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Built from 3 candidate reports with 8 first-hand accounts, covering 2025-26, 2024-25, 2023-24.

Hiring process

  1. 1

    Resume shortlist

    CPI-based shortlist and online application questionnaire
    company websiteonlineeliminatory

    personal background · academics · internships · projects · sports and hobbies

    No online test. Interview questions are drawn from the answers in this form. About 13 students shortlisted.

  2. 2

    Group discussion

    Written case-study group discussion
    30 minofflineeliminatory

    make versus outsource decision · inventory clearance and trust recovery

    Random groups of 6-8 with 6-7 panelists including a behaviour analyst; paper case with rules and time split; notes are submitted to the panel; English or Hindi allowed. Only non-contributors were eliminated; 6 of 8 advanced in one panel.

  3. 3

    Technical interview

    Technical plus HR interview by the same panel
    25 minoffline

    resume and internships · heat transfer · fluid dynamics · gas turbine and jet engines · thermodynamics basics · projectile motion derivation · differential equations course · positions of responsibility · team leadership · core versus software career choice · hobbies · higher studies plans

    Durations 15-17, 20-25 and 25-30 minutes. No random core questions; mostly resume and questionnaire based.

Advice from candidates

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

  • Fill out the application form carefully because interview questions are usually asked based on your answers, and you should be able to explain them clearly.

    resume_shortlist · 2025-26

  • Note your key points clearly, communicate them effectively, build on others’ ideas, and stay calm, confident, and actively involved.

    group_discussion · 2025-26

  • it is important to prepare a brief and impactful introduction.

    interview · 2025-26

  • Prepare your resume well and be ready to answer questions on everything mentioned in it. Maintaining a good CPI helps in shortlisting. In the GD, ensure you participate, at least by summarizing the discussion and writing down the points discussed too. For interviews, revise core subjects like Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, and HMT. Be honest if you don’t know an answer. Add relevant PORs and stay calm, confident, and composed throughout.

    general · 2025-26

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Question patterns reported

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

  • Groupboard-level choice between in-house plant and outsourcing
  • Groupclear unsold stock and rebuild customer trust
  • Technicalhot versus cold water freezing speed
  • Technicalcompare turbojet, turbofan and propeller engines
  • Technicalask to introduce yourself without mentioning the resume
  • Groupcase study on a corporate digitisation plan