: Interviews

3-4 rounds of interview

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Was there a PPT?: Yes

What are the sources of information available?:Economic Times, puzzles and brainteasers, CAT mate-rial (for test), online articles about current affairs in finance

Department and course of candidate: MA

Package notified: 21.5 lakhs

Probable places of post-ing: Mumbai

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Departments open to | Open to All

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DO sit for mock interviews, take your mentor’s advice seriously, be confident about what you know (this will come through as rigorous preparation on what’s mentioned above). Don’t try to bluff.

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Stage 1: Test

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Academic Credentials:A CGPA of above 8 is important.

Extra-Academic involvement:ITC generally looks at the balance between academics and extra-aca-demics. If the CGPA is in the lower range of 7.5 - 8.5, there should be sufficient extra-academics and extra-curricular efforts in the CV ( Core Team / Inter-IIT / Inter-halls/ Start-ups/ Papers or any other position of responsibility ) .

Specific skills required:ITC does not test quantitative skills / programming knowledge. Which ever department you are from, there should be at-least one area of expertise. They generally ask technical questions based on the intern-ships/academic work done in your CV.

Projects and internships completed:Internships in companies will definitely help. Especially some experi-ence of working in a factory / leading a team in a project would be good. Other than that, any impactful intern ( FT too ) will surely add value.

Suggested preparation strategy:It always helps in the interview if the candidate has done a lot of re-search on the company. Normally people do not research much and stumble when questions like “ Why ITC specifically “ are asked. Do research about ITC. ITC’s CSR initiatives, products, divisions etc.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Round I

Candidates are grilled with technical and HR questions. The techni-cal questions are picked from your CV based on the work done dur-ing internships / projects / BTP / MTP etc. Other than that the panel might ask questions from your area of expertise like Thermodynamics, Pumps, Compressors, Design etc. After the technical grilling,some HR questions are also asked based on your extra-academics.

Mostly HR questions, but some interviews can get technical too.

During the technical round, it might happen that you are not be able to answer all the questions. Just try to be inquisitive and work out the problem at hand. Leaves a very good impression on the interview panel.

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Department and course of candidate: Chemical Engineering, Dual Degree

Package notified:

Probable places of post-ing: Munger / Guntur / Haridwar / Bangalore / Chennai / Kol-kata / Sahranpur / Pune

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Departments open to | Chemical, Mechanical, Agricultural and Food, Electronics. Electrical Engg

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Stage 2: Round II

Only candidates who clear round I give this final interview. Interview is generally taken by the head of a division .

Since the candidate has cleared round I, round II is a much simpler round. So just be confident about your answers .


Stage 1: Round I

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Academic Credentials:Above 7.0.

Extra-Academic involvement:Not needed.

Specific skills required:Master of C, C++, Dynamic programming, Data structures (Linked List and Tree).

Projects and internships completed:No

Suggested preparation strategy:http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ and http://www.careercup.com/ are the best sites for preparation.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Written

Written test contains 2 papers - one subjective and one objective, each of 30 marks. Objective contains 10 questions each of 3 marks and there is negative marking. Subjective contains 3 questions each of 10 marks.

In objective, there will be questions on algorithms, operating system and predicting the output of C codes (this time they gave python code) and a few questions on aptitude.

In subjective, one question will be to write a full working code in C. The next will be to write on test cases for the problem specified and last one will be a design problem.

Coding questions, mainly data structure problems in linked list and trees (code to be written on copy). Question will be from your area of interest. It will last upto 45 minutes-1 hours.

In objective, never ever attempt a question, if unsure, as there is negative marking. In subjective, cross check the code for any logical or syntatic error. Please write a working code. If you have time, write comments. While writing test cases, cover each and every possibility specified in the problem. Write in a neat and clean manner. In a design problem, study the question carefully. Don’t miss any design issue or point.

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Was there a PPT?: No

What are the sources of information available?:You can collect every infor-mation about microsoft idc at http://careers.microsoft.com/

Department and course of candidate: CS

Package notified: 16.5L

Probable places of post-ing: Hyderabad

Details of bond, if any: No bond

Past recruitment history: I know only about M.Tech CS, they took only 1 candi-date last .

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Departments open to | CS (B.Tech, M.Tech, Dual degree), IT

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Stage 2: Interview-1

It will be the first round of interview and each round is an elimination round.

Don’t jump to a solution immediately. Accept it if you have seen the problem earlier. Think before you speak, pay attention on complexity of the problem in terms of space and time, review your code by your-self and only then, show it to the interviewer. Don’t make logical errors in code, otherwise it will be a problem. Look for better solutions with good complexity. Most important think aloud, which means speak while thinking. so that interviewer may know what you are thinking and he can give you help. MOST IMPORTANT :- Whatever you say, you must be able to prove it.


This round will also focus on your coding skill.

Again, question will be from your area of interest and coding in C. The problem’s toughness level will increase. The expected question will be from dynamic programming and back tracking.

While solving dynamic programming question, don’t make any as-sumptions. Ask a lot of questions, get your doubts cleared and then start solving the question. Think aloud, if you get stuck, you may ask for a hint to solve the problem. Never give up, keep on trying to solve question.


This will be the last interview, with the senior most member of team.

In this round, one or two coding questions are given but the main one will be the design question. Design question means the problem state-ment will be given to you. You have to design the solution to it and then code it.

Ask a lot of questions in the design part. Get your doubts cleared about the scenario. Don’t land up with any solution which is impossible to code there.


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Academic Credentials:GPA does not really matter as long as you can answer the interviewer’s questions correctly/properly/intelligently. They selected students with varying GPA’s.. 7 pointers, 8 and 9, all were selected. But generally try to maintain good grades in core courses.

Extra-Academic involvement:None what-so-ever.

Specific skills required:Programming skills matter a lot. The way you approach a problem and devise an algorithm is important. So, math and quantitative abilities are always helpful. Programming language is not a concern as long as you can write the pseudo-code. But which ever language you choose, be very through with its syntax.

Projects and internships completed:Any internship with a decent component of coding/designing/debug-ging/testing software is fine. You should be able to explain your proj-ect, what the problem was, how your solution worked and how you implemented it.

Any other critical factors?:Having good coding skills helps a lot.Being able to write a perfect code at the first go leaves a good impression!

Suggested preparation strategy:Google for “Microsoft Interview Questions” and you’ll probably get tonnes of pages with relevant information. Majority of the questions are on pointers, linked-lists, queues which most KGPians manage to ace. Prepare the core-courses nicely. At-least know the fundamentals properly, something many KGPians miss. If you clear the written tests, then its only a question of demonstrating that you can think, learn and adapt to given problems and constraints. So be clear in your head and think aloud. They give a lot of hints so consider them too. A good grasp on fundamental concepts will make you life much easier. Good Luck!

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Written Test

Written test taken was around mid October. 10 multiple choice ques-tions, 3 subjective questions for (developer, product manager, testing) profiles [all compulsory].

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Department and course of candidate: CSE, Dual Degree

Package notified: 16.5 LPA CTC


Details of bond, if any: None

Past recruitment history: Always been a Day 1 com-pany.. Usually selects 6-10 students.

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Departments open to | CSE, MA

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Data-structures, algorithm analysis and complexity. Basic syntax of common languages like C/C++/Java/Python. Fundamental concepts of core courses. Coding skills to handle pointers, linked lists, queues and stacks. Ability to find bugs/loop-holes in codes.

Ability to write a clean code taking into account the boundary cases correctly. Identify potential bugs/common mistakes so as to write good test cases.

Prepare pointers/linked-lists questions extremely well. These are the bread and butter for any Microsoft test or interview. Learn to analyse codes quickly and correctly. Go through the core concepts of Operat-ing Systems, Networks and Databases. In subjective part, be as simple and clear as possible, so that the checker doesn’t have to re-read your solution to understand it.Carefully plan it in your mind before starting to write.

Stage 2: Interview 1

One-to-One interactive interview with 1-2 questions. Coding a solution for a problem, and writing test cases for it. Given a problem, tell vari-ous approaches to solve it.

Always think aloud what ever you are writing or planning to do. Never be silent for too long. Keep telling the interviewer what you are thinking about and how you are about to approach the solution. Why you are discarding other possible/obvious solutions.


Another one-on-one interview discussing core-concepts related to systems

Good hold of fundamental concepts in operating systems, networks, database system and distributed systems. I was first asked to design a distributed system to handle several requests at once, and then cal-culate the maximum throughput. These can be solved using classical concepts in OS/Distributed Systems.

Know the core courses properly. Definition of small things/concepts from operating systems and networks.


Another one-on-one interview focusing on past internships, projects etc. Ability to describe your projects properly. Describing the problem statement, a high level overview of your approach, and how you imple-mented it.

Don’t go into very fine details unless the interviewer specifically ask for them.Give a high level overview of everything so that he gets a feel for what you have done.They usually ask you to justify the decisions you took during the project, and introduce new constraints and ask you re-consider your solution.


Small coding problem, with HR question

Basic coding skills, and test cases identification. Be ready to give a nice answer when the person asks “Why join Microsoft?”Nothing much, just act natural.



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Academic Credentials:A CGPA cutoff of 7.0

Extra-Academic involvement:Not essential, but can earn you brownie points. I used my robotics background to very good effect during the interviews.

Specific skills required:Good computer programming skills are required. Knowing C++/Python is a bonus.

Projects and internships completed:It is highly beneficial to mention exceptional achievements, if any. Also if the BTP/MTP is unique, they are ready to listen to you talk about it for several minutes.

Any other critical factors?:Imagination is the key criteria to crack Microsoft’s interviews. You have to understand the problem at hand from the customer’s point of view and but also keep implementation costs in mind.

Suggested preparation strategy:Question pattern of Microsoft written test is pretty standard and that will consist of at least one design question and one programming question among others. For objective questions, emphasis is almost always on finding test cases for the model/code designed. Neither the written test questions nor the interview questions are algorithm inten-sive, unlike Google or Facebook. The websites below can be very help-ful in preparing for the Computer Science related interviews in particu-lar: http://www.mytechinterviews.com/ http://sameerbsws.blogspot.in/ http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ http://classic-puzzles.blogspot.in/

stages of selectIon


It was a written test held during the Autumn semester used for short-listing candidates for the personal interviews in December.

Some 10-20 MCQs testing your basic Computer Science skills ranging from programming, graph theory to networking and operating systems. One computer program to reverse a linked list from its kth element to the last element was to be written. A design question was asked as well.

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Package notified: No


Details of bond, if any: Not aware

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Departments open to | CS, MA

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1. Practice linked list, binary tree, bitwise operation, array related programs. You can find many of them on the internet. 2. Practicing design questions from the internet can also help in thinking in the right direction and help solve a given problem quickly. 3. Put great emphasis on taking care of any boundary conditions while writing code. It has a lot of weightage in getting you selected for the PIs. 4. Be as elaborate as possible when doing the system design problem. It is a measure of your understanding of the problems.

Stage 2: Technical round 1

This was a one-on-one interview.

Think aloud. The interviewers are also interested in your approach besides the end result.

Stage 3: Technical Round 2


1. Write C code to implement atoi() and itoa(). List out the test cases. 2. Most senior citizens do not know how to use a smartphone. Make design changes to help them. how will you convince your team if it op-poses your proposal?

Same as in Phase II

Stage 4: HR Round


1. A long discussion about my MTP. 2. Was asked to estimate the number of Maruti 800s in Kolkata. I tried to put in as many parameters as possible into deriving the solution. The more elaborate your analysis is, better are you chances of getting through. The end result does not matter much. 3. A discussion about my team leadership skills.

1. Try to cite examples from your past to support your answers in the HR round. Standard answers practiced from the internet alone may not help much. For a technical company, try to be as technical as possible even in the HR rounds.



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Academic Credentials:Excellent Programming skills

Extra-Academic involvement:No

stages of selectIon


10 objective questions followed by 3 subjective questions. Subjective questions included coding (like reversing linked list), designing a soft-ware and testing a software.

Also, Level order traversal, String manipulation, etc

Stage 2: Interview

3-6 rounds of interviews. I was selected just in 3 rounds of interview.Practice writing codes on a piece of paper.

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What are the sources of information available?:www.careercup.com, www.geeksforgeeks.org

Department and course of candidate: CS, Dual Degree

Package notified: Around 16.5L

Probable places of post-ing: Software Development Engineer

Details of bond, if any: No



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Departments open to | CS, MA(Mathematics and Computing)

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Academic Credentials:Good academic credentials, but you don’t require a very high CGPA.

Extra-Academic involvement:Team involvement is encouraged.

Specific skills required:No

Projects and internships completed:Internships and projects in your own department subjects is encour-aged.

Any other critical factors?:Good communication skills

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Online application

Simple HR questions.

Specifics of the company. Why do you want to join the company? What do you understand about safety? These were some of the common questions asked to applican’ts

Don’t upload information that you cannot justify.

Stage 2: Telephonic Interview

Stage 3: Online Test

Pretty easy test (Focused areas: math ability, verbal ability, and a psy-chometric test)

Stage 4: HR and Technical Interview at campus

The technical questions are pretty tough, one should prepare a lot. HR questions are pretty standard and easy.

Simple HR questions and questions related to your department

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What are the sources of information available?:Company website and alumni.

Department and course of candidate: Mechanical Engg, Manufac-turing Science and Engg

Package notified: Not available.

Probable places of post-ing: Australia

Past recruitment history: Recruiting for the past 2 years



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Departments open to | Mining, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical Engg

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Academic Credentials:They gave preference to people with higher CGPA. Almost all the stu-dents selected by Rio Tinto had CGPA > 8. However a low CGPA can always be compensated. My CGPA is considerably less than 8 but I did very good in the application process and interviews.

Extra-Academic involvement:Extra academic activities will definitely help you in the selection pro-cess and HR interview. How much they matter depends on your profile.

Specific skills required:No. The online tests conducted by Rio Tinto are relatively very easy and can be cleared by almost everyone.

Projects and internships completed:International internships help you a lot in the selection process. As the place of posting is overseas, they tend to prefer people with interna-tional work experience. Internships in core companies will be given more weightage as compared to other fields.

Projects involving simulation, numerical modelling might be given importance.

Any other critical factors?:For Rio Tinto, it’s your overall personality that matters. A low CGPA can always be compensated with a good application. You need to be very fluent with English, your communication skills matter a lot.

Having a good balance between academics and extra academics will give you an edge over others.

Suggested preparation strategy:For Rio Tinto your personality matters a lot. So be very thorough with HR questions. Whatever happens during the interview, just don’t lose your confidence. Prepare a list of all the activities you did during your stay at Kgp and write down what you learnt from them.

Also be prepared when asked about your failures. Start preparing for interviews well in advance. Go through your internship and project reports, it’ll help you in the interview. Talk to alumni, they are usually a great resource of information about the company. Show some excite-ment during the interview,interviewers should know that you are very keen to join their company.

Finally, Don’t LIE anywhere in the application or CV.

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What are the sources of information available?:Company website and alumni. Go through the ca-reer section in the website for all the details about their graduate program, this will help you a lot in the inter-view.

Department and course of candidate: Mining Engineering, B.Tech

Package notified: Not clear.

Probable places of post-ing: Australia ( Most Probably )

Details of bond, if any: N/A

Past recruitment history: Last year the company re-cruited 5-6 students

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Departments open to | Electrical, Chemical, Mining, Mechanical, Geology, Industrial Engg

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stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Application process

You need to answer 3 questions as a part of application process. Spend a lot of time answering those questions. You’ll also be sending your CV in this stage.

I was asked various questions like why Rio Tinto, what are the prod-ucts of Rio Tinto, where is it operating in India, etc. There was also a question based on sustainability development in mining companies.

The last thing you would want in your application is a spelling mistake. Review those 3 questions as many times as possible. Be very specific in your answers. Go through the company website, wikipedia and other material for information about the company. Your answers should show that you are genuinely interested in the company and that you have done research about them beforehand.

Stage 2: Phone interview

All the questions were HR oriented.

Be very loud and clear during the call. If you don’t understand any-thing, don’t hesitate to ask the interviewer to repeat the question. Give an alternative phone number along with your mobile number and make sure you have that mobile also with you during the stipulated time of the interview.

