IES Air1

Chairman:

1) Meaning of your name

2) What is libero in volleyball

3) Situation based question: If you are captain of your team and you lose final match against a team
which is comparatively weaker than you and all the tram Member are blaming you for the loss. What
will you do?

Technical:

1) What is Pascal law.

2) What is turbomachine.

3) Is fan a turbo machine.

4) How compressor of AC works.

5) Multistage compression.

6) Quick return motion mechanism and draw it.

7) Why the time for forward stroke is more.

8) Difference between pump and compressor.

9) How multi stage is decided.

10) Use of gears in automobile.

11) How power plant starts.

12) Fuel used to start boiler.

13) Sampling plan. Explain all.

14) Different types of production and layout.

15) Why cnc machine is used.

16) 3-4-5 axis CNC machining.

17) How pressure vessel is thick or thin decided.

18) How condenser and evaporator pressure is decided.

19) What is machine design.

20) Cross section of pipe joining two cylinders in compression stages.

21) What is turbomachine. Is fan a turbomachine.

ESE 2017 interview questions

Panel- Air Marshel AS Bhonsle.
Total members 4 including chairman
1.Methods for gear manufacturing
2.how gears are finished
3. What is 2nd law efficiency why we calculate it
4. Types of wind turbine
5. Solar pv cell principle and its efficiency.
6. Refrigerant used in window Ac
5. Why cooler not work on rainy day.
6. What is bad effects of AC on human health.
7. What is difference between split ac and window ac.
8. Asked about peltier effect.

I am sharing my NITIE interview experience

Ques 1- tell me about your self (this is the most important ques bcz this question help in molding the
interview according to you.)
Advice - after sharing your name and city from where you belong mention that part of life which is
your strength and you can answer any ques whatever ask by interviewer and end your intro on
lighter mode show some fun side of your self)
Second ques - why you want to join NITIE
ADVICE- ( try to give answer in some management terms and show them how enthusiastic you are
for industrial engineering)
After that they ask some question on my project.
After that they ask me about my city and ask me to tell the 3 main problem which exist in my city i
told them about some general problem.
Another ques they bounce upon me if u are a project manger how will you eliminate such problem
from your city
After that they grill me on conventional source of energy
Next ques they ask me about my industrial training they grilled me lot on my industrial training and
they were expecting answer in terms of management such that how ntpc manage the ash and staff
what was my role their what i have learnt there how system can be made more optimize what are
the bottle neck exist there etc.
After that they ask me some industrial concept about inventory and about PERT CPM.
After that they ask me if i have any ques for them
Interview last for 25 mins

ONGC, drilling.
AIR 332
1. Name.
2. Place you come from.
3. What does ONGC do..?
4. Which type of engines causes more pollution, and why..??
5. Define stainless steel.
6. What's CPM..? draw a general network diagram that shows all the details regarding CPM.
7. Define horsepower.
8. Did you perform any Yoga before.?
9. A few questions in German language (related to extracurricular)
10. Enlist any three Qualities a good team player should have..

No project related questions, no questions like "why drilling..??"

HPCL, Air 332, Mech

1. Introduce yourself.
2. What your place is famous for..?
3. You have done your project at Tata motors. What is the image of Tata motors in your mind? Did
you like it ?
4. What's market share of Tata motors..?
5. What was role of the Tata motors staff in your project ?
6. Why didn't you try a job at the same company ?
7. Pune is such a good manufacturing hub of automobiles, your internship too is in the same sector(I
had done industrial training in 'air conditioning tubes' manufacturing company)- you could have
found a job very easily, didn't you get any..?
8. Where are your batchmates now ?
They seem to be at good position, what do you think..?
9. You have learned German too. Any specific purpose..?
10. MS could be one of the best options, why did you cancelled your plan of MS from Germany..?
11. Tell us about your family background
12. Your father is a government servant, and you might be posted anywhere in the country.. how
come you plan to live with your family..?
15. What's going to be your preference, if you get a chance to work with HPCL..?
16. Ohh..so you are interested in refinery and marketing too. What are the qualities a good
salesperson should possess..?
17. Your favourite subjects..?
18. Your aggregate marks are tooooo low, any specific reason..?
19. A lot many extracurricular activities..! Could you tell us about this Guinness world record..?
20. What did you learn in it..?
21. What are your short-term and long-term career goals..?
22. What is viscosity..?
23. Have you read anything about lubricants..?
24. Which bike do you ride..?which lubricant you use..? Why..?
25. What are you doing since last one year..?
Join a coaching institute..? Where..? Which one..?
(They knew about Made Easy, and I didn't lie about it.)

