FORESIGHT(2023): Summer Internship at Jaguar Land Rover| Avinash Kumar |

Brief Introduction:

Hello, my name is Avinash Kumar. I am from the electrical department enrolled in its Instrumentation Engineering Course. I am from Nawada, Bihar.

How did you get into JLR? What was the selection procedure?

There were only 2 steps in total, 1st is the online examination and the 2nd is the interview round.

JLR came for roles in our campus. One can choose any roles. I chose EV powertrain and the software profiles. In the examination there were 3 sections as I remember. 1st section consists of mental ability and basic mathematics questions and the difficulty of the questions was of self-adjusting in nature. In the 2nd section there were 15–20 (exact count don’t remember) questions and most of the questions was from the Power related stuffs and based on the direct formulas.

It would be good if you could practice GATE questions related to this topic. Some of the same as of the GATE. In the 3rd section, there were 3 coding questions (I won’t discuss about this).

For the interview round, JLR came on day 2. It started with a general introduction. Then asked me a question regarding the interests and what I have done in this regard. After he asked me about the project mentioned in very great detail. He asked me to implement the Alpha-Beta pruning and min-max algorithm (This algorithm was mentioned in the resume). After that he asked me question regarding the Digital electronics (as I already told them that I am interested in the digital electronics circuit). He asked me to code D flip-flop in Verilog. Finally, they asked some basic questions regarding analog electronics. The panel was very friendly and helpful whenever I got stuck and made some minor mistakes.

How to prepare for them?

Start with revising the power related courses (if you are Electrical), digital and electronics circuit. Questions related to minimization of gate, multiplexer is frequently being asked. Once you are done with these topics and feel confident, learning time analysis and the basics of Verilog would be useful. When asked, I said these courses has not been covered in the course and it will be taught in the upcoming semesters. For Verilog you can refer to lecture series by Prof. Indranil Sen Gupta and do some assignments for programming in Verilog.

What difficulties did you face while preparing for this Company/Profile? How did you overcome this problem.

As such I did not face any difficulties during the procedure. I would advise you to stay cool and confident during the exam. Don’t panic during the interview. Questions being asked are logical and can be solved with the cool mindset and following the standard procedure if you face any difficulty in some of the questions. Most important do not forget to revise the basics as these are building blocks of your entire preparation.

According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?

Anyone who is interested in core or covered the curriculum in great detail during the semester if not sure about the profile can sit for the process.

Any specific advice you want to give to the junta sitting for internships this year.

You need to understand the fact that CDC is very chaotic and random in nature. In some of the companies’ test you might feel down but don’t let it affect your health. Stay confident and believe on the process and yourself.

During the interview answer the questions calmly, boldly and listen to the panel calmly and patiently. Ask them to clarify if you have any doubt regarding the questions. Always try to share your thought process with them, as they focus more on the thought process rather than the final answer. If you have something about yourself then mention it in the introduction only as this may drive the whole interview towards your interests and the field in which you are interested.

What are some of the major points you think would be valid to mention in your CV while targeting this profile?

They focus much on the resume part at least in my case. So, mention those things or related stuffs in which you are very much confident. You can do some self-projects to mention.