Interview 2 - Abhishek Kumar GATE 2019 Mechanical Rank 277

Feeling like to give up just because your Rank isn't impressive ?
Meet Abhishek Kumar, who gave the GATE exam not once or twice but thrice and proved with his Rank that " if you are determined to achieve what you want , then there's no barrier that can stop you and success will definitely kiss your feet "

Sharing a short insights of my interaction with him  and hope this may inspire  and guide you to devise a proper strategy to achieve good Rank in GATE 2020.

1   What is your GATE Rank and GATE Score?

      My rank is 277 in GATE 2019 and I got 845 as my gate score.

2     How many times have you taken GATE?

This was my 3^rd attempt. I am 2017 pass out and started my preparation for ESE from June, 2017. I joined MADE EASY but due to lack of preparation, I didn’t get a good score in ESE and GATE as well in 2018, so I decided to go for another year but this time with a specific aim and that is to get a good GATE score and eventually to land in a good PSU. This time I got AIR 277.

3     When did you start your preparation?

My actual preparation started when I decided to do self-study after I terribly failed in ESE and GATE in 2018. I decided to stay with my parents so that I have a good atmosphere and a healthy life, I started with reading my notes from made easy and simultaneously solving gate questions related to the respective topics. I took one subject at a time and once I finished theory of a subject and done solving the previous year questions, I used to give subject wise tests for that subject from the test series I took.

4     Which books/Material You followed?

My basics were good so for gate I didn’t feel to refer any reference book but I strictly advice to those who wants to make their basic right. There are many good books out there and if you are not getting a topic you should refer standard books. For example we have

Heat Transfer - Heat transfer by PK NAG

Fluid Mechanics – SK SOM Biswas

Strength of Materials – Ramamruttham ,

Theory of Machines – Rattan

Basic Thermodynamics – PK Nag

Industrial Engineering – Made Easy Handwritten Notes , Hira gupta

Machine Design – VB Bhandari

Production – Amitabh Ghosh & Mallick , SK Mondal

Mathematics & Aptitude – Previous years gate papers

5     Did you made any short notes? Formula book for your preparation?

I feel making short notes depends on the individual, if he/she feels that he has command in a particular topic then short notes will help otherwise I recommend to go through your coaching notes now and then so that you can remember each and every line of it. But apart from making short notes of formulas what I did was prepared a file having all those questions which I unable to solve at one go or those questions whose concept I was forgetting easily or those I felt important and were new to me. Questions are from anywhere, test series, previous year, etc. but the main thing is to revise those questions once in a week as they will start to pile up very soon.

6     How many test series have you joined and how you attempted it ?

Now once you are through to the theory part and feel that you are ready with whole syllabus start giving full tests as many as possible. I joined 3 test series which were MADE EASY, ACE & EXERGIC. My only focus was to give a full test every day from JANUARY onward since it is the most important step for preparing for the GATE as it gives a confidence and shows you where are you standing now with your preparation. Another important thing is to analyse your mistakes and try to rectify it. Put down the question you did wrong in that file I told earlier and revise it.

Also n the month of January there are various CBTs and PREGATEs organised by various coaching institutes, so if possible do give them as they will give you the environment of the GATE exam and also it will help you to handle exam pressure.

7     Can you share your strategy of how you attempted the gate paper ?

Start with 1 mark technical questions. Start in sequence. Keep on reading questions from the beginning and if you read a question that is extremely easy/direct formula based, do it. You have to solve only those questions which can be solved without much calculation and in very less time. Spend the first 10 minutes of test doing this.

By the end of 10 minutes, you would have solved at least 6-8 of such questions.in which you are securing marks without any doubt. This will also give you an advantage to browse through a few of the questions which will give you an overview of the difficulty level of the test. After doing this, you can start solving 2 marks technical questions. Finish them off. Then come back to 1 mark questions. You have already solved a few of them and read a few of them in step 1. Finish the rest and then move to non-technical part.

8     Any advice for future aspirants?

Keep revisiting the mistakes you have done and never repeat them. Study the topics from which you have made these mistakes and keep your confidence high. All the

Best! :)

                            

Interview - Ankur Agrawal GATE 19 - AIR 65 Mechanical

All the Hard work done by Ankur Agrawal has finally paid off as he bags a gate score of 902 with AIR-65 in GATE 2019 .
Sharing here a short excerpt of my interaction with him , let's get more into his success story of how he managed to achieve this feat.

1. What is your GATE Rank and GATE Score?

I am Ankur Agrawal. GATE Mechanical 19 AIR- 65, GATE  Score-902

2. How many times have you taken GATE?

I have appeared in GATE 2 times. First in my final year (2018) and Second this year (2019)

3. When did you start your preparation?

In College during 6^th semester

Second time around June 2018

4. Did you join any coaching Institute?

Yes, Engineers Circle

5. How you prepared for it? How did you utilize your time properly?

I started with basic activities like regularly attending classes, making proper notes, solving all questions (Previous Year and Workbook) on the same day when it is taught.

