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NAME

MODE

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GATE
YEAR

GATE
RANK

GATE
SCORE

INSTITUTE OPTED
FOR
MTECH/MS/PhD

WRITTEN
YEAR

WRITTEN SCORE
( MARKS/TOTAL) SUBJECTS

INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE

SUGGESTION TO CANDIDATES

There were 5 persons in a panel....Initially they ask some general questions so that u feel comfertable with
them like. what is ur college name,university name,where u r currently studying ,why did not u go for job
after B.tech etc. Then after....Chairperson told me...
CP.. tell me about ur project
Me.. i told about that.
CP..what''s the significance of that in real world environment..
Me...told ,my project was based on n/w..
CP...start asking questions about CN .like
1. a packet is transferring which constains some urgent data,so TCP layer add urgent pointer now this
packet reaches to router but routers son't have Transport layer so hw they will came to know that it is
urgent packet.
Me... give ans
after asking some questions about CN he stops me while explaining and told ok.ok u r good in CN lets
come on C....
Prof... implement stack using pointer
Me..start writing ,while writing each statement they were disturbing me like if i remove this what may
happen etc
prof. if i do not give function definition then what will happen
me..told
prof... hw to convery infix to postfix..
me.told
Mam... write a prog to postfix evaluation
Me..did
Prof...hw compilation is done ...
Me..this was the longest portion and most irritating bcz they asked too many questions...
Prof..what is static linking and dynamic linking and what actually linking does...
Me...told
Prof...after linking does size of exe..increase
Me...told
Prof..3 c and java which is faster ...
Me..i told C
prof..why ...
me..told then upto what phase compilation is done in java
Prof 2.. explain state diagram in OS
Me.. start explaining
they ask many questions ..regarding PCB,
when it is created,
hw it can be accessed...
who maintains it...
in ready Q what represent a process.
How OS maintains information about process ...
and so on......
CP... can u give one example where concurrent process gets executed
Me..told
5/26/2014 0:44:34 AADITYA SHARMA WRITTEN

CS

EARLIER

1543

5/26/2014 22:23:48 Harshit Pandey

GATE

MECHANICA

2014

80

5/29/2014 19:12:02 gujjari vinod

GATE

ELECTICAL

2014

332

5/30/2014 21:52:59 RUCHIR SHARMA WRITTEN

6/6/2014 10:48:13 kaushik

GATE

CS

2014

959

ELECTICAL

2014

50

611 NIT Bhopal

2013 not shown last year C,DS,ALGO,OS,CN

896 IITB

2014 175/300

Thermodynamics
Fluid mechanics
Heat Transfer
Som
Rac

766 no

2014 not appered

electrical

670 -

2014 141/300

902 iisc

2014

My interview was around 1 hr long but no benefit i could not get white slip....

OS, DS, C, Compiler, DBMS

They also asked from Java
power systems, machines, power
63.89 electronics, control systems

Be confident and believe in urself.....

Try to support all ur answers with a sound logic. Dn go by

formulaes.. If U are good at deducing logical explantions
Interview ws highly technical.. understanding of graphs in all the subjects is must.. Mathematical as well as den u hv a gr8 chance of selection..
physical understanding of phenomenon is must..It will be an interview based on subject hierarchy of
knowledge.. All in all it was a gr8 learning experience..
Keep calm and be focussed!! Good luck..!!
not interviewed yet.

Gave my interview today, CS branch. Dis is wt i remember:

1) use of static keyword
2) volatile keyword
3) c program to draw a line b/w two given points.
4) Transaction meaning
5) Process life cycle, each and every details related to each state. Hw it is stored.in memory, hw a process
transition occurs frm one state to othr etc..
6) application of linked list, stack, queue, tree, graph.
7) How to implement 'mutual friend calculation' as b does. Wt data structure to be used.
8) Belady's anamoly.
9) Complexities of every line of code i wrote.
10) thread v/s process
11) thread life cycle
12) OS basics
13) Excepttions in java, hw to handle.
Try-catch-finally meaning and implementation
14) Tree traversal
15) jsp v/s servlets
16) thread life cycle
17) What program have u done in DS-Os. Detailed discussion on every word whch i said.
18) Deadlock
19) conditions for deadlock, hw to avoid dem
20) Linked list application in Os..
These r some of d few questions i remembered, the panel ws very helpful and normal during the whole
process. My interview lasted for about 70-80 minutes..
reasons of phase difference in three phase transformers..(dy,DY) and all type of connections. auto recloser
relay, difference b/w 220kv and 400kv sub station.

