Friday, May 7, 2010

IIIT-B Interview

If you are just preparing for GATE, you should solve more and more questions. And for that I would recommend GKP Publisher's Question Bank. Although there are some mistakes in the book for solutions to some problems, but I recommend this book solely for the huge collection of problems it has.

On the destined date I reached Bangalore for my IIIT-B interview. Bangalore is quite a happening city. Contrary to the fact pointed out by my acquaintances that you will have language problems in Bangalore, everyone seemed to understand Hindi and English. On 5th morning at 7AM I boarded a bus from Majestic for Electronics City. It took around 45 minutes for the AC Volvo called Vayu Vajra by BMTC, to churn out 15KMs, traffic being a bottleneck. I was greeted by the Electronics City flagship Infosys campus. It is very huge and a live example of engineering and architectural excellence. After asking a few passers-by about the where-abouts of IIIT-B we finally found the campus which has an HP go-down(housed in Infosys campus) in its front, Siemens to the left, Infosys to the front right. As I entered the campus I noticed a gathering of several GATE qualified padhaku students. I took an stroll around the campus with inquisitive eyes, and then entered into the academic block from the rear!!! As I entered inside, I was awestruck at the beauty of the interior. After I detected my goof, I went to the main entrance and got my attendance marked. Then I was directed to head towards Main Class Room 106. There, lots of students and their guardians were seated, and catered by the student volunteers. The main class room had four large projected screens and the student volunteers were running presentations about the college on them and helping the candidates with the interview process. They were all very co-operative. Some YouTube videos were also being played. The internet connectivity through WiFi was extremely fast there and I saw a 4 minute video getting buffered in less than 30 seconds.
At around 12 I went for my documents verification and was then carried to the interview place. There were around 20 cabins in which 20 people were interviewing the candidates. After a couple of minutes I was directed towards a cabin. I asked for the permission to enter and went into the chamber. The man inside offered me a seat, I thanked and seated myself onto the chair.
My interview session lasted for around 15-20 minutes. The first thing he asked me was: Tell me about yourself for three minutes. I started off with the by hearted answer that consisted of Name, Location, Schooling, Current activity, Hobbies and Interests in that order. Instead of 3 minutes, I ran out of data in 1 minute only!!!
Then he asked me about my blog, about which I had stated in the hobbies category. I spoke. He cross-questioned, how many followers do you have? I said two, as of now, but I receive 100+ unique visitors per day according to log stats. He asked me why don't you concentrate on converting visitors to followers? I said, I didn't have this idea earlier, my main motto was to acquaint people with my experiences with computers, but now as you have told me I'll concentrate on this thing too.
Then he asked me. Ok, start with the technical topic you have prepared and continue for five minutes. I started off with my Socket Communication topic and explained things bringing everything down to basic level. During the course of describing the UDP server I forgot something and stopped, then asked him for a few seconds to recall and reorganize all the data inside my brain. He gave me time and after 3 seconds I resumed.
After I finished, he said you can communicate well, but not because you have a very good command over spoken english but because you have a deep understanding of the topic you are explaining. I said yes sir, my mothertongue is not english and I have spoken english very little so I don't have very good command over spoken english. He told, who says you can't speak? You spoke perfectly well. Communication means when you speak socket, I should hear it as socket not ice cream! I agreed!
Then he started looking at my academics. He said you're having nice academics. Your GATE score of 614 and marks 42.33 is very high and you're probably in the 98th percentile. I said yes, 98.59 to be precise. He said, it is a very good score. I replied, not very good but it is just fine, I could have scored 60+ if only I hadn't made those silly mistakes which I realized while matching the solutions on v-day evening. Then he said, which subjects you were most excited about in your B.Tech. I replied DBMS and Networking. He said, ok you've been given a table, can you say whether it is in third normal form and if it is not, then can you convert it in 3NF? Backed with my expertise in Functional Dependencies & Normalization I said, yeah with hundred percent surety, and proceeded ahead.
After this he asked me, how do you spend your time. I said, I am not into arts so no music, no singing. But I play chess, do some photography and most of the extra time I spend managing my site. Then he asked me about the site. I explained about IndiFun using the word Mobile Social Networking. He stressed on the phrase and said me to explain it. I explained about GPRS and tiny browsers and mobile markup languages. He said, how does this site connect people. I narrated all the features of IndiFun like an advertiser!!!!
Then he said, according to your academics and your extra-curricular activities you are a very deserving candidate. I would love to have you here. But the interview is a very tiny part of the whole selection process. My best wishes for you.
And said, if you have any questions then ask me. I asked, please tell me about yourself. He said, I run a company called Radix Learning which works with IIIT-B and also I teach here data structures in PGDSD course, not in M.Tech course. I said, I would like to keep in touch with you after I get selected. He said no! I don't interact with M.Tech students!
After that he said go happy, you seem to be a very promising candidate. I thanked him, shook hands and left the cabin.
Some photos that I took, follow:










133 comments:

rohit anand said...

you have my best wishes bro !!.... you are indeed a promising candidate ..tech geek....i hope you still have the annual subscription of DIGIT magazine .. :P :P

prab97 said...

