ABB Interview Questions

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Excerpts from Interview #1:

(CGPA 6.22 in Graduation, 84.76% in 12th and 80.4% in 10th).

Technical Interview:

Why star delta starter is preferred to induction motor?
State the difference between generator and alternator.
Why is back emf used for a dc motor? Highlight its significance.
Convert 10110101 to decimal.
What is form factor ? what is its value for sinusoidal wave? What is its significance?
How can you relate power engineering with electrical engineering?
What is the usage of a megger ?

HR Interview:

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Why do you want to work with ABB?
What are the challenges facing the power and automation technology today?
What are your long-term goals?

Excerpts from Interview #2:

(CGPA 7.25 in Graduation, 85% in 12th and 82% in 10th.)

Technical interview:

Why AC systems are preferred over DC systems?
What is a slip in an induction motor?
Explain the application of storage batteries.
State Maximum Power Transfer theorem.

HR Interview:

Tell us about yourself.
Are you ready to handle a team under pressure? How will you manage them?
What challenges are you facing presently and how are you dealing with them?
What will you mark as your achievement during your college life?

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Excerpts from Interview #3:

(CGPA 6.34 in Graduation, 76.2% in 12th and 81% in 10th.)

Technical interview:

What are the advantages of using Distributed Processing?
Explain various applications of the cloud platform.
Explain some concepts of OOPS.
Differentiate between a process and a program.

HR Interview:

Tell us about yourself.
What do you know about our company?
How will you react to a situation where you are assigned a task which is beyond your skills?
How long can you commit to work with us?
Do you have any questions for us?

Excerpts from Interview #4:

(CGPA 7.49 in Graduation, 81% in 12th and 89% in 10th.)

Technical interview:

What advantages does DBMS have over traditional file systems?
What is cache memory? Can we increase its size as large as 40 GB? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
What are the differences between DDL, DML and DCL in SQL?
What will happen if a thrown exception is not handled?

HR Interview:

Tell us about yourself.
What do you know about our competitors?
What are your weaknesses and why we should not hire you?
Basic puzzles.
A lot of companies have visited your campus for recruitments, why haven’t you been placed yet?

Excerpts from Interview #5:

(CGPA 8.21 in Graduation, 85.2% in 12th and 82% in 10th.)

Technical interview:

Explain the process of commutation in a DC Machine.
Explain various types of losses in DC Motor.
Mention the disadvantages of a low power factor? How can it be improved?
Compare JFETs and MOSFETS.

HR Interview:

Tell us about yourself.
Why do you think you’re a suitable candidate for this job?
What do you do daily to improve your knowledge?
How do you plan to improve upon our product?

Excerpts from Interview #6:

(PEC student having 10th grade- 91.3% 12th grade - 87.2% and graduation score- 65.4%)

Technical interview:

Current equation in series RLC circuits.
Difference between JAVA and C
What are your strengths and weaknesses in IT.

HR Interview:

Tell us some strengths of your personality.
Give an example which describes that you are hard working.
What do you regret in your life?
What are your achievements?
What challenges are you facing in your domain?

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