Stage 3: Online tests

They are very easy when compared to other companies. You need not worry about them.

There will be a big personality questionnaire that you need to answer. Don’t lie much but make sure that your personality that you are pro-jecting matches with the company’s requirement.

Stage 4: First Interview

Almost all the questions were HR oriented. My interview lasted around 45 mins, though it was quite less for others.

A few questions are the same as the phone interview. Most of the questions asked were test the personality of the candidate.

Don’t be nervous and shy during the interview. Be honest, don’t lie. Try to show that you can adopt to new environments very easily. Talk about your foreign intern or any other international experience you have had. Mention your leadership and team work skills wherever possible. Pre-pare for HR questions. Talk to as many alumni as possible and make sure that you mention it during the interview. The interviewer might ask you if you have any questions about the company or job profile. Pre-pare a few smart questions for this. Have some sense of humor. In my case the interviewer was laughing for almost all the time.

Stage 5: Second interview

This is the final stage and a few students will be shortlisted based on performance in the first interview. This interview is very short. The interviewer told me that they just want to take a 2nd opinion on the candidate before confirming the offer.



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There might be some technical questions along with questions based on your resume. A few questions asked in the first round might be repeated.

If you make it to this round it means you did good till now. So be confident and show the same enthusi-asm during this interview also. Be very thorough with each and every line in your resume. Don’t exag-gerate too much about the projects and interns in your CV. I know someone who got rejected as he exaggerated about his work in the internship and could not explain that during the interview. You’ll need to ask some questions about the work profile in this round as well. So prepare some good number of questions.

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Academic Credentials:Even though they did not mention any weightage to CGPA, most of the successful candidates had a CGPA > 8.0 (not sure for GG & Mining though)

Extra-Academic involvement:Any leadership position, entrepreneurial activity would make candida-ture strong

Specific skills required:none

Projects and internships completed:Projects related to field work, foreign exposure,etc would help

Any other critical factors?:Candidate should have decent knowledge about Rio Tinto’s activities. And be prepared to face some questions on the same.

Suggested preparation strategy:Think of the possible questions and make some points well in advance, That would help (certainly no need to mug up everything, but make them as guidelines, so that you do not miss any important points). Be confident while answering questions, be cheerful and well dressed. Be prepared to substantiate every point mentioned in your CV ( by citing situations, examples, etc) All the Best !!

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Initial Shortlisting

Based on your answers in application form and CV

Study about the safety considerations taken in the industry. There will definitely be a couple of questions on it.

Try to highlight leadership skills and team activities.


Mainly HR questions like your goal, why Rio Tinto, which industry you would like to work, etc. Some questions might also be about your in-ternships and your learning from it.

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What are the sources of information available?:Reading about the company is a must, as it will certainly help in form filling, tel-ephonic interview & PI. Sites I referred are : Rio Tinto’s Global website Careers - Rio Tinto Along with that I also talked with friends in the company.

Department and course of candidate: Chemical - Dual

Package notified: 30.65 lac/annum (it may increase depending on your posting location)



Past recruitment history: It came in 2011 as well - Day-2

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Quantitative & Verbal Tests

Stage 4: Personal Interview

Two rounds of interview, depending upon your performance in 1st one.

Interviews in general were not very stressful, they usually start off with a few general questions – tell me about yourself, competency based questions, etc. Then they ask: Why this industry and why Rio Tinto – everyone has different answers and there’s no right or wrong but you should be convincing enough, while answering these questions. Expect some questions on what you have mentioned in your CV - internship, projects and extra curricular activities.

Do not bother for the exact answer. If you are not very sure, just let them know. Be loud enough in your thought process. If CGPA is very high ( > 9.0) or research type internships, then be prepared to face questions like why not going for higher studies, why this particular sec-tor, etc.


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Academic Credentials:Although no CGPA cut off was mentioned, it might play a role in the final selections.

Extra-Academic involvement:Team work, social involvement and sports

Specific skills required:Nothing in particular

Projects and internships completed:Exposure to mining and machinery is important. Any project with dedi-cated work is appreciated. Foreign internship or conferences can add to the cross-cultural experiences

Any other critical factors?:Adventurous in nature, confidence and a willingness to work at remote locations

Suggested preparation strategy:Rio Tinto is a global mining company and is the best option if one is ready to work in a mine. If you do not have significan’t achievements in the past, building up your CV is good idea. Even third year isn’t too late to do so.

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Register on the website and fill up the essay questions.

Take your time to answer all the questions with patience. Do a little research on the background of the company

Be slow and clear while talking. Be prepared with the standard ques-tionnaire related to the resume/application filled previously.

Stage 2: Telephone interview

A list of people selected from the applications was sent and slots al-lotted for telephonic interview. It was an HR interview and no technical questions were asked.

Do not read out the answers written in the application form

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What are the sources of information available?:Rio Tinto website http://www.riotinto.com/index_ca-reers.asp

Department and course of candidate: MI

Package notified: 30.65 LPA

Probable places of post-ing: Pilbara, Australia


Past recruitment history: Previous recruitments: 2010 and 2008

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Departments open to | MI, ME, CH, EE, GG, EX, CE, IM

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Numerical Reasoning test Verbal Reasoning test Logical Reasoning test Personality questionnaire

Basic quantitative questions. Fill the personality questionnaire patiently

Check that the internet does not get disconnected in between the test


Campus Interview (2 rounds)

1. Confidence 2. Appropriate attire (formal wear) 3. Brush up all the ba-sics related to your department subjects 4. Be thorough with the work done at internships and projects 5. Being a girl adds to the probability of getting selected (but it also depends upon their requirements)

Do not be nervous, the interviewers were very friendly. Ask relevant questions when given an oppurtunity to know more about the company



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Academic Credentials:CGPA > 8 is usually preferred though not mandatory, Must have a clear idea of the basic engineering principles.

Extra-Academic involvement:Ability to work in a team is essential for the company. The company often asks for prior experience of managing multiple tasks and meet-ing deadline.

Specific skills required:Quantitative Language and Non-verbal skills are checked in the online tests

Projects and internships completed:Internship in the Core industrial field are highly preferred. The candi-dates are often selected on the basis of the work performed in their internships.

Suggested preparation strategy:The company looks for motivated candidates to work for the company. Aspiring students should have a clear idea of the work environment and the safety precautions it entails, the potential dangers of field work in a remote area. Go though the responses in the previous edi-tions of Tnpedia and get the details from seniors who got placed.

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Stage 1: CV Submission

Prepare on the basis of your resume and gather company info. Be sure of why you want to join the company and how can you handle the rigors of field work in a core job. No technical questions.


Preliminary check of the candidate.

Check for tips on how to appear in a telephonic interview in a calm and relaxed state of mind.

Stage 3: Online Assesment 2

Numerical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning test and Personality questionnaire. (about 1.5 hours total)

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What are the sources of information available?:Website and Friends

Department and course of candidate: ME Dual (Specialization in Thermal)

Package notified: 65K AUD/year

Probable places of post-ing: Perth, Australia

Details of bond, if any:

Past recruitment history: Regular recruiter at IIT Kharagpur

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Preparing from the CAT study materials helps a lot and the website provides sample question and answers for preparation. Answers in the personality questionnaire are checked for any inconsistencies. So try to be natural.

Stage 4: Personal Interview (Prelims)

Interview by an engineer related to your core field, checks for the can-didate’s technical proficiency and team work skills.

Questions are usually straight forward and some technical questions will be asked. The candidates must remember specific details of his internship experience as it usually decides the interview outcome

The usual preparation for appearing in an interview should do.

Stage 5: Round 2 (Final)

Interview by a senior engineer. Interview is usually informal in nature and any doubts regarding work life are explained. He may check the candidate’s software skills.



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Academic Credentials:A CGPA of over 7.6 is reasonable, but anything over 8 is considered safe. Any kinds of distinctions and merit awards in olympiads and tal-ent examinations will prove to be beneficial

Extra-Academic involvement:Any kind of extra academic activity is good, but don’t mention some-thing like NCC or NSS. Being in Kgp calls for more.

Specific skills required:None of these were specifically asked for, nevertheless, testing of the quantitative skills is done in the preliminary rounds.

Projects and internships completed:Any normal academic project and internship is good. Don’t list too many projects though, recruiters might assume you are interested in research. A foreign internship would help here, because the interview-ers are interested in judging whether you can adapt in foreign cultures

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Giving in all details about yourself and answering a few questions.

Speak clearly and convey what you want. Keep to the question, don’t beat around the bush.

Be frank, it keeps things simple and easy.

Stage 2: Telephonic interview

They essentially ask the same questions as in the application form plus a few more HR ones. It goes on for about 15-20 minutes.

Stage 3: Online testing

Verbal, quantitative, logical reasoning and data interpretation

Time yourself well. It’s not a tough one.

Stage 4: First round of interview

Again, general HR questions. Plus a few unexpected ones which you have to answer cleverly. Very few technical questions were asked (for

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What are the sources of information available?:Company website www.riotinto.com. Seniors who are currently working for the firm, wikipedia and a few other internet sources.

Department and course of candidate: MID

Package notified: $63,500 Basic pay



Past recruitment history: 4 students were placed in the 2010 recruitment pro-cess from IIT Kgp

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Keep the answers to the point and simple. The questions will be the same as in the telephonic interview, and a few more.

Keep your cool. Enjoy the session. Don’t be nervous.

Stage 5: Second round of interview

More HR questions. They’ll repeat around half of the questions they asked earlier. Slightly technical.



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Academic Credentials:CGPA > 8 is usually preferred though not mandatory, Must have a clear idea of the basic engineering principles.

Extra-Academic involvement:Ability to work in a team is essential for the company. The company often asks for prior experience of managing multiple tasks and meet-ing deadline.

Specific skills required:Quantitative Language and Non-verbal skills are checked in the online tests

Projects and internships completed:Internship in the Core industrial field are highly preferred. The candi-dates are often selected on the basis of the work performed in their internships.

Suggested preparation strategy:The company looks for motivated candidates to work for the company. Aspiring students should have a clear idea of the work environment and the safety precautions it entails, the potential dangers of field work in a remote area. Go though the responses in the previous edi-tions of Tnpedia and get the details from seniors who got placed.

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Prepare on the basis of your resume and gather company info. Be sure of why you want to join the company and how can you handle the rigors of field work in a core job. No technical questions.


Preliminary check of the candidate.

Check for tips on how to appear in a telephonic interview in a calm and relaxed state of mind.

Stage 3: Online Assesment 2

Numerical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning test and Personality questionnaire. (about 1.5 hours total)

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What are the sources of information available?:Website and Friends

Department and course of candidate: ME Dual (Specialization in Thermal)

Package notified: 65K AUD/year

Probable places of post-ing: Perth, Australia

Details of bond, if any:

Past recruitment history: Regular recruiter at IIT Kharagpur

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Preparing from the CAT study materials helps a lot and the website provides sample question and answers for preparation. Answers in the personality questionnaire are checked for any inconsistencies. So try to be natural.

Stage 4: Personal Interview (Prelims)

Interview by an engineer related to your core field, checks for the can-didate’s technical proficiency and team work skills.

Questions are usually straight forward and some technical questions will be asked. The candidates must remember specific details of his internship experience as it usually decides the interview outcome

The usual preparation for appearing in an interview should do.

Stage 5: Round 2 (Final)

Interview by a senior engineer. Interview is usually informal in nature and any doubts regarding work life are explained. He may check the candidate’s software skills.



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Academic Credentials:Usually a CG of 8 and above is preferred since they are hiring for a technical role. If your CG is too high, you might end up justifying the reasons for not wanting to pursue a Ph.D!

Extra-Academic involvement:I don’t think it carries too much weightage but it surely helps! Most of the work in Schlumberger is carried out in teams, so if you have expe-rience of working in a team be it a Placecomm, Core Team Member or in hall events it helps.

Specific skills required:Its always a plus point to know the following: Some experience of programming in MATLAB, FORTRAN, C, Shell etc. as your research/in-tern projects. Also, knowledge of commercial software such as Petrel, Geoframe, Paradigm etc. as a part of your industrial experience can also help.

Projects and internships completed:They ask in details about projects and internships from whatever you have written on your CV. They value if you have interned with a good oil & gas company and have some industrial exposure. I think its the most important factor for them under this category. Tangible results of the project- in form of a research paper, 3D models are appreciated. They are mostly interested to know if you have worked in Seismics, Seismol-ogy, Well logging and interpretation.

Any other critical factors?:Some international exposure can be useful (Total Summer program, Paris was very beneficial for my interview)

Suggested preparation strategy:Revise subjects like Geophysical signal processing, seismic methods, sequence stratigraphy and general inversion. They will like to know that you are very clear in your basics because they can teach you the advanced stuff! I personally enjoyed each stage of the selection pro-cess and I would suggest applicants to do the same. Talking to alumni at Schlumberger prior to the interview is a great idea.

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Stage 1: GD

There will be an initial shortlist for GD. Its a simple GD, with probably 8-10 people and there will be 2 or 3 co-reps judging you

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What are the sources of information available?:Company Website and Alumni

Department and course of candidate: GG

Package notified: 15 lakhs

Probable places of post-ing: Mumbai, Gurgaon, and Abroad

Details of bond, if any: N.A

Past recruitment history: Last year they interviewed all applicants directly with-out any GD. Prior to that, they have been conducting either GD or group tasks followed by a PI for short-listed students.

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Departments open to: For Field Engg (FE) profile they are open to all except AGFE & CS (B.Tech and Dual). For the Petrotechnical Expert (PTE) profile they are open to M.Sc(5 & 2 year prog.). The following

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Do’s: The general GD rules apply, sit straight, talk clearly, look pleased and pretend you’re enjoying the discussion! On a serious note, give others a chance to speak and try to “moderate” the discussion Don’ts: Don’t start babbling something without thinking, don’t be argu-mentative rather justify why you wouldn’t agree with some point. Your opening sentence should not be conclusive: I agree or disagree with this topic.

Stage 2: Group activity

People shortlisted for Phase 2 were divided into groups of 5. In each set, 2 groups of people entered the interview room and were seated in opposite corners. It was a 1+1+10+5 minute round and they handed us a Mechanix play set with its manual. In the first minute, we had to choose a car design, in second min we had to decide among ourselves who will make which car parts. We had 10 mins to complete the design and then we had to market our car to the other group in the remain-ing 5 minutes. They were allowed to ask questions on our designs and express their opinions about our answers.

Do’s: Its important to be heard by the interviewer hence make valid points through out the activity. Be nice to your team members, decide on certain points which you are going to talk about with your team, try to help out those who are fitting in the parts if you are done with yours. Try to remember your role and stay calm - You are not designing an Audi! Don’ts: Don’t argue with your team mates when the interviewer ques-tions your group and you don’t agree with the answer of one of your team members. Don’t be aggressive but make sure you have raised valid points.

Stage 3: PI

Finally the shortlisted students appeared for a PI and the panel was of about 6 people. My interview lasted for about 35-40 mintues. Usu-ally they will ask you about yourself and probably crack a few jokes to make you feel comfortable. Laugh along!

After they have asked you some general HR questions like: Tell me something about yourself, they will scan your CV. My interview was mostly about my internship at Cairn Energy, details about the project, skills, outcomes and loads of technical questions related to the same. They will ask a lot of quick questions like the range of sonic log, reser-voir development or exploration problem etc. and at one point almost everyone (except the HR) was questioning me simultaneously. Then there were a lot of specifics asking my preference of working in a team or working alone, whether I enjoyed “Selling or pitching in clients”, which segment I would prefer, why a job over PhD etc.

Do’s: Answer honestly and be yourself! Don’t be pretentious - They will


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Don’ts: Don’t be nervous and if you are just take a couple of seconds to compose yourself. If they ask you something you don’t know try not to guess.

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Academic Credentials:A decent CGPA is good enough. Company is not very specific about CGPA.

Extra-Academic involvement:A good extra academic involvement is good for this company. Some sports and games credentials is not necessary but can help. They basically look for a person who has a strong mind to work in the future, and can also work under stressful mental and physical conditions.

Specific skills required:Nothing as such.