As I was prepared with my answers, the interview took around 15-17 minutes. Where the average
time was 30-35 minutes
ONGC PRODUCTION interview questions...

Tell me about yourself?

You are alone, will your parents allow you to work outside?
What is work and life balance?
Training?
KPTL?
Power generation of KPTL?
Turbine working?
Steam power plant cycle?
Pressure & temperature at turbine entry?
Type of feed water pump?
Conventional & non conventional sources of energy.
Types of fuel gases.
LPG.
Entropy.
etc . ( Mostly technical)

IOCL Interview questions...

About yourself?
Home town famous for?
Difference between pipe and tube?
Main components of steam power plant (summer training)?
Water impurities and purification for plant?
Hard scale & soft scale?

Types of boiler?
Specifications written on boiler plate( my summer training)
etc.

OIL Interview questions...

About yourself?
ICE without battery?
Comparison of diesel engine and petrol engine?

Fire and flash point?

Self ignition temp of petrol and diesel?

Knocking in ICE?

India's energy Scenario?

What is energy security?

Hobbies?
Strength and weaknesses?

Father's occupation?
About siblings?
etc.

NLC india Ltd Interview Questions...

About yourself?

Plants of NLC in Rajasthan and capacities?

Fuel combustion techniques in furnace?

No of drums in steam boiler ?

(2-3 questions from project)

The end

My interview Questions.. 1.ashes series. 2.failure reason of spaceship of Kalpana chawala...what

material used.. 3.carnot cycle draw...max possible efficiency..max practical efficiency of this cycle...
problem in 100%efficiency of this cycle..... 4.draw petrol and diesel cycle.. difference between these
cycle.. practical uses...why petrol engine can't be bigger than diesel engine.. 5.what type of vehicle u
will see in future.. 6.how motion transmission takes place in electric vehicle.. 7.difference between
composite and alloy.. 8.composite material uses example...why composite material used...wood
&RCC composite material related Q like what is matrix and fibre in these...what is fibre in RCC and
why this used... 7.what mechanism used in Radar..(Ans..Stealth mechanism)...what material used for
Stealth... 8.ishikkawa diagram... 9.what is quality....how can control quality.......... 10.quality control
circle.. 11.what are forming processes(their name).. 12.what processes we can do in sheet metal
process.. 13.difference between punching & Blanking... 14.product of X(X-A)(X-B)........(X-Z)

IES interview 2017

1.How condensation of water takes place in AC explain and draw psychometric chart of
condensation of water in AC
2. Design bullockcart and what are the design parameters
3 which type of bearing used in bike
4 what are the design parameters of bearings

Name: NAVEEN YADAV (made easy regular batch(D) student)

Branch: MECHANICAL

*ESE 2017 interview*

Marks obtained 150 out of 200 in interview
date of interview : 01/08/2017

Panel of 4 person

Chair person: Chatter singh

Q1

Your name is?

Q2

Is this your photograph?

Q3

Your hometown is well known.

Why it is so?

"Note: my home town is PATAUDI

Q4

who is more significant NAWAB of pataudi?

Q5

Saif ali khan is better or his father Mansoor ali khan?

Q6

Is there any historical event where this NAWAB family acted against the country?

(Note: my hobbies were bike riding, book reading , gymnasium so they started from there)
Q7

Which bike do you have &what are its specifications?

Q8

Which other company manufactures comparable bike to yours?

Q9

Why did you prefered this bike?

Q10

How will you find whether bike is 4 stroke or 2 stroke?

Q11

What is difference in them?

Q12

What is carnot cycle , is it used somewhere?