Be Confident, Think before answering. If you are answering

it wrong they give you hints. Prefer not to say Computer
Networks as your fav subject because the domain of CN is
quiet large and we generally study only the basics. C++ and
Data Structure is to be done perfectly.. All the Best
concentrate more on theory

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Timestamp

NAME

6/7/2014 20:46:47 nancy semwal

MODE

WRITTEN

STREAM

CS

GATE
YEAR

2014

GATE
RANK

GATE
SCORE

2822

INSTITUTE OPTED
FOR
MTECH/MS/PhD

549 none

WRITTEN
YEAR

WRITTEN SCORE
( MARKS/TOTAL) SUBJECTS

2014 123/300

INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE

OS,NW,DS,C,DBMS

SUGGESTION TO CANDIDATES

Hello.
I wrote OS,NW,C,DS,DBMS
Wasnt asked from dbms.
It began with C n DS.
I was asked to write a program for concatenation of 2 strings.
Then they asked questions related to it,like how else can you declare a string,what to do if we dont want to
return pointer to string,how long can input strings be,etc etc.
Structures-declaring and then using it, func calling,etc etc
Then OS started.
Paging,full on grilling.
I struggled a lot here.
Interrupts, their mechanism,what is saved,how cpu reacts.
TLB,cache was also discussed in detail.why we need them,etc etc
Then nwOsi n tcp/ip difference,tcp congestion control,how reliability is ensured.
Why we have a lower bound on framesize in Ethernet?
What is max.tcp payload in an ip pkt?derive the answer.
How will you connect your printer to laptop?
On how much voltage does your laptop work?
The panel was extremely helpful.
Very comforting.

best interview..I entered smling and they welcome(not literally) u with smile.
first they will ask u some questions related to ur clg etc just to make u comfortable.
C:
1)program to check number is prime or not.
2) given a string,in which anything except digits are treated as separators, and between each set of
separators,there is some substring. count number of separators and substrings and return it with only 1
return statement.
struggled a lot but they are too helpful.they will provide u hint throughout ur attempts.
DS:
1) why do u use DS.
2) some non linear data structures.
3) uses of tree ds.
4) why to prefer Linked list over array when array has const access time and I ( interviewer) have no
problems with efficiency of running time( deletion,insertion) in array and when array can be allocated
dynamically too.
5) program to compute height of tree.
( by program i mean a function)
6) is tree used in any of routing algos??
OS:
1)which OS do u use(windows) and what is difference between MAC and Windows.
2) can we install mac on intel machine and windows on mac machine. yes or no. if no why.
3) paging.
4) diff between paging and segmentation
5)internal and external fragmentation.
6) good choice of page size and page size in windows.( i said "4KB ,may be").
7) if virtual address is not in range of valid address what happens.
8) after trap,what is state of process ( i said blocked) and they asked will, after trap, process become
ready??
9)only size is sufficient for checking valid address range of process???
10) what is there in page table entry.
11) in which conditions, u will not allow a page to cached??
Automata:
1) why study automata.
2) automata practical use( compiler construction).
3) formal description of FA. and questions with each tuple of it.
4) determinism vs non determinism.

6/16/2014 16:13:09 Vivek Vikram Singh WRITTEN

CS

2014

1301

639 BITS,PILANI

2014 151/300

DS,ALGO,OS,CN & AUTOMATA.

They asked me choose 1 programming
lang.
i chose C but i told them that i know very
basic programming.
they asked only DS,C,OS and Automata.

last they asked.how were questions?? weren't they basic.??

i said "very gud and basic too. but these questions make u think"
" did they make u think"
" yes sir, a lot"
i came out smiling.
no slip.

For CSE guys, prepare 1 prog language very

good.maximum possible algorithms and data struct codes.if
u do it good,u r half way done.
do not choose all subjects theoretical like (Algo,Discrete
and Automata). they gonna make u choose at least 2
system subjects like CO,OS,CN and DBMS.
1 guy, with 300 rank,chose only theoretical but asked to
pick DBMS and CN.so his interview ruined completely.and
have lil bit knowledge of software engg too( only basics)
be confident of what u know. if u dont know something,must
try but dont try to fool them.
wait for 10-15 sec before answering,its a good practice.
all the best.stay well ,do well.

