VEDANTA Placement Paper

Test Date : 23 September 2008
Test Location : University College of Engg. Kota
Posted By : Sudhir Parwal

VEDANTA PAPER ON 23rd SEPTEMBER AT KOTA

Hi, I m SUDHIR PARWAL (Electrical Engg.) I got selected in Vedanta Resources through campus interview in our college. I want to share my experience with u.

Screening of students is take place in four steps:-
1. very tough eligibility criteria
2. written test(totally from both R S Agarwal)
3. G.D
4. Interview (technical+hr both at a same time)

There were separate marks for written test, GD & Interview. The sum total of all the marks was taken for the final results. Although the written test was the only elimination round, they didn’t eliminate anyone in the GD.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. Ist class in Ist attempt in 10th 12th and in BE
2. Aggregate 60% in 10th 12th & BE
3. No history of Backlog
4. Maximum 1 year gap between 12th & BE
5. No gap b/w 10th & 12th
6. Must be medically fit (no colour blindness)

At first :-( Pre Placement Talk)

The session started with the PPT. It was of 1 hr.

2nd Round:-

The ppt was followed by a written test. It consists of 35 questions to be completed in 45 minutes. The questions were very simple but speed was the main factor. There was no negative marking in the written test.

The written consists of
1. 5 questions- Data Interpretation (Bar Graph problem)
2. aptitude questions (simple maths)
3. Venn diagram questions (refer r s agarwal whole chapter, do it first)
4. 5 questions- jumbled puzzles(R S Agarwal pg. 299)
5. 2 Questions-Analogy
6. 1question-syllogism
7. 5Questions-from Probability, chain rule, allegation of mixture, area

The aptitude questions were simple but time management is very important. They were mainly from both R.S. Aggrawal. The topics were- Average, Problems on ages, Percentage, Profit & Loss, problems on train, ratio, numbers, probability, chain rule, volume & surface area, series completion, coding& decoding, analogy(verbal), venn diagram, syllogism.

For Data interpretation, refer RS Aggrawal- quantitative aptitude.

3rd Round:-

The written test was the elimination round. It was followed by a Group Discussion. Out of 28 students 18 were selected for G.D.

They had made two groups of 10 & 8 students.
1. The topic for Ist group was “LIFE AFTER 100 YEARS”
2. The topic of the IInd group was “HUMAN AFTER DEATH, IN HEAVEN OR IN HELL”

don’t forget to go in the GD room with a pen & a register, they had given us one minute to think on the topic. They checked our registers what we had write in the register in that one min.

Nobody eliminated in the GD round.

4th Round:-

The last round was the Interview. The interview consists of Technical + HR

INTERVIEW
1. What about ur GD?
2. Tell me about yourself?
3. Reason for one year drop?
4. Future ambition?
5. Favourate subjects?

I have said microprocessor, transformer and machines. But he didn’t ask me any question from microprocessors.
6. Transformer rating in KVA but motor rating in KW, why?
7. What is power factor?
8. What is active and reactive power, difference?
9. What are the effects of reactive power, how can you reduce the effects of reactive power?
10. What is capacitor bank, how it works?
11. When reactive power enters the system, what happens in the system?
12. Can u explain all this technical terms to any laborer, worker?
13. different tests on the transformer, and their details?
14. conditions for parallel test?
15. types of faults, what are symm. And asymm. Faults?
16. At last the result was announced.

Total 10 students have been selected.

4-electrical engg.

4-mechanical engg.

1-electronics & comm..

1-electronics & instrum.