Thanks yaar! And yes, I still subscribe to Digit :P

Ritz said...

That was good, hope to see you!

prab97 said...

Thank you sir! Last night I was browsing through your profile and resume, and what a pleasant surprise, that you visited my blog!!!

REY said...

:trampoline

Anonymous said...

Nice experience, Did you enter IIIT-B after that ?

prab97 said...

No. I preferred IIIT-A over B.

Rohit reddy said...

I wanted to know why u have preferred for iiit A instead of iiit B?
I am applying for the IIIT B this year through last year's gate score 642.I wanted to know whether it's a good one or not.Actually last year because of some health problems i am not able to attend the interview last year

prab97 said...

There were three main reasons why I preferred IIIT-A over IIIT-B.
1. Google, Microsoft etc. don't visit IIIT-B for placements, but visit IIIT-A.
2. IIIT-A is a government college, IIIT-B is private.
3. In IIIT-A we get Rs.8000 per month stipend, but there is no stipend at IIIT-B.

But as of now, my views have changed because I know whats going on at IIIT-B from some of my links who are studying there; and I know whats going on here at IIIT-A becaue I am studying here.
As per my new perception:
1. The faculty at IIIT-B is top class and far better than IIIT-A.
2. IIIT-A is sinking day by day in politics and corruption. The director of IIIT-B is a great man. He is very involved in the institute and taking it to new heights.
3. M.Techs are not allowed to sit in some key companies like Microsoft, Cisco(only M.Tech WCC allowed) and Adobe(75%+ in B.Tech and M.Tech SE only) placements here at IIIT-A. However, Google allows us :)
4. In IIIT-B you can do an internship in last semester and earn as much as you paid for the fees. So stipend factor is nullified.

But there is one field in which IIIT-A is far far far far better than IIIT-B. And that is infrastructure. Every student is provided a personal computer for two years in the lab here. The internet is awesomeness here!!!! No bandwidth caps and practically speeds touching upto 68.5Mbps(i.e. 8+mega bytes per second) mark. If you are a self study(from online lectures) lover then it is a great advantage at IIIT-A

5. Except Google and Microsoft, all key companies like Cisco, Intel, Siemens, Oracle etc visit IIIT-B.

Upon seeing all these factors I would rate IIIT-B over IIIT-A.

One more thing is that if you had more than one backlog in B.E./B.Tech then you can't take admission in IIIT-B(even if you cleared it).

Rohit reddy said...

I got a call from IIIT B to attend the interview on 5th of may, actually the interviews will start from 4th.
I heard that for around 150 seats nearly 600+ students will be called.I wanted to know whether they are giving the dates based on the merit or randomly.
Actually mine gate score is 642. what will be my chances of getting there?

prab97 said...

You have fair chances if your 10th marks are above 80% and 12th and B.Tech above 70%. You just need to perform well in the interview.

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Rohit reddy said...

Thanx for ur reply prabhakar,
Is there any orkut communities regarding the IIIT B interview experience?
My date of interview was given as 5th may which is the second day of the entire interview process,I wanted to know on what basis they are giving the interview dates,is it based on merit or randomly?

Unknown said...

Prab,your blog is really informative. 'm monika from chennai. my gate score is 477 my marks are 37.33 and i got 95.67 percentile. i got a call from iiit-b for an interview. could you please tel me if i stand a good chance der and i also want to know if i can make a presentation for my technical topic regarding my project during the interview. pls do tell me how far can i hope getting into iiit -b

Unknown said...

Prab,your blog is really informative. 'm monika from chennai. my gate score is 477 my marks are 37.33 and i got 95.67 percentile. i got a call from iiit-b for an interview. could you please tel me if i stand a good chance der and i also want to know if i can make a presentation for my technical topic regarding my project during the interview. pls do tell me how far can i hope getting into iiit -b

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prab97 said...

@Rohit Yeah there are orkut communities for IIIT-B admissions help. Search IIITB Admissions or IIIT-B admissions in orkut and you will find one. As per interview dates are concerned I believe they are set based on merit and academics which includes 10th 12th B.E. marks and also GATE score.
@Monika Thank you! You may expect an admission offer if your 10th 12th B.tech marks are good AND you perform well while presenting the technical topic. Also, if u run a blog and do some extra curricular activities then your chances will be stronger! Be confident, I know a guy who had 32 marks last year in GATE and he was selected and is studying in IIIT-B. All the best to both of you!!!

