Tata Steel Long Products- Technical Manager Interview
Name: Naveen Reddy
- Which company have you been placed in and what’s the job description?
→I have been placed in Tata Steel Long Products and my designation is Technical Manager.
2.Tell us something about your college life and experiences. Were you the part of any club or society throughout your college life and how did they help you?
→I had an amazing college life. Since I belong to south India, initially I had problems with language and all, but with time everything sorted out and now I have some great friends. Yes, I was a part of Team Aveon Racing and EEESoc. I was working as a vice captain in Team Aveon Racing and through this club I managed to interact with seniors and as a result it showed the right path, adding to this I learned a maximum of technical skills and Engineering through this Team. And from EEESoc, I learned to build up my resume and focused on projects as a part of SPP and SMP.
3.What message would you give to the first and second year undergraduates on effectively using their time and maintaining their academic as well as social life?
→For 1st year junior,I will suggest to explore more and more ,go to a different society and clubs, have fun, interact with people as this will help you to develop your personality but not to forget about the academics , learn and have fun.And for 2nd year juniors, I would suggest you to pull up your socks, focus on your GPA, minimum of 7.5 GPA is required to appear for placements and internships. Explore ,learn new things , there are many and many options and do whatever interests you not because everyone is doing it. I also want to do this., just do whatever interests you and what motivates you.
4.How did you discover that “this particular sector” is suitable for me or I have interest in this? How did you carry forward in this?
→ Actually at first that is in first year I was in civil, and in my 12th I had interest in electricity and mechanics, so I decided to upgrade my branch and in 2nd year I got EEE as a branch and also I was in Aveon , where the technical things interested me a lot. So I carry forward this .
5.What are the technical skills that are important for EEE graduates?
→ For an EEE Student who wants to Pursue in this field then MATLAB and Simulink is very important apart from that PLC,AUTOCAD and PCB design is important for a EEE graduate.
6.How early one should start preparing for internships and how important an internship is? Where did you pursue your internship?
→ I didn’t have my internship in my 3rd year, but I had my internship in my 2nd year related to electronics from Netcamp National Instruments related to Labview. During 3rd year, lockdown was imposed, so I thought online internships didn’t benefit me, so I decided to focus on my gate preparation.
7.What are the projects you have done in 4 years and how did they help in your placement and internship?
→Apart from Minor and Major Projects I made two projects in my third year that are voltage source Inverter (including Simulink ,hardware implementation and result verification)as a part of SMP and Single phase full wave rectifier as a part of Power Electronics Lab. Also in Team Aveon Car Racing I worked on modelling of BLDC motor for virtual event. So I included these projects in my resume and the interviewer generally asks questions from these projects only during PI round.
8.What was the selection procedure of your company? Can you repeat some of the important questions from each round of your interview?
→The selection procedure differs from company to company , so for my selection procedure , I had to undergo a Technical test which includes Technical questions along with general Aptitude and then technical + HR interview .Mostly, questions are from electrical core and my projects which include subjects like electrical machines , power electronics and its practical application.
9.How to choose and apply for internships, so that we can make our way in the right company that we want to join?
→ First of all you have to be sure about the path you have to join, like software , electrical core , electronics core or consultancy and management. Then start preparing and in 3rd year companies come for internships , apply through training and placement portal from our website for on campus and for off campus choose a company and through their career page apply for internship same applicable even for the placement. For Electrical core try to get summer internship from IITs or from Generating Industries.
10.Please tell us something about the Training and Placement Portal of our college.
→ In the third year, access to the TNP portal will be provided and any news regarding internship and placement will be posted there, you have to check it regularly to get all the information.
11.What are your future plans? Would you like to go for higher studies?
→ I have appeared for gate examination and if I get top PSUs then I will do that, if not I will continue with my job not planned for Higher Studies as of now.
12.How was your Gate Preparation ?Did you satisfied with your exam and what message would you give to juniors from that?
→Well ,Initially i didn’t have a plan for preparation in final year but due to lockdown , my seniors results and motivation from them has given me the confidence if I’ll do it with utmost dedication I can get it. I prepared for approximately 10 months starting from march(my 6th Sem) to Jan(my 8th Sem) ,Lockdown has given me a good environment and time to get it. Coming to my result, not upto my expectation but Yes pretty satisfied with it.For juniors also whoever wants to prepare GATE, I’ll suggest them to start preparing from 3rd year onwards so that you’ll get enough time and balance from college.
13.What is your advice to the juniors who want to get placed in the field you’ve chosen?
→Explore , chill, make new friends , have fun, communicate ,build up your personality but not to forget about academics. Do everything that you want to do , but remember why you were here and do what you are confident upon.