Projects and internships completed:A research background, or a good CGPA which indicates research interest could be a problem as the company focuses a lot on selecting people who would stay for some good amount of time in the company.

Any other critical factors?:Overall developed personality.

Suggested preparation strategy:Be mentally strong at least at the time of interview. Show the capability to work with people of diverse backgrounds and different age groups. Display the capability to work on field. Placements are uncertain so don’t worry. Keep in mind that you will get the job which is best for you.

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Stage 1: GD

Abstract topics like red, apple, orange etc. topics could be changed in between GD, so a GD can be on 2 topics. First one is for 5 mins fol-lowed by the 2nd.

Good GD skills. creativity, ability to think on the spot, flexibility.

Team Work: Working with others as a team.

Involvement in the activity: Take a lead if possible Think before you start speaking.

General tips for GD: Attending the mock session conducted by com-munique can help.

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What are the sources of information available?:General searches, Company website

Department and course of candidate: CH

Package notified: 18

Probable places of post-ing: Could Be Anywhere

Past recruitment history: Regular campus recruiter

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Stage 2: Team Activity

It was asked to build a car with a given mechanics set ( the childhood one) and advertise it to the other group. Slight changes were there for different groups.

Participate as much as you can, don’t sit idle, help the group in what-ever way you can.

Stage 3: PI

Could be a stress interview, answers could be cut down in between. Binary answers are sometimes expected, as well as rating types of questions.

Know as much as you can about the job profile. Why you want to do it should be clear. They will go on penetrating on whatever you speak, so keep in mind whatever you speak.

Be prepared with your CV, know the job and why you want to do it. Pre-pare the “Tell me about yourself” question beforehand.

Be confident. give crisp answers. They really like straight answers. Also, don’t get stressed as it could be a pressure interview. Be careful about mentioning anything that shows your research interest.


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Academic Credentials:Good performance in CS/related courses (in addition to 1st year PDS course) is important. If you didn’t take any such courses, you should study at least some core CS theory and mention it honestly during the selection process.

In my case, I had taken Operating systems theory and lab (CS dept 6th sem depth) as breadth subjects in my 8th sem scoring B and A respec-tively.

Extra-Academic involvement:1. GSoC participation is a big advantage. 2. Interhall tech events especially Opensoft are important. 3. Overnite (ktj) and similar participation in any fest. 4. Certifications from LPI, Sun, Microsoft etc. 5. Qualifying Maths Olympiad might help too, though I’m not sure how much it counts unless you have been to the International Maths Olym-piad.

Note that these will certainly help but you won’t be at any significant disadvantage if you don’t have these qualifcations. I only had one certification - I had done Microsoft’s MCSE course in class 8th but only took one of the seven required exams, so my certificate was just MCP and not MCSE.

I had qualified RMO (1st level of Maths Olympiad) but failed INMO (2nd level). I was AIR 1 in National Cyber Olympiad in class 10th (honestly it’s easy and not really prestigious). I doubt this counted for much. I did not participate in GSoC, interhall tech events or overnite.

Specific skills required:Maths is very important. Programming skills are required, although no specific language or software has special preference.

Projects and internships completed:Projects involving significant programming will also help.

Suggested preparation strategy:Bankbazaar’s selection process tests for the right funda. If you have programming skills and know algorithms and some graph theory, you’ll probably be selected.

Your CV need not have much because once you get shortlisted, only your performance in the ongoing phase matters and the CV loses its importance.

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What are the sources of information available?:1. Bankbazaar.com 2. A B.Tech. batchmate (CS dept) who was placed at Bankbazaar the previous year (though he didn’t join).

Department and course of candidate: MT, Dual degree.

Package notified: 12 LPA (confirmed) + ESOP worth 2 lakhs (not con-firmed)

Probable places of post-ing: Chennai (First 2 Mothns), Followed By Bangalore

Details of bond, if any: N/a

Past recruitment history: I’’m not sure of this, but I think they have been re-cruiting from KGP for past 2 years or so as the interview-ers were alumni 2-3 years senior to me.

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Stage 1: Online test (for students shortlisted by CV)

2 hours @ Takshila PC labs. 4 programming questions to be solved in a language of your choice (C or C++ or Java). Internet usage and refer-ence books are allowed.

Fast programming and algorithmic analysis is needed. You must break down the problem into smaller steps and write efficient code because there is a time limit on compile and execution time.

Analytical skills - algorithms and graph theory are needed.

Break down the questions into parts and write code for as many parts as possible. Your code, even if it’s incomplete for a question, must be free of syntax errors and every part must be algorithmically cor-rect. You need not finish every question. I attempted only 1 out of 4 questions. I managed to write the input and processing parts but not the output. So, my code compiled and executed in time but did not produce any output. Despite this, it appears they personally read the code, so they liked it and thought I was good enough for the next round.

Stage 2: Common problem

A question is displayed on a projector screen. Everyone is required to solve it individually in an hour or so. When you solve the question (or any part of it), discuss it with any of the interviewers.

You are allowed to ask doubts or discuss your problem-solving method with the interviewers whenever you want. They may give you hints, so tell them as much as you understand. I had not studied graph theory so I could only solve 2 out of 3 parts and not the most important (3rd) one. I mentioned this while discussing the problem and also let him know that I was aware my solution for the 3rd part works but is not the optimal one.

Stage 3: Technical interview

You are assigned to one of the interviewers. He will ask you 1-2 ques-tions at a time and move to the next student (sitting some distance away from you so you cannot hear them). He’ll return to you some time later, ask more questions and continue this process. Only 2-3 ques-tions about the CV followed by all technical questions. I was asked to solve Olympiad-level maths problems.

Probability, number theory and a general puzzle-solving ability.

Be honest when asked questions about the CV, since the interviewer will be a KGP alumnus. Take your time to solve the questions. Note that the same questions may be asked to others so be on the lookout, you just might overhear their answer. As is true of the entire selection pro-cess, your problem-solving method counts more than the final answer.

Stage 4: Personal interview

This interview is conducted by the senior VP of the company. He will ask general HR questions. This phase may be optional, Some students were selected without going through this phase. I must mention here that in the previous year, a telephonic interview with difficult technical questions was conducted instead (as I heard from a B.Tech. batchmate


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“Why do you want to join Bankbazaar instead of big companies like Google, Microsoft, IBM etc.?” My answer - I will face better challenges in such a new company and will have more freedom to work in my own way. ”What qualities will you bring to Bankbazaar?” My answer - I am hardworking, and a quick learner. Also, having been the governor of a society here, I know how to be a team leader. (Because of this answer, I was asked the following questions). ”So what qualities does a team leader have? Also give an example where you needed to step up as a leader.” ”What are your weaknesses? Give an example where this weakness cost you something.”

Read a little about Bankbazaar online. You don’t need to know any details. Show a LOT of interest in working at Bankbazaar. Think of your strengths and weaknesses (with real-life examples) before the interview. At the end, you are allowed to ask him any question. Think of something good. I wasn’t ex-pecting an HR round and wasn’t prepared, so I couldn’t. I also told him that I really liked the selection process because they tested for the right things without any bullshit, especially the online test which gave me the tools and I was allowed to use them in my own way to solve the problem (this was how I truly felt and he really seemed to like this).

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Academic Credentials:Good Programming skills.

Extra-Academic involvement:Involvement in coding related work is beneficial, But is not a necessity.

Specific skills required:Good knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms.

Projects and internships completed:Things related to coding will be good.

Suggested preparation strategy:Try to be good at whatever you know. Don’t try to learn everything at a superficial level. Less knowledge but more depth is useful.

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Stage 1: CV submission and initial shortlisting

Students with good grades in the lab mentioned by them would have an edge. Also, students involved in open-soft, BIT Wise etc. have an advantage.

4 questions, totally coding based. Skills: Aptitude for coding.

Stage 2: Online test

Coding related online test. Try to write efficient codes

Stage 3: 2nd written test

Only one question was asked. It was important to solve the question quickly and as efficiently as possible.

Do’s : Try to do them as fast as possible. Try to be efficient

Stage 4: Tech interview

Totally technical. All questions were coding based.Data structures and algorithms.

Do’s : Try to involve the interviewer.

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What are the sources of information available?:Mainly the ppt. Referred to internet news about it.

Department and course of candidate: EC

Package notified: 12 lacs + stocks

Probable places of post-ing: Chennai Or Bangalore (Choice After Initial Training)

Details of bond, if any: No bond.

Past recruitment history: Don’t have an exact idea. But large number of Kgpi-ans are in the comapany.

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Academic Credentials:Good Problem Solving Skills. Able to design some complex systems. Data Structures. Algorithms Programming.

Extra-Academic involvement:No

Specific skills required:Algorithmic Skills are needed to crack the interview. Good understand-ing of Data Structures is needed. Finally ability to code in limited time to clear the online test.

Projects and internships completed:Masters Thesis on Data De-duplication Systems. Summer Intern at IBM India Storage Labs, Pune.

Suggested preparation strategy:http://www.careercup.com/ http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/

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4 programming questions are given.Programming skill.Design skills

Don’t waste time thinking about efficient solutions. Even Brute force solution will make you clear the test.

Stage 2: Design Round

Given a specific Design problem.

Stage 3: Face to face Interview Round 1

Asked a lot of questions on Data structures and Algorithms.

Problem based on Greedy solution is asked. Asked a lot of questions on Binary Trees. Given a matrix which sorted both column wise and row wise and an integer X, find whether two elements A and B are present in the matrix such that A + B = X.

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What are the sources of information available?:http://www.bankbazaar.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BankBazaar.com http://articles.economictimes.india-times.com/2011-03-18/news/29141735_1_insur-ance-products-global-fund-investments


Package notified: 12L CTC

Probable places of post-ing: Chennai Or Hyderabad

Past recruitment history: Came for 2010-11 session.



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Academic Credentials:The CGPA does matter. It is advantageous to have a CGPA of more than 8, specially when you are applying for software companies in this field.

Extra-Academic involvement:Extra academic activities help you in the interview stages mainly. They boost your image as an all-rounder, apart from lending you a lot of confidence.

Specific skills required:For CSE companies, good coding skills certainly provide an edge.

Projects and internships completed:Projects and internships undertaken are generally the first things that the interviewer asks about. So a good internship or a project in your record is advantageous.

Suggested preparation strategy:For CSE companies, participating in coding competitions such as Overnite, Bitwise, Codechef etc. helps a lot in the written tests of vari-ous companies.

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2 tests - Logical Analysis and Writing Codes on paperGood algorithm development and coding skills help.

Stage 2: Interviews

2 interviews - HR and technical HR interview mainly focuses on your personal strengths and weaknesses and how you react to various situ-ations Technical interview mainly involves questions about internships and projects. Some puzzles are also given sometimes.

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What are the sources of information available?:Company’s website

Department and course of candidate: Computer Science and En-gineering, B Tech

Package notified: 80,000 USD

Probable places of post-ing: Madison, Wi, Usa

Details of bond, if any: No

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Academic Credentials:CGPA > 7.5, decent algorithmic skills and coding skills, good analytical skills. No computer science in-depth knowledge is required.

Extra-Academic involvement:They didn’t consider any extra-academic involvement.

Specific skills required:Maths ability such as probability was required. Quantitative ability was required in Written Test. Proficiency with any programming language was enough.

Projects and internships completed:You should be able to explain your BTP project in full details. For internship, apart from project related technical knowledge, you should have an idea of the business relevance of the project.

Suggested preparation strategy:Try to prepare with people giving CAT. This will help enormously.

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There were around 10 MCQ questions and 3 coding questions.

Quantitative ability was tested in MCQs and programming and algorith-mic skills were tested in coding questions.

Don’t try to over-optimize your algorithms if time doesn’t permit. First write a pretty decent algorithm. You will get through the written test. After that, try to optimize your algorithm only if time permits.

Stage 2: Interviews

Questions on basic data structures of Computer Science. Basic tree-algorithms with coding. Some analytical questions.

In all the interviews, try to be as confident as possible. Sometimes they will just see your confidence and they will take you through that round. So be confident and be happy.

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What are the sources of information available?:ebay.in and wikipedia. Any-way, I think everyone knows already about Ebay.

Department and course of candidate: CS B.Tech.


Probable places of post-ing: Chennai

Past recruitment history: This is the first time Ebay has recruited from the campus



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Academic CredentialsNot really.Extra-Academic involvement:Not really.

Specific skills required:Math ability, C, C++,Java, Communication skills.

Projects and internships completed:Anything related to coding and CS in a reputed company.

Suggested preparation strategy:There’s this book on called ‘Programming Interviews Exposed’ which I read for a month and found a question bank that turned out to be really helpful.

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Written Test based on quant and programming skills.Quant and Programming skills.Good Communication Skills.

Stage 2: HR Interview

They run you through your answers and ask the basic HR questions.Just stay confident and cool.

Stage 3: Technical Interview

30 minute interview on coding and quant skills.Basic coding skills.

Stage 4: 60 minute interview on advanced coding skills

Questions on algorithms, databases, operating systems and networks were asked and code had to be hand written.

Knowledge on the important subjects like databases, Operating Sys-tems, Networks and Algorithms

Stay confident as before.

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What are the sources of information available?:Company website

Department and course of candidate: CS Dual Degree



Past recruitment history: First time on campus



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Departments open to | Open to most Engineering branches

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Academic Credentials:As far as i get it, Students with CGPA between 7.5 and 8.5 are pre-ferred.

Specific skills required:Data structures and C would be enough to clear all the rounds.

Projects and internships completed:One project with coding would be of great help. The work in paypal would be on Data base management, Java and C++

Suggested preparation strategy:Be strong in C. Course on data structures and data base management systems would be of great help.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Baisc

Your answers on the written tests will be discussed i.e how did you solve this question etc. So prepare your answers well and also know the answers for your wrong and unattempted questions.

Decent CGPA ( above 6.5 for CS ) and above 7.5 for non CS.

Good knowledge on C and Data structures would be enough for a non CS student and knowledge on JAVA would be more helpful for a CS Student

Don’t tell them that you have any other interview. I mean some of my friends with a CGPA above 8 told them that they also have to attend other interviews on the same day. They were advised to continue with the same and are not proceeded to the next round. Make them under-stand that you are completely interested in this company.

Stage 2: Technical

Your knowledge on C will be tested. Most probably they would ask questions on pointers linked lists sorting algorithms and trees etc

Put your thought process before them. You don’t have to give them the final answer just explain them how you are trying to solve the problem step-wise. Let the interview know your thought process.

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Department and course of candidate: Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering

Package notified: 8 lakhs + 3 lakhs bonus (for a period of 1 year)



Past recruitment history: This is for the first time Pay-Pal has visited IIT Kharag-pur

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Departments open to | B.Tech. : CSE / ECE /EE Dual Degree : CSE M.Tech: CSE/ IT

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IndexStage 3: HR cum Technical

Questions on your CV will be asked, e.g. on your project and intern-ship. HR questions like ‘Tell me about yourself’, ‘What are your strongpoints?’, ‘What type of work do you expect in Paypal?’, ‘Any sugges-tions for Paypal or Ebay website?’ are asked.


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Academic Credentials:Good academic records. CGPA criteria for Qualcomm was 8 and they were very strict about CG cutoff

Extra-Academic involvement:Tech events, Leadership qualities like positions in Hall, Gymkhana etc. in Tech committees would help a lot for these Technology companies. Qualcomm HR clearly mentioned they need candys who can take ini-tiative, self motivated and more inclined to technology leadership and achievements.

Specific skills required:I appeared for VLSI written test. They expected very basic knowledge in Digital, analog, communication subjects. CAT type of questions and very basic Computer programming questions (Three sections each about 15-20 questions). Online test was very easy, so I think cutoff was high.

Projects and internships completed:No, I have only M.Tech VLSI project.

Any other critical factors?:Technology initiative and leadership. Good Academics really help a lot in the interview (There was no CV submission till we qualify Writ-ten test) Most important is a thorough preparation: Start as early as possible atleast in Mid of Oct./first week of Nov. starting from good CV preparation to brushing up and thorough understanding of all impor-tant subjects for Technology companies you are targeting.

Suggested preparation strategy:A thorough subject preparation. https://mobileelectron.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/placement-preparation-vlsi-profile-jobs/ Be mentally prepared for HR questions. Be focused till you actually have offer in your hand.