After starting preparation I used all my leisure time for study only. Didn’t squander my time going movies, party, TV Shows.

Coaching doesn’t give you 100 percent content so you have to resort to other sources like other coaching notes, standard books, previous year test series, some community related to GATE ( Gradeup, FB groups etc.)

6. How you managed to prepare along Job?

It’s all about will power. How much you want that particular thing. So Daily I got like 4-5 hours and I used them to solve questions and learning new things.

On weekends everyone was partying ( I was in Bangalore) and I was there in a room savoring mechanical concepts. But I didn’t feel bad that time also because I knew after 30 years I will live a peaceful life and all other people partying will be busy completing deadlines :)

 I had all the study content (short notes, test series questions etc.) in my phone so during lunch time in office, during commuting I read those.

When I started taking full length tests, I analyzed my tests in Bus and office. That saved a lot of time at home.

7. Which books/Material You followed?
1) Basic Thermodynamics – Coaching Notes, P.K Nag (solved and unsolved questions chapter 1 to 9 and 11) twice, GATE and ESE-pre previous year questions, ESE-mains questions (except derivation).
2) Heat Transfer - Coaching Notes, Heat transfer by PK NAG (solved problems of 6 chapters which are in syllabus), GATE and ESE-pre previous year questions, ESE-mains questions (keeping in mind the level asked in GATE, specially solve convection problems).
3) Fluid Mechanics – Coaching Notes, Fluid Mechanics by K. SUBRAMANYA (solved examples are enough and it contains serious conceptual problems you will love it), SK SOM (solved examples, GATE generally every year gives 1-2 question similar from this book), MADE EASY CIVIL ENGG. FLUID MECHANICS (I will upload), MODI & SETH (if time permits), GATE and ESE-pre previous year questions of Mechanical and CIVIL.
4) Strength of Materials – Coaching Notes, GATE and ESE-pre previous year questions of Mechanical and CIVIL, ESE mains conventional (if you feel concept is still weak).
5) Theory of Machines – Coaching Notes, SS RATAN (relevant solved examples only), more
time to VIBRATIONS, GATE and ESE-pre previous year questions.
6) Production – Coaching Notes, SK MONDAL Notes, GATE, ESE-pre and ESE-mains (especially
Metal cutting, Casting, Welding).
7) Machine Design – Coaching Notes, VB BHANDARI (no special need but if you have time then
can go through once), Formulas are very important here, GATE and ESE-pre previous year
questions.
8) Industrial Engineering – Coaching Notes, GATE and ESE-pre previous year questions.
9) Engineering Mechanics – Coaching notes, Engg. Mechanics by DR UC JINDAL, GATE previous
year questions.
10) IC Engine and RAC – Coaching Notes, GATE and ESE-pre previous year questions are enough.
11) Power Plant – Coaching Notes, GATE and ESE-mains previous year questions.
12) Material Science – Coaching Notes, GATE and ESE-pre previous year questions.
13) Mathematics – Coaching Notes, Made easy/Ace Academy Maths book, GATE previous year
questions of all branches from past 20 years.
14) General Aptitude – GATE previous questions of all branches, Join Grade up platform for

regular aptitude/reasoning questions which will not let your mind rust.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SjJctbEXdMwVcKba0rB3m-TIHT7lMrYV (link for my GATE strategy)

8. How many test series have you joined and which is best?

Your course (all the above stated content) must be finished by max October (mid-end). I have taken approximately 240 subject wise tests and 70 full length tests in the past two years combined.

Take at least two test series, my suggestion would be ACE ACADEMY and EXERGIC.  Made Easy test series have been highly unpredictable in the past years. Wait sometime before deciding. Anyway, you may choose any two between three and third one you can share with someone so that at least you will know all the important problems.

9. Does CBT and Pre-GATE really helps?

I attended all three CBT (computer-based test) one from ACE and two from MADE EASY. This will make one familiar with real GATE environment and nervousness (which is major problem for a lot of students) can be dealt with this way. Its really important.

10. Your further plans?

I want to enter in a Maharatna PSU and then aim for civil Services

How one should attempt GATE Paper?

The strategy I found most useful and successful for me is
First 10-15 minutes for aptitude
Next 40 minutes for 25 one mark questions
Next 2 hours for 30 2 mark questions
Then in the remaining time visit first “Mark for Review” questions and then Unattempted questions

Never spend more than 4 minutes on a question and never think for more than 2 minutes for a question in first go.

11. According to you what is tough Section in GATE Paper?

This is different for different people. According to me aptitude and English is generally easy so solve at first, it will give you confidence.

5-6 questions will be there which you will not find yourself comfortable with. Don’t waste time here and solve these only If you are confident.

12. What are your leisure activities?

I am a big cricket aficionado. I play and watch cricket quite often.