Q13

What is difference in otto cycle & diesel cycle?

Q14

Which books do you read & who suggested it?

Q15

What subjects you like the most?

(Note: i told SOM & TOM)

Q16

what is vibration transmitivity , isolation , parameters to measure vibrations?

Interview was of arround 25 minutes

IOCL interview
14/06/ 2017

Naveen Yadav
Mechanical (AIR 16)

Interview

Q1
Where are you from

(I am from pataudi ; so discussed about Saif Ali khan )

Q2
Have you attended his marriage

Q3
Tell us about family

Q4
Why did you left BLUE STAR

Q5
Given a question and asked to find COP of system

Q6
What are the various refrigerants used in RAC

Q7
Defination of 1 TR refrigeration

Q8
Whats are types of welding

Q9
What are defects in welding

Q10
Explain nomenclature of electrode
(They now offered a glass of lussi ; about 0.5 l

I drink it in one shot

They started smiling and said *ye pakka haryana ka desi baccha h* 😁😁)

Q11
Which IOCl refinery is there in haryana

Q12
Name some refineries of IOCL

Q13
What is surface tension

Q14
Do you have any department or location preferences

I answered all questions

Panel was in good mood

GD topic : it is not always hardwork that take you to success rather destiny plays role in it

GT topic : to promote indian culture , traditional music and art what will be your strategy

My BARC interview (7th june)

Naveen Yadav
Mechanical (AIR 16)

5 minutes general talks to make comfortable environment for us

Q1
Write your favourite subjects

Q2
A diagram of canteliver is given with inclined load and asked to drow SFD , BMD

Q3
Find critical crossection in given cantilever

Q4
Derive formula for deflection at free end

Q5
Show variation in sfd, bmd if load is shifted towards fixed end
Q6
Show stress distribution of composite beam

Q7
Draw mohr circle for critical crossection in cantilever and explain it

Q8
Piston cylinder arrangement was given with electric heater in it and asked to draw P-V diagram

Q9
A cylinder of air (150bar and 50 degree celcius) plus other data and asked to find heat supplied till
the pressure drop to 10 bar as the cylinder valve is opened

Q10
Air conditioner work on which principle
Draw the cycle and T-s diagram
Explain function of each component

Q11
Which factor decides working pressure of condensor

Q12
How to increase COP of VCRS

Q13
Why condenser of refrigerator is inside room

Q14
A furnace of composite cylindrical walls is given
Asked to draw temperature profiles

Q15
Drive expression for temperature profile in terms of diatance from one end in a conical solid tube
having different temperatures at its ends

Q16
What are the controlling factors to decide height of pump from sump level.

Interview was of 1 hr 15 minutes.

RITURAJ KUMAR (MECHANICAL)

PANEL CHHATTER SINGH
P-1
1 OTHER NAME OF RITURAJ?
2 WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN MECHANISM DESIGN (TECHFEST MENTIONED IN DAF)
: STAIR CLIMBER MECHANISM USING MOTOR AND SLIDER
3 HOW IT WORKS?
4 WHAT IS ITS USE WHY YOU HAVE GONE FOR IT?
: FOR PH PEOPLE
5 WHY YOU DON'T USED HYDRAULIC MECHANISM?
: DUE TO COMPLICATIONS
6 WHAT IMPROVEMENT IN WHEEL CHAIR YOU WILL RECOMMEND AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER?
P-2
7 WHAT IS QUALITY HOW WE SHOULD DECIDE QUALITY?
8 HOW TO IDENTIFY GOOD QUALITY AND BAD QUALITY PRODUCT?
9 WHAT IS DESIGN?
10 PRODUCT DESIGN AND PRODUCTION DESIGN?
11 WHAT ARE CASTING DEFECT?
12 HOW WOULD YOU CHECK CASTING DEFECT?
P-3
13 WHAT MEDIUM OF LUBRICATION USED IN HYDRAULIC MECHANISM?
: LIQUID
14 WHY LIQUID , NOT SOLID OR GAS?
15 WHICH LIQUID YOU PREFER FOR USE IN WHEEL CHAIR MECHANISM?
16 WHAT IS PURITY OF FLUID USED?
17 UPTO WHAT PARTICLE SIZE DEBRIS IS ALLOWED?
18 QUALITY OF LUBRICATING OIL?
P-4 (LADY)
19 WHAT IS SCHEDULING?
20 IS IT DIFFERENT FROM ROUTINE?
21 WHAT IS SEQUENCING?
22 HAVE YOU STUDIED OPERATION RESEARCH?
23 WHAT ARE THE TYPE OF OPERATION RESEARCH TECHNIQUES?
24 WHAT IS A ROBOT?
25 WHAT IS AGV?
26 HOW ROBOT AND AGV ARE DIFFERENT?
27 IF WE PUT ARM IN AGV THAN IT WILL BECOME ROBOT?
: NO
28 WHAT ARE FUNCTIONS OF BOTH IN PRODUCTION SYSTEM?
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Name: NAVEEN YADAV (made easy regular batch(D) student)

