Excerpts from Interview #1:

• What are SAE ratings?
• What is the temperature at which diesel normally boils?
• What is gravity Dam? What are the forces causing stability?
• What is the main task of batter in an automobile?
• What is the most economical spacing of buttress ?

• What are your salary expectations?
• What kind of programs do you watch on TV?
• Self analysis based questions, based on technical skills, soft skills etc.
• Why do you want to join John Deere?
• How familiar are you with the community that we're located in?
• Tell me about a time when you made a bad decision.
• How do you plan to achieve these goals?
• What changes would you make at your college?
• How much training do you think you'll need to become a productive employee?
• What do you know about our company?

Excerpts from Interview #2:

• What is the different types of surge tanks ?
• What is usage of rotameter and hydrometer.
• What is blading efficiency of steam turbines ?
• Categorize welding.
• State the laws of thermodynamics.
• Discuss venturimeter.
• What is control volume system?
• Categorize pumps and there usage.

• The reasons for my choosing the department I have chosen to work in?
• If you are selected after this interview then what will be your strategy for next 30 days?
• How long can you commit to work with us?
• Tell me about your family background and who is your role model?
• What is important to you: the money or the work?
• What do you think it takes to be successful in this career?
• Tell any 1 social problem that bothers you the most. Can you suggest any solution to this problem as a technical guy?
• If you had to live your life over again, what would you change?
• How long are you expected to work for us if hired?
• Name your two strengths.

Excerpts from Interview #3:

• Explain working of francis turbine.
• Explain working of Kaplan turbine.
• Explain working of a fourneyron turbine.
• Discuss about advatages and limitations of powder metallurgy.
• What are the applications of die casting?
• What are materials used for manufacturing of gears ?

• What is your negative point that you want to improve?
• Who do you think is responsible for current situations occurring in India?
• Who is responsible for oil hike prices?
• What are you expecting from the company?
• If the simple interest is 10.5 % annual and compound interest is 10 % annual, compounded annually, find the difference between the interests after 3 years on a sum of Rs. 1,000.
• Tell me about a time when you had to make an important decision with limited facts.
• What is the value of a property, which has been insured at the rate of 1/6% of its value, if the annual premium paid on it is Rs. 83.33 (in Rs.)?
• What kind of salary are you looking for?
• In a vessel, there are 80 litres of water. 8 litres of water are withdrawn and replaced with milk, then 8 litres of mixture are withdrawn and replaced with milk. What is the quantity of water left in the mixture?
• Tell me about a time when you got bogged down in the details of a project.

Excerpts from Interview #4:

• Do you have idea about various methods of production of gears ?
• Define die threading and tapping.
• Discuss various surface finishing processes.
• Define weber number and its significance.
• Define Grashof number and its significance.
• What is the unit of viscosity?
• What is the usage of draft tube in reaction turbine ?

• Why do you consider youself a perfect candidate for this job?
• What do you do to improve your weaknesses?
• What moitivates you at work?
• Tell us about your Achivements and weaknesses?
• Tell me about a time when you surmounted a major obstacle.
• Are you willing to travel? How much?
• X and Y are partners in a business. X invests 300 for 12 months and Y invested 600 for 6 months. If they gain a profit of 700 at the end of one year, what is X's share?
• Do you handle pressure well?
• Tell me about a time when you prioritized the elements of a complicated project.
• Is money important to you?
• Tell me about a time when you persuaded team members to do things your way.

Excerpts from Interview #5:

• How do you classify lathes?
• Which formula forms a link between the Thermodynamics and Electro Chemistry?
• Explain working of Kaplan turbine.
• State the laws of thermodynamics.
• Define newton's law of viscosity.
• What does dynamics of machines deals with ?
• What is hook's law ?

• Tell me about yourself and why are you interested in this position?
• What kind of salary are you looking for?
• Tell us about our company and can you work independently?
• Are you planning for further studies? Tell us about your hobbies?
• If I were to ask one of your professors to describe you, what would he or she say?
• An orange vendor makes a profit of 20 % by selling oranges at a certain price. If he charges Rs. 1.2 higher per orange he would gain 40 %. Find the original price at which he sold an orange.
• Would your rather work with information or with people?
• What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
• Tell me about a time when you worked effectively under pressure.
• Why did you choose to attend your college?
• What motivates you?

Excerpts from Interview #6:

• What Is cold working of metals? Give some of its principal methods.
• Explain working of francis turbine.
• Define rivets.
• What is a cryogenic fluid?
• What is Lap welding?
• What is a gray surface?
• Differentiate precision and accuracy.

• Tell us about yourself.
• Give us your family background?
• Why do you want to join John Deere? What do you hope to gain?
• What do you want to be in the future?
• Tell me about a time when you were forced to make an unpopular decision.
• Tell me something about yourself.
• Tell me about a time when you had to fire a friend.
• What are your short-term goals?
• What do you want to do with your life?