I like to watch TV series and movies  a lot. Till date I have watched 45+ English TV shows and 1000+ Hollywood movies ( I hate Bollywood lol with some exceptions)

I like to read news and current affairs.

I like to read and write on Quora  (https://www.quora.com/profile/Ankur-Agrawal-96) You can follow me if you want some GATE related help.

13. How you kept yourself focused during those 3 brutal hours?

This is the most frequent question I am being asked and frankly I was asking this questions from past two years to people. I have a focus problem. My mind deviates a lot.

During GATE exam, I was very calm. I told myself that I have toiled very hard. I have dedicated more than 200% to this cause and If I don’t succeed today its okay. I tried my best.

This way I was not in a pressure of performing. I took one question at a time and if I was not able to solve some questions I didn’t become nervous and remained calm.

Honestly it never worked for me before in test series. I tried the same thing many times but it was a miracle that it worked on the D-Day.

14. Any advice for future aspirants?

GATE is a wild horse and to tame it you shall have sheer determination and will. An unwavering commitment like you has shown never before. You must promise to yourself,  Come what may but you will not be afraid and demotivated.

Thank you Ankur Agrawal for your quality time. I wish you all the very best for your future !!

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NPCIL INTERVIEW 2018

NPCIL Interview
Mechanical

1. Name
2. College
3. Summer training kaha se ki?(Suratgarh super thermal power station)
4. NPCIL k bare kuch jante ho?
5. Favourite subjects (Basic thermo, HT, FM, PP, SOM)
6. What is super critical in steam power plant?
7. Draw cycle for that.
8. Draw Rankine cycle diagram.
9. Explain each and every process.
10. Components where the processes are happening.
11. Value of pressure in condenser.
12. What if we reduce the condenser pressure?

13. I said about dryness fraction then said to tell another reason
14. Drawn steam pipe with insulation then told me draw the temperature profile.
15. A steam pipe given and it is simply supported then SFD and BMD and Curve after deflection
16. Value of angle of wedge so that block kept on that does not slide.
17. Gate 2018 question piston cylinder with dead weight on it and hole at the bottom. Calculate the velocity.

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NPCIL Interview Experience 02/07/2018

Firstly when I entered the room there were 6 members I wished them, they started with formal introduction from where you are,collage etc.

1. Then asked to write down some favourite subjects,  I wrote Thermodynamics, ,FM, SOM, Heat transfer & R.A.C.

2. One panelist started with basic piston cylinder questions generally asked in BARC Interview as I had prepared some barc interview from quora or some where like if a piston and cylinder heated than which process draw PV diagram,if you put sudden mass on piston than which process draw PV diagram,if we put that mass very slowly in fractions than which process I said Isothermal than he told me to draw same PV diagram and than told me to compare both the process in PV diagram like work done, final pressure etc.I answered very well to these questions as I already prepared those.

3. Than he made a opening to the middle of the cylinder to the atmosphere and repeated the same above questions like mass put suddenly and in fractions , now draw PV diagram (first upto hole when piston comes it is constant pressure process as it open to atmosphere but after that same concept adiabatic in sudden mass and Isothermal in slow mass) same above questions like PV diagrams and final state.

4. how work can be calculated from pv diagram and what are the conditions to be occur to Isothermal and adiabatic processes.

5. Then they move to fluid mechanics and gave a building with 8 floors and a pump is put on the base of the building with a water tank there and told that water is not delivering to the 7 and 8 floor why. I suggest NPSH Concept than they asked evrything about NPSH and told me to calculate NPSH of that pump.

6. Next one asked about my intern from where and what you learned there ? Diesel locomotive works in varanasi than asked questions like….Compression ratio of diesel and petrol engine.

ii. kis engine mai kisko mix kar sakte ho petrol mai dieslel ya diesel mai petrol ?

iii. konsa engine heavy hota hai and why.?

iv. kiske cylinder ka pressure jyada hota hai ?

7. Now SOM,  Design of cylinder gave some data and told me to calculate the thikness.I assumed some diameter than asked me about material I told cast iron I took some fector of safety and UTS then they asked about UTS and stress strain diagrams for cast iron and mild steel and tensile test for mild steel , tumne kiya hai kabhi ? I told group mai kiya hai Sir collage mai ,then he asked kaise karte hai ? konsi machine hoti hai ? machine kya measure karti hai ? diagram of specimen etc. and kisme strain jyada hoti hai cast iron or mild steel ?and values of UTS and yield stress or both.

8. Then they asked some questions to production like kon konsi process hoti hai forming ki?Uses of casting, wahan ek bell rakhi thi ye kese banti hai?  iske upar layer kese hoti hai ? (electroplating) asked what is electroplating ? What is 3D printing etc. ?

9. Then finally some questions about NPCIL,  tumhare kota k paas konsa plant hai ?
Kabhi visit kiye ho ?  Baaki plants kahan kahan hai etc ?
Last hum rajasthan walon ko maharasthra mai locate karte hai,  will you face any problem ? and kon konsi PSU k interview diye ho ab tak.