Branch: MECHANICAL

*ESE 2017 interview*

Marks scored 150 out of 200 in interview

date of interview : 01/08/2017

Panel of 4 person
Chair person: Chatter singh

Q1

Your name is?

Q2

Is this your photograph?

Q3

Your hometown is well known.

Why it is so?

"Note: my home town is PATAUDI

Q4

who is more significant NAWAB of pataudi?

Q5

Saif ali khan is better or his father Mansoor ali khan?

Q6

Is there any historical event where this NAWAB family acted against the country?

(Note: my hobbies were bike riding, book reading , gymnasium so they started from there)

Q7

Which bike do you have &what are its specifications?

Q8
Which other company manufactures comparable bike to yours?

Q9

Why did you prefered this bike?

Q10

How will you find whether bike is 4 stroke or 2 stroke?

Q11

What is difference in them?

Q12

What is carnot cycle , is it used somewhere?

Q13

What is difference in otto cycle & diesel cycle?

Q14

Which books do you read & who suggested it?

Q15

What subjects you like the most?

(Note: i told SOM & TOM)

Q16

what is vibration transmitivity , isolation , parameters to measure vibrations?

Interview was of arround 25 minutes

Umakant Tavhare
Rank-31
Interview marks-120
Panel- A.S. Bhonsle
*Chairman*
Q.You look hard working(Looking at daf) and you studied from J.N.V.(navoday vidyalaya) what you
learn there?
Q.How college life is different than life in jnv.?
*Technical*
*M-1*
Q.What is difference in centrifugal force and centripetal force?
Q.What is Reaming, drilling,boring?
Q.what is cruising? Drow cure showing it .
Q.what is range of compression ratio of si and ci engine?
Q. Explain knocking and detonation in si and ci engine.
Q.what is stoichiometric ratio ?what is its value for si engine?
Q.which has less latent heat-petrol ,diesel or kerosine?
Q. Why carburettor is not used nowadays?
Q.whether diesel cycle is const vol or pressure?
*M-2*
Q. What is honing?
Q.what is viscosity its -governing low and it's types?
Q.Design Riveted joint? write all steps.
Q. What is crushing, shearing and tearing?
Q. Why speed of sound is more in solids than in liquid?
*M-3*
Q.what is effect of sulphur and phosphorus on steel?(ill effects)?
Q.wether it is desirable to remove total sulphur and phosphorus?
Q.what is cast iron?
Q. What is steel? (Classification of steel)
Q. What is toughness?
Q. What is impact load?
Q. What are the two methods to study impact load? Explain anyone.
*** Have u studied som?
Q. Explain which is having more compressive strength- cast iron or low carbon steel?
Q. Wether column will fail by buckling or crushing?
Q. Which element addition will improve toughness?
*Non technical*
Q. As swimming is ur hobby , which strokes u do? What are the type of strokes?
Q.why India is not getting too much medals in swimming (Olympics) though we have huge
population? How will you improve if you get opportunity to do so?
*Chairman*
Q. What are your plans for today (it was 12.15 pm)
** (My reply - as trekking is my hobby ;so I will visit red fort after interview.)
Q.which forts you trekked so far?
Q. Tell me about Shivneri fort(birth place of Shivaji Maharaj).

