INTERVIEW-11

Technip KT

Name

Shubham Chawande

Branch

Electrical

College

Sardar Patel College of Engineering

Company

Technip KT

Month and year of interview

1/11/2016

Company profile

Technip is a leading Project Management, Engineering and Construction company in for the Energy Industry. The job profile for electrical is core.
It probably includes designing the layout of electrical system of industries to be constructed.

Hardness Level of Interview(Out of 10)

6

Group Discussion Topic

No Group Discussion

Technical Round

1. Which subjects have you studied till now?

2. Details of syllabus studied in PE, M/Cs, Power system

3. Draw economical test cell circuit diagram. (expected answer was test circuit with cascade transformer, voltage multiplier circuit, etc.)

4. Favourite Subject or topic.

5. How 3-ph induction motor works?

6. What are the starting methods for induction motor? Arrange economically. 

7. Why use starters since 3ph induction motor is self-starting? How starting techniques differ from each other?

8. Starting current, starting torque, relation between starting and full load torque in multiples. Draw Torque slip characteristic and explain all regions and quadrants.

9. General idea about internship. I have done internship in distribution sector, so they ask me to draw layout of substation, single line diagram of any substation etc.

HR round

1. Family background.

2. For how many companies did you apply till now? and why have you not get selected?

3. What is your Hobby? I answered sketching so they ask me to sketch anything I wish.

4. Do you watch movies?, What do you do to pass time? etc.
HR interview was short. Interviewers didn't replied much. May they wanted us to speak more and make interview interactive.

Also there was a 3rd round called HOD round for Technical and HR interview selected students. This was the final elimination round.
In this round the head of department of Technip took an interactive interview.
1. What do company do ?and what will be our work in the  company?

2.Hobbies, family background, etc.

3. Recent things in politics that you don't like.

4. Future plans for next five years, higher education, etc.

5. How to deal critical situations in company.

The interview was just like 2nd HR round, more interactive and less question answer type.

Any advice

Visit the company site before going for interview.  Be honest if you don't know anything about topic or question asked.

Thankyou Shubham for your feedback...

INTERVIEW-10

SECURE METER

Name

Shambhavi Mulgaonkar

Branch

Electrical

College

Sardar Patel College of Engineering

Company

Secure Meters

Month and year of interview

10/13/2015

Hardness Level of Interview

6

Company profile

The company is a pioneer for meters and metering solutions in India. It helps monitor and report consumption so that we can use energy more efficiently and responsibly. It is a core job (Marketing profile).

Secure Meters has won the European Smart Metering and Smart grid award for data management and solutions for the year 2015. Corporate responsibilities are done through foundations like 'Dharohar' and 'Khoj'. Its head office is in Udaipur. But it has branches in Mumbai, Gurgaon as well as abroad.

Group Discussion Topic

Group Discussion was completely different. We were given small topics on which we had to answer in one or five lines, concisely and precisely. This was to test how quick and smart we are. 

Then we were given various topics to discuss like- 'Is Mumbai safe for women to travel at night?', 

'Should freshers opt for a job or higher studies?', and so on. All the questions and topics were HR questions in disguise. 

  The sooner you understood that, the better you could formulate your answers.

Technical Round

One technical round was face-to-face. 

Questions regarding:

1. Basic vector analysis, 
2. Three phase power and measurement, 
3. Vector diagrams, 
4. Harmonics, 
5. Single line diagram, 
6. Basic machines, 
7. Power electronics questions 
8. and random questions like what circuit is used for a fan regulator, etc were asked. 

In the video interview (via Skype) ,

I was asked working of Induction motor, and in depth questions related to my BE project. I was also asked general questions regarding upcoming trends in smart grid and power sector.

HR round

HR round was basically were I live, my family background and my interests. 

Further they asked me if I was open to travel since the job offered was sales and marketing. They also asked how I will talk to new people, will I be interested in laying a foundation for their social causes here in Mumbai. They also showed me my technical and general aptitude answer sheets and asked me why I had answered certain questions in a certain manner, etc. They asked me if i was interested in further education, whether i would continue with Secure Meters for a good period of time and also in depth about my hobbies and my thought over various social causes to a great extent. We were also asked to write a feedback for the entire process they had held over a period of two days. 