Unknown said...

thank you prab..one more doubt..do i have to prepare a ppt for my technical talk..is it necessary?..i heard they'l provide a board and a marker to explain our topic..and do suggest me with few very important points which i have to keep in mind in order to crack the interview.

prab97 said...

No, you don't need to prepare any PPT. You may use the whiteboard and marker if you wish. I didn't need it for my technical talk.
The only thing to keep in mind to crack the interview is to be confident and positive. One more thing is that the topic you are presenting should be technical, not managerial or marketing related. For example: Don't take topics like Search Engine Optimization or Marketing Aspects of Social Networks. You are going to do M.Tech, not MBA. A friend of me took SEO as her topic and she was not selected despite of having very bright academics.

Unknown said...

oh k..am planning to talk on rootkits..did my final year project in that..thanks a lot for clearing my doubts.

prab97 said...

That will be a great topic! All the best!!!

Unknown said...

thank you

manish said...

Hi Prab;
First thank you for providing us such a informative site..

I just have a question , actually I have been called for interview at IIIT-B.I am thinking to explain there Basic of RTOS like how does a RTOS work and scheduling algorithms for giving priority to tasks..
My concern is that is this topic too theoretical or they expect to explain them some technical concept..

prab97 said...

I think this topic is fair enough, since good amount of mathematics is involved in the scheduling. You may go ahead with the scheduling algorithms for RTOSes.

softwares said...

hello praveen adireddi

softwares said...

hi prab,i want to know whether i can give technical seminar on "phishing"(on which i presented a paper in some event) or else is it better to choose my favourite subject "operating systems " which is a part of my btech subjects? Please guide me

prab97 said...

Yeah, u may present this. But this is a fairly simple topic. There is no hardcore tech in it. So, present it only if you have something new under your sleeve ;-)

Unknown said...

hello prab..gud evening..is it necessary to take resume for iiit b interview?

prab97 said...

Nope! No need to take resume.

Unknown said...

k tanx a lot

Unknown said...

Hi, nice blog sir. I got a call for the interview after clearing the entrance exam and not through GATE. I am a fresher with a good academic record. What are my chances? Roughly how many entrance exam candidates do they select sir?

MOHIT KUMAR GREWAL said...

what are gate cutoff for m.tech(wcc) in iita???

prab97 said...

@edaro
Don't worry whether u came through GATE or entrance exam. If you have bright acads and perform well in the interview, and also have some cool extra curricular activities then you are sure to get inside.

@mohit
Last year the cut off for written test and interview was between 3500 and 4000 rank

Unknown said...

Ok, thanks a lot.

samuel said...

Hi Prabhakar,

Thanks so much for giving us so much of information and I really appreciate you for taking time in replying to our comments. Thank you!

Can you shed some light on me, regarding the kind of topics to choose, whether to choose from academics or to choose a topic in general like "website and its availability", because my main and mini projects relate somewhat to website's uptime.

I'm not so good at coding, will this have a negative impact on selection?

Regards,
Samuel

Shashank Gudipati said...

hey prab..
dude..i got iiit b admission . and i m shortlisted for iiit a test..so can u tell me which one is better..so accordingly i can decide whether to give iiit a test or not

prab97 said...

I'll recommend going to IIIT-B!

Shashank Gudipati said...

buddy so r u sure ?...bcoz..then i wont come for test.

Unknown said...

hello prab...i got offer letter for admission from iiit b. ur tips were very useful for the interview...thank you.

prab97 said...

Wow! Thats great news! Congrats!!!

Momin said...

If the seat remain vacant after 1st lot of admission r they call student for 2nd lot?actually i have 82.13%in10th,69% in 12th and 79% in B.Tech but no GATE score and they have not select me after interview which held on 5th may and published result on 11th may.Is there any hope that they call me afterwards?

prab97 said...

No, there is no second list. They offer around 150 people. Around 130 accept the offer on an average. They are contented with that only.

manish said...

Hi, Prab,
Can u give me some idea about min, max and average placement record in IIIT-B, if u know about it..
Actually, I was not able to find these details from any other sources..

Thanks In Advance..

KRISCH said...

hey...is that for sure abt that cleared backlog thing... .does it make any diff if our acads r gud with 1 cleared backlog and perform interview well...

prab97 said...

@manish
Min is around 3.6+. Average is around 5. Max is around 12.

