Robert Bosch Interview Questions

Excerpts from Interview #1:

• What is internal size of RAM, ROM in 8051?
• Tell us a File operation in C language with an illustrated example.
• What is the difference between i=10 & i==10?
• What is silicon BJT circuit?
• Compare DTL and TTL families of digital ICs
• What is job of loader in compiler?

• How did you come to know about Robert Bosch?
• What inspires you to join Bosch?
• Tell me about a time when you made a bad decision.
• What major problem have you had to deal with recently?
• What are your short-term goals?
• How do you evaluate success?
• What changes would you make at your college?
• What are your favorite subjects in your graduation and why?
• Tell me about a time when you prioritized the elements of a complicated project.
• Tell us your weaknesses which make you a less desirable candidate.

Excerpts from Interview #2:

• Draw and explain Architecture of microcontroller 8051?
• What is the SPI Protocol?
• Define Zener diode.
• Can you execute bit Array in C language.
• Differentiate S-R and J-K flip flops.
• Explain the working of a prime no. series generator in C.

• Tell me something about yourself.
• Whom do you consider your role model?
• Where do you want to be ten years from now?
• If you had to live your life over again, what would you change?
• Are you a team player?
• Tell me about a time when you surmounted a major obstacle.
• Tell me about a time when you were creative in solving a problem.
• Do you feel that you have disappointed your parents?
• Why do you have a drop in your academic performance?

Excerpts from Interview #3:

• Is the following statement valid: int *char = 25?
• Explain to us the internal structure of UART.
• Define the terms inductance, resistance and capacitance? Give the units of measurement of each.
• What is an ideal differential amplifier?
• Discuss any Quist plot.
• How does a half wave rectifier circuit work?

• Tell me something about yourself.
• How will your contributions be different than other candidates here?
• Tell us the story of the founder of this company?
• Why should I hire you?
• Would you rather work with information or with people?
• What goals do you have in your career?
• Why do you want to work in this industry?
• What do you think it takes to be successful in this career?
• How much money do you need to make to be happy?
• What other companies have you applied till now? Why were you not able to convert them?

Excerpts from Interview #4:

• Can you draw the architecture for the 8086 microprocessor.
• What are the various interrupts in 8086? Explain.
• Explain KVL & KCL with physical significance.
• Explain the advantages of CMOS compared to TTL.
• Write a program to reverse a string.
• Are you willing to travel? How much?
• Tell me about a time when you were tolerant of an opinion that was different from yours.
• Tell me about a time when you delegated a project effectively.
• What is your greatest strength?
• Tell me about a time when you were unable to complete a project on time.
• Correct the following equation: 5+5+5=550

• What has been your greatest achievement till now? Why?
• To what extent can you go to get a job done?
• Can you give us a reason why we should not hire you?

Excerpts from Interview #5:

• What voltage will an AC voltmeter display?
• Referring to instruction words, what is a mnemonic?
• Explain pull-up and pull-down (Micro-controllers).
• Write an algorithm for finding the minimum element in an unsorted array.

• Why do you want to join Robert Bosch?
• What is your daily routine?
• What do you think is more important, hard-work or talent?
• Have you ever had a conflict with a boss or professor? How did you resolve it?
• Do you have any actual work experience?
• What is important to you: the money or the work?
• Is money important to you?
• Will you keep a job if you were getting a better package but an extremely strict working environment than that of your present company?

Excerpts from Interview #6:

• Explain the term OSI layer?
• What do you understand by the term platform independence?
• What is 8085 assembly language program?
• State main differences between JDK and JVM.
• What do you understand by networking?
• What do you mean by indirection?
• What is Data Independence?

• Speak on the IT industry for 5 minutes.
• Tell us the name of India’s IT minister?
• Which is your favorite subject?
• Tell us something about your biggest dream?
• Do you have any questions for the interviewer?
• What do you know about our company?
• How familiar are you with the community that we're located in?
• What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
• Are you a goal-oriented person?
• Tell me about a time when you got bogged down in the details of a project.