Later, after I was selected, they informed me that i would be given a knowledge up-gradation schedule and training for two months in Udaipur.

Any advice

Be extremely honest and down to earth. Try to gauge the reason and logic behind every question and never contradict yourself. Be clear in what you know and what you don't and be upfront about. Since it was a marketing position for a core company, you need to have both technical and soft skills. Don't brag. These were very honest people and they expect the same from you. 
Be ready to travel or relocate, such opportunities are hard to find with a rigid set of mind. Try to show them that you can be an asset and bring something new to the table. Confidence is everything! All the best!

INTERVIEW-7

FEEDBACKINFRA

www.feedbackinfra.com

Name

Pramod Prajapati

Branch

Electrical

College

Sardar Patel College of Engineering.

Company

FEEDBACK INFRA

Month and year of interview

10/29/2015 (IST)

Company profile

Its core company and at the starting of PPT they said that no management related work is given to you.
so if you are not interested in core then you don't need to give the test.
They have more divisions but this time they are recruiting for Energy division.
Profile given was Techno-commercial design and engineering.
About company:
Feedback Infra's Energy sector team advises government utilities, private developers, investors, and regulators across the value chain in fuels, generation, transmission, distribution and IT. The division is empanelled with the Ministry of Power, Power Finance Corporation, and National Solar Mission, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, and other government agencies for undertaking specified consultancy services. Its Gurgaon and Mumbai offices have been ISO 9001:2008 certified (by Moody International) for providing Advisory, Consultancy and support services to the Energy Sector in the areas of IT, Project Assessment, Bid Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Monitoring, and Energy Efficiency consulting and services.

Group Discussion Topic

Since they are from Energy division so all GD topics are related with energy only.
Our GD topic was "Whether INDIA should go for Renewable Energy".
They told us that you have to give reasons and factors which actually supports your reason.

Technical Round

First they take technical test which consists of 25 questions and time allotted is 30 minutes.
Mostly in test all your core subjects are considered.That means it covers all your gate syllabus.Actually there were 5 previous years gate questions.

INTERVIEW:
As the profile is of designing,so they asked questions related with designing only.But they asked questions related with what you have written in your CV.

1) Design a wind turbine(As i had participated and won Smart home designing competition).
They provide all data which u have to consider and also they help you when you are not unable to design.
so just say that you don't know.

2) What are the protection required for Generator?

3) why we are not considering even Harmonics?

4) Why filters are required?
   And design a filter which will remove 20 to 35 Hz frequency.

5) Difference between RC and LC filter.

6) How you stop rotor in wind turbine electrically?(They want answer related with eddy current and lenz's law.)

HR round

No HR round.

Any advice

They are asking questions related with power electronics and power system,so do prepare all basic concepts.
They always demoralize you by saying that you don't know anything.But be confident with what you are saying.
To crack aptitude do all basic concepts from B.Tech Syllabus.

Even if no of questions are only 25, but in that they cover all subjects.

INTERVIEW-6

                                                                                                   

JACOBS

                                                                                                   

Name 
Akash Ulhas Borole

Branch
Electrical Engineering

College
SARDAR PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING.

Company 
Jacobs Engineering

Month and year of interview
10/7/2015

Company profile
     An EPC company. Provides engineering and construction services, including scientific and specialty consulting. Mainly, Job offers in Project management, Basic engineering, Detailed engineering, Procurement assistance and Construction & Safety management. 

Key Projects: 
National Stock Exchange Building, IIT Bhubaneswar Campus.

Group Discussion Topic

1. Should there be Private Universities ?
2. Does texting affect Vocabulary negatively?
3. Hard Work V/s Smart Work which is better?

Asked to choose any one of this three by discussing. (We selected 3rd topic)

Technical Round

Tell us something about your B.E project??

Then they asked, which subjects I have studied well? ( I told Machines, Power System, Control System...)
Then the next question that followed immediately was,
What I studied in Power System?
I  answered Load flow studies, Fault analysis, Stability Criteria,... 

and then they stated  asking me questions like...

1. Reactive Power compensation calculations. (Show the calculation for improving p.f. from 0.86 to 0.95)

2. Why we do Load flow study?

3. 5% and 8% impedance Transformer which is  better for loading?

