The Pedestals

  Placement Interview Abhinav Awasthi (Final B.Tech. IT) Question-Answers : Q1) Let us begin with the interview; please introduce yourself briefly.   -> Yeah, so thanks for inviting me. Myself Abhinav Awasthi, Final IT, and currently I am working as a Software Development Engineering Intern at Zeta.     Q2) What does “coding” and “tech” mean for you?   -> Right. So, “coding” and “technology” for me is maths, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Back when I was in class 9th, I was introduced to JAVA, and no idea whatsoever about BTech., CSE, IT etc. I knew about Mechanical, Civil etc. to some extent but not much. So I developed interest in it in class 9th and 10th and 9th, got good marks and then only found out about all the other things. Then one thing led to another, and I ended up here at HBTU Kanpur. Then, I was introduced to Codechef, Codeforces by my seniors, which as I said, was majorly problem-solving.   Q3) For a beginner in col...

Placement Interview  Sarvagya Shukla(Final B.Tech. CHE)   Questions-Answers: Q1. Can you please introduce yourself and tell us about the journey throughout your final year in college, including any internships or projects you have worked on? -> I am Sarvagya Shukla, final year undergraduate pursuing BTech in Chemical Engineering and currently placed at Exxon Mobil, an American MNC. During my time in college life, I did two internships- a summer research internship from IIT-Kanpur (Analysis of chemical reactors for saponification reaction) in the second year followed by mandatory industrial training from IFFCO Aonla that I got with the help of our department in the third year. Number of internships or projects doesn’t matter if you don’t have the practical knowledge or what was your contribution in it because during the interviews, they cross question a lot on the internships you’ve mentioned in your CV and with their interviewing experience, they easily figure out your...

  Placement Interview Jahnavi Sachan (Final B.Tech. ME)   Question-Answers :   Q1) Introduce yourself. And give a brief about the company you are placed in and your domain also . -> Myself Jahnavi Sachan and I’m a final year student from the department of Mechanical Engineering. I’ve got placed in L&T (Larsen & Toubro). It is an Indian multinational conglomerate which is basically a construction oriented company. And my domain is Graduate Engineer Trainee.   Q2) Have you done any internship? -> Yes, I’ve done two internships and both in Tata Motors. The first I did in their Lucknow plant and the second one I did in their Jamshedpur plant.   Q3) What was your placement procedure? -> Every core oriented company has its own procedure. In my case, their procedure was first they conducted a screening round. It’s an aptitude round and it has three sections which are verbal ability, numerical ability and core Mechanical Engineering....

  Placement Interview Nikita Arora (Final B.Tech. PT) Question - Answers : Q1)   Ma'am introduce yourself and in which company you are placed in and your domain?  -> Myself Nikita Arora and I’m a final year B.Tech. student from the department of Paint Technology. I got placed in Asian paints. It is an Indian Multinational paint company. And my domain is R&T (Research and Technology).     Q2) What resources did you use in your preparation for the placement?  -> So basically in the department of Paint Technology you don’t need any external resource for the preparation. The subjects (the core subjects of paint) which are being taught from the starting of 2 nd  year, those are really important from placement point of view. If a student wants to get placed in a paint oriented company, he/she needs to have a good command over those subjects.     Q3)  Ma'am have you done any internship? -> Yes, I ha...

  Placement Interview Sarthak Singhal (Final B.Tech. CSE) Question-Answers : Q1) Starting on with the interview, could you please describe yourself or give an introduction to yourself? -> I am Sarthak Singhal, in my final year of computer science and engineering. That's all about me. Q2) We all know that many of the big multinational giants, like Microsoft and Amazon, are not visiting or have not visited HBTU. So, if we neglect the fact of referral for once, and seeing the present scenario, what are the frameworks that we should employ so as to get into these companies? -> What role are you applying for exactly? (Sir, let us consider that I am applying for a software developer role.) The main thing is data structures and algorithms. Big companies check your competitive coding profile and how much you have done on DSA platforms like Leetcode, GFG, and similar platforms. Apart from this, you should have a project that is strong qualitatively. So much so that you have ...

  Placement Interview Ishika Tripathi (Final B.Tech. OT) Question-Answers : Q1) Ma'am in which company have you been placed recently? - >I have been placed in an Oil based MNC called Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).   Q2) Ma'am what are the various opportunities available in Oil companies? - >There are many sections in oil companies like refinery, production line, HR, research department, health unit etc. Although, many firms prefer male candidates in refinery units but, some MNCs give equal opportunities to both male and female oil technologists to maintain gender ratio in their industrial plants like Bunge Oil, ADM etc.   Q3) Ma'am what was the selection procedure in Bunge Oil during the placement drive? ->Bunge was mainly hiring for Production line. It consisted of 4 stages such as: ●  Aptitude Round I was asked some general questions related to physics and other basics . ●   Group Discussion (GD) It was included to test the applicants’ comm...