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Three sections: 1. VLSI(basic analog,digital and communication)/CS/EC(More of DSP and communication) 2. Basic Computer programing skills: C-language funda(loops execution), sorting algorithms and their complexity 3. General ability (CAT questions very simple which we solve with Venn diagram and keen observation)

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What are the sources of information available?:Company website, But PPT helped more than any other sources. I had key points noted down from PPT.

Department and course of candidate: Electrical and Electronics communication Engg,VIES

Package notified: 12.75pa for first year

Probable places of post-ing: Bangalore/hyderabad


Past recruitment history: Regular recruiter

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Departments open to | EC,EE and CSE

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Tell me about yourself: tell something special about yourself and make yourself proud. Setup time and hold time Digital design, Combinational and sequential circuits design(thorough understanding of design steps)

Be calm, relaxed and answer questions thoughtfully Attention to in-structions is important


Interview was completely oriented on Job profile: digital VLSI and some personal questions like: digital design by Rabey CMOS design by Kang are very important for your preparation check for more here: https://mobileelectron.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/qualcomm-inter-view-questions/

Be confident. Be clear in your answers and proper explanation to it. Take your time to think and act. If you don’t know something accept it. More importantly wear smile on your face. This automatically brings confidence within you.

Stage 3: Tech Interview

Some more VLSI design questions. Personal questions too

CMOS circuit power, Computer architecture: Pipelining and Parallelism Verilog basic knowledge: Language to H/W mapping. What is your pas-sion and what is that you did for it.

Think and answer. Both Interview panels were very cool and calm. Take your time to think and answer.

Stage 4: HR interview

This was very formal interview. Not much to say

Show your keen interest to know more about the company and activi-ties, corporate life, your work in company



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Academic Credentials:You have to study and be aware of the concepts very clearly. Your fundamentals must be very strong. Apart from the usual such as Algo-rithms, Data Structures, you must also read vividly about Networking, Operating Systems Concepts and DBMS. Start preparing from around September. Plus you should be well prepared with C / C++ syntax, oc-casionally Python .

Extra-Academic involvement:Try to engage yourself in sports such as football, cricket, tennis, swim-ming, or weight lifting. Physical exercises do help ease out stress. Play some musical instrument like a synthesiser, a guitar or a harmonica. Read good books and so forth.

Specific skills required:There is one word that beats all is practice. Some guys have the innate ability of performing very well in Quant problems. For the rest, includ-ing me, I would say, toil hard, get some CAT material from friends and practise as often as you can. Keep a clear mind and try thinking fast. Regarding programming, if you plan to join a software company, try to program as much as you can. There is no other alternative. IITs do not have good programmers, because we are made to focus more on theory. NITs and other places fare much better when pure program-ming is concerned. So get your terminals running, and practise pro-gramming in languages such as C / C++ (which should be at your tips ideally) and also get good at Java, Python and particularly crystal clear about Object Oriented Programming Concepts .

Projects and internships completed:Try to get relevant internships in areas of your research interest. If you are interested in Data Mining or AI, try getting internships in them. Work hard during internships.cf Turn up everyday at the workplace.

Occasionally you can take time off for your weekend escapades to break the monotony. But don’t make it a habit. In short give it your best and make it count in your resume .

Any other critical factors?:Have faith in yourself. Keep a steady head and do your best

Suggested preparation strategy:What the interviewers complained about was that we were not reading much about OS concepts, networking and DBMS.

These topics are equally important along with Algorithms and DS concepts.

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What are the sources of information available?:I looked over their webpage and blog posts by current employees of Yahoo. Their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/yahooindia-campus, about the Yahoo India Campus was helpful as well. I was particularly in-terested about Yahoo Labs, and the work they do. so I looked up that website as well http://in.labs.yahoo.com/.

Department and course of candidate: MA, M.Sc

Package notified: 11.96 lakhs per annum

Probable places of post-ing: Bangalore


Past recruitment history: About 5 people selected on average every year.

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Departments open to | CS,MA, EE and ECE

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25 objective questions based on C / C++ syntax, networking, OS, Al-gorithms and Data Structures and DBMS. A list of about 25 candidates was finally shortlisted for the next round .

Thorough knowledge on the CS topics mentioned above plus clear concepts of C / C++ syntax

Think about the algorithm first. Get an outline of the brute force algo first and then try to optimize it. Dynamic Programming is a hot topic among interviewers. Be clear on it and how to use it . After thinking of the pseudo code, use your favourite language ( I used Python ).

Read up as many blog reviews as possible from internet, you get sample questions from there.

Stage 2: Programming Round

A problem statement was given and we had to write code on it in about an hour. Marking was done on concept used, Optimal code and con-sideration of all possible boundary cases .

Take care of boundary cases.

Stage 3: Technical Interviews

Questions from the aforementioned topics in CS, coupled with a few real life scenarios where you might have to use algorithmic concepts to come up with an optimal solution. Occasionally, there can be some puzzle in which you are not expected to solve it in a flash, but work it step by step with your interviewer till you reach the solution.

Sound knowledge of all above mentioned CS concepts.

Keep a steady head, don’t get bogged down by the comnplexity of the problem. You are not expected to know everything. But suppose you are given a choice to take a pick on some topic you want to be ques-tioned on, make sure that you know it well. Don’t say ‘’I don’t know’’ in response to some question. Fight hard, make intelligent guesses.

Stage 4: HR interview

Specifics about who you are, what kind of a person you are, your likes, what you bring to the company. Give honest answers.

Stay honest .



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Academic Credentials:CGPA was an initial cutoff. 7.75+ should be peace.

Extra-Academic involvement:Yes, extra-acads are definitely looked at. Be sure to list out your achievements when you mention a particular position/activity.

Specific skills required:Aptitude test requires basic CAT skills. No coding skills required for the Management Trainee profile.

Projects and internships completed:Decent internships will definitely help your case. You are asked ques-tions on what your work was during the internships and how you achieved goals.

Suggested preparation strategy:Be prepared with some solid research on this growing company (atleast I hope it keeps growing by the time you’re reading this!), and some basic HR questions/puzzles. Know your CV well, and ap-pear confident and relaxed (pretty general funda I know but don’t get stressed). There’s nothing very specific you can do to prepare, so just give it your best shot as yourself. All the best!

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Stage 1: Aptitude Test

~200 people sat for the aptitude test, which was conducted after CGPA based shortlisting for people who had submitted CVs.

Presence of mind, decent communication skills, creativity.

It’s a long test, and each section has a separate cutoff. Manage your time well.

Stage 2: Group Discussion

An interactively moderated GD Session on a general topic (We had ‘’Buy one get one free’’, ‘’I’’ and so on). Two people were chosen by the mod to conclude at the end.

Take initiative, and make sense when you speak. Don’t meander on - be concise and choose your words wisely. A great way to get noticed in this round is to make NEW points, points which give a new direc-

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What are the sources of information available?:There was no PPT. Spoke to friends who had faced the selection process a few days before at IIT- BBSR, and did some research on the net as well.

Department and course of candidate: Biotechnology, B.Tech.

Package notified: 7.5 LPA+1L Performance Bonus

Probable places of post-ing: Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Bombay

Details of bond, if any: N.A.

Past recruitment history: First time on campus.

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Indextion to the discussion. Only acting as a moderator may not be the best idea. Bring new points to the table. Don’t be intimidated by others at the table. Don’t be loud and incoherent. Be courteous to the others. Remember that the aim is to contribute to a fruitful discussion, and not to debunk points put forward by the other guys.

Stage 3: Personal Interviews

Two phases of interview - One general CV-based, quasi-stress-inter-view, and one HR interview

Be thorough with your CV, and be ready to defend against doubts raised about what you’ve written. You should have a basic idea about the company - you will be asked questions about the industry in gen-eral and Flipkart specifically.

Be honest (atleast seem honest!) and be prepared for general HR questions. Don’t frame your CV in a way that shows that you might be aiming for an MBA (like mentioning a high GMAT score) or an MS/Ph.D (overloading with research projects and the like).


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Academic Credentials:CGPA > 8.0, Good knowledge in any of the fields namely, structures, fluid mechanics, controls, tools and programming (tools - Ansys, flu-ent etc, programming - scientific programming C is a must, any other known programming language would be an added advantage).

Extra-Academic involvement:Not much preference given.

Specific skills required:Decent math & quantitative ability. Proficiency with core subjects. Pro-ficiency with the scientific programming would be of added advantage.

Projects and internships completed:Key stress is on these.

Suggested preparation strategy:Written test isn’t that hard .It’s completely based on fundamentals of the subject. What one has read in 4 years is enough, there’s no need for extra preparation.One should have command over the subjects before turning up for the interview.

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Stage 1: Common Exam

There is a preliminary exam comprising 5 papers following which one has to write One Math and Quantitative paper and One or more Core papers depending on the student’’s interest. Core subjects: A. Thermo-dynamics and fluid mechanics B. Structures C. Controls D. Program-ming ( Based on C tricks etc )

Decent grasp over Math and Quant is good enough. Good knowledge in core subjects mentioned above. Complete grip on knowedge im-parted through projects and field work.

Do’s: One is advised to take more than one paper in case One is un-sure of which paper to take. In this manner, one has high probability of getting shortlisted.

Stage 2: Tech interview I

Completely technical based questions depending on which profile they have chosen you for.

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What are the sources of information available?:Company’’s website, Online resources etc.

Department and course of candidate: Aerospace Engineering & Dual Degree

Package notified: 6.35

Probable places of post-ing: Bangalore, Hyderabad


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Departments open to | This company recruits only Dual degree and M.Tech guys, departments namely, Aerospace , Mechanical, Electrical and Civil

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If they want to evaluate your knowledge in two or more fields they will tell you to sit for one more round. This may not be compulsory for all. If a person is interested to give tech interview in one more field they conduct this.

Stage 4: HR Round

Frankly, this is fun. Same old questions regarding positives and nega-tives. Why GE ? tell us about yourself etc.

Just try and show yourself as an asset to the company in a respectful manner.

Be confident. After clearing tech round, this should not be a problem.


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Academic Credentials:It’s good to have 8+ CG although 7.5+ is fine too. One should have thorough knowledge of CSE basics like C,data structures and Algo-rithms, One must also be good in problem solving (complex program-ming problems).

You can find the type of questions on websites like careercup.

Extra-Academic involvement:Good to have, but they don’t really carry much weight .

Specific skills required:Knowledge of C and good quantitative ability are a must. No software pro required

Projects and internships completed:They will just check if you are clear with it.

Any other critical factors?:Good programming skills.Confidence

Suggested preparation strategy:Just brush up concepts of C language and practice some coding

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Written test

Objective paper with 4 sections, namely:C, Data Structure, OS, Quant and C basics.


Only C


OS, Data Structures, Algorithm etc.


Don’t lie or say that you are going to USA for MS or PhD.

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What are the sources of information available?:You can find it by just “googling”, though it’’s not required

Department and course of candidate: M.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering

Package notified: 9.6 lpa + some RSU


Details of bond, if any: no

Past recruitment history: It recruits 5+ students every year

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Departments open to | CSE, ECE , IT Dept. B.Tech. dual and M.Tech.

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They see your enthusiasm towards joining the companythe selectIon process


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Academic Credentials:The company does look into CGPA much once you clear the cut-off. This year they recruited students with CGPA ranging from 7.5 to 9.2.

Extra-Academic involvement:Some amount of extra academic involvement is advisabe. Inter-halls are fine. They ask in detail about the participation, time management, team work and leadership skills. Good participation in few events is also good and can be defended well in the above mentioned areas.

Specific skills required:No programming skills required. Ability to do mental calculations is important. They ask for a quantitative case study ( 3o minutes time), which involves some calculations. Quick arithmetic is fine.

Projects and internships completed:One can expect questions about the BTech Project. Apart from the technicalities, the overall usage and commercialization of the project is important, since ZS is more interested in those lines. They’ll also ask about how to commercialize the technology behind the BTech project. Good internships are of course handy to make an impression.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Screening Test

Online test with basic quantitative and verbal ability sections.

CAT preparation is more than enough.


Group size is 10 . Topic is mostly based on current affairs.

Knowledge of what is happening in the world is important. In my case, the topic was whether Kingfisher Airlines should be bailed out or not.

Stage 3: Case Interview

30 minutes of quantitative case study to be solved individually. After the time elapses, the interviewer will ask about the solution and the approach behind it.

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What are the sources of information available?:I had a friend at ZS, who had joined the previous year. I gathered some in-formal tips from him about case interviews, etc.

Department and course of candidate: EE, Dual Degree (Instrumen-tation)

Package notified: 9.05 lpa

Probable places of post-ing: Pune, Gurgaon

Details of bond, if any: No bonds. Company says the package is 9.05, but that includes a 2 lakhs joining bonus. It also has the policy of deducting 25% of the sal-ary and then reimbursing it after two years. This makes it around 42k per month in the first two years.

Past recruitment history: Comes every year.

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Stage 4: Behavioral Interview

Simple HR questions about extra-acads, BTP (see above), personal habits etc are asked. Focus is on time management. May ask a specific situation where you faced a time crunch situation and managed it.

Stage 5: Interview with partner

Almost all the candidates who go through this get selected. The senior partner asks some questions about the resume and basic HR ques-tions.


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Academic Credentials:A decent CGPA - 7.5 to 8.0. Although it is not necessary to have an in-depth knowledge of all the core subjects since it will consist of HR interviews only. A fundamental idea of the concepts will always give a good impression in the rare chance of the interviewer being from the same stream. Expect a question on one of your projects or internships, which will be asked mainly to test if you were committed to your task in that particular instant. So, one should be conversant about all the projects in his resume.

Extra-Academic involvement:Any extraordinary extra-curricular achievement is always an added bo-nus, but by Day 5, this might be seen as an overqualification. Involve-ment in different spheres of extra-academic activities will show the interviewer that you are an outgoing person. ZS does not look for any outstanding achievements like many Day 1 companies, but rather a good balance in the resume. So, the extra academic involvement need not just be an Inter IIT Gold or speaking in a global conference. It might as well be captain of a hall team, G.Sec of the Department society, as in my case.

Specific skills required:No such skills were required in BAA profile but good quantitative and analytic ability gives one an upper hand in the Case Interview round.

Projects and internships completed:As mentioned before, there is no need to have an extraordinary project or internship; it’s enough if you know what you did.

Any other critical factors?:A good resume is one regarding which you can converse freely with the examiner and keep him occupied for at least 10 minutes. This is ex-tremely important as there will be two rounds of HR interviews usually.

Suggested preparation strategy:The best preparation would be to talk to the seniors or friends working at the company. That is the best source of funda. Apart from that, no special skills are required to clear all the rounds.

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There were four sections: Quant, Verbal, Logical and Attention to de-tail. The total duration was around one hour.

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What are the sources of information available?:The company website, a friend of mine working at that company (the previous year’’s recruit)

Department and course of candidate: AE, Dual Degree

Package notified: 9 lpa ctc

Probable places of post-ing: Pune, Gurgaon


Past recruitment history: Recruited more than 10 each time for the past 2-3 years

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All the sections are extremely simple and no special skill is needed to sail through all of them.

The skills looked for in this round are leadership, communication, team contribution and rational thinking.

It is extremely important not to get stuck on a particular question. The system is such that the next question can only be seen if you answer this. So, keep moving through the questions at a uniform pace and in the unusual case of encountering a question taking more time than expected, move on to the next one by filling in some random answer.


We had a group of 10-12 people and were given some non-abstract topics. Our topic was “Is it justified for the government to bailout pri-vate airline companies which are on the verge of bankruptcy?”

Try to be voluble, but don’t make senseless arguments. Be prepared to listen, but interject if you feel that the discussion is going off track. Try to be polite. And remember that it is a group discussion and not a group argument, so blindly opposing every point being put forth is not going to help as you will be asked to summarize the discussion at the end. It is not necessary to start the discussion but try not to put off speaking till the very end because it will be very difficult and awkward trying to get a chance to speak halfway through the stipulated time and the only way to get through is to make some contribution. Towards the end when summarizing, don’t just mention your points or your views. Mention all the points discussed briefly and present the consensus of the group even though it might not be your view.