Interview was for around 1 hour and 10 minutes. It was very nice experience to face such kind of interview

IOCL INTERVIEWS 2018

IOCL Interview Mechanical

GD- Privacy of ordinary people are compromised in India

GT-  What would you do to stop misuse of extra privileges given to women.

PI- 
Introduction
What do you like in hindi litrature.
Who was dinkar?
Tell a poem of maithilisharan gupt.
Have you read godan of premchand?
Tell about main characters in godan?
Have you read eedgah?
Poems k alava aur kya padhte ho?
Do you think you get benefited by reading these books?
Bosch me training me kya seekha?
What is a battery, what is internal resistance, what is effective current?
What is an induction motor, how it works?
How will take power from motor to required device?
How many types of couplings are there?
Which coupling will you use for offset shafts?
What is second law of thermodynamics?
What do you mean by COP, which one is better COP 12 or COP 18?
Why psu like iocl not private sector?
What were you doing for last one year?
You should have tried for pvt company, yoy were jobless for one year.
What do you mean by work life balance ?
What would be your reaction if you are not allowed to go hometown for a year or more than that?
To whom you will approach...immediate boss or higher authorities?

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IOCL 10 JULY 2018

GD- Is women empowerment is limited to debates only?

GT- You are a young officer in a PSU and you think you are innovative and new ideas are not heard by senior officers , juniors are also not supporting by thinking that they might be supressed by senior officers in future due to this
So discuss among yoursleves for 10 to 12 min and then arrive at a proper conclusion and somebody conclude it.

4 panelists ( 3M 1F)
HR ( Female panelist)
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. As a person how arer you ? How do you define yourself as a person ?
3. What are your aims and aspirations.

Technical
1. What are different type of threads
2. Different types of positive displacement pump.
3. What is cavitation
4. Where does it occur in centrifugal pump.
5. what is second law of thermodynamic
6. What is entropy
Again HR ( This time male panelist)
1. What do u know about IOCL.
2. Aur kahan kahan interview diya hai.
( I had mention marketing... so ...)
3. What happens in marketing department.
4. Who was your senior that you mentioned before is working in IOCL .
Thanks ..you can go now.

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IOCL Mechanical  Date : 04.07.2018

Interview ( 4M+1F)
1- Tell us about yourself.
2- Why you left your previous job ?
3- Why Public sector why not private sector (lot of cross questions)  ?
4- Positives & negatives of BHEL (Summer training industry) and FAG bearing (Previous employer).
5- Do comparison in terms of productivity.
6- Current year Turnover and Profit of BHEL Jhansi and FAG bearing.
7- What are pressure valve, give some examples of different type of pressure valves
8- If there is high heat build up in gear box, what will you do ?
9- How will you check there is any failure or not since gearbox is completely sealed
( I said, by checking the lubricant temperature then he asked any other parameter)
10- What is 3rd law of termodynamics and its practical application
11- Draw rankine cycle and suggest the methods to increase its efficiency ( I answered, there are total 3 methods : by reducing condenser pressure, by increasing boiler pressure, by superheating of steam in boiler)
12- How superheating is done?
13- How was your work life in previous organisation ?
14 - Why you not prepared while doing private job .
15- What are different business divisions of IOCL .
16 - In which division you would like to work ?

GD: Total 10 students
( 2 min to select the topic among yourself and 10 min to discuss)
1: Mobile should be banned in School campus or not
2: will Artificial intelligence replace the complete manpower requirement in future

GT: Suggest the action points require to eliminate girl's eve teasing and sexual harassment cases in college

IOCL INTERVIEW

IOCL INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE (AIR-1052)

14/06/18
Venue - Mumbai
Reporting time : 8:30 a.m.

We were given some forms in which we had to fill Name, Registration Number, % of marks in Engineering, GPA to % Conversion Formula, etc.
After that, one HR guy came and presented the PPT regarding work culture ,figures and statistics of IOCL and then we proceeded for document verification.
Document verification took around 20 minutes and in between they distributed light breakfast ( Sandwich + Real fruit juice :P ).

GD,GT and PI was being conducted simultaneously.
My PI round came after the lunch  ( which was again provided by IOCL, that too unlimited :P ) at 3.00 p.m.