@KRISCH
Yeah, if you had only 1 then its fine. By the way this is not admissions season. I'm surprised that someone reads these posts in off season too

Hary said...

hello sir..!!really an awesome post...so much informative...!!but I wud lik to know whether iiith is better than iiitb...?nd as mentioned in ur earlier post min package of 3.5lak offered here...is not @all enuf ...dat 2 fr an mtech...frm iitb...!!hav evn herd dat...iitb is not allowing compnies offering below 5lak...in their campus in 2011....?please guide me......!!!

prab97 said...

IIIT-H is very good for B.Tech but not better than IIIT-B for M.Tech.
Now a days min. packages offered are around 4.8 at IIIT-B.

Hary said...

thanks fr d reply sir.....so shud i prefer iiitb over both iiita n iiith....in terms of placements mainly...??
ny idea about vit(vellore)fr mtech...!!
n yeah last qstn....will it b beneficial fr me to drop a yr nd prepare fr GATE 2013 next yr fr IIT's....or join iiib/h/a.....??m vry vry much confused.......:o...!!!

hattorihanzo said...

sir this blog is really very informative.
I am an electronics student & have applied for M.TECH at iiitb.what chances do I stand AFA my admission is concerned.
thanx in advance.

varuni said...

hi..i ve applied for iiitb admission entrance is on 8th april...my gate score is poor got only 36.33...can me guide me how ll b the entrance test...

prab97 said...

@Hary Forget VIT. It is crap. Go for IITs next year while either doing job this year or tudying somewhere like IIIT-B.

@Hattorihanzo Difficult for ECE but people do get in, if they show they have interest in computers.

@Varuni Entrance test is not difficult if you know the GATE syllabus. All the best!

siddharth khasgiwala said...
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siddharth khasgiwala said...

Hello

hats off to your blogg-ing passion.
Your blog traces will help people years after other

Well would like to take suggestion.
I got 2782 AIR {98.21%ile }, 548/1000, 49/100 in CS -GATE-2012
2010 batch pass-out{3 backlogs 3rd,6th&7th sem (all cleared in consecutive sem's ) 7.43PPI},
, in mere 30 days prep. Gateforum material.

worked in TCS for 10 months 2010passout. As of now not having any job in hand. filling forms of DAIICTE,BITSpilani,IIIT-hyd,bang,allah

My prime focus is good placement,

what should be the list of coll that i shud target, and many pple are asking y m not preparing for GRE, to be frank i do not have ans {apart from the fact i am not good in mugging words}
A typical type of dilemma I am in.
If u can help

had posted the same at http://www.techbite.in/2011/05/mtech-cs-admissions-through-gate.html?

prab97 said...

@Siddharth I replied in the other post :)

ViShAL MiShRa said...

hi Prabhakar Kumar....
nice blog :-)

what kind of technical explanation they expect...??i mean i'am making an operating system as my final year project.so can i explain how it works in interview?? will it be a good idea??...instead of a topic from a book.

eva-os.blogspot.com
vishal--mishra.blogspot.com

Siva Rama Krishna. said...

I have applied for IIIT B M.Tech 2012 intake.I am a 2011 passed out with 88%in 10th,85% in 12th and 75 in B.Tech(Electrical).I don't have a GATE score and have applied for Entrance exam of IIIT B.What will be my chances of getting into IIIT B if I clear the Entrance exam???Please reply me

prab97 said...

@Vishal Yeah that sounds exciting stuff! Go for it. You will definitely get a seat provided you don't mess up everything in the interview.

@Siva Yep, you can get it provided you show them your passion for computer science in interview

sushma said...
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bharath said...

hello...
i am from ECE GATE 2012 score of 430 rank 8442 and 10th 93% 12th 92% btech 78%
I am selected for interview based on gate score....what are my chances of geting into IIITB

Unknown said...

hi prabhakar,
i become exempt frm entrance exam i got 98.5%ile .but i am afraid about my final yr project bcoz i did not do well in project.so how much they stress on project,one more Q. I know only C programming which kind of question can i expect i mean which kind of program they can ask ?
Pls reply
Regards
Nishank

neha said...

Hi Prabhaker, I didn't write GATE but IIIT-B Waiver Exam. I have got the interview call from IIT-B. I have one year work experience plus not-bad academic records( 86 in 10th , 72 in 12th and 79 in B.Tech). Do GATE candidate get preference over Waiver candidates. how much weightage they give to each field(academy , score , work-ex , interview , extra-carricular) ???

ram sandesh said...

Hi prabhakar,
I'm Ram.your blog is really informative.I got call letter for attending interview.I got through entrance exam.I didnt give gate.My cgpa is low(as of now 6.1/10,till 7th sem)I'm doing my B.tech from amrita university.I had 4 backlogs (i cleared them).My 10th percentage is 83% & 12th is 89%.I got job in HCL.I'm not sure that, can i get through this interview with this CGPA.
will it work for me,if i do my presentation well??
i'm worried about my b.tech percentage.

