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THE PLACEMENT MANTRA
Read the success stories of last years’ candidates placed in various
Do’s and Don’ts
sectors in their own words. Go through their exhilarating
experience of placement and its preparation. The nuances and of Preparation
idiosyncrasies of cracking the test and facing the interviews, all
presented in this experience-sharing guide. Clear all your doubts
and confusion about the direction and amount of preparation.
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Insight’14

Table of Contents
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Insight

Placement Statistics:-

Program Placed %
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Insight #1

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Final Tips:
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Insight #2

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Online Test (in November):

Technical Interview:
HR Interview
Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #3

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:
Do’s and Don’ts:

Do’s

Don’ts

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Schlumberger:

McKinsey Knowledge Centre:

Final Tips:
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Insight #4

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Citi GDM
Airbus:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Citi GDM:

Airbus:

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #5

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

BEFORE SHORTLIST:-

Resume:

Do’s and Don’ts for resume:

Aptitude:

Puzzles:

Courses:

AFTER SHORTLIST

Case Studies

Finance
Core Electrical

HR Questions’ Answer

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Tests

Interviews

ITC

Diamond
Credit Suisse

Deutsche Bank

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #6

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:
Do’s and Don’ts:

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #7

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Do’s:

Don’ts:

3.
Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Diamond:

DB:

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #8

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:

Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Microsoft:

First interview:

Second interview:

Third interview:
Oracle

First interview:

Second interview:

Third interview:

Fourth interview:

Tower Research

World Quant

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #9

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Other companies interviewed in
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (Resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Resume:

Aptitude/GD/Preparation:
Selection Procedure:

GS
First Round (5-10 min):

Second Round (10-20 min):

Third round:

EXL :
First Round (5-10 min):

Second round (5 min):

Do’s and Don’ts:

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #10

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Other companies interviewed in: None
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Credit Suisse:

Shortlisting and GD:

1st Round:

2nd round:

3rd Round:
4th Round:
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Insight #11

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Resume:

Technical Interview:

HR Questions:

Selection Procedure:
Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

IBM Research:

Intel: (For hardware profile)

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #12

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

DB:

GS:

Final Tips:
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Insight #13

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Group Activity:
Technical Test:

HR interview:

Technical interview:

Final Interview:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Flipkart’s
Capitol One:

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #14

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Fuzzy Logix,

Citi GDM
Do’s and Don’ts:

Do’s:

Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #15

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Highlights of My Campus Stay

Pre - Placement Preparation

Career options:

Resume:

Forms:
Group Discussions (GDs):

Personal Interview:

Analysis of available options

ITC:

MHI:
Selection Procedure

ITC:

Form

Group Discussion

Personal Interview

Chemical:

Mechanical:

Electrical:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI):

Form

Resume

Aptitude Test

Psychometric test

Group Discussion

Interview

Placement Experience

1. ITC:
 Group Discussion –

Interview –

9.
2. MHI:

Final Word of Advice

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Insight #16

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:
Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

CS:

Diamond:

Opera:

DB:

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #17

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

BMGI –

Shortlisting process:

Placement Experience:
Johnson Matthey – Selected

Shortlisting Process:

Interview Experience:

What went right/wrong:

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #18

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

GD:
Group Activity:

Interview:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Dos:
Don'ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Note:

Final Tips:

above all:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #19

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Round: 1

Do’s :

Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

MHI

EXL

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #20

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:
Total Job Offers

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc.):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, aptitude, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Tower Research

Criteria
Test
Interview

Oracle US:

Criteria
Test

Interviews:

Interview 1:
Interview 2:
Interview 3:

Interview 4:

Interview 5:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #21

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Basic Finance:

General Awareness:

3. Puzzles:
Selection Procedure:

Do’s and Don’ts:

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #22

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Placement Experience:

Deutsche Bank

Resume Shortlisting:

Interviews:

first interview
 second panel

final round

ITC
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #23

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Do’s:

Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #24

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Resume:
Aptitude:

GD:

Interview:

Puzzles

HR + Resume:

Finance + Current affairs:

Selection Procedure:

BMGI:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

MHI:
Deutsche Bank:

First interview:

Second interview:

BMGI:

Round 1:

Round 2:
Round 3:

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #25

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

EXL-

Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Diamond-

EXL-
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #26

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Do’s:

Don’ts:
Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #27

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

Selection Procedure:
Do’s and Don’ts:

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

DB:

ITC:

Opera Solutions:

Final Tips:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
Insight #28

Name:
Department:
Placed in:
Offered Designation:
Other companies interviewed in:
Other companies that you were shortlisted for:

Peaks of your stay in campus:

Analysis of available options (based on profile, growth, compensation, Brand Name, etc):

Pre - Placement Prep. (resume, apti, GD, interview, etc):

August:-

September:-

October:-

November:-

Selection Procedure:

Do’s and Don’ts:

Do:
Dont’s

Placement Experience (write in different section for different companies):

Diamond:

Opera:
McKc:
EXL:

Final Tips:
 Compiled By

Avanindra Kumar Pandeya

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e-mail : apandeya@iitk.ac.in

Nalin Dhameliya
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SPO TEAM 2013-14

Aman Bapna Amit Saraswat

Overall Placement Coordinator Overall Placement Coordinator

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Overall Placement Coordinator Overall Placement Coordinator

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