INTERVIEW :
Panelists : 6 members (all in their late 40s and 50s )

1. Pandey ji, apna ek acha sa introduction dedo hume, regarding your education, family background, your hobbies and Interests.
2. What is your GATE Score and GATE Rank?
3. Are you happy with your Gate AIR ?
4. Why you want to join IOCL ?
5. Apne  College project kay baare mai batao hame.
6. Campus placement hua hai ki nahi ?
7. Tell us what have you learned in your internship training ?
8. Of what materials are Rails made of ?
9. Where they are made in India ?
10. You have done your training in Railways, why don't you join Railways ?
11. Favourite subjects konse hai ?
12. Why do we need compressor in refrigerator ?
13. Why there's need to increase pressure in Refrigeration ?
14. Tell me about the process used for surface Hardening ?
15. How Nitriding is done ?
16. Suppose we want to use steel at very high temperature, what are the alloying elements you will add and why ?
17. Agar aapko kisi remote location pe bhej dia jaaye, toh aap kya karoge ?
18. What are the different sectors  in which IOCL works ?
Interview Duration : 15 minutes.

Immediately after they Interview, coordinators took us for GD,GT round
Number of candidates : 11
Language : Either Hindi or English

GD topic : Should Nationalism be forced ?
Time allowed - 30 mins, 3 mins for jotting down the points , last 2 minutes for conclusion.
We didn't create a fish market and everyone got the chance to speak at least twice.

GT Topic : List down the qualities of a good Team Leader.
Time alloted - 30 minutes.

Considering my Rank I have zero chances to get selected, but overall it was a good Experience.

BHEL INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE 2018

BHEL INTERVIEW 2nd June

6 panelists (1lady)

1. Where are you from ?
2. I said Bokaro, then they asked that why this place is famous ?
3. Tell me at least 4 nearby cities of Bokaro ?
4. What was your responsibility in your previous job ?
5. About Summer Industrial Training ?
6. My training was in Hydel power plant so they asked about the layout of the plant .
7. One or two questions from Training.
8. About Quality Control tools ?
9. How you manage the people ?
10. Gate score and Rank ?
11. Total power capacity of India ?

Excellent management by BHEL.

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Interview Experience BHEL
Branch - Mechanical
Rank - 46

The management was so good that I had to wait only for an hour or so.
The interview was a mix of technical and HR questions.
- You come from IIT Roorkee? Do you belong to Uttarakhand?
- What is your hometown famous for?
- Tell us about your family.
- What is the reason for this two days strike by bankers?
- Tell us about yourself.
- What were the problems faced by the freshers in your college?
- Will you go for higher studies ?
- What are your areas of interest ?
- Tell me about the parts in a power plant ?
- Why there's a negative pressure in the condenser ?
- Would it be okay If you are posted in South ?
- Tell me different types of Welding ?
- What is a shielding gas ?
- If you are posted in south and your seniors start saying stuff like, "Kahan aa gaye yaar tum?", how would you react ?
Duration - 15-20 minutes
The panel was friendly and helping.

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AIR 96 BHEL Interview Mechanical31/05/18

6 Members (2 female)
1. Tell about yourself .
2. Applied for any other PSUs ?
3. What was the case study in BPCL and what you said ?
4. About Training.
5. What if you are posted in South?
6. Annealing ?
7. 2 stroke vs 4 stroke ?
8. Which is used in more power ?
9. How you are compatible with BHEL ?
10. Leaning you got from the extra curricular activity?

They asked about a particular activity.

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31 may 2018 BHEL Interview

Venue-New Delhi
Panel consist of 5 sir 2 mam.

Entered and wished 
1. Meaning of my Name and then,
2. Tell me about yourself ?
3. They were impressed that I was mess secretary in college, so 2-3 min questions on that.
4. Then Project (Just description)
5. Then some questions from Ranchi , Jharkhand as I am from Ranchi.
6. Pilgrim places in Jharkhand ? 

7. Where do you want posting ? 

8. What if you get posted here and there....?
Technical ques:
9. Name devices based on 2nd law of thermodynamics.

10. What is Supercharging, Scavenging ?

11. What is Pump storage plant ?

12. Different units of pressure ?

13. What will happen to room if refrigerator door is kept open ?
At last one mam asked What leadership qualities you have ?
Interview was good.

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BHEL INTERVIEW  MECHANICAL

30 MAY 2018

1. Tell me about yourself.2. Where r you from ? 3. Gate Rank ?4. Gate Score ?5. Did you take coaching ? 6. Why not join business with your family?7. Area of interests?8. Will the Microwave heat a substance that doesn't have water ? 9. What is Scavenging ? 10. Supercharging? 11. Which Engine is more efficient CI or SI ? 12. How the heat is transferred in the boilers? 13. Are you open to any location ? 14. What other PSUs have you applied for ? 15. If you get selected in all which will you join ?16. Questions were not asked from area interest.No questions were asked from Project.A few questions were asked from Summer Internship.There was no cross questioning.

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BHEL Interview

Panel 7 members
Timing 12-15 min
1. Your name.
2. Place.
3. Occupation of family members.
4. Hobbies.
5. Training -I was trained in BHEL, Haridwar so question were like
6. Did you visit there for complete 1 month ? Different units there ? What did you learn or observed ?
7. Have you visited any Powerplant ?
8. Some basic questions on Powerplant like Why high pressure is kept ? Use of pump in Powerplant ?