Stage 3: Personal interview

An HR interview by one of the ZS executives. Will usually be a one on one round consisting of questions on the resume and the usual HR questions, a guesstimate/puzzle.

My questions were: - Tell me about yourself - A few questions on my resume (regarding my projects) - Why non-core when you have a very good GPA and projects? - Mention an instance where you have worked in a team - Tell me an instance where you had to meet a deadline - Give me an instance where you had to achieve something but found your-self among people lacking motivation and how did you handle it. - Was asked to estimate the surface area of an Airplane (Boeing 747 to be precise!!) - Why ZS? - After my answer, “I don’’t know what you heard but..”. Tried to disprove my answer and asked “So why ZS?” again . Finally, “Do you have any questions?”

Maintain a level head. Be conversant about everything in one’s CV. Prepare for the usual HR questions.

Be consistent in your answers. The worst thing that can happen to you during a PR is to let the interviewer find you contradicting or rather not corroborating something which you said a couple of minutes ago. When the interviewer tries to contradict something you said or con-vince you otherwise, like in my case, don’t interject him. Listen to what he has to say and at the end politely present your point. Be sure not to change your stand about that, or you’ll be marked as easily persuad-able. Apart from all this, try not to be nervous and do maintain a calm composure as the interviewers will usually be very friendly



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Stage 4: Case interview

You will be given a booklet containing information about a case and some questions and given 30 minutes to solve it. At the end of the 30 minutes, you will have a one on one case interview with one of the executives where you’ll present the results of your analysis and the reasons for those. In our case, we had a shoe company which supplies to warehouses, which in turn supplies to retailers. The company has some fixed sales force and the sales representatives visit both the warehouses and the retailers. Now the owner is considering splitting the sales force as reps who visit warehouses and reps visiting retailers. So, you are given the task of deciding the optimum sales force distribution based on some given data. The second problem was that the owner decided to give awards to managers having outstanding sales figures. Some data is given and you are to decide what is the best parameter for the prize and to how many people the prize is to be given and why. The third problem consisted of some more data which had an inconsistency and we were supposed to single it out analytically.

Basic data interpretation and logical thinking. Although the case might sound complicated when pre-sented without the data, rest assured that it is a fairly simple one with the kind of data provided and no special practice or training is required to solve it.

Don’t get psyched on reading the case, there are a lot of trappings and other outward decorations designed to keep you entangled. Browse through them and get to the actual data. You will find that the case is a fairly simple one. Don’t start doubting yourself and go looking for a hidden nuance or some invisible clue. To crack this round remember, as they so often say, that the simplest explanation is usu-ally the right one.You don’t actually need to write lengthy explanations at how you arrived at the answer because the interviewer is not going read them anyway. At the end of the 30 minutes, the answer sheets will be taken from you, but they will be given back to you during the one-on-one session, where you will have to explain to the interviewer how you arrived at those conclusions. So, write only important num-bers and calculations. Avoid writing anything which you can’t explain later. Also, if you can’t finish one of the three questions in time, dont fret. Try and remember what was asked and think of an approach to solve it. You’ll have some time before you are called for the one on one, so if you have an approach ready you can take another look at the data and answer that question.

Stage 5: Principal interview

Only the candidates who have cleared both Personal Interview and Case Interview will be called for this round. It will be a one-on-one HR interview with one of the partners at ZS. The principal (that is what they call the interviewer) will try and intimidate you with his attitude. It will almost be a repeat of the per-sonal interview, but only this time the person at the other end of the table will not be so friendly.

The ability of the candidate to interact with people of higher status than himself is evaluated in this round and also how he responds under pressure. So just maintain a level head and try not to look too arrogant or timid. My questions were:

• About yourself • Some questions on CV • Why ZS? • Tell me two of your strengths • Two things you’d like to change about yourself (weaknesses) • Tell us an instance where you put in a hard effort for a prolonged period of time • Give us an instance where you got into something which you thought was simple, but found out

later needed much more effort than initially anticipated. • Where do you see yourself a couple of years down the line? • Do you have any questions for me?

He received a couple of phone calls during the interview, on his blackberry (both of which were wrong numbers! :P) and on both those occasions there was an impatient attitude which can easily give an impression that this impatience is pretty much a direct result of the interview :P

Don’t lose your cool, keep a level head and don’t get intimidated. At the same time, try not to give an arrogant impression. It will be a rapid fire session, so it will be of great help if you practice a few HR questions beforehand. Don’t get psyched by this impatient attitude routine. It is just another intimidation routine, so brace yourself and appear confident.

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Academic Credentials:Airbus is a core engineering firm. Academics are MOST important here. At the same time, only a high C.G.P.A does not ensure your selec-tion. A good C.G.P.A is a must to get short-listed in the first place but you MUST have a good grasp of the fundamentals. This time the com-pany short-listed students above 7.5. Once you get short listed, your C.G.P.A is not a criterion from that point onwards. Also, it is not the on-paper intelligence that one carries on their grade sheets that will help. One’s performance in the written exams and the interviews conducted by the company will matter the most.

Extra-Academic involvement:For this particular company I don’t think extra curricular activities play an important role. I did not have any extra academic activities men-tioned in my resume apart of some very basic ones like NCC, NSS etc. I was not at all questioned about them in my interviews. I stress again that being a G.Sec or an Inter IIT participation is of no help in this par-ticular case.

Specific skills required:I think almost all of the students here at IIT have the minimum math or quantitative ability required for the selection procedure for this com-pany. The aptitude test is easy and most of the students can do well.it is just Class X mathematics that is asked. So that should not be a problem. As far as the knowledge of software is concerned,there was no such requirement but basic programming skills are always desirable on a resume and I think most of the students here have it.

Projects and internships completed:I was questioned a lot about by M tech project as well as my B tech Project. So make sure one knows every small detail about their BTPs and MTPs.No questions were asked regarding the interns.

Any other critical factors?:Fundamental knowledge of your specialization.

Suggested preparation strategy:The only material for preparation are your syllabus textbooks. People generally think that academics capabilities are not required for future success, and they tend to believe that if they are smart enough they can “crack” interviews. Well, Airbus is not one of those companies. You have to be academically sound no matter how “uncool” that sounds. Rest just work on your communication skills. Study well during you entire course of study and you will be confident and all set to go. All the best to all the future aspirants.

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Department and course of candidate: Civil Engineering( M.Tech Structural Engineering)

Package notified: 7.25 Lakhs P.A. C.T.C


Details of bond, if any: A bond is required only if the company sends the candidate overseas for training. In that case, we are supposed to enter into a service agreement with the company. If the training du-ration is up to 1 month, then the duration of bond would be 1 year and the bond money to be reimbursed in event of an early separation is 3,00,000. For a training duration above 1 month, the bond period is 2 years and bond money is 6,00,000.

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Stage 1: Technical written exam

It was a one hour technical written exam based on questions from solid mechanics, structural analysis, continuum mechanics and finite ele-ment analysis.

The question paper is mixed with objective and subjective questions with more than one options correct. I would emphasise on the fact that the questions are HIGHLY conceptual which means that the questions are not very demanding numerically nor are they lengthy. The ques-tions primarily target the conceptual understanding of the student. The questions are not about solving problem. For e.g they’ll give a formula and give 4 situations, and ask in which situation will the formula be ap-plicable. The questions are mainly on the assumptions and the domain of applicability of the various theories that we very frequently use in our respective subjects. The structural division had negative marking for incorrect answers.

Simple questions on geometry, area volume, work time, unitary method etc . If one has good speed and accuracy, one can easily sail through it.

Also, it goes without saying Do not even try to use unfair means. Do not cram up big formulas for the exam either. No one is interested in testing the limits of your memory. The paper is analytical. If you have a basic knowledge of your field there should not be a problem.

Stage 2: Written exam: aptitude

This is a 30 minute exam. Simple class 10th level questions on geom-etry , unitary method, work and time problems.

Don’t get stuck on one problem. Leave it if you can’t solve and move on to the next. Keep track of time.

Stage 3: H R Interview

Single interview. One must clear this to move on to the technical inter-view.

General questions.Simple interview. They’ll ask some basic questions. Be confident and sensible. Must have good communication skills. Questions are like why do you want to join Airbus, which companies have you applied for till now, what if you don’t get selected etc.

Please respect the fact that the person interviewing you is much more experienced than you. Do not try to outsmart him (trust me you can’t), that will only hurt your chances of selection. Do not give answers that you cannot defend, and please do not give stupid answers that you find on the internet. The interviewer is intelligent enough to make out .


Tough questions. Basically picked up from your CV and the courses that you mention on your CV. They also grill you about the MTP and BTP. Only the textbook knowledge of the subject will not suffice.Try to have a knowledge of the practical applications of you area of study in MTP and BTP. You must also be capable of expressing your answer in a clear and a technical fashion.

Past recruitment history: Last year the company recruited 3 Students(1 dual and 2 M techs) from Civil Engineering(Structural Divi-sion). I am not aware of the number of students recruit-ed from other departments.


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Academic Credentials:Not important to have a high CG, but technical knowledge should be good, both for written test and interview.

Extra-Academic involvement:A bit of involvement helps. Gives things to talk about in the HR inter-view!

Specific skills required:Any technical skill is a bonus. As for programming, C, C++, MATLAB knowledge is sufficient, but it is good to have additional knowledge.

Projects and internships completed:Very important from the point of view of Airbus. Technical interview is based solely on questions about projects and internships.

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Stage 1: CV submission

Most probably, there is no shortlisting on the basis of CV. Everybody can appear for next round. However, many questions based on CV are asked in later phases.

Emphasis on technical skills and details of projects completed.

For the EE/IE/EC/MA technical test: NOT MCQ type. Mostly control system based elementary questions.

Besides this there were some puzzles, some MATLAB based problems and 2 programming questions.

There were also some questions on the fundamentals of aerodynam-ics. Mental ability test was a set of around 40 short numericals (MCQ type).


Two written tests: First, a technical test (separate for different depart-ments) followed by a common mental ability test.

Fundamental knowledge of control systems is required. Most probably not many in the group could solve the ‘’aero’’ questions. So, maybe be-ing able to solve those would have been a plus.


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What are the sources of information available?:Presentation sent by com-pany through TnP notice board

Department and course of candidate: IE, Dual Degree

Package notified: 7.25 lpa CTC


Details of bond, if any: Bond only in case of train-ing in Europe upto 1 month training: bond of 1yr / INR 3 lakh above 1 month training: bond of 2 yrs / INR 6 lakh

Past recruitment history: This year (2011-12) Airbus took 7 students : 2 IE, 2 EE, 1 MT, 1 CE, 1 AE.

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Based on performance in written test, shortlisted students are called for technical interviews.

Asked in detail about all projects done, and told about job profile. Also asked about interest in the aviation industry.

Also,try to bring out your contribution to the projects you have taken part in.


Selected students were sent for the HR interview. Most students who made it to this round were offered a job.

Be calm and confident. It was quite like a really long chat about my background and other non-academic aspects of my CV.

Be cool. Don’t be taken aback or over-apologetic if you don’’t know something, or if you make a mistake.


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Academic Credentials:Control Systems background mainly, and projects related to Simula-tion/embedded systems

Extra-Academic involvement:None really, maybe knowledge of the language French would be helpful as it is a French company and this skill would definitely be a heads up in the HR interview

Specific skills required:MATLAB and SIMULINK, quant ability not that much required.Simple mathematical calculations for the quant test. The other paper requires extensive knowledge on control systems.

Projects and internships completed:Projects ,if related to controls (application based and not theoretical) or embedded systems, are definitely helpful.

Suggested preparation strategy:This time AIRBUS was extremely happy with Kgp-ians.So they took more people than they had originally planned. Good luck to the future batches! :)

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Two papers: one core paper and the other on quantitative skills. EE had a different paper than civil/aero and meta.

I dont remember questions clearly, but for core paper(EE) you should revise your 3rd year control systems notes. That should be enough.

Quants has simple mathematical problems but computationally com-plex. Plus, you are not allowed to use calculator so be prepared for it.


Two interviewers, and they will mainly ask about your projects(BTP and MTP). Clearly explain your work to them. They will just ask questions if they have any doubts about your work. No funda asked in intervew.

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Department and course of candidate: EE-Instrumentation(Dual degree with spl. in Control Systems)

Package notified: 7.25lpa

Probable places of post-ing: Bangalore(only)


Past recruitment history: EE has been made eligible for the 1st time. Earlier, only aero and civil were allowed (don’t know about Meta)

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Academic Credentials:Selection is based purely on the interview. There is a written test which you have to clear first though. Absolutely no emphasis on cgpa. It’ll neither be an advantage nor a disadvantage. They’ll take you if you perform well in the interview.

Extra-Academic involvement:None.

Specific skills required:Knowledge of C/C++ is sufficient.

Projects and internships completed:My projects were related to computer networks so that was an advan-tage but they dont decide on basis of project. They’ll ask a few ques-tions about the projects as all companies do

Suggested preparation strategy:OS, CCN and data Structures should be read thoroughly..not just for this company..most of the software/IT oriented companies ask ques-tions pertaining to these topics

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40 people were short-listed on the basis of this test. I think it was a one hour test.

Objective type test. Main topics were C coding, operating systems, data structures, quantitative skills and networking.

They’ll ask you about your strength and then ask you questions based on that. Again knowledge of computer networks, operating systems, algo and data structures will be handy in the 1st round . They asked me questions on the working of a network from the user to switch to router, about ARP and MAC address tables,about IP addresses and subnets.Then there was a question on binary search trees and a few questions on operating systems as well.

In the 2nd round, they asked me a question on memory management.Gave me 5 mins to come up with an answer.

Knowledge of data structures and Operating Systems is needed and maybe a bit of algorithms

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What are the sources of information available?:I was interested in appear-ing for the CCNA certifica-tion exam.

Department and course of candidate: E & ECE-Dual Degree

Package notified: 9.54 lpa CTC

Probable places of post-ing: Bangalore, Pune, Chennai


Past recruitment history: Most of the guys selected have generally been from CS and EC.

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30 min interview. I had 2 techincal interviews; the second was of 5 mins.

Don’t give up on a question easily. Keep trying. Interviewers judge you on your thought process and if you give up easily then it causes a negative impact

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Academic Credentials:A decent CGPA(mine was exactly 8)

Extra-Academic involvement:I don’t think much preference was given to Extra-acads

Specific skills required:Quant and DI--CAT preparation will definitely help

Projects and internships completed:Should be able to speak about your own projects and internships

Suggested preparation strategy:As is the case for most companies, CAT preparation will definitely help. I don’t think much focus was was given on the essay but the other sec-tions of the test are really important.

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65 questions and one essay. Separate time for each section( English, Quant, DI and the essay)

Very basic(class 7 level) english, quant and DI from CAT preparation will do. I was asked to estimate the number of newspapers I would buy if I am a supplier for the campus. Then slightly complicated the prob-lem four or five times.

Try to answer as many questions as possible--the test is the one major criterion for selection

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One-on-one interview.Basic guess estimation and details about your projects. Try to show you have some knowledge in mathematics

Stage 3: Personal Interview-II

HR interview--A panel of 4 or 5 people(who have taken the individual interviews in round I).

Very Basic HR question(yes, only one)--Why should we select you?Be confident and try not to tell something which you can’t defend

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What are the sources of information available?:None in particular

Department and course of candidate: CH Dual Degree

Package notified: 6.5LPA + 50k joining bonus

Probable places of post-ing: Gurgaon

Details of bond, if any: NA

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Academic Credentials:8 to 8.5 GPA is ideal. Above this may be a positive for some compa-nies, while negative for others. For mine it was a plus. Similar with publications. Relevant publications for analytics consulting firms are good. Good department rank helps.

Extra-Academic involvement:For Market Rx, it did not matter. They were looking for academically good students, with smooth spoken English.

Specific skills required:Case interviews are most important for these type of companies, espe-cially guess estimates. All of the analytics firms ask atleast one guess estimate, apart from puzzles and general math ability at the level of CAT.

Projects and internships completed:Very important to be clear on the objective and final conclusions of your interships and projects. Quantifying your achievements would greatly add.

