IITB-SJMSOM Interview B tech in electrical and electronics en | MBA PERSONAL INTERVIEWS

IITB-SJMSOM Interview
B tech in electrical and electronics engineering from NIT Jamshedpur
GEM, 95/93.5/87 in 10/12/grad.
Work ex- 28 months in Alstom as a Railway signalling engineer
Three panelists,  1 Ops professors and 2 were Alumni.
Greeted them

P1(alumni):-
1)TMAY
P2(Prof):-
1) Who is the railway minister?
Answered
2) Who was before him?
Answered, Piyush Goyal
3) And before him?
Suresh Prabhu
4) What was the statement given by railway minister after budget?
Answered, told some numbers, he interrrupted, said.
5)Consider urself as railway minister and pitching to common people to get votes. what will u speak in that case?
Gave outline about railway concessions , IRCTC ticket revamping, he seemed satisfied.
6) So railways use DC or AC?
Answered, gave the urban perspective (third rail in metros 600-750 V DC) and mainline (25 KV 50 Hz to 3.3kv 16.75 Hz). Also told why AC traction is better and mainline railways is moving towards it.
7) Tell me which companies come under indian railways and what all they do?
answered, told about functions of RVNL, IRCON,BEML, IRCTC,ICF . Also added the PPP partnerships in india with Alstom, Titagarh, M/s Stork, Siemens etc.
8) Why is titagarh is news recently?
Told, couLdnt rememer exactly but i think it was about Vande bharat contract.
9) Tell me exactly how you are contributing to railways with your current work?
Told , how as a interlocking engineer, i am making sure when we are travel between one station section to block section and then next station section, all the line side equipment should work effectively so that conflicting movements do not occur and derailments and accidents are avoided.
Im done . P3 any questions ?
P3:- I hv no questions for him.
Done, No HR questions at all, All on work ex.Panelists did not turn their camera on, except one. Nice experience. Answered all except that Titagarh question. Overall (15-20 mins).

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