HPCL INTERVIEW QUESTION

#1
HPCL 2nd round interview
date 14 november 2017
venue :scope minar new delhi

process started with gd/gt

many students said that gd/gt topics were same as previous years.
after gd/gt document verification was done followed by interview
please note that each round is an elemination round .they also eleminate students after the
interview and then final merit is prepared after the medical.
there were 2 groups 7+7 each out of which 4+3 students were shortlisted for the interview
interview was mostly hr question based.
first question asked was
1. why did you left your previous job
2.why you want to join a psu
3.what do you know about hpcl.
4.what projects did you got in previous job
5.share two faliures /mistakes of your projects of previous job.and how challenging it was.
6.If you will be given 2lacks per months salary in your previous job then will you join hpcl.
7.what is turnover and net profit of hpcl this year.
8.did you prepare for ies or any state engineering services.
9.share any incident of your job where you were broken very much and how you recovered from it.
10.what is contraption( this thing they asked from my resume .. it was an event of technical fest
during my college)
11.if you are having any question you may ask.
my interview duratiin was around 15 mins.
they asked me 3-4 times why only psu .
Tip- never criticise about your previous job

#2
HPCL INTERVIEW

GT
Topic: you all are members of UN
Prioritize b/w these 5 imp. Issues
Food
Water
Climate change
Peace
Women safety
10 min. To read 30 min. To discuss

We were 6 in the group

I focused on comparison that why any issue is more imp. Than other rather than just giving its own
importance , i used examples of somalia foid crisis, syrian civil war, conflict b/w karnataka and TN for
kaveri river water ,examples always help ...don't shout
Let others speak ....go with ur team ....

2 were shortlisted for the interview out of 6 after Gt and yes i was one of them

Interview:

1)Intro ...family background ..ek aisi cheez jispe tum proud ho

2)kuch aisa kam jise krte hue prob aa rhi ho pr bad me sab solve ho gya ho ...and kaise
(I told them about problems we faced in hybrid go kart challenge ....then few questions on go kart
like ...braking distance ,
Which engine u have used , what was your role , etc...
There was 1 more ques jo mujhe samajh nhi aya ..i told them i don't know......this was the only ques
jo maine nhi bataya )

3) strengths with example

4)why there is so much craze about gate in students

5)why psu

6)psu k disadvntages bhi to hain unka kya

7)hobbies related (on badminton ...4 indian players )

8) on managerial and organisational skills with example (I have men- tioned these skills in form )

I was selected

Thank you very much sir

Air -609 , Gate 2017

#3
Hpcl interview 2015,
Most of the questions will be related to HR and from the information that you have filled in the
online form provided by HPCL before interview.
1:- As I had done btech from NIT Agartala which is in north east India, so they asked to tell me
something about north east region, their culture, way of living and what i like and dislike the most
about north east.
2- why did I choose mechanical engineering?
3- I had done industrial training at Vizag steel plant so they asked why did you go so far to do that
industrial training ?
4- What material is used in blast furnace so that temperature can be maintained ?
5- What is the melting point of iron ?
6- Where are the refineries of Hpcl located ?
7- In the form I had mentioned, even though I know I am weak still I don't accept my defeat and
keep fighting till I will. So they asked that does that mean you won't listen to others even though you
are wrong. So I had to justify that statement.
8- What kind of team work have you done during your college days and what are the importance of
team work ?
9- If we place you in northeast again will you join Hpcl ?
10 -Explain your Mtech project.
11- As I had done Mtech, so they asked will you be compatible with people joining with Btech
degrees. Don't you think you should get more pay than people having btech degree ?

#4

HPCL INTERVIEW - 95% of the interview is H.R and 5% of the interview is technical . Though in my
case it was 100% H.R . Interview lasts for 15-20 minutes on the average. A panel of 6 members is
there for the interview .
For clearing HPCL interview fill the biodata form carefully ( biodata form is provided by them only at
the time when they shortlist candidates for interview ) . Prepare in detail about ur hobbies , extra
and co curricular activities , why HPCL , ur strenghts weakness etc etc . Be confident and Relaxed
during the interview .