Any other critical factors?:They really check why you want to come to their company. So be very sure of the purpose of joining such a firm. Also don’t be hesitant to mention any contacts inside the company, as this would add stability to your candidature,.

Suggested preparation strategy:Any good student with interest in analytics should be able to make it to the company. Don’t fumble at the interviews and be confident.

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This would be the most intense period with atleast one company ev-eryday, which you may have to interview with, if you are above average candidate. Don’t get bogged down by rejects, or get desperate. Keep your calm and make conscious choice.

This is no time to prepare for the tests. Just keep your cool and give your best at the tests. Make sure you speak some valuable point at the GDs. Get as much knowledge bout the nature of PIs and try to be aware of the requirements.


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Department and course of candidate: IM, Dual Degree

Package notified: 7 LPA

Probable places of post-ing: Gurgaon, Kolkata

Details of bond, if any: No-

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Academic Credentials:Decent academic profile should be sufficient. Contrary to popular be-lief, they do NOT discriminate against people with very high (>9) CGPA. Couple of students with 9.xy CGPA also got selected among the 15 of us.

Extra-Academic involvement:Decent extra-acads is sufficient unless your CGPA is too low. If your academic profile is excellent, you stand a chance even without extra-academic activities.

Specific skills required:Good communication skills, quantitative skills & case solving skills are required. No programming knowledge needed since it’s an anlytics profile with no role of IT.

Projects and internships completed:They do ask about your Masters project and internships. Foreign in-ternships are more valued.

Any other critical factors?:A balanced profile (both academically and otherwise) stands a better chance.

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Stage 1: Skills Test

All eligible applican’ts can appear for the test. There was a very, very long skills test with a ~20 min Verbal Section, a ~65 min Quant, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Section & a ~10 min Essay Writing Section. This was preceded by some formalities like filling of forms etc.

CAT preparation should be sufficient.

The interview included basic HR questions, small cases, puzzles etc. An interesting question was asked to me, “Give an example of analyt-ics in your daily life”.

Stage 2: Interview - Round 1

Based on the basic profile entered on the form, GPA & test scores, about 60 people were invited for the first round of 1:1 interview the next day. It was a very friendly interaction and relaxed process. Each interview lasted between 20-35 min.


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What are the sources of information available?:http://www.marketrx.com/Careers/why_marketrx.asp & some other links on the website were helpful. A Q & A session by the company followed the test.

Department and course of candidate: Department of Geology and Geophysics: Applied Geol-ogy


Probable places of post-ing: Gurgaon (Most Likely, Ho) Or Kolkata (2nd Main Office) Other Possibilities: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai


Past recruitment history: Cognizant or MarketRX (as this particular division used to be known as) has been coming to KGP since long. They recruit between 12-18 students each year and comes between Day 6-8 usually.

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A final shortlist of about 25 people were made for the final round of Group/ Panel Interview where all interviewers of different panels were present. It lasted for about 10 min per person. Finally 15 people were selected from our campus.

It was mostly verification round/ small HR questions.


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Academic Credentials:Basic Knowledge in C, (Datastructure, specifically, linked list) In depth Knowledge in Operating System, (specifically, file system)

Extra-Academic involvement:Not much important

Specific skills required:Puzzle

Projects and internships completed:Clear concept on the Project is needed and will be asked

Any other critical factors?:If you have any specific subject or topic of interest, mention it.

Suggested preparation strategy:prepare for System subjects and Project

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Online Technical Aptitude testCompletely CS oriented, System related.

May need to write some small codes.Negative marks are there, be cautious about that.


Questions from project, Basic programming Knowledge

Ask for help if you are having any difficulties, they will love to discuss about the approaches you take or want to take.


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What are the sources of information available?:website will be sufficient

Department and course of candidate: M.Tech (CSE)

Package notified: 8.5

Probable places of post-ing: Pune / Chennai

Details of bond, if any: No...

Past recruitment history: Last year 1 from CSDP

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Academic Credentials:A good academic record i.e a CGPA above 8.5 is required

Extra-Academic involvement:Not much required

Specific skills required:Maths and quantitative skills helped me. You must know your data structures and algorithms very well.

Projects and internships completed:They’ll ask lots of questions about your projects, so be thorough with them.

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It’ll be tough. For CS and ECE people, it will be a smooth ride if you know algorithms and data structures.

Stage 2: Interview

I was asked to solve puzzles. Mainly sorting algorithms; heap and bubble. To sum up, a lot of programming knowledge and algorithm analysis will be required.

Don’t fumble, it’s very important to be confident. If there’s something you don’t know, don’t hesitate to accept it.

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What are the sources of information available?:PPT was enough

Department and course of candidate: EC

Package notified: INR 8.75 Lakhs

Probable places of post-ing: Pune


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Academic Credentials:8+ CGPA in the respective department. The company is looking pri-marily for technology consultants and hence they are very particular about the student having a good grasp of the concepts. He/She should also be able to articulate his ideas/answers in a simple and easy-to-un-derstand manner because that’s the job of a consultant. So basically good acads and good comunication skills.

Extra-Academic involvement:They look for a well rounded personality, so involvement in any extra-curricular activity is definitely a plus.

Specific skills required:There is a puzzle round where they test your ability to think out of the box to come up with solutions. Originality is always appreciated. Stu-dents are expected to be comfortable with reading and making sense of long computer programs, as most of the patent litigation issues (in which the company specializes) generally fall into this category.

Projects and internships completed:Any internships/projects in the respective department adds to your CV as a prospective consultant.

Any other critical factors?:Good Communication skills are an absolute must. More than having an in-depth knowledge of the field, the company is interested in students who can explain what they know in lay man terms. For example, in the last round, we were asked to describe any one project which we had done during our stay in KGP in simple terms such that some one with zero knowledge of the field could understand.

Suggested preparation strategy:Develop good Spoken English skills and preferably Quant skills too.

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Questions to test the student’s knowledge in his/her department are asked. Questions are quite simple, so they are more interested in how you express the answer.

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What are the sources of information available?:The documents which were posted on the TnP notice board.

Department and course of candidate: AE, B.Tech.

Package notified: 8 Lacs



Past recruitment history: First visit to IIT Kharagpur

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Questions to test the student’s knowledge in his/her department are asked. Questions are quite simple since they are more interested in how you express the answer. There is also an additional puzzle that’s asked. It’s generally very open ended, so any justifiable answer is ac-cepted.


First you are asked to describe your CV, which you should show as being related. As in, you should tell them how each and every activ-ity/honours/projects mentioned in your resume contributed to build-ing your personality, and how these would enable you to contribute positively as an employee of the company. In the last round, we were asked to describe any one project which we had done during our stay in KGP in simple terms so that someone with zero knowledge of the field would understand it.


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Academic Credentials:A sound knowledge of your basics is a must. CGPA is not much of a criteria but they consider it while shortlisting.

Extra-Academic involvement:They don’t ask you anything about sports, social or technical events you participated in. However, as they were looking for managerial skills, they asked me to cite examples where I coordinated with a large team and led them. Illumination and various inter-hall social activities can be cited as examples of where you worked in a group.

Specific skills required:Math or quantitative ability was not a factor they tested me on. But, as I had strong knowledge about various languages and softwares, they asked me some questions on automation.

Projects and internships completed:Projects and internships showing your knowledge about a manufactur-ing firm and showing your managerial skills are the most required if you want to clear it.

Any other critical factors?:Just some basic heuristic and common sense based questions.

Suggested preparation strategy:What most of the interviewers are looking for is the zeal and enthusi-asm with which you want to join their company. For showing that, you need to show them how much you know about them, who you are and how much valuable you can be to them by citing examples from your past experience. Just stay cool in the interview. Never panic in front of them. If you don’t know anything, jusy say NO humbly. They also look for people who can stay calm under tough situations and work. Revise you CV thoroughly and ask your friends to take your mock interviews which will help you to remain cool, calm and focussed.

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Your CV should be written in an understandable form and try to keep it short, laying focus on your projects, academics and your positions of responsibilities.

They asked me: (1) What are my qualities? (2) My strengths? (3) My

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Department and course of candidate: Dual Degree in Manufactur-ing Science And Engineer-ing with M.Tech Specialisa-tion in Industrial Engineering and Management


Probable places of post-ing: Gujarat

Details of bond, if any: No Bond.

Past recruitment history: The company didn’t come last year but hired a few guys in 2009.

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Academic Credentials:-Internship in some core company or fields related to core company(Their questions revolved around my internship at Bharat Dynamics Limited, and it made a great impression) -Knowledge of the practical life applications of Supply Chain, etc(I had not take

Extra-Academic involvement:Not Significan’t

Specific skills required:None

Suggested preparation strategy:The interviewers were IIT KGP alumnus. They just checked your inter-est and background knowledge in the field.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: CV

CV selectionCGPA, and good academic record

Stay confident

Stage 2: Interview

They didn’t care about the introduction, etc, They directly jumped into internship related questions, and some very basic questions from core subjects.

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What are the sources of information available?:Do check out location de-tails of Pipavav on Google Map, so as to be sure that you can stay there. They made the job profiles pretty clear in the ppt.

Department and course of candidate: Mechanical Department, Manufacturing Sciences

Package notified: 6lakh, Cash in hand, with acco(800/mth))

Probable places of post-ing: Pipavav, Gujarat



Stage 1: CV


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Departments open to | MF,IEM(Management Trainee Profile) OENA(Some core profile)

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Academic Credentials:Average academic record (CGPA > 7)

Extra-Academic involvement:They didn’t look much at extra-academic involvement.

Specific skills required:Good understanding of concepts of electrical machines and in general, departmental subjects

Projects and internships completed:Projects and internships would be discussed in detail during the in-terview but only if they are in the areas of electrical machines, power electronics or power systems. The interviewer will then mostly ask questions related to those topics. In my case, the internships were in a totally different field and therefore were not much looked at.

Suggested preparation strategy:As I mentioned earlier, revising departmental subjects in brief would be good enough.

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Objective test with 2 sections: aptitude and departmental subjects

Aptitude section was easy. Subject was a little difficult and was based on concepts as well as formulas.

1) Interviewer asked me how I can distribute load as desired between two generators connected in parallel. Initially they were carrying equal loads and now he wanted me to distribute the total load unequally. It basically required the understanding of synchronous generator.

2) He asked me to name different switches and compare some of them e.g. diode and thyristor. Also, he asked me to draw their characteris-tics.

3) Why Reliance?

Revise electrical machines, power electronics and power systems if you want to score high. Simple formula based questions on topics like transformers may be asked. Revise the materials used for different components e.g. circuit breakers

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What are the sources of information available?:Just the official website of RIL

Department and course of candidate: B.Tech. Electrical Engineer-ing

Package notified: 6 Lakhs per annum CTC

Probable places of post-ing: Jamnagar


Past recruitment history: RIL comes to campus every year for campus recruitment

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Departments open to | CH, EE, IE, ME, MT

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Stage 2: Interview

Only one round of technical interview

Just revise department subjects in brief before the interview. Be ready to answer questions like why Reliance and not MBA or PSU, etc. Revise the work you did during internship. If your internships were in different field e.g. say signal processing, be ready to answer why you would like to go into power systems rather than signal processing. Also, be prepared with some good questions to ask the interviewer about the company, job profile, skills you would develop during the job, etc. Show interest in the company.




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Academic Credentials:Although not specified by the company, all shortlisted candidates had a decent CGPA of above 8.0 and were B.Tech. students of the Mechanical Engineering stream.

Extra-Academic involvement:Not required

Specific skills required:Not specified but it depends on the job profile. Command over any soft-ware such as C or Matlab will be helpful.

Projects and internships completed:Project work related to automation, coding, robotics etc

Any other critical factors?:Basic knowledge of steel, metallurgy, casting processes etc.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Group discussion

Group was of 10 people. Topic was ‘’Automation in process industry’’.

Clear understanding of topic is essential. At first, each person was given 5 minutes time to think and given a chance to speak. Then there was debate for about 10 min.

Basics of metallurgy, steel making, casting process etc. Basic HR ques-tions such as strengths, weaknesses, BTech project, MTech project, term project if relevant.

Clearly understand the topic and then make your argument. Carry a pen and paper. Don’t drop the pen/ paper/ any other stationary on the floor in excitement while making your statements (one candidate did that). Be cool and raise strong arguments but speak politely.


Mix of HR type and Technical questions.Try to find out the job profile before hand. Give your answers in such a way that you project yourself as a match for the job profile. Tell about relevant subjects/ projects/ internships etc. Make a separate CV for Tata Steel highlighting your relevant strong points. You may ask about your job location etc at the end of the interview.

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What are the sources of information available?:Company website, seniors

Department and course of candidate: Mechancial, M.Tech. in Manufacturing Science


Probable places of post-ing: Kalinganagar, Orissa




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Personal Interview

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Departments open to | MTech and DD of ME(all), IM, MT and Electrical (not sure)

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Academic Credentials:Academic credentials mattered in case of Tata Steel as the interview-ers glanced through my B.Tech. and M.Tech. marks and it seemed that having CGPA > 8 mattered to them. This might be because they came for positions in R&D and having good marks was a criteria for selec-tion.

Extra-Academic involvement:It matters because almost every company asks about it, not just rou-tine questions but also in some details.

Specific skills required:If you are required to use a software in your job which you know then it comes as an advantage, mathematical ability shows that the student has good aptitude and companies normally like a student who has good aptitude in maths and reasoning.

Projects and internships completed:I was asked extensively about my B.Tech and M.Tech projects so I would strongly recommend you to be thorough with your projects. I wasn’t asked any questions about my internship.

Any other critical factors?:To have a clear knowledge about the fundamentals of your branch and not to give wrong answers to basic questions.

Suggested preparation strategy:Mostly to read the basic textbooks about your engineering branch, and make your fundamentals very clear about steel metallurgy.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Interview

Questions about my B.Tech. and M.Tech. projects - what are your ob-jectives, what you have done, what you need to do, what instruments you have operated with, what field you would prefer to be placed in, whether you can adjust to another field and lastly some questions related to steel metallurgy. To be able to convince the interviewer that you know your project thoroughly and show them that you have your basics clear.

Don’t try to convince them about things you have not done, you may be caught in cross-questioning as the persons who are interviewing you have sound technical knowledge.

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What are the sources of information available?:Newspapers, seniors

Department and course of candidate: MT, M.Tech.

Package notified: 9.00 LPA C.T.C

Probable places of post-ing: Jamshedpur


Past recruitment history: In 2010, they recruited 4 M.Tech. students .


Stage 1: Interview

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Departments open to | M.Tech. in MME and Mechanical, Dual Degree in MME

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Academic Credentials:An minimum CGPA of 7 for undergraduates and 7.5 or 8 for post-graduates. This organisation prefers IITians for R&D so they prefer PG students.

Specific skills required:Basic knowledge of Naval Architecture, with sound idea of structural design, ship design and hydrodynamics (for R&D). Knowing any analy-sis tool is an added advantage.

Projects and internships completed:Projects related to hydrodynamics, structural reliability, fatigue analy-sis helps in securing R&D position.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: CV shortlisting

CGPA and resume were considered.

Basic Naval Architecture (mechanics of floating bodies such as hy-drostatics, resistance, propulsion), strength of materials, ship & off-shore structures, Hydrodynamics (“seakeeping” and maneuvering ). Questions were mainly concentrated on previous projects.

Stage 2: Personal Interview.

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Department and course of candidate: NA


Probable places of post-ing: Majorly Confined To Mum-bai, India But Posting Can Be In Any Part Of The World


Past recruitment history: Selected two people in 2010


Stage 1: CV shortlisting

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Personal Interview.

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Departments open to | NA, CE

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Academic Credentials:Academics should be good.CGPA above 8 is preferred.

Extra-Academic involvement:If you are good in extra-academic activities then its good, but company does not give more importance to these.

Specific skills required:Yes, General knowledge about automobiles, their brands, their prod-ucts as well as some general knowledge about agriculture is necessar-ily .

Projects and internships completed:If your project is related to automobile like vibrations, IC engines or FEM etc then that would be fantastic.

Any other critical factors?:In the interview your information about the company and your desired job location option matters.