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6/17/2014 17:46:58 Shreyans Dhankhar WRITTEN

CS

2014

3664

515 Not Opted

2014 155/300

6/19/2014 22:32:42 sonam gupta

CS

2014

1321

639 not yet

2014

WRITTEN

6/20/2014 20:56:26 Monisha Veerwani WRITTEN

CS

2014

4420

493 NA

Subjects that i prepared were:1) C language

2) Data Structure
3) Algorithms
4) Operating Systems
inspite of these as i am in final year so i
also prepared my final year project.

158 Algorithm, DS, C, OS, CN, TOC

2014 175/300

C,C++,OS,DS,DBMS

GATE

CS

2014

326

776 Nit warangal

2014

7/11/2014 16:42:33 Shilpa Dixit

GATE

CIVIL

2014

482

745 IIT Kanpur/ Structure

2014 733/ intrvw marks

Near about 70 minutes duration

Stuctures/som/rcc/steel/maths

SUGGESTION TO CANDIDATES

please be prepare with:

1) one programing language (C or JAVA)
2) do prepare one subject out of O.S and COA
3) DO prepare Dbms or CN
they can ask you anything so be prepare for that.
keep calm as it will be discussion more then d interview.

just clear your basic concepts , try to understand the things

practically. and ALL THE BEST .

DBMS - what is transaction?, what is consistency ?, what is difference between SQL Server and MS acess
DS- implement level order traversal and print the elements at i th level, construct heterogeneous linked list.
Os-Fragmentation, paging segmentation.
c- pass by value and pass by reference, examples - printf and scanf respectively
* there were many questions from OS, which I am not able to recall especially from Windows NT
Be confident and always keep positive attitude.
OS : Priority Scheduling , Inversion Problem , Round Robin related questions..
Database : rdbms vs odbms , network model vs herichical model
C : enum , typedef , call by value or reference
TOC : nothing asked
Data Structure : yaad nahi hai ...

OS
Database
TOC
C
149 Data Structure

6/26/2014 23:58:47 Deepak Anand

INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE
In my panel there were 4 members.They Asked me how i m felling right now,then after looking at my gate
score the committe head asked me is BARC exam was that much easy then GATE (As i m having a low
score in Gate).it was indirectly a TAUNT on me but i responded with a smile only(as i have nothing to
say).Now the commite head asked me to write the subjects,before giving me page,he told me that they are
looking for CORE CSE subjects,there should be 1 programing language and 1 subject out of O.S and COA
is compulsory. i wrote my subjects as:
1) C language
2) Data Structures
3) Algorithms
4) Operating Systems
so they asked me to write one more subject,and i was like what the fu*k so i wrote TOC so they asked me
to choose any subject between COA or CN or DBMS,now as i m not prepared with any of these subjects so
all are equal preference for me,i wrote CN.
now my interview started with O.S.
in O.s they started with synchronization and they were framing questions on the answers given by me,after
synchronization they moved to memory management,in that they asked about PAGING full on drilling after
that Virtual Memory basics they only asked and they ended up with o.s nd they were looking satisfied.
after that they Come on Data Structures(my fav subject)
1) tell the application of stacks?
i answered in the back button of web browser.
2) so which d.s is used in forward button?
i answered queue
can u prove?
i proved dat using two Stacks.
3) convert Singly L.L into Doubly L.L?
i answered sir we have to change the entire node structure.
4) u have a node structure same as doubly l.l but the previous ptrs of all the nodes are pointing to NULL?
i converted that L.L in doubly one.
5) write a code to count num of nodes in binary tree.
i answered this one also
and they asked many questions from d.s and i was able to answer most of them and they were satisfied.
now comes C language they asked global variables,MACRO's,Scope and Lifetime
in algo thy only ask me to prove the complexity of Tower of Hanoi problem.
now comes TOC in dat they asked diagonalization,
in C.N they asked Lan v/s Wan
how packets travel when u open a website.
as i was not much comfortable in TOC and CN i told dat "Sir mujhe ye nhi aata mene char subjects he
prepare kiye the ye do to apke kehne p likhe" and they started laughing.
then my interview ended.
i dint got dat white slip but it was indeed an AWESOME learning experience.
must know any one programming language.
they started to ask about os: asked what i have studied in os- i said cpu schedulling, memory management
and synchronization. then they started to ask what is cpu schedulling, procecc dia. in very detail (you must
know every state transition who why and all) who brings process to ready state.
DS: implement QUEUE with any data structure.(in that they asked every possible efficient way to
implement.)
C: what are the operators, keywords. Enum and any prog using it. what are the control structutre. functional
pointers and any ex.
CN: if you have a lap top and you want to use internet then what you have to do.
what is port.
(n^3+2n) prove that it always generate no.s divisible by 3 by induction method.
:) and then finally said THANK YOU. :)

Study strctures, som,rcc, n soil properly. Questions r nt much difficult..u need to b conceptually right!!