Arpan said...

Hi Prabhakar,
Thank you so much for this valuable information.
I got the interview call for 2nd May i.e.,the first day of interview, after clearing the entrance exam. My question is regarding the technical presentation. Can I give a talk on my final year project which was intranet search engine(File search and web search), including the general concepts of crawlers, parsing and indexing. Please do reply... Thank you

SWetha said...

Hi Prabhakar,
Thank you so much for this valuable information.
I got the interview call for IIIB on 3rd May .MY Gate Score is 591.For this Gate Score which is the best Institute to apply.My Focus is mainly on Placement in Major Companies and Stipend. Please do reply... Thank you

sreeraag said...

hey!! i have my interview scheduled on 4th. i was just wondering if the topic for the technical talk should be from something that we've learnt in our curriculum or some happening topic in CS

prab97 said...

@Bharath Chances are good if you don't screw the interview

@Unknown Questions will be mainly on the tech-talk you present.

@Neha Nope, there is no such preferece. Just do well in interview

@RamSandesh Its difficult for you. But don't give up hope. Try to be good in interview.

@Arpan Yeah, thats a great idea! It should impress the interviewer.

@Swetha Stipend is not there in IIIT-B. Placements are good.

@sreeraag It can be anything from CS. It can be your syllabus too. But make it technical. Don't make it managerial.

may2011 said...

hello sir,
i have been following your thread since i too have got a call for interview at iiit,b . my cgpa is 7.2 and i got a gate waiver ..though i did not score that well in gate exam.. my air was 8000 .. i have interest in robotics .. my major and minor projects were related to eletronics ... but i am a student of information tech. .. i just know concepts of electronics in layman's language and not technical.. so if i give a presentation in robotics .. there are possibilities of counter questioning on the same topic which i wnt be able to answer in technical terms.. so will it be wise to choose such topic or other topic which i thought of giving presentation was data mining (course related).. which would be a better option???...
and is there counter questioning on the presentation .. :)
also with this gate air and cgpa .. do i stand any position ? 10th board 84.4 and 12th 80.4... i have done two live projects... and in all 4 projects ...

thanking you
awaiting reply :)

Girish Joshi said...
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Girish Joshi said...

Hi Prabhakar Sir,

Heartly thanks to you for these useful informations.

I need your help sir,
My scores are-

10th 69.60
12th 68.00
B.E. 67.44 (2011 Passout)

GATE 2011-
Score 416
Rank 9402
marks 32.33
Percentile 93.4

GATE 2012-
Score 429
Rank 7809
marks 40.33
Percentile 95.01

I was selected in 2 companies from my college campus at 3.1 & 2.8 LPA.
But i refused to join as i want to persue M.Tech.
Prepared for GATE 2012 in year 2011-12.

I already applied to IIIT Bangalore,
got waiver for written exam & Called For Interview at 3rd May.

I want a institute with good placement only.
As i want to go into companies like Google, Microsoft & Adobe.

I have good programming skills but poor communication skills.

What should i do?
How should i prepare & all that?
Please help me, whatever you can.
Suggest me asap pls.

Thanks in advance.

saurabh said...

hi prab:
I got an interview call from iiitb on 2 may 2012. My academic details are as following:
B.tech branch -electronics and communication(2008)
Btech percentage-78%
12th-72%
10th-73%
Gate2011-:score-495
rank-5234
Work ex-18months from IITKANPUR as project associate in electrical department.
I want to ask you what are my chances to get thru in iiitb ?
and also will they ask from my work ex?
Thanks in advance.

mini said...

Hi sir,
I have got a interview call frm iiit-b i have a gate score2012 of 476 with 10th-79.6%,12th-73%,btech-70.42%.
I am from ECE branch and wanted your help to know that how can i show my interest in computers to the interviewer as i have learned c and c++ in short term courses but i am not very gud at it but i am really looking forward for the selection in iiit-b please if u have any ideas regarding this then do help me, i have my interview on 2nd may.
Regards,
Mini

Abhinav Upadhyay said...

Hi Prab,

I know, it has been a year or so since you interviewed at IIITB but I just wanted to know, if you recall whether it was allowed to take your laptop (or even your mobile phone) in the interview room ?

Sanya said...

Thanks for your reply.. My interview is on 2nd of may. I would like to know about the interview? Do they ask from any subject or questions related to the presentation only??? What is the main sutra to crack the interview???

krishna said...

i from CSE
Btech percentage-67%
12th-85%
10th-89%
i cleared the iiitb entrance exam.
my interview on 4th may.
what are my chances for the selection of interview.my new GRE score is 302(quant-163,verb-139).but i got interview call letter through entrance exam.can i mention score on interview?
what type of topics can i prepare for interview?
plzz clarify my doubts.

krishna said...
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Naresh Pimplikar said...

do we have to prepare just topic or subject? bcoz in subject topics are mostly related to each other ..suggest?