Difference between Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer ?

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BHEL INTERVIEW MECHANICAL

Panel -6 members (2 female members)
Duration-20 mins
1. From which college you have completed your B.Tech ( NIT Surat ).
2. For what things Surat is famous for ? (Diamonds ,Textile , Clean City)
3. Hometown ? (Morena, Madhya Pradesh)
4. Morena is famous for ? (Chambal valley, Daaku or Daket then they laugh loudly and I gave a smile)
5. You have done training from BHEL Bhopal ?
6. What you did there ?
7. Types of machine with specifications?
8. Relate Fluid Mechanics to Hydropower Plant.
9. Relate Thermodynamics with Hydropower Plant.
10. Types of Hardening process.
11. Family background.

ONGC INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE 2018 (DRILLING)

ONGC DRILLING AIR 544 

Panel was of 5 person 4M 1F
After the greetings they offered me to sit.
M1 -
1. Introduce yourself.
2. Which year passout ? What were you doing from last year ?
3. What is Octane number.
4. What is Cetane number.
M2 -
5. Recently why Bishnoi's were in news (as I m Bishnoi)
6. Do you follow Bishnoi's values ? What Bishnoi stands for ?
7. Then questions about project.
M3 -
8. What is CNG and its Composition ?
9. What is LPG ?
10.Types of combustion engine ?
11. Typea of IC Engine ?
12. Emissions of diesel engine and 2 or 3 more questions about these.
13. Diesel engine works on which cycle and how to reduce emissions ?
14. What quality a leader have ? ( strength)
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Rank 46AEE DRILLING 30-05-2018

-Introduce yourself.
-Family background.
-What is Air Dryer ?
-Compressor uses in aircraft ?
-How to increase heat exchanger efficiency ?
-Cashless economy disadvantages and advantages ?
-What government is doing for cashless economy ?
-Advantages and disadvantages of overpopulation ?
-What is biimstec and SAARC ?
-Why you left your previous job ?
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ONGC DRILLING AIR 317

Was 3rd last in the panel.
Reporting time : 11:30 a.m
Interview done at 5.oo p.m. 
1 - Your Place.
2 - Introduction.
3- Family Background ?
4 - Why Gap (2017 Passout)
5- M.Tech or PSU ?
6- Why PSU?
7- Why ONGC in PSUs ?
8- Why Oil sectors hydrocarbon reserve is decreasing ?
9- About Hydrates (I mentioned Hydrates)
10- Asked if I know Hydrates in detail ? I said No
11- About Project.
12- About Vapour Absorption Cycle.
13- Asked about Liquefaction of gases.
14- Critical Temperature of Gases ?
15- Where Commonwealth Games were held and INDIA;s performance in it ?

Will keep on adding and updating it !!
 

EIL INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE

EIL INTERVIEW MECHANICAL

Panel consisted of 5 members (2 Madam and 3 Sir)

1. Tell about yourself.
2. Why you want to join EIL and how you will contribute to EIL.
3. How to increase heat transfer rate from a body. ( I said by increasing surface area)
4. Types of fins and any other method to increase surface area.
5. What you learnt in your training ?
6. What is undercutting and which type of gears to use for heavy loads ?
7. How to test quality of weld ?
8. Are u comfortable If we post you to remote locations ?
Interview durationn was around 30 minutes.

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EIL Interview
30 may (Mechanical)

Q1. What do you know about EIL?
Q2. Tell us about your industrial training?

(Then one of the panel member appreciated my answer and asked like what is the concept involved in your Industrial Training)

Next 3-4 questions related to Theory of Machines as it was related to my Industrial Training.

Then they were like, okay Thank-you !!

(I was not satisfied as it was only a 5 minute interaction)
I said sir/mam there's one more thing I wish to tell.
It's related to my project.
Then next 4-5 questions related to it.
Thats it.

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ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED ( EIL ) INTERVIEW 2018

DATE : 29/05/2018

Venue: Delhi
Entered and wished them.
They asked me to sit.
1. Meaning of my name ?
2. 8-10 minutes regarding my Project Work.
3. Asked my favourite subjects.
Technical questions : 
4. What is Annealing, Tempering ?
5. Difference between hardness and toughness ?
6. Which value of strength is used for design purpose ?
    Interview was good ...Answered each question...At last they said good luck !!

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Venue : Delhi

Entered and wished them.

They asked me to sit

1. Meaning of my name. (Told the meaning of my name Krishnaveer).

2. Introduce yourself. (Told about my hometown, graduation and project.) 

3. As you have done your training from BHEL Haridwar , tell us about the machine tools used in the Turbine Manufacturing.

4. Machining processes and about the types of turbines.  

5. They made me draw the blade profile on the sheet and then asked about shrouding of blades

6. Another Interviewer asked about the project and made me draw the mechanism of the machine which I fabricated in my project.

