My IIT Kharagpur Interview Experience🫠🥲...

My IIT Kharagpur Interview Transcript🥲 ..

Date : 01.03.2025 Slot : 9.30 am - 1.00 pm Interviewers : M1 (in his 50s), M2 (in his late 30s) Profile : 8/8/8 Mech Engg with 23 months of work ex in manufacturing industry

M1: Could u introduce yourself in 2 minutes ranging from ur academics, work experience and what are u doing now?

Me : Gave a prepared answer along with the current status of my employment

M1 : So u r unemployed right.

Me : Yes sir

M1 : So my colleague will start the interview

M2 : So u r a mechanical engineer and u like to talk cricket right. Why does a ball spin?

M2 : Why does a green pitch doesn't favour the spin bowlers?

M2 : Okay we shall move on to maths. What is the maxima of cubic cosx?

Me : Told the method but M2 interrupted to calculate it as it just takes 2 minutes. Found the answer and explained how I arrived at it.

M2 : U have a deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of picking 2 black kings

Me : Told

M2 : Now I'll rephrase the question. What is the probability of picking it without replacement?

Me : Told

M2 : Okay I'm done

M1 : U have 4 white balls, 5 red balls and 6 blue balls. What is the probability of picking 3 balls where all 3 are red?

Me : Told

M1 : Moving on to mechanical. What is Hooke's law?

M1: What is Young's Modulus?

M1 : Do u remember the Iron carbon diagram? So what are these ledeburite, austenite and pearlite?

Me : Struggled a bit to explain as I couldn't remember it.

M1 : What is GDP and what are the factors u use to calculate it?

Me : Told the definition of GDP but couldn't quite explain the factors.

M1 : Anyways u'll learn it in MBA

M1 : Okay thank you. U may leave now.