NeeraSharma said...

Heya hi,...I gave the interview @3rd may in morning ,...was amongst the 1st ones ...please tell me when i will be expecting an call and if anyone can help me
Regards
Neeraj

NeeraSharma said...

Heya hi,...I gave the interview @3rd may in morning ,...was amongst the 1st ones ...please tell me when i will be expecting an call and if anyone can help me
Regards
Neeraj

Badly need a seat said...

Hi,

Im from ECE background and got selected thru online exam. I mentioned in the interview that want to do m.tech in communication(mainly wireless). What r my chances ? i hav a low GATE and GRE scores but my acads r pretty strong

GATE - 15.66
GRE - 1180
10th - 98.2%
12th - 95.9 %
UG - 84 %

sreeraag said...

hello.. i am sreeraag, i got admission for mtech at IIIT B..
And let me tell u, your blog was really helpful and played a key part of my preparation for the interview.. thank u so much.

I have a question to ask . I was also shortlisted for IIIT hyd interview and i have that interview on 22nd june whereas i have to confirm my admission by june 1st here in IIITB by paying 60000 non refundable. What's ur say on my situation.?
Can i go forward with IIITB by foregoing IIITH?

Sagar said...

Got selected! Thanks a ton. I got to know a lot from this post of yours and through your constant replies to all the queries.
Hope to see you at Bangalore :)

Cheers

prab97 said...

@Sreeraag If I were you I would go forward with IIIT-B. Anyways IIIT-H is very good for B.Tech but not as good for M.Tech.

@Sagar Welcome! But you can't see me in Bangalore. I am studying in IIT Madras(Chennai) :P

@{Everyone else whom I couldn't reply}
Apologies for not replying timely, since I was quite busy. And replying now won't be meaningful because the results have been already declared and now you know your position already. All the best!

Raghav Bali said...

Hi,

Thanks buddy for the wonderful blog post and the follow up comments. Got through my interview and have a admission letter with me.

My interview was on 3rd May. It was extremely short (only 10mins) . There weren't any formal introductions so I really don't know who was my interviewer. He was really calm and straight-forward. I was asked to give my presentation. I had prepared on Scheduling (OS). He asked questions mainly regarding how this problem is currently handled by an OS (he said whatever you are telling me is correct and fine but is way outdated, so I had to pitch in with whatever I had read apart from the standard OS books). He stopped my presentation in between and then he asked why I want to leave my current job and some other general questions. After that he asked me to leave.

I was the last one to be interviewed before lunch, so I am not sure if that was the reason for the extremely short interview.

Overall I wasn't sure I'll make it till I got the mail.

Thanks Prabhakar.

I hope joining IIIT-B will be a good decision, please let me know if anyone has some other opinions on this. Thanks in advance for any comments on this. :)

Regards

Raghav

riSing SuN said...

Hi Prabhakar
First of all very nice and help full blog .I am applying for the MS from IIIT B need few suggestions, and the topic I am choosing is [ AI + Short Intro on Architecture of IBM Watson ]

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->5+ Work Ex in IT currently working as Lead Engineer in Samsung
->Given Gate in 2006 having percentile 91.
-> Two Papers published

Just like to know what are the points I should take care .

prab97 said...

You are overqualified for being in IIIT-B. You should have tried in IITs or better yet in good foreign universities.

Anyways, if you really want to get into IIIT-B then don't worry. You will be directly selected based upon your credentials. Just present your talk n Watson and AI.

Girish Joshi said...

Hi Prabhakar Sir,

Heartly thanks to you for these useful informations.

I need your help sir,
My scores are-

10th 69.60
12th 68.00
B.E. 67.44 (2011 Passout)

GATE 2011-
Score 416
Rank 9402
marks 32.33
Percentile 93.4

GATE 2012-
Score 429
Rank 7809
marks 40.33
Percentile 95.01

I was selected in 2 companies from my college campus at 3.1 & 2.8 LPA.
But i refused to join as i want to persue M.Tech.
Prepared for GATE 2012 in year 2011-12.

I already applied to IIIT Bangalore for M.Tech.,
got waiver for written exam & Called For Interview at 3rd May.
But rejected due to lack of ability of representing my knowledge & credentials as i am not so good at Communication Skills & Spoken English.

Now i am thinking for applying in M.S. program in IIITB.

I want a institute with good placement only.
As i want to go into companies like Google, Microsoft & Adobe.

I have good programming skills but poor communication skills.

What should i do?
Where should i apply ?
How should i prepare & all that?
Please help me, whatever you can.
Suggest me asap pls.