          That was all about the Interview . The whole interview was about the training and final year project. I will suggest you all to get fully prepared to these two important aspects of our graduation.

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EIL Experience (29 MAY 2018) Mechanical

Q: Introduce yourself.
Q: Which city are you from? In which city was your college located?
Q: Why didn’t you get yourself placed? ( I told them I was in placement cell of my college) Q: Tell us about your project?
Q: Tell us about your training? What did you learn there?
Favorite Subjects: Thermodynamics, FM, SOM. 

Q: What are different types of flow?

Q: What are the different profiles of flow in a closed pipe? (Both laminar and turbulent)

Q: What is Surging and Choking in compressors?
Q: What are Non Destructive Techniques and name a few?
              The duration of interview was very short compared to others but I managed to give all the answers. Hoping for a good result !!

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DATE : 28/05/2018

Name - Suraj Kumar 
AIR - 21

Date - 28/05/2018

The panel consists of five members out of which one is a lady HR
I had wish her but she didn't listen so while sitting she said me that there is a Mam also.I said I have wished Mam. She said Ok.
Chairperson- Tell me about yourself Suraj.

I introduced myself mentioned the project that I had done " Fabrication of Multipurpose Machine" .
They asked about the project ,process involved , equipment and tool used.

1.  Different welding techniques ( related to project).
Chairman : You have made a better machine, have you commercialise it ? About patent?
Favourite subjects ?
2.  I said Thermodynamics so one of them said you have done project on Production and your favourite subject is Thermodynamics ?
I said " I was working on fins of IC engine but due to lack of equipment in the college I had to swich the project".
3.  What is IC engine?
4.  HR questions like strength and weakness ?
5.  Why EIL ?

6.  What qualities should have for a job in EIL ? 

7.  About EIL.

Chairman was about to say thank you but last question was asked by one person How thermal stress is controlled ? I was explaining about the thermal stress and then he asked   " Area increase karne se thermal stress decrease hoga ? I said yes by mistake . 

I think I have answered wrong to the last question.

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EIL INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE

AIR 46 ME
When I entered the room there were five people in the Panel
1. Asked me to Introduce myself.
2. Asked about my weakness and what I’m doing to overcome it ?
3. After that they asked some questions about my project.
4. Further they asked questions about my Industrial Training.
The interview was of 10 minutes only.

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EIL INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE

1. Asked meaning of my name ?

2. Wrote favourite topics as IC engines and SOM. 

3. They asked me to explain why it is called internal combustion. 

4. Explain Otto and Diesel cycle.

5. Then asked about B.Tech Project.

6. Asked about bearings. 

         The panel was very friendly and supportive.

ONGC INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE 2018 (PRODUCTION)

ONGC AEE PRODUCTION : DATE : 01/06/2018

Panel head
1- Tell me where you belong from ?
2- Tell me about yourself (avoid schooling). 
3- Tell me about your projectand then some more questions from project
4- Your previous job assignments ?
5- Why you left your previous job ?
6- Why Public sector ? Why not private sector ?
7- Your gate score?
Member 2:
8- What is the role of production engineer in ONGC ?
9- 2nd Law of Thermodynamics ?
10- Difference between Centrifugal and Reciprocating Pump ?
Member 3 :
11- Arrangement to get high head and high flow rate ?
12- What is Latent heat ?
13- What is TIG welding ?
Member 4 :
14- What was your Industrial Training Findings ?
15- What was your Training Project ?
16- What is a Transformer ?
17- Is it a static or dynamic device ?
(I said I don't know Sir)
18- Is it having any rotating part ?
( I said no, then he asked it should be static then, I said may be)
Member 5 :
19- What are the two methods for Time Management
20- Define how to make record of the things help in Time Management ?

Production (Mechanical ) InterviewDate-1 June 2018AIR- 246 (857 score)

1. Naam kya hai ?
2. Introduce yourself  in brief.
3. What is your rank and gate score ?
4. You passed out in 2016 Why two year gap ?
5. Tell me about your project (4-5) question on project.
6. Tell me about Industrial Training. I did in IOCL Mathura so they asked (7 to 8 questions) related to different units and mechanical equipments . Specifically in
valves.
7. What do you know about ONGC ?
8. What is Cladding ? And applications of cladding in industry ?
9. What is CNG and LPG and it's Industrial Applications.
10. Types of Pumps and which type of pump is used for high head application ?
11. What is Annealing ?
12. What are the safety measures taken in IOCL refinery.
13. Agar iss room me aag lag jaye to kya hoga ? (  Smoke sensor lage hue the) and what will be your first step in this situation.
14. Why do you what to join ONGC ?
Total time is approximately 20 minutes and they asked questions in hindi only.