C and OS most importants subjects ..................... sab pad

dalo iska ek bhi topic mat chodna
All the Best
Be conceptual n be ready fr all "why this, why that" kind of
questions.

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i was asked to come to barc morning itself. but they called me into the interview hall at 3 pm. the interview
went for 1.30 minutes approx. they asked my name and they started asking my favorite subjects.
me: except extraction
interview panel (ip): no, we will expect u to answer all GATE portions
me: ok.
ip: which subject u want us to ask first ?
me: physical
questions:
1. draw isomorphous phase diagram ?
2. now explain which metal will be purified in zone refining ?
3. which metal will go to liquid ?
4. which phase will be richer in B (higher melting point) ?
5. draw cooling curve at different temp T1, T2, T3, T4 ?
6. draw G-X diagram at different temp T1, T2, T3, T4 ?
7. why is the G-X curve minimum at the centre ?
8. draw CCT and TTT curves
9. why is the curve c shaped ?
10. why there is low driving force at lower undercooling ?
11. what is xrd ?
12. how wil u find the different phases ?
13. difference between CsCl and Cu unit cell/crystal structure ?
14. what is B2 structure ?
15. what is super lattice ?
16. difference between pearlite and bainite ?
17. why transformation is slow at lower temp ?
18. u get (111) and after some peaks again (111) in xrd plot. explain this ?
19. how did u get CCT and TTT curve ?
20. some questions from binary phase diagrams (i forgot)
ip: then shall we go to extraction
me: no sir, i'm comfortable with mech metallurgy that extraction
question:
1. draw stress strain diagram of mild steel and copper and different ?
2. explain different points ?
3. what is proof stress ?
4. how will u get proof stress ?
5. for material with no constant (varying ) young's modulus, how will u get the proof stress ?
6. draw creep curve ?
7. now difference this curve ?
8. why is the slope decreasing initially ?
9. why is the slope inc fianlly ?
10. how creep rate is const at the second stage ?
11. what happens initially in a creep ?
12. why strain increases instantly ?
13. draw creep curve at different temp till melting temp ?
14. how is the curve at Tm ? why it is so ?
15. what is viscous flow of metals ?
16. what is the difference between elastic limit and yield point ?
17. what is dislocation
18. what is strain hardening ? why it happens ?
19. how metals fails ?
20. what is recrystallisation ? why and how it happens ?
21. still some questions on rolling, casting, welding (i forgot)
ip: then, lets move to extraction now.
me: sir, thermodynamics !!
ip: that we have covered during physical and we will ask during extraction
me: ok sir.
ip: now u have no other chance. EXTRACTION :)
questions :
1. explain extraction of aluminium ?
2. explain extraction of copper ?
3. explain extraction of iron ?
4. why is the gas from blast f/c used again for burning ?
5. if i close the top opening of the blast f/c what will happen ?
6. why is the blast f/c is in this shape ?
7. how is steel prepared ?
8. if i find a way to reduce the % of C in pig iron from blast f/c, do i need lancing to produce steel or without
lancing, can i produce steel ? why ? reasons ?
9. what is the difference between pig iron and iron in blast f/c ?
10. what is Bessemer process ?
11. u have a ore AO. how will u get the metal A from its oxide ore ?
12. a metal A. metal oxide ore BO. at what conditions can B can be extracted ?
13. what is G-T diagram ?
14. what is ellighnam diagram ?
15. a metal oxide AO with lower G and another metal oxide BO with higher G in G-T diagram ? which can
reduce what ? why ?
16. when carburisation works fine ?
17. use Carbon to reduce a MO ?
18. use a metal to reduce a MO ? how ?
19. still some questions like 17, 18 questions.

7/11/2014 17:22:52 KEDHARNATH

WRITTEN

METTALUGI

2014

305

508 IIT BOMBAY

2014 76/100

thermodynamics, extraction, physical,

mechanical metallurgy. manufacturing
process.

ip: you are worst in extraction

me: i havent been taught much about it
ip: complain that to ur college officials. have u got any job ?
me: infosys.
ip: better go there. u get better pay than BARC.
me: i'm worse in programming than extraction.
ip: but u have got S grades in all C, Unix programming. :)
ok. dont leave metallurgy. its a good and interesting field. u can leave now
me: thank u sir.
learn the basics.

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