3 panel . Ouestions from FLUID MACHINERY are repeatedly asked . The interview is 50% H.R and 50%
TECHNICAL .

prepare well for group discussion and group

#5
HPCL interview (20th june)

1st- group task

2nd- document verification for those who cleared GT
3rd- interview
4th- medical checkup

*NOTE* - each round is eliminating one.

*Group Task*

Some theif have stolen trinity jwellery (gems)

We are a team of security agency and have to recover the jwellery by choosing team of 3 experts
from group of 7 (eg- computer hacker; surgeon; gemologist ; gymnasist; door cutter etc)

The place where jwellery are placed is highly secured with fingerprint; laser beam detection; human
hand touch sensors; also a set of fake gems as well (a few details were also given)

We have to plan a strategy to recover jwellery and time given for discussion was 30 minutes

*2 were selected out of 8 students*

*Interview*

Q1
What you were thinking
(my interview was last , and i was waiting for long that is why they asked this)

Q2
Tell us something interesting which you have not written in resume

Q3
Do Saif Ali Khan come to Pataudi or not

Q4
Have you attended his marriage

Q5
What was your job profile in bluestar

Q6
How did you handle angry customers

Q7
Why did you left bluestar

Q8
What will you do if your boss is baised

Q9
If you were to expand bluestar presence in rajasthan what will be your strategy

Q10
What were other reasons to leave bluestar

Q11
Tell us something about your family and hobbies

Q12
What is the maximum speed you achieved while riding bike

Q13
What safety precousions must be taken for riding bike

Q14
Latest book you have read

Q15
Who is writer of that book
And what you learned from it

Q16
How much time it take to reduce weight from 85 kg to 70 kg

Q17
Something you would like to know about us

*interview was of about 30 minutes*

*medical*

It was just an formality

For final selection they will prepare a merit list (considering weightage of GATE , GT and Interview)