Suggested preparation strategy:1) For mechanical students, do stress and design basics properly for interview as well as test. 2) Go through Wikipedia website for different automobile brands and products such as cars etc. 3) Keep track of current auto-news 4) Solve the aptitude questions as fast as possible.

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Stage 1: Test

The test contains mainly 3 parts 1) Design and stress paper 2)Aptitude paper 3)General knowledge paper

Do basic questions related to above parts

Do the basics of your course, keep track of the automobile world. Have some basic information about agriculture.

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What are the sources of information available?:Company website and Auto journals

Department and course of candidate: ME

Package notified: 6.50 lacks per annum


Details of bond, if any: NO

Past recruitment history: Selected around an aver-age 5 candidates from each department


Stage 1: Test

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Departments open to | ME,AG

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Academic Credentials:A minimum CGPA of 8.0 was mentioned and later they relaxed it to 7.9. They were giving quite some importance to the Internships and Proj-ects undertaken and were trying to judge if you actually did something new and genuine. They were dwelling deep into it.

Extra-Academic involvement:Nothing in particular

Specific skills required:Nothing in particular

Projects and Internships completed:As I said, prepare well for them just like you prepare for BTech Project Viva. They do ask a lot of questions.

Any other critical factors?:HR questions should be prepared thoroughly. A background check of Wipro and IT sector companies is a must.

Suggested preparation strategy:Prepare well for group discussions. Try to get background information about the IT sector and the company. Prepare your CV thoroughly.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: CGPA based cut off

CGPA of 8 and above.

Stage 2: Case Study

No one would be eliminated in this round. They will provide you ample time - around 40-50 minutes to write a response on a case study. The topic would be new and unheard of, but you can think and write peace-fully in that amount of time. Make sure you highlight the points made and do remember them for the Group Discussion phase.

Do prepare well for Group Discussions


One-third of the guys will get selected for the interviews from each group of 8-10 guys. The topic of the GD would be same as the case

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Department and course of candidate: MF - B.Tech and Dual De-gree


Probable places of post-ing: Gurgaon, Banglore, Pune

Details of bond, if any:None

Past recruitment history: IIT Kharagpur

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Good communication skills, relaxed but expressive tone.

Don’t be silent and try to speak up whenever you get a chance. Try to bring new air into the discussion and think from all the different per-spectives. You should speak at least 2-3 times, even if you just say 1-2 sentences each time. That will do. They also individually ask each person to speak, specifically those who could not speak, but you had better not be that guy or girl. There is no need to fight for summarizing the GD. Try to show that you are involved throughout the GD.

Stage 4: Interview

There will be two guys, one from technical and the other HR. They both ask questions at the same time and they discuss among each other as well. They mostly try to detect any fraud or fake thing you did in your project or intern. All the technical questions come from your CV. So, your fate is kind of in your hands only. Again, prepare hard for Projects, Internships etc.

Don’t panic. They try to see how you react in a pressure situation and actually behave as if you are not impressing them. Just be calm and keep on speaking. If there is something you want to say and they inter-rupt you, its better you ask them to give you a chance to explain it in details. Do have a few questions in mind to ask them about your job profile and Wipro. That is the final nail in the coffin.


Stage 1: CGPA based cut off

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Academic Credentials: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.

Extra-Academic involvement:Any extra-academic involvement helps ,but is not a requirement.

Specific skills required:Be in touch with discrete math(not requirement). C++,Java program-ming.(may be a little bit of Python)

Projects and internships completed:Projects and internships with computer programming as major / criti-cal part. Having lead a bunch of juniors or equals in a project.

Any other critical factors?:Decent communication skills.

Suggested preparation strategy: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 proj-ects much, specially group programming/software project. Be affirma-tive about your abilities and be more clear in your intent, in interviews.

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What are the sources of information available?:tnpedia,wikipedia, the company’s official website, newspapers etc.

Department and course of candidate: Dual Degree, Aerospace

Package notified:


Details of bond, if any: No Bond!

Past recruitment history: One of my 2007 batchmate got placed in wipro after his btech, same profile

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Departments open to | Almost all I guess.(special preference to dual degrees)

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Academic Credentials:8 and above. Later it was lowered to 7.9, mine was 7.98

Extra-Academic involvement:They mainly ask HR questions, so being involved in Extra-academic activities gives you more that you can talk of.

Specific skills required:I had an eye for coding in C++. Helped me on this, but my extra-acads list was enough. Coding was just a bonus.

Projects and internships completed:If they are non core its better. But my both the internships were core based. You just have to convince them why you are dropping from core

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Case study

Its not an elimination round, you can go with your informal clothes on.

Topic: Should “Social Media” technique be used for educational pur-poses. Something similar. Any one who has prepared for day 1 and day 2 companies will get through this round. Just read news papers and learn to shoot graphs here and there even if it has got absolutely no facts and definitely practice to write a lot.

Be prepared with both for and against the topic coz the interviewer keeps changing the topic in between the GD.The topic was same as that of the case study

Don’t write bullet-ed points, this makes your cases look small. Try ap-plying your vocabulary spectrum.

Try to give exhibits even if you don’t know any facts.

Stage 2: GD

12 students on the table, one interviewer.

Play old school .But don’t wait for your chance, just break into it, but with a gentlemanly attitude. Try giving examples.

Throw arbitrary facts to prove your points, if you don’t remember the real figures.

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What are the sources of information available?:Wipro is an Indian company, considered one of the IT gi-ants of India, so have heard and learned about the com-pany from here and there

Department and course of candidate: Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Package notified: INR, 7 lks

Probable places of post-ing: Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai


Past recruitment history: Not that I am aware of.

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Stage 3: Interview

Two interviewee

Mainly HR questions. --tell me something about youself --about the company --who is the present CEO --Extra-acads related questions --coding related questions(only if your CV shows you are a coding studd) --situation based questions

Don’t start with your brilliancein your core subject. Tell them you hate your department. Convince them that you won’t ditch them for a Ph.D or an MBA. Tell them you have a friend at Wipro who keeps giving you intel about how great the company is. Look confident and if at times you can be funny, they will appreciate it!!


Stage 1: Case study

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Academic Credentials:Cut off is 8.

Suggested preparation strategy:This company, as I understand, is looking for future managers. No technical preparation is required as didn’t ask a single question related to academics. You just need to convince them that you are ready to do whatever they want you to do in the company be it coding or data entry and depending on your luck and soft skills you will get through.

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Stage 1: Case study

The round was of 1 hour

Stage 2: GD on case study

10 people per group

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What are the sources of information available?:None

Department and course of candidate: MF

Package notified: 7 lacs CTC

Probable places of post-ing: Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kol-kata, Pune


Stage 1: Case study

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Departments open to | Open to all JEE qualifiers who have a CGPA above 8

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Academic Credentials:Board exam percentages should be greater than 85%, and a high CGPA is required. But try not to look too involved with the department. They are scared of people who leave for pursuing higher studies, or for admissions into the IIMs.

Extra-Academic involvement:They like diverse profiles, X factors, etc. Something new. Try sounding confident and convincing.

Specific skills required:Math abilities maybe.

Projects and internships completed:They asked me a lot about my internships. I had only department spe-cific ones though.

Suggested preparation strategy:They want to be sure that the people they recruit will not leave them as they have very high attrition rates. Show that you want to gain expo-sure in the industry, and that you are setting aside higher studies. High GRE/GMAT scores scare them, so do not mention them at all.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: Test

CAT based. Lame test.Normal skills.

Try being as organized as possible. Even if it does not make any sense,

Do things you shouldn’t do. Cheat and stuff. It seems that works bet-ter.

Stage 2: GD

It is a case GD. (IIM GD/PI types)

Try showing team work abilities. My GD group had 100% conversion for the PI. That’s because we worked together, divided the task into equal parts, and were structured and organized.

We all had a very vague idea of what was going on in the GD, but the team-work worked. Other GD groups had only one or two who quali

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What are the sources of information available?:Two seniors were placed in this company two years earlier. Both have quit their job now. I had not done any company specific research before the interview.

Department and course of candidate: Agriculture and Food Engi-neering, B.Tech

Package notified: 6.27LPA

Probable places of post-ing: Gurgaon, Mumbai Or Hyder-abad

Details of bond, if any: none

Past recruitment history: Last year they recruited a truck load of people. This year only 5 were taken.

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Stage 3: PI

15 minute interview, CV based questions, some typical HR questions.

Know your CV. Department related questions are asked.

Try and be as amicable as possible. Smile a lot without looking creepy. Shake hands after the interview is done. Show confidence. Be sure of your answers. If you don’t know them, say that you don’t. Look smart.


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Academic Credentials:Much emphasis was given to the project which we did last year.

Extra-Academic involvement:It is stressed upon a bit.

Specific skills required:No such requirement.

stages of selectIon

Stage 1: CV shortlist

CVs were shortlisted based on the project undertaken. (B.tech and M.tech)


Interview was based on the project and its relevant field of application.

Stage 3: H R Interview

Just convince them that you are willing to join the organisation.

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Department and course of candidate: Mechanical engineering, (Thermal science and engi-neering)

Package notified: 5.5 laks per annum


Details of bond, if any: no bond


Stage 1: CV shortlist

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⇓Stage 3:

H R Interview

Departments open to | ME All

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Academic Credentials:1) CGPA doesn’t matter 2) Good analytical skills and logical reason-ing are all they look for (qualifying competitive exams like NTSE gives you an edge) 3) Internships play a vital role 4) Knowledge of Business Process Improvement methods is an add-on but not a necessity.

Extra-Academic involvement:They don’t exactly look for any extra academic involvement but if a person has done some work it will be beneficial to show managerial skills.

Specific skills required:They tested quantitative ability in written test . In the interview for the profile of Product Analyst all they looked for was your logical reasoning ability and presence of mind.

Projects and internships completed:Internships are crucial and your HR interview revolves a lot around them.

Any other critical factors?:If you like to solve puzzles, the interview will be a piece of cake.

Suggested preparation strategy:If you are not in habit of solving puzzles, do read books like “Heard on Wall Street” and solve problems on websites like www.techinterview.org.

These will not only help you in this interview but will be very useful in all the puzzles you face in such interviews.

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There was a multiple choice test with 11 questions based on quantita-tive and analytical ability. Attempt all the questions as the cutoff was as high as 9 out of 11.

You should have a good command over +2 mathematics and logical and analytical problems.

You should have an explanation of whatever is present in your resume with documents to back it up.

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What are the sources of information available?:Company website (www.snapdeal.com), Wiki page for snapdeal.com, www.freewebsitereport.org

Department and course of candidate: AG

Package notified: 7+1 LPA

Probable places of post-ing: New Delhi


Past recruitment history: Visited the campus for first time.

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Departments open to | All entrants through JEE

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It was completely a profile based interview and questions were asked directly from the resume.

Don’t write false information in your resume as it is scanned thorough-ly.


Technical interview contained- 1) Questions from the tests. 2) Logical and analytical puzzles. 3) Real life problems like how to increase ef-ficiency of the interview process and how to eliminate a defective pack (empty) from a bunch of non-empty ones while loading for transporta-tion.

Good puzzle solving skills and presence of mind are required.



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Academic Credentials:

Extra-Academic involvement:Not required.

Specific skills required:There will be a section on mechanical engineering. IM students need to study for that

Projects and internships completed:Not asked

Any other critical factors?:It’s better to have some managerial skills. Also be ready to write that you will work for a period of 10-15 years in TATA motors.

Suggested preparation strategy:

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1. Prepare well for the test. 2. Take exam in groups.

You’ll find it easy if you are already preparing for CAT.It isn’t too tough and they test only core Indutrial Engineeringknowledge.

1. Prepare for CAT and GRE. 2. Solve TIME test papers for speed.

Stage 2: Interviews.

1. Be confident. 2. Be clear about whatever you speak to them. 3. Memorise some real world example related to each topic. For exam-ple the use of the revolutionary algorithm and assembly line problems.

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What are the sources of information available?:Seniors

Department and course of candidate: IM

Package notified: 30K in hand. CTC 5.67 in TATA, 5.92 in Pune

Probable places of post-ing: For IM students, it is always Jamshedpur

Details of bond, if any: No bond.



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Departments open to | ME, MF, MT, IM

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Academic Credentials:Students of mechanical engineering must possess basic knowledge of automobile engineering. An average CGPA will be sufficient.

Specific skills required:1. The candidate should be very good in quantitative, reasoning skills and should possess good English since time allotted for the test is less. 2. Ansys, Pro-e, Catia knowledge will help

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Online test

Quantitative aptitude - verbal, non verbal reasoning were asked. Grammar and sentence correction questions were asked in the English section.

Good knowledge of current topics of social, political, national and international importance will be helpful.

1. Be patient 2. Concentrate on time managment.


1. Don’t repeat your point again and again. 2. Give others a chance to speak as well. 3. Listen to each and everyone’s points carefully (that will help you to make new ones).

Stage 3: Personal interveiw

How can you use your project in the company.

1. Practice commonly asked interview questions 2. Be thorough with your projects

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What are the sources of information available?:www.tatamotors.com, se-niors

Department and course of candidate: ME (M. Tech in mechanical system design)

Package notified: 6.4 to 7.2 LPA

Probable places of post-ing: Pune, Jamshedpur, Luc-know, Ahmedabad,




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⇓Stage 3:

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Departments open to | ME (all courses), EE and IE

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Academic Credentials:I think they do not matter, as I had a CGPA of 6.52 at the time of my placement. The only criterion is that the applicant should not have a GPA of less than 6.00 in any of the semesters.

Extra-Academic involvement:Not Relevant

Specific skills required:No specific ability is required, they just require you to have a good background in your field of study and you should be able to answer some application based questions related to your core branch.

Projects and internships completed:I think an internship in a core company will help you answer their ques-tions, but it is not necessary. In my case they did not discuss anything related to it and I did not do my internship in the field of Metallurgy.

stages of selectIon


Day before the placement

Quantitative, Logical Reasoning, Verbal and one section related to your branch.

Just be confident and answer the questions and try to be friendly.

Stage 2: Interview

The Technical and HR interviews are held together.

They test your knowledge in your core subject and see whether you are a worthwhile investment. They do not want people who will drop out and opt to do an MBA.

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What are the sources of information available?:Company’s official website

Department and course of candidate: MT


Probable places of post-ing: Jamshedpur, Pune, Sanand, Pantnagar


Past recruitment history: Regular, visits the campus every year.




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Departments open to | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering and Management (MET, ME & IEM) Courses - B.Tech, Dual Degree, M.Tech

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Academic Credentials:CGPA above 6 without any backlogs

Extra-Academic involvement:none in particular

Projects and internships completed:Preferably anything related to controls, materials, dynamics, etc. (basi-cally anything that is a familiar topic to someone studying automotive engineering).

stages of selectIonStage 1: online test

The same quant/DI/verbal/etc..

Apart from the CAT questions, there is a section about automobile engineering.

Again, Anything that might be a familiar topic to an automotive person along with a basic knowledge about current (indian)cars and the tech-nologies

Be cool and don’t take it too seriously


Technical followed by HR interviews

Be cool and don’t take it too seriously; do take time to tricky questions

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What are the sources of information available?:I’’m sure everybody has a basic knowledge of Tata motors and the cars(atleast) it produces. These can be found in various magazines /news

Department and course of candidate: ME

Package notified: 4.58-5.99 LPA

Probable places of post-ing: Uttaranchal



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Personal Interview

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Departments open to | Mechanical, Metallurgy, Industrial, MF

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Academic Credentials:CGPA Greater than 8 is a positive point. Mine is 7.8 so i got 1.75 lack less salary than my colleagues.

Extra-Academic involvement:Social activity Any group activity in college

Specific skills required:Math, quantitative,aptitude & reasoning abilities are required. Cadence/verilog proficiency is required

Projects and internships completed:Projects are required because it teaches us how to use our knowledge. Also we get practical experience of theories. Internships, if done will be much more beneficial.

Any other critical factors?:One has to sell oneself so show them that you are better than others in some fields and that will be beneficial for the company. How company can utilize your strengths.

Suggested preparation strategy:For written test R S Agarwaal aptitude and reasoning is sufficient. For Technical, whatever is studied in curriculum is sufficient. Also project and internship parts should be well known. At last One thing one should keep in mind that one has to sell oneself so do whatever you think can describe yourself and that will be beneficial for your customer(company). All the best for all the participants from my heart and soul.