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ONGC  AEE PRODUCTION  01/06/2018

1. Describe yourself ?
2 .Why you left your job ?
3. I m from Bokaro so questions were asked about Bokaro.
4. About Powder metallurgy ?
5 .Difference between PERT and CPM ?
6. Function of flywheel ?
7. How to increase the discharge in centrifugal pump ?
8. About Quality Control tools?
9. Last HR question was How will you manage the people?
Interview lasted for around 15 minutes.

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ONGC Production Interview- 1st june

7 members- 1 lady, 6 gents
After greeting and sitting,

1. What is your name?
2. Your gate score?
3. Tell us about yourself ( leave schooling part).
4. Tell us about your jobs and what was your responsibility?
5. Why did u worked in startups?
6. You had experience of working in startups, you should have opened your own?
7. Why left and now coming to technical jobs?
8. Questions about projects- basics only
9. What is doping of fuel?
10. Tell us about CNG, LNG and LPG ? At what temperature they are kept?
11. One ton of refrigeration ?
12. How to increase discharge in centrifugal pump?
13. Ozone depletion?
14. What is semiconductor and how do you make it ?
15. What is supply chain management and how you relate with ONGC ?
16. How will your experience of job will help you in ONGC ?
17. Tell us about any crisis that you managed in job?
18. From which other PSU you have received calls?

Total time was around 18-20 mins.

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ONGC Interview Experience AIR 65 (Production)

1. Tell us about yourself?
2. When I was talking about project in Q.1. They asked more about project and 2/3 questions on project.
3. What were you doing after 2016? Tell us specifically?
4. Role of production engineer? I said from extraction to supply then asked what are the equipments in between ? Tell us more.
5. About ONGC?
6. Reciprocating vs centrifugal pumps ?
7. Cavitation and effects?
8. Powder metallurgy and it's uses? Where in pumps powder metallurgy is used?
9. What is Poison ratio ? Steel vs Rubber ?
10. Stefan Boltzman Law and three modes of HT.
Panel was friendly and very supportive. 

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30th May ONGC Interview (Production) 

As I entered the room,I wished all panel members and also the ma'am.

1- Asked about my native place and asked about the famous thing of the city.

2- Introduce yourself, told about my graduation and Industrial Training and B.Tech Project.

3- What was the purpose of your project and how it would be beneficial to  the society.

4- What is Oil Doping?

5- Which is the better tubes arrangement for heat exchanger ? Triangular or Rectangular? and Why?

6- What are the cooling methods used in the cooling of an IC engine cylinder?

7- What is MPFI?

8- What is the effect on the exhaust in MPFI? Asked also about the exhaust gases

9- Asked about the Industrial Training ,gave a brief information about the processes used in the turbine manufacturing.

10- Mam asked the last question : Why do you want to join ONGC.

Interview was around the 20 minutes, the panelists were very helpful .It was a nice experience.

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Air-21 Mechanical (Production)

1. Tell me about yourself?
2. What did you do in your college project?
3. Asked about solar cell ? (My project was based on solar energy)
4. Who is the petroleum minister?
5. OPEC?
6. Reciprocating pump if operated in series? Effects?
7. How to increase efficiency of centrifugal pump?
8. How ONGC works? Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas production last year?
9. What motivates you?
10. Asked few questions related to weakness?
The panel consisted of 6 members ( 1 lady and 5 gents). Very friendly and supportive.

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ONGC Interview Experience (AEE PRODUCTION)

1. Introduce yourself ?

2. Why you have a gap? What you did in that years ?

3. In gap I did physical activity so they asked my BMI ?

4. What are your projects ?

5. One of my project is based on Aero-modeling so they asked me how aircraft works ?

6. What is reciprocating pump ?

7. What is centrifugal pump ?

8. What is the function of vessel used in suction side of reciprocating pump ?

9. What is difference between pump and compressor ?

10. What is turbine ?

11. In which sectors turbine are used ?

12. What do you mean by CSR ?

13. Price of crude oil ?

14. What is sustainable growth ?

15. What are conventional source of energy ?

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ONGC INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE ( AEE PRODUCTION ) 

Date -28.05.18

There was a brief presentation about the company followed by document verification and then interview.
We needed to carry xerox of original documents also (not mentioned in call letter).
Interview panel consisted of 6 members (1 lady).
After the greeting they asked me to sit down.
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. About summer training.
3. About final year project.
4. About ONGC.
5. What do we do?
6. Production previous year?
7. India's dependence on others for crude oil, OPEC.
8. My gate rank and marks
9. As my project was related to vibration,they asked about rotating unbalanced mass measurement and control.
10. Types of welding, TIG ,Difference between Soldering and Brazing.
11. As I am from Bihar, they asked me 1 good and 1 bad point about Bihar and about its perception.
12. Petroleum Minister ?
13. Current Finance Minister ?

All members were quite senior and very supporting, not much cross questioning.

I forgot Petroleum Minister's name and told Mahesh Pradhan and after 2 attempts I reached at Dharmendra Pradhan and they laughed !!

Overall interview was easy and they were not much into technical.

Will keep on adding more !!