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Built from 1 candidate report with 1 first-hand accounts, covering 2024-25.

Hiring process

Roles: Associate Engineer

2024-25 · Placement

  1. 1

    Aptitude test

    MCQ test: aptitude plus mechanical core
    SHL75 min50 questionsonlinemedium
    SectionQsTopics
    Aptitude (verbal, quant, logical)12logical reasoning, data interpretation
    Mechanical core35strength of materials, design of machine elements, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics

    strength of materials · machine design · fluid mechanics · heat transfer · thermodynamics · logical reasoning · data interpretation

    Duration given as 1-1.5 hours, about 10-15 aptitude and 30-40 core questions; midpoints used. Core questions were GATE-like with emphasis on design and strength of materials.

  2. 2

    Technical interview

    in person40 minofflinemedium

    boundary layers and pipe flow profiles · pump power and head · convective heat transfer enhancement · shock waves in supersonic flow · NOx formation · flamelet combustion modelling · CFD solver monitors and residuals

    Questions followed resume interests. 40 min stated for the two interview rounds together.

  3. 3

    HR interview

    HR / general round
    in personofflineeasy

    relocation to South India · family background · plans after joining

    No group discussion this year; it may appear in future.

Advice from candidates

6 pieces of advice, in their own words. Names removed.

  • Prepare in general for the test round. Do not prepare only for the role that they offer.

    test · 2024-25

  • Prepare for GATE Mechanical syllabus. That should get you prepared completely for this test. All of the questions were similar to GATE questions. Pick previous year GATE question papers and solve them.

    test · 2024-25

  • Do not lie on your resume because all of the questions I got were related to what I said my interests were on my resume.

    resume · 2024-25

  • Be very strong on your fundamentals and answer the questions from the basics. Do not jump to the answer, talking through your process a little bit will help the interviewer to understand how you are getting to the answer.

    interview · 2024-25

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Question patterns reported

The kind of problem, not the problem itself. Our practice questions are written to match these patterns.

  • Technicalchoose and size a pump for a tall building
  • Technicalways to raise heat transfer with fixed flow and temperature difference
  • Technicalshock type ahead of blunt body