ISRO interview
#1
#isro #mechanical #interview
NAME- Rajat Kumar Singh
Venue- New Delhi
Interview reporting time: 8 AM
Interview happened at: 12:25 PM
DATE: 22 Sep 2017
After filling some forms we all aspirants were made to sit in a conference hall. Slowly one by one
people were called for interview. My turn came after 4 long hours. I was the last person to be called
before lunch. We were told not to carry certificate folder in the interview room.There were 9-10
people including one female member sitting around U shaped table.Upon entering I was asked to sit
on a chair near the whiteboard.
Chairman- good afternoon. Please introduce yourself.
Me- good afternoon mam and sirs. My name is Rajat Kumar Singh, I told them about my schooling,
college,etc..(it was very short introduction). And my areas of interests are ENGG. MECHANICS, SOM,
HMT, FLUID MECHANICS and MACHINE DESIGN.
(actually,i was not fully prepared for machine design so slowly told “machine design”)
M1- what is your last subject?
Me – sir Machine design.
(i thought ab to gya mai)
M1- ok rajat, what is fail-safe approach?
Me- after 3-4 second, sir it is an approach in designing, we design our system or machine in such a
way that there is minimal loss in terms of money and safety. For example, in the design of shaft and
key, we make our key weakest member. In boiler design also we provide safety valve so that in case
of overpressure our boiler will be safe.
M2- Take a marker and draw a thick cylinder.
Me- i made two concentric circles.
M2- how will you classify thin and thick cylinders?
Me- sir if the wall thickness is less than about 7% of internal diameter we treat it as thin otherwise
thick.
M2- okay, draw one more cylinder over it and there is fluid inside it. Tell me how will hoop stress
vary for both cylinders?
Me -DRAWN
M2- what if there is external pressure and no internal fluid?
Me- drawn.
M2- good
M3- dwaw one cantilever with point load at one end. Tell me the deflection at free end.
Me: (trying to impress, started deriving the formula)
M3- just tell me the formula
Me- WL^3/(3 EI)
M3- cut it in two pieces and tell me about shear forces at different points.
Me- drawn two half beams and showed the shear forces.
M3- draw its shear force and bending moment diagram
Me- drawn easily.
M3- how will shear stress vary?
Me- drawn transverse shear stress variation.(D shaped)
M3- what is the relation between average and maximum shear stress?
Me- 3/2 times of average.
M3-What if beam is circular?
Me-4/3 sir.
M4- there is a rectangular beam hanging with a cable on a crane. The weight of beam is 10 tonnes.
Angle b/w cables is 60 degree. What will be tension in the cable?
Me-(drawn) suppose weight is uniformly distributed then at each ends weight is 5 tonnes each.
Applied force balance and calculated tensions easily.
M5- do you know projectile motion?
Me- yes sir.
M5- at what angle the range is maximum?
Me- at 45-degree sir(smiled)
M5- write rigid body equation of motion?
Me- d(m*v)/dt = F (i don’t know it was right or wrong but they
smiled).
(i was thinking inko bhukh ni lagi kya :p)
M6- if i give you perimeter= 12 m can you find the dimensions for maximum area?
Me- it was easy.
2*(a+b)=12
a+b=6
area A=a*b
put d(A)/dt=0
got the answer.
Female member(F)- rajat i think you are tired now take a seat.
Me – thank you mam.
F- we will ask something related to ISRO. Do you know what was last mission all about?
Me- mam it was the launch of PSLV C39. India is developing its own GPS, for that we already sent 7
satellites but mam there was some problem in one of the satellites. So we were replacing that
satellite with newer one. This mission was unsuccessful because heat shield did not separate.
F- what is heat shield?
Me-this is like a cover for our payload. Due to air resistance, surface temperature increases
enormously. To protect our payload we use heat shield.
F- we are done now. Thank you.
Me- thank you mam
(everyone was smiling, a big sign of relief at that moment)
My interview went for about 35-40 minutes. This was purely technical.
The main thing is if you are not very well prepared don’t be nervous. In introduction only tell them
about your favorite subjects. They didn’t ask about my project. I answered almost everything but if u
don’t know the answer tell them directly.
I got 83.11 in the final result.
Thank you.
RAJAT KUMAR SINGH
AIR-1, ISRO, MECHANICAL-2017

#2
I got 138 in written examination,qualified for the interviews and appeared on 24th Dec at SAC
Ahmedabad. There were 8 person including chairman and a mam. After introduction chairman asked
me favourite subjects and I replied SOM TOM MD and HMT Power Plant and then a rapid fire round
of 30 minutes started…
1. Define degree of freedom for a mechanism. What is the degree of freedom in space and plane?
2. What is Grubler’s formula to find dof of mechanism?
3. Draw a mechanism having all revolute pairs with 5 links and find dof.
4. Then in the same mechanism he told me to fix another link and asked what will be effect on dof?
5. What is redundant link and redundant dof?
6. Name different types of gears
7. Comparison between involute and cycloidal profile.
8. Draw tooth geometry and show pressure angle.
9. What is contact ratio?
10. What is path of contact and show when there will be first contact between teeth of gears?
The session of TOM was about to end but then chairman told that you have classified all types of
gears but forgot one i.e. epicyclic gear train. I think he wanted me to also show internal gearing.
11. Draw epicyclic gear train and find dof.
12. Draw universal joint. Does the velocity ratio in universal joint remain constant or vary? If varies
then write formula and show variation of velocity ratio with angular position of shafts.
Then some questions from Heat Transfer…
13. Suppose a cuboid in furnace at 300°C is brought suddenly to room temperature then write
governing differential equation and show temperature variation with time.
14. I drew exponential decreasing curve and he was asking why curve is not touching room temp.
line why it is going to infinity?
So this was a short session of Heat Transfer and then suddenly an interviewer asked
15. What is balancing and types.16. Tell me the necessary condition for a rotating disk to be
balanced.

#3
basically they ask questions related to project,they asked me to explain project on board by drawing
diagram or its figure. after that some basic question from project. As I am a production engineer
they asked about cpm pert and mass production ,plasma welding triangles representing surface
finish.to some students they also asked questons from drawing,

#4
My project was related to CAD they asked most of th