Thanks in advance.

Richa said...

Hello Sir..In your earlier post you said iiitb is better than iiith. Could you please explain in what terms..
And is iiitb infrastructure not that good?
iam confused between iiitb, iiith and dce.

lakshmiprasanthi said...

i got selected in iiitb for mtech program for the batch 2012-2014..do u know about the minimun and maximum packages offered in IIITB?

prab97 said...

@Girish Try preparing for IIT. You can get better job without having a very good communication skill. Good companies want students for engineering positions who can get their work done instead of those who can only speak well.

@Richa For M. Tech it is better. IIIT Hyderabad is one of the best for B. Tech, better than most NITs.
@lakshmi 4 was minimum and 11 was max

Crick_Love said...

My son as got the IIT B admission in the integrated Dual M Tech program. He has interest in the IT field but we are somewhat hesitant because it is a new program (first time, the integrated program is being offered)..can you pl point me what are the pros and cons? thx a ton

prab97 said...

@Crick_Love
Don't worry. Computer Science is a brilliant field. In 5 years he will become a champ, and bag a very good jo offer.

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Srujan Simha said...

Hi Prabhakar,

I just need some info. I'm planning for MTech in iiit-b. I have 2+ years of work experience from Wipro and my acadamics are like 10th - 82%,12th-95%,BTech-8.2GPA. Some extra-curricular activities like winners in group dance at NIT-Warangal in 3consecutive years, Andhra Univ and few more colleges. Does these things (my acadamics, work experience, extra-curricular activities) would give me a piece of cake for getting into iiit-b?

Akshay Jindal said...

I have been selected for ECE in Thapar University and integrated Dual M Tech program in IIIT-B. I have interest in both branches. What do you think which one I should choose?

prab97 said...

@Akshay Jindal
IIIT-B is any day better than Thapar.

@Arujan
These stats will help you but still you have to perform moderately in the interview

Unknown said...

I am having gate score 33.33 and 89%in 10th,12th 72 percentage in UG what is the propability of getting chance i n iiitb admission

Unknown said...

IIITA,IIITH ADMISSIONS ALSO THE BASIS OF GATE SCORE AH

Hitesh Dholaria said...

Hi, I've got 4431 AIR in GATE-2013(CSIT) and 98.02 %ile.

Can you suggest some colleges for me??

Thanking you...
Hitesh

Unknown said...

hi sir,my gate rank is 1800 in 2013.
please suggest me some colleges where i can get a seat.my main concern is with packages they offer in the placements.

prashant jhaba said...

GATE-Rank 1513,10th 83, 12th 85,B.Tech-75,CCNA certificaate,chances in IIITB?

Unknown said...

can u please tell me about non stipend seats in iits and whether can i get them with air 1800,general category..

Anonymous said...

Hi,

I am in great confusion..Actually this year IIIT-B not mention about interview selection and all that..

My Gate score is 548..(99.12 percentile)
Btech 77.57%
12th 80.60%
10th 85.20%

Is there is any chance of getting selected..

Bhuvanesh Srivastava said...

Hello sir,
I am from EC branch.
GATE 2013 EC--- AIR 800 (score 649)
B. Tech (ec)--- 70.84%
12th--- 88.50%
10th--- 85.67%
................
My doubts are:
1. How is the placements of IIIT B? Can u give me 2012 year's batch exact statistics:
No. of students:
No. of students placed (approx.) :
Max. Package:
Min. Package:
Avg. Package:
2. Among NIT Trichi (VLSI or Comm.) and IIIT B's "Communication & networks"......which one is better as far as placements are concerned?
3. Do i get college scholarship in IIIT B?

Unknown said...



Hello sir,
GATE 2013
GATE SCORE-520
AIR-4252
BE(ECE)-80.7% Aggregate
12th -85.17%
10-93.44%
Authored a Research Paper Which was Presented in International Conference.
Have Won and Participated in Many Extra Curricular Activities..
Kindly Tell me My chances in IIIT B..Also I am from ECE ,SO Suggest some Topics for Technical Presentation.

kashi said...

Is there interview this year for MTech or direct selection on the basis of GATE score?

Unknown said...

Hai I got an interview call letter for MS by research at iiitb. And my academic details are :

btech (cs) : 81% with 5th rank in university.
12th : 97%
10th : 92%
will you please explain me how the interview will be? what all things i need to prepare ?

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Aaryashree said...

Hi prabhakar!
I dont know if you can reply me now..
but, still I have few questions..
My 10th marks: 86%
12th marks: 75%
BE marks: 8.9/10
GATE(instrumentation) : 2371(AIR)
%ile: 91.6
score: 26.33(370/1000)

What are my chances of an interview call at IITB....