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Aptitude Reasoning Technical(basics, what is studied in the classroom)

Just practice from any book available in market for aptitude and rea-soning book by R S Agarwaal is sufficent. try to solve some question papers

Counter, types, difference, synchronous vs asynchronous Various designs using logic gates like full adder, multiplexer, XOR, XNOR, D-FF etc. Design of inverter with different rise and fall times. Anything invented by company or any big achievement of company must be known. eg- for IBM they asked me Who designed RISC microproces-

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What are the sources of information available?:I didn’t refer other sources.

Department and course of candidate: E&ECE, Microelectronics & VLSI Design

Package notified: 6,75,000


Details of bond, if any: No Bond

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Departments open to | E&ECE- Microelectronics & VLSI Design, VIBES, Fiber Optics, Telecommunica-tions Comuter Science IT

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Be calm. Don’t be nervous when questions are hard because the level of questions will be same for everyone.


Favorite Subject(at least 2), Project and Internships.

Be confident If you don’t know say NO. However if possible try to answer something and you may say that you forgot and if time will be given you can solve. After getting the question, think and then reply. At the end ask some questions which will show your enthusiasm to for them. Smile. Sell yourself. Don’t be nervous and get rejected by under-performing.


Introduction About Company, PPT etc.

About your hobbies/interests/home/paren’ts/previous places you vis-ited or stayed. Your extra curricular activities.

Say about your strengths, use the usual ones like hardworking, honest and so on.Substantiate with examples which happened in your life and you handled it properly. Any social activity will add much advantage.



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Academic Credentials:CGPA as well as results in secondary and senior secondary levels mat-ter. Government companies do not prefer candidates who have gaps in their academic career.

Extra-Academic involvement:Not significan’t.

Specific skills required:Not necessary for students in Geology but good field knowledge and intepretation capability of structural maps do play an important role in the selection process.

Projects and internships completed:Not relevant but a mine visit can help a lot.

Any other critical factors?:A bit of knowledge about the industrial scenario.

Suggested preparation strategy:Many of the students could not even define ‘dip’ and ‘strike’. So I think a solid base in structural geology is required to join a mining company.

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Good analytical ability and of course oratory ability.

Most of the questions were related to coal geology and structural geology like coal grades, deposits in India, their main use, i.e. whether coking or non-coking grade and sedimentology.

Don’t hesitate to speak anything. Be brief and to the point.


Geological as well as some HR related questions can be asked.

Be confident and if you don’t know an answer do not beat around the bush.

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What are the sources of information available?:Company’s website (http://www.coalindia.in/)

Department and course of candidate: GG, 2 year M.Sc. in Geology


Probable places of post-ing: Anywhere In India Where There Are Coal Mines Of CIL.

Details of bond, if any: Rs.1000 will be deducted from the salary for 50 months and in case of discontinuation of an em-ployee, the amount will be forfeited.

Past recruitment history: Unaware of.



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Departments open to | Geology, Mining, Electrical.

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Academic Credentials:Coal India specifies a CGPA cut-off for the eligibility for the selection process. But 7 is a good CGPA. Good knowledge of rock mechanics and mine legislation.

Extra-Academic involvement:These are important, but Coal India doesn’t ask for too much of extra-academic involvement.

Specific skills required:Not required.

Projects and internships completed:The interview panel asked me about my BTP, field trips and summer training. say for example, what were the specialties of the mines I visited during summer training, what was the annual production of the mine etc. What my BTP is about?

Any other critical factors?:Coal India sends new recruits to remote locations. They see whether students are mentally ready to go to such a place and work there. They see whether the student is actually interested in mining or not and how much of a sense of belonging the student has towards mining.

Suggested preparation strategy:CMR 1957 is available on www.dgms.net, in the downloads section. Go through it once. Basic terminology in mining [ say for eg, fleet angle, pit slope angle etc ] are important. All these things are available in the CMR 1957. All the best.

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Students are seated in a circle. A topic is given. The interview panel co-ordinates the discussion. Everyone is given a time period of around 2 minutes. Everyone speaks when his/her turn comes. The topic is straightforward and simple. [ In our case it was “ What would be the emerging profession in near future ? “ ] One must be able to speak for 2 minutes on the topic. One may speak in hindi too.

General knowledge and Communication skills are important.

Core knowledge [ especially mining legislation ] Knowledge about one’s own B. Tech Project, Field Trip / summer training, Communica-

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What are the sources of information available?:http://www.coalindia.in/default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Department and course of candidate: B.Tech Mining Engineering


Probable places of post-ing: Remote Locations

Details of bond, if any: Rs.1000 will be deducted every month from the sal-ary. After completion of 48 months, the total deducted amount i.e. Rs.48,000 will be given back to the employee.

Past recruitment history: It did not come in Dec 2010. It used to come to kgp ev-ery year before that.

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Departments open to | B.Tech & M.Tech Mining Electrical Mechanical Geology and Geophysics

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One should take a paper and pen with him/her. As the topic is given, one should take down as many points as one can. The idea must be communicated properly.


Questions related to extra academic activities. Core knowledge. [ esp mining legislation, say for eg, maximum size of a UG pillar etc ] Ques-tions were asked about the field trips/ summer training and B.Tech Project.

It should not be told to the panel that one isn’t interested in mining at all. [ creates a negative impression, it will show that one isnt prepared mentally to join a mine]. A sense of belonging towards mining must be reflected in the student.



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Academic Credentials:Just 60% in class 10th, 12th and graduation is enough for getting shortlisted for the company. There is no requirement of any extraordi-nary profile.

Extra-Academic involvement:I was not asked about them in my interview.

Specific skills required:Based on my profile and interview experience, I believe at least one CAD software and knowledge of Finite Element Method is required for R&D job in Design Engineering in any automobile sector company.

Projects and internships completed:I was not asked about them in my interview.

Suggested preparation strategy:For aptitude test of any company, only basic R S Aggarwal book is enough. For technical test by core companies, a sound knowledge is required which cannot be achieved by overnight preparation. The technical questions are quite easy but the number of questions is very large compared to time given.

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Topics were based on current affairs. No specific preparation re-quired.

Try to initiate the GD if possible. But if you are not able to do so, try to atleast conclude it. Based on my GD experience, the points you make are not very important. The only important thing is that you must “SPEAK”. These HR guys from core companies don’t know exactly how to conduct a GD. I have seen people clearing GD round only by shouting and making irrelevant points. A GD for an IIM is totally a dif-ferent game but for core companies only speaking in a GD is enough.

We were given a sheet of paper on which adjectives were written on both sides. On one side, we were asked to tick the adjectives which described us according to our friends. On the other side we had to tick the adjectives which we thought best described us.

I have appeared in about 10 GDs so far (during UG and PG place-ments), and I was not rejected in any one of them. The thing which was

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What are the sources of information available?:I had 2 seniors working in the same R&D department of the company to which it came for recruiting.

Department and course of candidate: Mechanical, MTech (Me-chanical Systems Design)


Probable places of post-ing: Dharuhera (35kms From Gurgaon)

Details of bond, if any: No bond whatsoever

Past recruitment history: As far as I know, Hero Motocorp visits IIT-KGP on regular basis for place-ments. Their requirements for specific specialization may vary from year to year according to the vacancies.

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Departments open to | Mtech with Mechanical Systems Design and Thermal and Intellectual Property Rights

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Indexcommon in all the GDs was that I initiated in most of them and during the GD, I wrote down the points spoken by each member on paper and during the conclusion I spoke about each and everyone’s point. This gave me an edge over all others.

Stage 2: Psychometric Test

This was not an elimination round.

Mark as many adjectives as possible but be honest at the same time. Based on the adjectives I marked. I was asked to give some specific real life examples for proving the same in the interview. As I had been honest in marking the adjectives, this was a piece of cake for me.


The R&D head, HR head and a representative of Law department took my interview. The Law Representative did not ask any questions.

About half of the total questions were asked by the R&D head. He stressed only on the MTech project. The HR head asked questions based on the psychometric test. She asked to give me real life exam-ples and explanations for the adjectives that I had marked. Based on my CV, questions were asked by both R&D and HR head.

As I already knew about the requirements through my seniors in the company, I was able to shape my project according to their needs. It is advisable to talk to any of the seniors in the firm beforehand to get an idea of the type of requirements in the company and prepare for the in-terview accordingly. You must be very well prepared with your MTech. project and you must know exactly what you are going to do. Speak about your project according to the requirement of the company even if it is very remotely related to the work of the company.



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Academic Credentials:Being a core design consultancy, more emphasis was on academic performance. I think a CGPA above 7.5 or 8 is very ideal

Extra-Academic involvement:Nothing much was about it

Specific skills required:Some department related software

Projects and internships completed:They looked deep into my internship and project. Various questions about what I had done there and how well I got practical exposure were tested.

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Two tests were there. One CAT type questions- maths, quant, verbal Another related to the department. Both were objective type

Even without any CAT preparation, you can clear it quite easily. For the department related exam, a basic preparation of core subjects for placements is enough

Regarding my internships, design project I’ve done, BTP and MTP Most of the questions were CV based.

No negative marks, I think. So fill all the questions.


It went on for about 20 mins. All were technical questions and most of them were from the things I’ve stated in my CV.

Write only what you’ve done in your CV, if not at least be prepared to defend everything. Otherwise if you are confident with your basics it should not be a big problem to clear this round.


By the time I got till here, I already knew that I almost got placed. So it was very friendly and went on for about 10 minutes

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What are the sources of information available?:Through their website http://www.infotech-enterprises.com/ Through some seniors of Aerospace dept and a friend of mine whose aunt works there

Department and course of candidate: Ocean Engg & Naval Archi-tecture, Dual Degree

Package notified: 5 lakhs per annum


Details of bond, if any: 2 years and 1 lakh

Past recruitment history: I.T has been coming for placements for the last 2 years

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Departments open to | OE&NA, Aerospace, MF, ECE with VLSI

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Academic Credentials:CGPA above 7

Specific skills required:Quantitative ability

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Online written test, consisting of quantitative and verbal ability.


General topic group discussion.


Two-on-one interview. I was asked about projects and internships. Nothing particularly challenging. (They were planning on mass recruit-ment. Selected 26 students out of the ~40 students shortlisted for GD.)

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What are the sources of information available?:http://www-935.ibm.com/services/in/gbs/bao/?lnk=mhse

Department and course of candidate: BT, Dual Degree

Package notified: 3.75 LPA CTC (including a one time joining bonus of Rs. 25,000)

Probable places of post-ing: Hyderabad, Pune, Banga-lore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ncr


Past recruitment history:



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Departments open to | All departments, B.Tech, Dual degree, M.Techs

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Academic Credentials:M. Tech. degree and Ph. D. required with CGPA 7.5 (7.0 for S.C. and S.T. candidates.)

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Basic knowledge of respective subjects.Be confident and don’t hesitate to ask any question to interviewer.

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What are the sources of information available?:We placed as a lecturer based on the experience promoted as assitant pro-fessor. In thiis university stu-dent come with background of 10th standard other than 12 th standard.We have to mould them as a engineer so lots of work to do and per year there must be 3 se-mesters.Coming to facilities we get a separate cabin in working hours and accomo-dation with net connection.I am not sure about mess.Package is tentative for every placement year

Department and course of candidate: E& ECE dept.


Probable places of post-ing: Andhra Pradesh(3 Center’s)

Details of bond, if any: 2 Years of bond.We can break the bond on specific reasons.

Past recruitment history: This is 2nd consecutive year. They recruit last time around 10 to 12

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Departments open to | MTECH(ALL),PHD(ALL)

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Academic Credentials:(Gave his own credentials) CGPA-7.57 in M.Tech. at IIT Kgp. 77% at B.Tech. in OU campus, 93.8% in 12th and 79.3% in 10th.

Extra-Academic involvement:Nothing which I included in resume but, I participated in the hall coun-cil elections and came third. I have good interpersonal relations with several persons from rickshaw pullers and security persons to profes-sors in IIT KGP. I am interested in motivating students and I guided peers in their areas of interest.

Specific skills required:I am good at C programming, but I got a core chemical engineering job which I deeply longed for.

Projects and internships completed:Industrial training at NFC, Hyderabad after 3rd year in B.Tech. My BTP involved simulating a chemical engineering process using SPEN. plus My MTP was related to heat integration of batch rectifier.

Any other critical factors?:I think that academic credentials and others matter only 40% whether we are indeed in requirement of a job or not and whether we are really serious into getting into a particular company or not matters 60% to get a job in that company.

Suggested preparation strategy:Stay with the company for as long as you have told them you will. Loyalty towards company in particular and humanity in general goes a long way in shaping your career and life.

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Stage 1: Interview

Selection criteria based on CG-cut offsAsk yourselves if you really want this job or not. If you do, go get it else, forget it.


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What are the sources of information available?:RGUKT website.

Department and course of candidate: CH

Package notified: 5.88 LPA CTC

Probable places of post-ing: Basar, Vijayawada, Kadapa (All In Andhra Pradesh)

Details of bond, if any: No.

Past recruitment history: It has been recruting since 2010 and is expected to recruit in large numbers for at least two more years.


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Departments open to | CH,IM,MT and several others.

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Academic Credentials:Good CGPA in both B.Tech. and M.Tech. If you have published any paper that will add an advantage to you.

Extra-Academic involvement:Publishing papers, Attending conferences.

Specific skills required:RGKUT doesn’t need any of these.

Projects and internships completed:Project matters a lot. We should be in a position to explain our work with confidence.

Suggested preparation strategy:Be thorough with the subjects.

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Stage 1: Interview

The interview is conducted by our own dept professors.

1. What will you teach if you are given 48 hours to teach biotechnology to second year B.Tech students? 2. What is a CSTR? What are the different parts? 3. How is a PFR different from CSTR? 4. Why do you like teaching profession ? 5. Why don’t you join Phd even if you have excellent Academic Re-cord? 6. Are you willing to do a Ph.D.?


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What are the sources of information available?:http://www.rgukt.in/

Department and course of candidate: BT (M.Tech BT AND BIO-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING)

Package notified: 33,000 INR in hand (49k CTC)

Probable places of post-ing: IIIt Nuzvid

Details of bond, if any: No bond. The job is on con-tract basis.

Past recruitment history: The company regularly re-cruits from campus. But the seniors who got recruited to this company has a bad impression about it.


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Departments open to | BT,ME,EE and several others.

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Academic Credentials:Surely CGPA matters to get shortlisted to Interviews.

Extra-Academic involvement:Yes, it matters but to a small extent.

Specific skills required:Quantitative ability English proficiency Software like SAP 2000, ETABS, Orion, Autocad, Revit in my case with Shimizu Corporation. For civil engineering students, knowledge of programming languages like C, C++ is not much likely to affect the selection process or the work they would be handing in construction company but yes, having knowledge of such languages opens doors for employment in software and con-sultancy companies.

Projects and internships completed:Project and internship are most likely to have an impact during the interview phase. Probably companies are more interested in students who have done internships/projects in the similar areas of work match-ing with the company profile. Doing such a project, which is affecting the society for some good reasons like project for water purification of some locality, environment assessment would be appreciated.

Suggested preparation strategy:Keep a strong academic knowledge of your field and show your inter-est in the company during the interviews as it helps a lot. And try to improve your English proficiency.

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Subject paper related to the branch undertaken in UG/PG

Strong academic knowledge

Proficiency, confidence and having a clear idea about where you would like to see yourself after 5 years with the company would help.

Try to be clean and specific about your answers.

Stage 2: Interviews

Face to Face interview with company officials.

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What are the sources of information available?:Company website, Projects they are handling in India and abroad using Google.

Department and course of candidate: Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management, Infrastructure design and management

Package notified: Bangalore employment - 5 L, Singapore Employment - 14 L

Probable places of post-ing: Bangalore/singapore

Details of bond, if any: Not applicable

Past recruitment history: Not aware



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Departments open to | B.Arch B.Tech - MF, IE Dual Degree - EE (all), ME (all), CE (all) M.Tech - EE (all), ME (all), CE (all), MCP, Infrastructure Design & Management

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