4. Find fault level for 100 kVA Transformer with 5% Impedance?

5. Explain Transformer Working Principal,insulation class?

6. losses in Transformer : types , equations and factor on which it depends?

7. How change in frequency effect Transformer (Basically, effect on hysteresis and Eddy current losses)?

8. Vector groups of transformers?

9. Physical significance of % impedance?

10. Induction motor- What is slip? Draw torque-slip characteristics and show starting torque, Tpullout, Tpullup in it. Equation of Ts(starting torque)?

11. Method of starting induction motor and their significance (When to use Direct Online or other), Why starting current is more?

12. Synchronous V/s Induction motor,  speed control methods of Synchronous Motor??

 13. Explain use of synchronous motor as a condenser??

HR round

No separate HR interview. Just few questions at the start of technical round itself,
1. How do you feel today? ( first question to break the silence in room), Where do you live? 

(After Technical round)
2. Any Further study plans? Did you give GATE last year?
3. Which location do you want? 

Any advice
To crack,
General Aptitude : Easy typical quantitative questions + GK questions

Technical Aptitude : Know the things like Insulation class of Transformer and Motor,  Operating Temperature of Transmission line under normal and fault conditions, Parallel Operation of Transformer with load sharing (3 problems),...

GD : Formal communication

Interview : Confidence is the key. It's OK, if you don't know something, just accept it. (Even I couldn't  answered 3-4 questions) 

                                                                                                                                                               

Thank-you Akash for your precious and detailed feedback!!!!

SIEMENS

SIEMENS

INTERVIEW 5

 Name

Chirag Sakpal

Branch

Electrical

College

SPCE

Company

Siemens Ltd.

Month and year of interview

12/9/2015

Company profile

CORE

Group Discussion Topic

NA

Technical Round

It is a purely core company so they asked me about my area of interest like power system or machine etc.

As I mentioned about my internships in my resume they started asking me technical questions on that such as...

• ·           What is RMU (it’s a ring main unit).
• ·        Where we use it in a power system etc.

These questions were related to my BEST internship.

Similarly they also asked question regarding my railway internship such as…

• ·        Working of Locomotives then
• ·        Power supply arrangements for railways
• ·        Types of insulations etc.

HR round

HR round is very simple they just asked me where do i come from then

about my higher education and simple questions for checking my confidence, like what if you score good rank in GATE would you leave our company or what you will do etc.

Any advice

Well it’s tough to clear aptitude of Siemens as they have time limit for each question and not for a whole section so practice to solve questions in time like in 60-90 sec.
It is must to have very good technical knowledge and if you have done any internship you must know everything about it.

INTERVIEW-4

SIEMENS

Name

Prasad Hadawale

Branch

Electrical

College

Sardar Patel College of Engineering

Company

Siemens

Month and year of interview

9/14/2015

Company profile

Siemens is active in various diverse fields such as Electrical Machinery, Transformers, Automobiles, Electronics, Automation, Railway locomotives, Healthcare etc. It is a core & dream company for every electrical engineer.

Group Discussion Topic

No G.D. was taken.

Technical Round

1) How power flows from generating station to the room in which we are sitting? (Single Line Diagram is Expected)
2) SLD is 3 phase but power we are getting is 1-phase, so how?
3) Which motor is used in conveyer belt?
4) Earlier locomotives were D.C. but today we use A.C. which is better?
5) Difference between A.C. and D.C. systems.
6) You have done project named 'Digital Energy Meter' what you did in that? Such meters are available recently what different or special was there in your meter?
7) Have you participated in any competitions in college festival?

HR round

1) What is your hobby?
2) Family Background.
3) Which department you would like to work? Sales, manufacturing, etc.
4) Any location problem? Will your parents allow to work away from your home?

Any advice

Aptitude Test :Online

Slightly tough and every question has time limit.
   

Ø      Numerical: you have to find out and process numerical data from big table filled with data.

Ø      Verbal: Concluding in one line about the given passage, finding synonyms of certain words from passage

Ø      Logical: Figure matrix is asked only.

Technical Aptitude: Online and Easy
      Basic Knowledge is tested from subjects of Basic electical ckt.,D.C. Machine,Control systems.