I have not applied yet. But want to apply.
Please guide me.
Than you.

prab97 said...

Hi Aryashree,
Since you wrote GATE in instrumentation so your chances are leaner because IIIT-B is primarily a CS institute. But, never loose hope. Don't miss the application.

Aaryashree said...

But if ECE students can apply then why not IN? If I choose to take Electronic System design...

I mean I am really in a dilemma..should apply..shouldn't apply..

can you please please please explain elaborately.....

please...

prab97 said...

No one is stopping you from applying. In fact I am encouraging you to apply.
I just mentioned that GATE CS people will have a higher leverage than others because it is mostly CS related insti.
But if you opt for a related major as you metioned(ESD) then it should be fine.
All the best!

Unknown said...

Hi , Can any one currently studying in IIIT Bangalore tell the 2013 GATE cut off rank/score in CSE that got admission in 2013. Or atleast the approximate rank till which people got admission in IIIT B. I understand that in IIIT Bangalore from 2013 onwards they are admitting solely based on GATE score and not any other exam like CBT or GRE.Thanks in advance for the reply. Please do reply.

Unknown said...

Hi prabhakar,
I am 2012 graduate.i have given gate in 2013 and score for this year is 584.

I am currently working in SIEMENS since may 2013 which is near to iiit b.

Am very much intrested in doing mtech in vlsi & embedded.am from ece background.could you please tell me the chances of getting interview call??

If i dont get seat in iiit b also i'll apply for rv college ms ramaiah etc.,if you have any idea,could you please tell me the chances of getting seat in those private colleges..

My primary concern is shal i get interview call from iiit b..could you please help me in this..

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Unknown said...

hi sir,
iam mohan.i got 5672(rank) with gate score 470 in cse branch.i had 10th-89.3%
inter-91.3% and b.tech-8.39/10(c.g.p.a)-2013 passout
please suggest me chances of whether iiit-bang will offer me for interview

Unknown said...

Hi sir, your blog is very informative..
My GATE 2014
Score 660
rank 2526
branch ECE
10th 92.00%
12th 87.20 %
BE 8.6 (CGPA)
what are my chances to get a call from IIIT-B..
III-B has started new course ESD(Electronic system Design)..should I go for the new started course because we can only predict the placements of the new course...

mohit91 said...

sir my gate 2014 score is 503
B.tech (ECE)-72.9
12th- 83.2
10th- 82.8
what are my chances of getting call from IIIT B

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Vivek said...

Hello sir,
this blog is really great and covers in depth info required for IIIT-B.
as u may know, IIIT B started taking mtech from GATE score.
so my gate info is as follows :
rank 1301
score 640
cat gen
by reading many blogs and consulting many seniors,i got to know i will get IIITB for a interview call.
1) i wana say honestly, m not that good at programming.i think m good at core computer science subjects.so what should be presented in the interviews as my topic.i mean any particular topic of any particular subject with in depth knowledge or any other topic??
2) fee structure is too costly, but i was reading in one of the comments above that fee can be paid with the internship provided by the institute in final year.how it works?? u know as fee is 3.6 lacs for mtech(high obviously)..is there any other sources or ways out which can be helpful fetching me some financial help during my m mtech course??

thank you.

NAVEEN said...

hi,i got 685 score in gate 2014(marks 54) is there any chances for me to get seat in IIIT-B

NAVEEN said...

And in 10th i have 76.3%,in 12th 93%,in B.Tech 83.2% can pls say what are the chances of getting seat in IIIT-B

Unknown said...

Hi sir,
Can u please tell average salary offers to Mtech CSE student both in IIIT A and IIIT B specialization wise....and which specialization is best and why?

Unknown said...

Hi.
I just wanted to know what can one expect from the new m.tech in ESD thats been launched in IIITB? Is the faculty good in this department or is it just making money like most private colleges in india? And moreover how will the placements be if one opts for this course? like what package can one expect?

Unknown said...

Hi. Has anyone applied for M tech 2014. I wanted to know how you did the NEFT payment. We have to use our application ID as account number. Has anyone done this payment successfully?

GAUTRUNX said...

@Rajesh Bhat: Assuming you have a bank account, just go to that bank ans tell the bank employee that you have to make NEFT payment. Then they will give you a form wherein you can opt to debit the amount from your account. Fill the form and submit to them. They will take care of it.

The Every Girl said...

my gate rank is 15536 from cse dept and score is 326 .. i am belong to obc category ..will i get admission in iiit bangalore?

Unknown said...

Hey I have 643 ec general score .rank 2973 any scope of esd in iiit ???
Do v had to fill separate form for it or will dey consider it automatically

neha said...

@rohit bhat plz tell me when you got admit letter.i have applied for d same and awaiting for call letter

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