NITIE Interview Experience | Converting The NITIE Interview Call

Date: 28th March 2019
Slot: Afternoon
Course Applied: PGDIM

First, they conducted the document verification process and this is really a tedious one at NITIE. You need to submit two sets of photocopies at NITIE during the Document verification. And mine became an extended one because I am a Diploma Holder after 10th and the guy who was verifying everything did not know what is Diploma and hence he took even more time verifying it with senior members. Finally, after a tedious half an hour, my documents were accepted.

GROUP DISCUSSION:
There were 2 faculty members. Both males and middle-aged. There were 8 of us in the group for GD. The topic for discussion was -

Should Reservation be based on Financial Status of an Individual rather than the Social Status? I Completely nailed the GD. I started second in the Group Discussion and discussed the historical facts regarding why and how reservations came into the picture after independence. And thus continuing I put forward my points 4 times in the full GD along with providing a conclusion or summary of the discussion we had since I had jotted down all the main points. Thus, my group discussion was really good.

PERSONAL INTERVIEW -
I was nearly waiting for 1 and a half hours after my GD to get into the room for PI. In the meantime, I also went and had some snacks. Coming back to the PI, my name was called and I Finally went inside the room. There were 2 panelists, both males and middle-aged and sitting behind a table, busy with some documents. They saw me standing and asked me to take the chair. I sat there with a polite Thank-you. Now they asked me where were my documents I told them I have submitted the same in the morning. They called the Ad-com member and grilled him regarding the same as to why they don’t keep track of the candidate's documents and form. I had become a bit sceptical after this as to whether this had spoiled the mood of the interviewers but the Adcom member managed to calm them down and finally my interview started.

P1: So tell us in brief about yourself.
Answer: I started with the well-rehearsed question starting with my academic background.

P1: [cuts in between] You said you have done a diploma in computer engineering after your 10th. Why is it so and why not 12th and then a degree?
Answer: Again answered him the same politely since I had already prepared for such a question.

P2: So tell me what all did they teach you in diploma?
Answer: I told them about the various subjects, the advantage of the diploma I had in degree, etc.

P1: So tell me what is the difference between a Diploma and a Degree?
Answer: I told them how diploma helps to create a foundation for degree and that degree has few subjects much more advanced than those taught in Diploma.

P2: So tell us an example like from a subject’s perspective the difference between a Diploma and Degree.
Answer: I told them how in diploma I only had DBMS as a subject while in degree I have DBMS too but too a much-advanced level as well as an even higher subject such as the Distributed DBMS.

P1: So tell me what is actually meant by a distributed DBMS?
Answer: Answered the same in detail with example.

P2: So have you heard of the term Cloud Storage. [I answered in the affirmative] So explain to me what is cloud storage. [Jokingly] Does it mean storing data on the clouds that we see in the sky?
Answer: Smiling to his joke I explained to him how data is stored on some remote server and gave an example of Google Drive.

P1: So tell me the advantages of cloud storage over traditional data storage methods.
Answer: Explained to him the advantages of reliability, availability, better protection, etc.

P1: So is there any company in India Providing Cloud storage or using their systems in the cloud?
Answer: Sir, if you consider the Aadhar Database it is itself hosted on the cloud as well as the Railway Booking system which is also hosted on the cloud or by the C-DAC supercomputer.

P2: So coming back to distributed Databases tell me does it mean that the data from a database has been distributed or is it copied or something like that. Explain to me in detail.
Answer: I explained to him in detail how and what are distributed databases, how data is stored etc.

P1: Okay so I think that’s it from our side. [I personally asked them before leaving if I can ask them a doubt to which they said yes] I asked them regarding the elective subjects and the trimester pattern of the institute. [They explained to me how the combination of electives work and the trimester pattern and duration]. P2, however, did taunt me, “First you convert your call then you should think about this”. I smiled at him and finally thanked the interviewers and came out of the interview room. I was satisfied with the interview I gave. A good one lasting around 15 to 18 minutes. VERDICT: CONVERTED